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Handel’s Gloria-1 performed at Royal Academy….

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…

…wedding register. Handel’s Water Music premiered in July 1717 for a Thames Water Pageant & Concert requested by King George I. A modern version of the Water Music will be…

…director Andrew Manze. The movements include Allegro (4 and 5) and Allegro moderato (6). Handel was Beethoven’s favorite composer, with Beethoven stating that Handel was the greatest composer of all…

George Frederic Handel’s ‘Comfort Ye My People’ from “The Messiah” is performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus….

The Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah is often performed with the audience standing. This tradition started when King George II stood during its premiere in 1742, and everyone else followed…

George Frederic Handel’s ‘For Unto Us a Child is Born’ from “The Messiah” performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus….

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…

Handel’s Concerto Grosso in D Minor HWV328, featuring special guest director Andrew Manze, includes an Ouverture, Allegro, and Lento. Handel was Beethoven’s favorite composer, who once proclaimed him the greatest…

Handel’s Harpsichord Suite in G Minor, specifically the Passacaille movement, is part of “The Eight Great Suites” No. 7. It was performed by Paul Nicholson. Johann Halvorsen used the theme…

Handel Sarabande – G.F.Handel’s classical baroque piece arranged for solo Japanese guitar….