Handel: The Man and His Music

Jonathan Keates. Trafalgar Square Publishing, $22.95 (352pp) ISBN 978-0-575-05481-3

This portrait of the German composer interweaves biographical details with commentary on his immenseoeuvre. (Jan.)

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