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George Frideric Handel (as he was known after his change of nationality, as he signed himself, and as he is known in the English-speaking world) (23rd February 1685–14th April 1759) was a German/English baroque composer who was a leading composer of concerti grossi, operas, and oratorios.

Born Georg Friedrich Händel in Halle an der Saale (Germany), Handel lived most of his life in England, and became English by Act of Parliament in 1727. His most famous piece is the Messiah, an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible; other well-known works are the Water Music and the Music For The Royal Fireworks. He deeply influenced many of the composers who came after him, including Franz Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven, and his work helped lead the transition from the Baroque to the classical era.

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schoenburger wrote:
Sunday evening

Lars Von Trier uses Lascia ch’io pianga - From Rinaldo AMAZINGLY in his new film, Antichrist. So wonderful. [2] I didn't like Händel before I saw that film. All I'd heard were a few slightly pompous concerti grossi, but that aria is one of the most beautiful compositions ever. It goes so well with Anthony Dod Mantle's cinematography.

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IanIsSuperRad wrote:
Saturday morning

Las Von Trier uses Lascia ch’io pianga - From Rinaldo AMAZINGLY in his new film, Antichrist. So wonderful.

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dirtymao wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

Barouqe is not as good as romantism.

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Seavas wrote:
last week

Shut up, Beethoven. You old Händel fanboy.

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tommy_dd wrote:
16 days ago

way better than overrated Bach!

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memmo999 wrote:
19 days ago

De gira?

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__Lis__ wrote:
19 days ago

http://www.lastfm.ru/group/NO+MORE+ON+TOUR+JOKES

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clytie_hizashi wrote:
last month

It's because some orchestra is playing his music somewhere in the known universe, and someone lists him as an artist at the event. For a while, they seemed to be slowly removing it from classical composers' pages (no doubt due to curmudgeons like myself complaining all the time), but they obviously missed one.

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Relect wrote:
last month

why do classic composers get these "on tour" statuses anyway?

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clytie_hizashi wrote:
last month

I'm not insulting them, by the way. I'm insulting the joke, and the fact that people don't talk about the music, or the best interpretations of the music, or, Christ, even his hair. Also, you obviously have enough time in your life to come and insult me. Fail troll is fail. ^_^

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clytie_hizashi wrote:
last month

Ooh, an ad hominum attack! On the internet, no less!

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J-49 wrote:
last month

Actually, it is. --For people who haven't come across the evidently old joke before. The fact that you are stalking the shoutbox, looking for people who mention it, just so you can then insult them is a bit sad. Get a life. -- Besides this, Handel <3

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clytie_hizashi wrote:
last month

Actually, it's not.

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tuankazzan wrote:
last month

On tour? Funny.

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Irenicus_ wrote:
last month

because classical tags are always fucked up, there is no definite way of tagging classical pieces, so there are hundreds of different tags floating around. But seriously, what the hell is "Largo" oder "Allegro" for example? I mean, that could be anything!

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Emtay13 wrote:
last month

Charts have a serious lack of Concerto Grosso. :/

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JeanValjean1830 wrote:
last month

stop saying on tour jokes...ok, EVERYBODY KNOWS that hes not alive, but you guys, always repeating the same bad joke... less comments and more scrobblings...thanks;) [3] Fantástico comentario. Por otra parte, sigamos celebrando a este genial compositor escuchándo y disfrutando su música.

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MaidenSlayer wrote:
last month

Funny thing is they're not joking they're just that stupid.

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MaidenSlayer wrote:
last month

stop saying on tour jokes...ok, EVERYBODY KNOWS that hes not alive, but you guys, always repeating the same bad joke... less comments and more scrobblings...thanks;) [2]

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Avalorn wrote:
last month

stop saying on tour jokes...ok, EVERYBODY KNOWS that hes not alive, but you guys, always repeating the same bad joke... less comments and more scrobblings...thanks;)

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