{"product_id":"3224-handel-george-frederic-alexander-balus-an-oratorio","title":"Handel, George Frederic. (1685-1759) Alexander Balus. An Oratorio.","description":"Upright folio. Title; Table of songs \u0026amp; Advertisement; Dedication; 1-94 pp. Engraved. A very fine copy, bound in three-quarter red leather with marbled boards. Title-page spotted, a few marginal tears well-repaired, else fine. With the bookplate of Gilbert Samuel Inglefield, former Lord Mayor of London. HWV 65; Hirsch IV. 754; Smith no. 2, p. 89.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFourth in the series of oratorios celebrating the victories of the Royal family over the Jacobite uprisings, Alexander Balus is composed to a libretto by Thomas Morell after the biblical book of 1 Maccabees. It was composed in the summer of 1747 and first performed on March 23, 1748. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093185319071,"sku":"3224","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Handel_Alexander_Balus_1.jpg?v=1722186462","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/3224-handel-george-frederic-alexander-balus-an-oratorio","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}