Georg Friedrich Händel
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Halle an der Saale (1685 – 1759)
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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Messiah: Act II, No. 27: "And with His stripes we are healed", Chorus
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Messiah: Act I, No. 23: "His yoke is easy, His burden is light", Chorus
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Messiah: Act II, No. 26: "Surely, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows",…
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Messiah: Act III, No. 53: "The trumpet shall sound", Aria for bass
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Messiah: Act II, No. 42: "Their sound is gone out into all the lands", Chorus
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Messiah: Act I, No. 13: Pifa Pastoral Symphony; Larghetto e mezzo piano
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Gerasya
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Napolitano_1926
Tiesto - Elements of life is similar to Suite No. 4 In D Minor
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marvin_
Messiah keeps impressing me over and over.
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clytie_hizashi
It's funny how people here are perfectly willing to parrot each other for months on end about how his name is or is not spelled, but no one will answer a simple question about his most well-known work.
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air8lou
tags are for pussies
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LongLiveTheD
This is the correct tag. [8]
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pashvaiste
Lascia Ch'io Pianga is my love
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mmmihajlo
i just adore passacaglia in g minor
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jazzthieve
This is the correct tag. [7]
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Blaqmarn
Its such a pleasure joining this wonderful and unique group
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upgrade18
The Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
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clytie_hizashi
Anyone here have a suggestion for a particularly good recording of the Messiah? I have a nice recording by the English Concert and Choir (Trevor Pinnock), but I'm looking for others.
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kliohh
George Frideric Handel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George_Frideric_Handel_Signature.svg ... though the umlaut is fun. i suppose both spellings are credible,
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igorgeneration
brilliant musician [2] and, may i say, that those similar artists are just brilliant too
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YvandresQR
Brilliant musician, one of my all-time favs :D
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YvandresQR
This is the correct tag. [6]
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Synesthesis
Concerto Grossi # 3 <3 brilliant compostion, grandious atmosphere one of his best works!
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TheDarthsala
His Concerti Grossi are very pleasent to hear.
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FabioMckagan
fuck tags
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R136a1
Hey, guys. It's still Handel regardless of the spelling. Don't fret the little things.
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