Irish Baroque Orchestra • Mr Charles the Hungarian: Handel's Rival in Dublin (CD) Harp_Knee Harp Made especially for Moeck Bass

Made especially for Moeck Bass Crumhorn

they breathe new life into material from hundreds of years ago

van Beethoven: Ode to Joy - G

For descant recorder

Mollenhauer Denner Edition Alto in grenadilla

Irish Baroque Orchestra • Mr Charles the Hungarian: Handel's Rival in Dublin (CD) Harp_Knee Harp Made especially for Moeck BassA famous French horn virtuoso in his days, the shadowy figure known only as Mr Charles the Hungarian was an eccentric opportunist who travelled to Dublin in March 1742. A natural entrepreneur, he capitalized on the Handelmania surrounding Handels residence in the city at the time, and produced a concert at the Smock Alley Theatre which consisted mainly of Handels music. This album recreates the programme and the bohemian atmosphere of the event,