Book contents
- Frontmatter
- NOTICE
- AUTHOR'S PREFACE
- Contents
- CHAP. I THE HANDEL FAMILY
- CHAP. II GEORG FRIEDRICH'S CHILDHOOD
- CHAP. III THE JOURNEY TO BERLIN
- CHAP. IV THE STUDENT-ORGANIST
- CHAP. V THE JOURNEY TO HAMBURG
- CHAP. VI ‘ALMIRA’
- CHAP. VII THE JOURNEY TO ITALY
- CHAP. VIII THE FIRST ITALIAN OPERA
- CHAP. IX THE FIRST VISIT TO LONDON
- CHAP. X IN LONDON AND HANOVER
- CHAP. XI THE UTRECHT TE DEUM
- CHAP. XII AT BURLINGTON HOUSE
- CHAP. XIII CONCERNING THE ‘WATER MUSICK’
- CHAP. XIV THE SECOND PASSION ORATORIO
- CHAP. XV CONCERNING THE DUKE OF CHANDOS
- CHAP. XVI CONCERNING THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC
- CHAP. XVII CONCERNING THE SUCCESS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC
- CHAP. XVIII CUZZONI AND FAUSTINA
- CHAP. XIX CONCERNING THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC
- CHAP. XX HANDEL AS MANAGER
- CHAP. XXI CONCERNING THE REVIVAL OF ‘ESTHER,’ AND ‘ACIS AND GALATEA’
- CHAP. XXII THE THREATENING STORM
- CHAP. XXIII THE RIVAL OPERAS
- CHAP. XXIV PERFORMANCES WITHOUT DRAMATIC ACTION
- CHAP. XXV THE LAST ITALIAN OPERAS
- CHAP. XXVI ‘SAUL.’ ‘ISRAEL IN EGYPT’
- CHAP. XXVII THE DISPUTED MAGNIFICAT
- CHAP. XXVIII THE ‘MESSIAH’
- CHAP. XXIX THE TECHNICAL HISTORY OF THE ‘MESSIAH’
- CHAP. XXX THE RETURN TO LONDON
- CHAP. XXXI THE VICTORY OF DETTINGEN
- CHAP. XXXII THE SECOND BANKRUPTCY
- CHAP. XXXIII BRIGHTER PROSPECTS
- CHAP. XXXIV NATIONAL REJOICINGS
- CHAP. XXXV THE LAST ORATORIO
- CHAP. XXXVI ENGLISH DRAMATIC WORKS
- CHAP. XXXVII PASTICCIOS
- CHAP. XXXVIII INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
- CHAP. XXXIX EVENTIDE
- CHAP. XL THE CLOSING SCENE
- CHAP. XLI THE WILL
- CHAP. XLII THE MAN
- CHAP. XLIII THE GENIUS
- CHAP. XLIV DE RELIQUIIS
- CATALOGUE OF WORKS
- FAC-SIMILE OF HANDWRITING
- APPENDIX
- INDEX
CHAP. XVIII - CUZZONI AND FAUSTINA
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- NOTICE
- AUTHOR'S PREFACE
- Contents
- CHAP. I THE HANDEL FAMILY
- CHAP. II GEORG FRIEDRICH'S CHILDHOOD
- CHAP. III THE JOURNEY TO BERLIN
- CHAP. IV THE STUDENT-ORGANIST
- CHAP. V THE JOURNEY TO HAMBURG
- CHAP. VI ‘ALMIRA’
- CHAP. VII THE JOURNEY TO ITALY
- CHAP. VIII THE FIRST ITALIAN OPERA
- CHAP. IX THE FIRST VISIT TO LONDON
- CHAP. X IN LONDON AND HANOVER
- CHAP. XI THE UTRECHT TE DEUM
- CHAP. XII AT BURLINGTON HOUSE
- CHAP. XIII CONCERNING THE ‘WATER MUSICK’
- CHAP. XIV THE SECOND PASSION ORATORIO
- CHAP. XV CONCERNING THE DUKE OF CHANDOS
- CHAP. XVI CONCERNING THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC
- CHAP. XVII CONCERNING THE SUCCESS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC
- CHAP. XVIII CUZZONI AND FAUSTINA
- CHAP. XIX CONCERNING THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC
- CHAP. XX HANDEL AS MANAGER
- CHAP. XXI CONCERNING THE REVIVAL OF ‘ESTHER,’ AND ‘ACIS AND GALATEA’
- CHAP. XXII THE THREATENING STORM
- CHAP. XXIII THE RIVAL OPERAS
- CHAP. XXIV PERFORMANCES WITHOUT DRAMATIC ACTION
- CHAP. XXV THE LAST ITALIAN OPERAS
- CHAP. XXVI ‘SAUL.’ ‘ISRAEL IN EGYPT’
- CHAP. XXVII THE DISPUTED MAGNIFICAT
- CHAP. XXVIII THE ‘MESSIAH’
- CHAP. XXIX THE TECHNICAL HISTORY OF THE ‘MESSIAH’
- CHAP. XXX THE RETURN TO LONDON
- CHAP. XXXI THE VICTORY OF DETTINGEN
- CHAP. XXXII THE SECOND BANKRUPTCY
- CHAP. XXXIII BRIGHTER PROSPECTS
- CHAP. XXXIV NATIONAL REJOICINGS
- CHAP. XXXV THE LAST ORATORIO
- CHAP. XXXVI ENGLISH DRAMATIC WORKS
- CHAP. XXXVII PASTICCIOS
- CHAP. XXXVIII INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
- CHAP. XXXIX EVENTIDE
- CHAP. XL THE CLOSING SCENE
- CHAP. XLI THE WILL
- CHAP. XLII THE MAN
- CHAP. XLIII THE GENIUS
- CHAP. XLIV DE RELIQUIIS
- CATALOGUE OF WORKS
- FAC-SIMILE OF HANDWRITING
- APPENDIX
- INDEX
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- The Life of George Frederick HandelWith an Introductory Notice by George Grove, pp. 144 - 150Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013