George Frideric Handel
composer

George Frideric Handel

  • March 5, 1685 Halle (Germany) - April 14, 1759 London (United Kingdom)

Biography

Handel, The King of opera.

The king of opera, Handel’s exceptional disposition for music was evident from a very early age. A barber-surgeon and chamberlain for the Duke of Saxe, Handel’s father was opposed to the solid musical tuition the young musician received in Halle from Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, (1663-1712). Handel consolidated his reputation from city to city, from the harpsichord to the organ and through his encounters with Telemann and Buxtehude before settling in Hamburg.

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Lionel Meunier and Vox Luminis perform Handel
Lionel Meunier and Vox Luminis perform Handel

At the Royal Chapel of the Palace of Versailles

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Handel's Rodelinda
Handel's Rodelinda

Claus Guth (stage director), Ivor Bolton (music...

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Master Class with Philippe Jaroussky
Master Class with Philippe Jaroussky

Académie Musicale Philippe Jaroussky

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Nathalie Stutzmann and Emőke Baráth sing Handel's ​Il Duello Amoroso
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Douglas Boyd conducts Handel's Messiah
Douglas Boyd conducts Handel's Messiah

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Gloria in Excelsis Deo: A Christmas Concert by Thomas Clamor and the Sächsische Bläserphilharmonie – With Ruth Ziesak
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Jordi Savall conducts Bach, Vivaldi, Lully, and Handel
Jordi Savall conducts Bach, Vivaldi, Lully, and Handel

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Jordi Savall conducts Bach's Concertos and Orchestral Suites
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Khatia Buniatishvili in an intimate woodland recital
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Handel's Rinaldo
Handel's Rinaldo

Robert Carsen (stage director), Ottavio Dantone...

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Simon Carrington teaches Handel: Choruses from "Messiah"
Simon Carrington teaches Handel: Choruses from "Messiah"

Treasures of the Masterclass Media Foundation

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Handel's Admeto
Handel's Admeto

Axel Köhler (stage director), Howard Arman (mus...

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Handel's Giulio Cesare
Handel's Giulio Cesare

John Copley (producer), Sir Charles Mackerras (...

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Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman: Grand Duo (I)
Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman: Grand Duo (I)

A film by Christopher Nupen

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Diego Fasolis conducts Handel's Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno
Diego Fasolis conducts Handel's Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno

A documentary on the Teatro alla Scala production

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Charles Munch conducts Handel and Mozart
Charles Munch conducts Handel and Mozart

Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1958-1960

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Handel's Orlando
Handel's Orlando

Pierre Audi (stage director), Réné Jacobs (cond...

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Howard Arman conducts a Handel commemoration concert
Howard Arman conducts a Handel commemoration concert

250th anniversary of Georg Friedrich Handel's d...

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Handel's Serse
Handel's Serse

Michael Hampe (stage director), Christophe Rous...

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