For well over two hundred years, Joseph Haydn has been by turns lionized and misrepresented - held up as celebrity, and disparaged as mere forerunner or point o

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From Arias to Zadok the Priest - over 700 entries by international experts explore all aspects of Handel's life and work.

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Featuring fascinating accounts from practitioners, this Companion examines how developments in recording have transformed musical culture.