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Georg Friedrich Händel
Highlights of Classical Music: Georg Frideric Handel (Horst Gehann; Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra: Frigyes Sandor)
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George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Born in Halle, Germany, he spent his early years in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent most of his career and became a naturalised British subject in 1727. Handel's music was influenced by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition and Italian Baroque composers. His work represents a high point of the Baroque style, advancing Italian opera, creating the English oratorio… read more
George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Born in Halle… read more
George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Born in Halle, Germany, he spent his early years in Hamburg… read more
