George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)
Athalia HWV 52
Oratorio in three parts Bärenreiter Urtext
Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
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Print edition
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Details
- For
- Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
- Product Type
- Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
- Author / Composer
- George Frideric Handel
- Editor
- Stephan Blaut
- Product number
- 476443
- Languages
- english
Description
- Based on the Urtext of the “ Halle Handel” Edition
- Includes all versions
- Detailed foreword (Ger/Eng)
The oratorio “ Athalia ” tells the Old Testament story of the Queen Athalia . Handel composed it in 1733 for Oxford University where it was first performed later that year during the celebrations for the awarding of honorary degrees.
The great success of this performance is generally regarded as a reason for Handel’s renewed interest in the oratorio form. As was frequently the case...