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In 1717, Handel wrote the Chandos Galatea for the Duke of Chandos. It is a shepherd-meets-shepherdess story in which Acis is killed by Polyphemus and transformed into a stream. Polyphemus’…

Handel’s Concerto Grosso in D Major HWV323, performed by the Academy of Ancient Music and guest director Andrew Manze, includes movements 1-3: Allegro and Presto….

Listen to the Handel Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga (Let me weep)” from the opera “Rinaldo”. It features cello by Georg Mertens and piano by Gavin Tipping. Recorded in 2008 at…

On the BPanther channel, you can find experimental films featuring classical music by composers like Händel, Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Schubert, as well as modern composers. They also showcase popular works…

Haendel’s Rinaldo overture….

Händel’s Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 1 in G Major is a marvelous example of baroque orchestral music. Sir Edward Elgar himself turned to Handel for inspiration when it came…

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa performs “Let the Bright Seraphim” from Handel’s oratorio “Samson” (1993)….

Andreas Scholl performs Handel’s “Cara sposa” from Rinaldo at the Festival de Musique de Dresde in 2008. The aria is sung by Rinaldo after his fiancee Almirena is taken by…

G.F. Handel’s Aria from “Rinaldo.”…

Cecilia Bartoli performs “Lascia ch’io pianga” from the opera Rinaldo by Handel in a live concert in 1992….

Vera Nikolova, Bulgarian classical singer, performs Handel’s “Lascia ch’io pianga” in Paris….

Handel’s “Zadok the Priest” is a popular coronation anthem. The preferred version has a slow intro followed by a faster second part. The lyrics celebrate the anointing of King Solomon,…