WPR Music spoke with McGegan about Handel’s most famous work and why it’s remained so popular since it premiered in 1742.

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Bach copied whatever Italian scores he could get his hands on, note by note, to learn what made them work.

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Here's the fourth release in a Grammy-nominated Beethoven for Three series, which includes a great piece for spooky season.

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The album comes from German violinist Isabelle Faust, who teams up with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, one of the leading ensembles playing on instruments from the 18th century.

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