George Frideric Handel
Born: 5th March 1685, Halle (Saale)
Died: 14th April 1759, London
Nationality: English, German
George Frideric was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition and by composers of the Italian Baroque.
Handel started three commercial opera companies to supply the English nobility with Italian opera. In 1737 he had a physical breakdown, changed direction creatively, and addressed the middle class and made a transition to English choral works.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Frideric_Handel
Browse: Handel
Further Reading: Handel
Recording of the Week,
Handel's Messiah from John Nelson
Devotion and drama work hand-in-glove on the American conductor's live recording from Coventry Cathedral with The English Concert and soloists Lucy Crowe, Alex Potter, Michael Spyres & Matthew Brook.
Recording of the Week,
Handel's Theodora from Maxim Emelyanychev and Il Pomo d'Oro
A starry cast headed by Lisette Oropesa and Joyce DiDonato offers a wealth of fresh insights into Handel’s oratorio about religious persecution and intolerance in ancient Rome on this new studio recording, made after a run of concert-performances across Europe.
Popular Genres: Handel
Orchestral
Chamber
Instrumental
Opera
Choral
Popular Works: Handel
- Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon) (179)
- Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 1 in G major, HWV319 (74)
- Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 2 in F major, HWV320 (60)
- Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 3 in E minor, HWV321 (53)
- Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 4 in A minor, HWV322 (63)
- Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 5 in D major, HWV323 (72)
- Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 6 in G minor, HWV324 (73)
- Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 7 in B flat major, HWV325 (56)
- Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 8 in C minor, HWV326 (55)
- Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 9 in F major, HWV327 (52)
- Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 10 in D minor, HWV328 (76)
- Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 11 in A major, HWV329 (52)
- Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 12 in B minor, HWV330 (65)
- Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV258 'Zadok the Priest' (205)
- Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah) (154)
- Harp Concerto in B flat major, Op. 4 No. 6, HWV 294 (81)
- Joy to the World (74)
- Keyboard Suite, HWV 427 in F major (58)
- Keyboard Suite, HWV 430 in E major 'The Harmonious Blacksmith' (58)
- Keyboard Suite, HWV 435 (Chaconne) in G major (76)
- Lascia ch'io pianga (from Rinaldo) (158)
- Messiah (168)
- Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351 (141)
- Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor, HWV 287 (60)
- Ombra mai fu (from Serse) (192)
- Organ Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, HWV290, Op. 4 No. 2 (56)
- Organ Concerto No. 4 in F major, HWV292, Op. 4 No. 4 (64)
- Organ Concerto No. 5 in F major, HWV293, Op. 4 No. 5 (71)
- Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major, HWV295 'The Cuckoo and the Nightingale' (58)
- Samson: Let the bright seraphim (70)
- Sonata in A minor for recorder and continuo, HWV362, Op. 1 No. 4 (56)
- Sonata in C major for recorder and continuo, HWV365, Op. 1 No. 7 (53)
- Sonata in D major for violin and continuo, HWV371, Op. 1 No. 13 (58)
- Sonata in F major for recorder and continuo, HWV369, Op. 1 No. 11 (55)
- Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV348 (123)
- Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV349 (95)
- Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major, HWV350 (72)
- Water Music Suites Nos. 1-3, HWV348-350 (69)
- Where'er you walk (from Semele) (58)
- Xerxes, HWV 40: Largo (66)
Recent Best Sellers: Handel
-
RecommendedCD: Original price (HK$114.58) Reduced price HK$103.12Download from HK$103.36
-
RecommendedCD: HK$116.83Download from HK$71.50
-
RecommendedCD: Original price (HK$130.31) Reduced price HK$104.24Download from Original price (HK$78.48) Reduced price HK$62.78
-
2 CDs: Original price (HK$238.16) Reduced price HK$95.26Download from Original price (HK$165.00) Reduced price HK$122.57
-
CD: HK$130.31Download from HK$78.48
-
RecommendedCD: Original price (HK$130.31) Reduced price HK$104.24Download from HK$78.48
New Releases: Handel
-
RecommendedCD: HK$148.29Download from HK$109.65
-
Recommended5 CDs: HK$177.49Download from HK$299.63
-
RecommendedCD: HK$116.83Download from HK$71.50
-
RecommendedDVD Video: Original price (HK$224.67) Reduced price HK$202.20
-
Recommended2 CDs: HK$121.32Download from HK$171.22
-
View all new releases
Future Releases: Handel
-
RecommendedSACD: Original price (HK$114.58) Reduced price HK$103.12Download from HK$78.48
-
Recommended94 CDs: HK$2496.14
-
Download from HK$85.61
-
Download from HK$85.61
-
2 CDs: Original price (HK$128.06) Reduced price HK$116.53Download from HK$171.22
-
View all future releases
