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		This CD contains legendary performances by English pianist Solomon (his full name was Solomon Cutner, but he always simply went by his first name; some references say his name was Cutner Solomon, but that's incorrect) and in particular Brahms's 'Variations on a Theme by Handel' has assumed legendary status among pianists.
		First, Solomon plays each variation according to its own characteristics, not attempting to give the overall set a specific sound; others tend to homogenize the individual variations where Solomon gives each its own approach.
		It has always been the Handel Variations performance that I judge others by.
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	Henry Handel Richardson: The Letters:0522849350:Richardson, Henry Handel; Steele, Bruce; Probyn, Clive; Probyn, Clive T.; Steele, Bruce; Solomon, Rachel; O'Neill, Patrick:eCampus.com
		Author(s): Richardson, Henry Handel; Steele, Bruce; Probyn, Clive; Probyn, Clive T. Steele, Bruce; Solomon, Rachel; O'Neill, Patrick
		Henry Handel Richardson: The Letters:0522849350:Richardson, Henry Handel; Steele, Bruce; Probyn, Clive; Probyn, Clive T.; Steele, Bruce; Solomon, Rachel; O'Neill, Patrick:eCampus.com
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	Reflections on George Frideric Handel's Solomon
		Handel's vocal music has a sensual and spiritual power that has never been surpassed although in glorifying the marriage, the unknown poet who wrote the text to Handel's music does not include the fact that the Pharaoh captured and burned down the Canaanite city of Gezer and gave it to Solomon as a wedding gift.
		Handel's Solomon is a glorification of King George II.
		After studying music in Germany and Italy, Handel settled in England where he composed forty operas.
	www.cedarlane.org /99serms/s991114.html (2110 words)

	The Monash Henry Handel Richardson Project
		Henry Handel Richardson: the Letters, edited by Clive Probyn and Bruce Steele, with Rachel Solomon and Patrick O'Neill, each published by Miegunyah Press, Melbourne University Press: Vol I 1874-1915 (658 pp.); Vol II (1917-33) (559 pp.); Vol III (1934-46) (800 pp.).
		The aim of the Monash Henry Handel Richardson Project is to produce full critical editions of Henry Handel Richardson's complete prose and music, with introductions, new and complete texts, apparatus, notes and publication history; it will comprise six novels, two volumes of music, three volumes of letters, one of short stories, and associated material.
		The review in Australian Literary Studies of Probyn and Steele’s Henry Handel Richardson: The Letters (Melbourne: Miegunyah Press, 2000) describes the publication as ‘this superb, three volume edition of her correspondence’ and notes that ‘the information provided by the letters and editorial notes is truly impressive.
	www.arts.monash.edu.au /english/research/HHR.html (803 words)

	Sheet Music Plus - George Frideric Handel: Water Music
		George Frideric Handel: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba (from Solomon) For organ...
		George Frideric Handel: Messiah For satb choir (with solos) and piano...
		George Frideric Handel: Largo - from 'Xerxes' For piano...
	www.sheetmusicplus.com /a/item.html?id=77965&item=1013979 (803 words)

	A Baroque Feast [AN 2 9811] - Analekta
		Handel’s extensive output includes several “greatest hits”: Water Music, Messiah, several celebrated opera arias, and the lively orchestral sinfonia which announces the arrival of the Queen of Sheba in his oratorio Solomon.
		Handel: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, from Solomon
		Handel borrowed the theme for the sinfonia from an aria in Giovanni Porta’s opera Numitore, but it is the exuberantly “Handelian” manner in which he presents the material which makes the sinfonia far more memorable than the original model.
	www.analekta.com /site/cat.e/an_2_9811.html (230 words)

	James Taylor Profile
		In Europe engagements will include Mozart’s Betulia liberata with Nicholas Harnoncourt in Vienna and Dresden; Handel’s Messiah in Vienna with the Arnold Schonberg Choir and with Helmuth Rilling in Stuttgart; Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in Hamburg; and a tour of Handel’s Solomon and Messiah with the RIAS Kammerchor in France and Portugal.
		For Hänssler he has recorded Dvorak's Stabat Mater, and Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Magnificat, St. John Passion and Handel’s Messiah with Helmuth Rilling.
		Taylor will make his Chicago Symphony debut in the Bach Magnificat and Mozart Requiem with Helmuth Rilling, repeats his highly acclaimed protrayal of the Evangelist in the St.
	www.colbertartists.com /ArtistBio.asp?ID=22 (813 words)

