Hogwood or Lang, both are sound, can't really go wrong with either. I liked that they weren't too music-ky if you know what I mean... that reminds me, I have read books about brahms, britten, and sibelius, but not yet Verdi. I should probably do that.
The late period instrument music conductor and Cambridge professor Christopher Hogwood wrote a book on Handel.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0500286817/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1519488598&sr=8-7&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=handel+hogwood&dpPl=1&dpID=51igm6YcITL&ref=plSrch
Hogwood or Lang, both are sound, can't really go wrong with either. I liked that they weren't too music-ky if you know what I mean... that reminds me, I have read books about brahms, britten, and sibelius, but not yet Verdi. I should probably do that.