Roderick Williams Directs Bach and Handel: Full Concert
Music from the Age of Enlightenment • 1h 24m
International baritone superstar Roderick Williams directs soprano Rowan Pierce and the OAE through Bach's Cantata BWV 82, Ich Habe Genug (I have enough), followed by Handel's Apollo e Dafne, a tragic tale of unrequited love. Recorded from the stage of Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall and Wiltshire Music Centre.
TELEMANN Der am Ölberg zagende Jesus
JS BACH Cantata BWV 82, Ich habe Genug
HANDEL Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 2 mvt. 1
HANDEL Apollo e Dafne HWV 122
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JS. BACH Bourrée
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