	HMV.co.uk: Classical: Handel: Masterworks Incl Sarabande (Levis Advert) (2002)
		The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba - Solomon (Handel)
		People smashing through walls and running headlong up trees was probably not what Handel had in mind when composing Sarabande (originally written for harpsichord, this album features the orchestrated version).
		Eternal Source Of Light Divine - Ode For The Birthday Of Queen Anne (Handel)
	www.hmv.co.uk /hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=12;-1;-1;-1&sku=702568 (253 words)

	American Bach Soloists - Paul Flight
		Paul recently performed Handel’s Solomon for the Sacramento Early Music Consort, and his upcoming engagements include the Bach Magnificat with the San Francisco Bach Choir, Handel’s Dixit Dominus and Bach’s Christ lag in Todesbanden with The San Francisco Choral Society.
		His operatic roles include Dardano in Handel’s Amadigi di Gaula, and Montezuma in Karl Heinrich Graun’s Montezuma.
		John Passion, the Mass in B Minor, and several of Bach’s cantatas with groups in the Northeast and the Midwest.
	www.americanbach.org /Artists/FlightPaul.htm (169 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly Culture Tales of Arabia felix
		However, there is also a Western iconographic tradition representing the queen, together with the marvelous music composed by Handel to mark the Queen of Sheba's arrival at Solomon's court for his oratorio Solomon in 1749, and this material, too, feeds into the British Museum exhibition, glamourising the mostly archaeological objects on display.
		In the Qur'anic account, Queen Bilqis is a potential demon, Solomon tricking her into lifting the hem of her skirt as she crossed the courtyard of his palace to see if she did indeed have the hairy legs of a goat that would have confirmed her demonic status, as the legends about her claimed.
		One of three 1st-century BC statues of Yasuduq'il Far, king of Awsan, a neighbouring kingdom believed to have been forcibly joined to Saba by Karib'il Watar in the 7th century BC, for example, shows the king with long, flowing hair and detailed facial features, also recording the king's clothing and jewelry.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2002/608/cu5.htm (169 words)

	Symphonie Nouveau-Brunswick - Concerts
		The text, taken from the spoken service, is a verse from the Old Testament in which Solomon is crowned king over Jerusalem: “Zadoc the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet, anointed Solomon, king.
		Handel moved to England in 1717, and soon became immensely popular as an opera composer.
		Alleluia!” The anthem is performed by chorus and orchestra during the traditional anointing ceremony; it has been heard at every coronation of a British monarch since King George II’s time.
	www.symphonynb.com /french/index.php?id=21 (670 words)

	D-Shot Presents Boss Ballin - Virtual Mall .org
		McCreesh's superb chorus and Baroque orchestra, as thrilling here as they were in Solomon, are probably the best interpreters of Handel oratorio who are now active.
		"The Jews will not come to it, because it is a Christian story; and the Ladies will not, because it is a virtuous one." Such was Handel's own assessment of the prospects for Theodora.
		This oratorio always has been highly esteemed by serious Handelians; in the composer's time, as in our own.
	www.virtual-mall.org /Product/Music/7551.html (670 words)

	hwv067kuk.htm
		This abridged performance of Solomon is the fifth Handel oratorio recording to have been made at Maulbronn Monastary (near Stuttgart) under the competent direction of Jürgen Budday.
		In the meantime, if you remain curious about the KandK recordings of Handel’s English oratorios made at Maulbronn, you would be best off starting with its respectable performance of Judas Maccabaeus.
		The Maulbronn Chamber Choir is not ideal, although its English pronunciation is generally very impressive.
	gfhandel.org /reviews/hwv067kuk.htm (552 words)

	Zadok the Priest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zadok the Priest is a coronation anthem composed by George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) using texts from the King James Bible.
		Zadok the Priest and Nathan the Prophet anointed Solomon King.
		Although they have been part of the traditional content of British Coronations, the texts for all four anthems were picked by Handel himself—much to the consternation of the participating clergy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zadok_the_Priest (294 words)

	Castle Classics Wedding Music Collections
		WAGNER: Bridal March from Lohengrin; Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon; PURCELL: Trumpet Tune; HANDEL: March from Judas Maccabaeus; Alla Hornpipe from Water Music; CLARKE: Trumpet Voluntary; PARRY: I Was Glad;
		MENDELSSOHN: Wedding March from A Midsummer NIght's Dream; DUBOIS: Toccata in G; MENDELSSOHN: Organ Sonata No. 2, 3rd movement; HANDEL: Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah; WIDOR: Toccata from Symphony No. 5; KARG-ELERT: March triomphale - Nun danket alle Gott; STANLEY: Andante from Trumpet Voluntary, Op. 6 No. 5; SAINT-SAENS: Finale from Symphony No. 3
		Including The booklet notes contain helpful suggestions for the bride-to-be in planning music for the wedding, including a description of each of the essential musical parts of the wedding ceremony: The Prelude, The Processional, The Interlude, The Recessional, and The Postlude
	shop.castleclassics.co.uk /acatalog/Wedding.html (316 words)

