[21] Arrival of Queen of Sheba (Handel, Solomon)

Neste sábado cinzentão, ouvindo The world of Baroque Favourites e citando Ruud K. Maas: «The word "baroque" comes from Portuguese term barocco meaning a misshapen pearl, and initially came to be applied to music in a pejorative sense - as misformed and extravagant - at the end of period we now think of as "Baroque". This comes as something of a shock given that music from this era is now comfortingly familiar (...)», The Decca Record Company Limited, 1995, London, apetece fazer ronha e ignorar as pérolas defeituosas que abundam por aí...