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Georg Friedrich Händel
George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concerti. Born in Halle, Germany, Handel spent his early life 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. In turn, Handel's music forms one of the peaks of the "high baroque" style, bringing Italian opera to its highest development, creating the genres of English oratorio and organ concerto, and introducing a new style into English church music. He is consistently recognized as one of the greatest composers of his age. Handel started three commercial opera companies to supply the English nobility with Italian opera. In 1737, he had a physical breakdown, changed direction creatively, addressed the middle class and made a transition to English choral works. After his success with Messiah, he never composed an Italian opera again. His orchestral Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks remain steadfastly popular. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Frideric_Handel) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
Songs See All
Albums See All
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Hallelujah Chorus - The Great Handel Choruses
2025
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Handel: Messiah Choruses
2025
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"The Four Seasons" & Other Baroque Masterpieces
2025
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Handel/Harty: Water Music (Suite); Music for the Royal Fireworks
2025
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Ciné-clavecin (シネマ・チェンバロ)
2025
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights)
2024
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Handel: Memoirs 2
2024
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Anecdotes 1: John Christopher Smith
2024
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Handel: Memoirs 5
2024
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Handel: Memoirs 4
2024
Singles & EPs See All
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Handel: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Single • 2025
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Handel - Tailleferre
EP • 2025
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Handel: Harp Concerto in B-Flat Major
Single • 2024
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Sarabande in E-Flat Major (Arr. for violin and piano by Maya Magub)
Single • 2024
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Minuet in B-Flat Major (Arr. for violin and piano by Maya Magub)
Single • 2024
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Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: I. Dixit Dominus
Single • 2024
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Violin Sonata in D Major, HWV 371 (Arr. for Violin & Accordion by Iwo Jedynecki): III. Larghetto
Single • 2024
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Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act III: Ma quando tornerai
Single • 2024
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Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act I: Di' cor mio
Single • 2024
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Handel: Saul HWV 53, Act II: O Lord, whose mercies numberless
Single • 2024
Videos See All
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Heaven's Chorus - Hallelujah Hosanna
MIGHTY ORACLE • 2.2M views
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Himno de la Champions League I MARCA
MARCA • 290K views
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Nicholas Ceragioli - Lascia ch’io pianga | Rinaldo - Händel
Nicholas Ceragioli • 967K views
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The national anthem of The United Kingdom "God Save the Queen" (HD version)
Václav Nietzsche • 78K views
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Handel: As steals the morn (L'Allegro, HWV 55) Amanda Forsythe & Thomas Cooley, Voices of Music 4K
Voices of Music • 3.7M views
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Silent Monks Sing the Hallelujah Chorus
ProudSKParent • 13M views
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Zadok the Priest - G.F Handel | King Charles III Coronation 2023.
Gentle Steps Media • 1.7M views
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Classical Spring
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Classical for Dining
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Basically Baroque
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Classical (re)Currents
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Soothing Classical Harp
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Christmas at the Opera
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Essential Classical
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Opera for the Ages
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Classical Commute
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