Music as a Mirror of History

Handel: Water Music

Educational Jun 1, 2020 43 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E2: Discover how music and history intersect in the remarkable career of George Frederick Handel. Trace the extraordinary circumstances in which the German prince George Ludwig of Brunswick-Lüneberg became King George I of England. Learn about his patronage of Handel, whose phenomenal success as a composer in England led to the creation of numerous musical masterpieces written for the English royals.

Educational Jun 1, 2020 43 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2020
Run Time: 43 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.