George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) was a German, later British, Baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi and organ concertos. Handel received important training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712; he became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the great composers of the Italian Baroque and by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition. He would become a huge influence on classical composers such as Mozart and Beethoven.
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George Frideric Handel
Suites de pièces pour le clavecinHandel Harpsichord Suite Set II No. 1 in B-Flat Major, HWV 434
Handel Harpsichord Suite Set II No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437
Babell Lascia ch’io pianga in Handel’s Rinaldo
Handel Dolce bene in Radamisto (Transcribed for Harpsichord)
Babell Vo far guerra in Handel’s Rinaldo
Handel Harpsichord Suite Set I No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430
Handel Keyboard Suite, HWV 427 in F major
Handel Harpsichord Suite Set II No. 2 in G Major, HWV 435: Chaconne1CD | MF8025 | 5410939802524