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	Image and Music : Interview with Sir John Tavener
		Tavener confessed that he had not really listened to much Handel until a few years ago when he discovered a wonderful recording of Solomon, and since then has developed a passion for his vocal music.
		Also featured in the festival are works by composers for whom Tavener has a particular admiration, among them Handel, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky, as well as an all night concert featuring Sufi music, and a concert by the Byzantine Choir of Lykourgos Angelopoulos.
		Tavener has often remarked on the lack of the 'sacred' in twentieth century music, and the prevailing fascination with complexity is certainly anathema to his way of thinking.
	www.imageandmusic.co.uk /news.htm (954 words)

	Castle Classics Baroque 2
		Including George Frideric Handel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Sinfonia from `Solomon`); Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concerto in E major BWV1042; Johann Pachelbel: Canon in D minor; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in A major for strings RV 159; George Frideric Handel
		Water Music Suite in D major No.2; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto in G minor Op. 6 No. 8; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite No. 3 in D major: Air; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in B minor for four violins and continuo Op. 3 No.10
		Poetry by King Ludwig I set to music by Lachner, Pocci & Stunz
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		Handel (died April 14, 1759: Solomon, Entrance of the Queen of Sheba; Beecham, London Philharmonic Orchestra (1933 - EMI LP)
		Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, "Eternal source of light divine"; Deller, Oriana Concert Orchestra (Vanguard LP)
		Purcell: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Mary, Z. 338, "Welcome, welcome, glorious morn"; King, King’s Consort (Hyperion)
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	Image and Music : Interview with Sir John Tavener
		Tavener confessed that he had not really listened to much Handel until a few years ago when he discovered a wonderful recording of Solomon, and since then has developed a passion for his vocal music.
		Also featured in the festival are works by composers for whom Tavener has a particular admiration, among them Handel, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky, as well as an all night concert featuring Sufi music, and a concert by the Byzantine Choir of Lykourgos Angelopoulos.
		Tavener has often remarked on the lack of the 'sacred' in twentieth century music, and the prevailing fascination with complexity is certainly anathema to his way of thinking.
	www.imageandmusic.co.uk /news.htm (954 words)

	Symposium Records
		Carl Flesch (violin) (1873-1944) — Solomon: “Beneath the Vine” (Pastorale) — Handel, arr.
		Symposium's highly acclaimed three disc set of recordings of Carl Flesch from 1905 to 1936, which features rare and previously unissued material, includes concertos, sonatas and encore pieces by Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Suk etc. Re-released after re-mastering by
		Carl Flesch (violin) (1873-1944) — Concerto in D major, Op.35: 2nd movement — Tchaikovsky — 20/02/26 Orange, N.J. — Edison 80878 — 10842 — CD Carl Flesch (violin) (1873-1944) — Élégie in C minor, Op.10 — Ernst — acc.
	www.symposiumrecords.co.uk /cd1032-3-4.htm (595 words)

	La Scena Vocale March/April 97 Index
		Later that year, Miss Marshall also sang in Beecham's productions of Handel's Solomon and Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio.
		Lois Marshall was in Winnipeg to sing Handel's Messiah in the Civic Auditorium.
		As a recitalist, Lois Marshall was acclaimed for her numerous international tours which took her to Australia, England, Germany, the Netherlands, new Zealand, the US and the USSR (which she toured six times).
	www.scena.org /lsv/sv2-7 (3313 words)

	Amazon.ca: Music: Solomon: Comp [BOX SET]
		(Even John Eliot Gardiner's excellent recording cuts about 30 minutes of music.) Leave it to Paul McCreesh to give us the complete score--and demonstrate that Handel's original structure makes plenty of sense and that every number is worthwhile.
		One is hard put to decide which of the two available recordings of "Solomon" (Gardiner's or McCreesh's) is the better.
		Most of Gardiner's recordings lack the elegance and patience present on this disc and most often found in the work of Herreweghe, Leonardht and Robert King.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000JLFG/worldtfindinr-20 (3313 words)

