Handel Celebration Concert | The English Concert, Händelfestspielorchester Halle, Howard Arman

A journey back in time to the Baroque era: At the Handel Celebration Concert on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel, leading interpreters of Baroque music presented an opulent program dedicated to the work of the great composer. The concert took place in 2009 at the Marktkirche in Halle/Germany. Ulrike Fulde | SOPRANO Albrecht Sack | TENOR Felix Plock | BASS THE ENGLISH CONCERT HÄNDELFESTSPIELORCHESTER HALLE MDR RUNDFUNKCHOR HALLENSER MADRIGALISTEN HÄNDELFESTSPIELCHOR CHOR DER OPER HALLE Howard Arman | CONDUCTOR The Handel Celebration Concert from 2009 had a very special relevance to the life of George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759). Born in Halle in 1685, Handel left his hometown at a young age, worked in Hamburg and Hanover, traveled around the musical capitals of Italy, and finally went to London, where he died in 1759 and was buried with high honor in Westminster Abbey. Twenty-five years after his death,