	Amazon.com: Music: Handel - Solomon / Watkinson, Argenta, Hendricks, Rolfe Johnson, EBS, Monteverdi Choir, Gardiner
		Ev'n tho' Gardiner's scissors are present too: "...I decided in the overall interest of the dramatic continuity of the piece to sacrifice Sheba's first and Solomon's last aria, and with less regret two of Zadok's airs and one of the Levite's".
		The scene between Solomon and the two Harlots is brought vividly to life by the wonderful Joan Rodgers and Della Jones along with Watkinson.
		Purists will quibble with some of the cuts Gardiner has made, but in listening to the new McCreesh performance, which is complete and uncut, one can see why Gardiner cuts what he does (perhaps with the exception of Sheba's first aria)and what he was trying to achieve by doing so.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000040WT?v=glance (3313 words)

	Bucks County Choral Society: History of BCCS
		Upon leaving London, Solomon had presented Haydn with a libretto that was originally intended for Handel, but never set to music, called The Creation of the World.
		Back in Vienna he showed it to his friend and patron Baron Gottfried, van Swieten who set about translating the libretto into German and then back into English in a style that would match the German prosody.
		Drawn from the texts of the book of Genesis, the Psalms, and Milton’s Paradise Lost, the work depicts the first six days of creation in two long sections with a final section devoted to Adam and Eve’s enjoyment of the Garden of Eden on what could be assumed to be the seventh day.
	www.buckschoral.org /notes.2005-04.pl (837 words)

	Scott Slapin- The Music
		Scott Slapin and Tanya Solomon perform new viola duos by Gerald Busby, Richard Lane, Patrick Neher, Frank Proto and Scott Slapin.
		This CD contains the premiere of Richard Lane's Third Viola Sonata, two Duo Sonatas by Leclair and Handel, Bach's First Solo Cello Suite, and a newly remixed version of the premiere of Slapin's own Triptych for viola, cello and doublebass.
		The Richard Lane duo is one of two final pieces he was working on at the time of his death in September 2004, and this CD is dedicated in his memory.
	www.eroica.com /ss-music.html (460 words)

	Carmel Bach Festival: 2004 Master Class Soloists
		Bubeck include the title role in Handel's Solomon with the Bach Chorale Singers, the role of Nummer 2 in Hans Werner Henze's Das verratene Meer with the Tokyo Symphony as well as further performances of El Nino in Sweden and Norway.
		University of Illinois (BMus, Vocal Performance); Westminster Choir College (MMus, Choral Conducting) Nathan is pursuing a double career as vocal soloist and choral conductor.
		In May, 2004, Nathan was the winner of the third biennial Vocal Competition of the American Bach Society and the bach Choir of Bethlehem.
	www.spiritsound.com /vba04.html (460 words)

	Maulbronn Monastery Edition - George Frideric Handel - Oratorio SOLOMON (in English)
		Zum Maulbronner Kammerchor als tragender Säule des gesamten Projektes und der Hannoverschen Hofkapelle konnte auch in diesem Jahr ein Solistenensemble verpflichtet werden, das zur absoluten Weltklasse gehört und geradezu die Idealbesetzung für dieses Oratorium darstellt.
		Der 1983 gegründete Maulbronner Kammerchor unter seinem Leiter Jürgen Budday zählt heute zu den Spitzenchören der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
		Jürgen Budday beginnt damit die zweite Sequenz des Maulbronner Händelzyklus alttestamentarischer Oratorien in der englischen Originalsprache.
	www.kuk-verlagsanstalt.com /English/Maulbronn/S23Solomon.html (1236 words)

	Bride's Guide to Wedding Music CD. From the editors of Bride's Magazine come sensible advice and beautiful music for your wedding.
		Recessional: Solomon: 'Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba' - Neville Mariner Cond.
		Water Music Suite, No.1 for orchestra in F major, HWV 348 Air [Prelude] Composed by George Frideric Handel Performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Conducted by Neville Marriner
		The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary in D major) for brass, winds, & percussion (or keyboard or trumpet & organ) Composed by Jeremiah Clarke with Maurice Andre, Jane Parker-Smith
	www.shopmountainlaurel.com /wedding_dance/page6.html (632 words)

	Zadok the Priest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zadok the Priest is a coronation anthem composed by George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) using texts from the King James Bible.
		Zadok the Priest and Nathan the Prophet anointed Solomon King.
		Zadok the Priest is written for SSAATBB chorus and orchestra (2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 3 trumpets, timpani, strings, bass clarinet).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zadok_the_Priest (309 words)

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