3 Surprising Facts About Handel You Didn’t Know 🎼 | Mind-Blowing Classical History

Can you Handel this? 👀 #kingssingers #acapella #classicalmusic #handel #masterpiece

Handel's beloved Passacaglia...

Passacaglia

World-Renowned Countertenor JAROUSSKY in Händel’s Moving Aria #opera #operasinger #classicalmusic

Famous Countertenor JAROUSSKY sings Händel’s “Lascia ch’io pianga” #OperaLegend #operasinger

Giustino Sea Monster Costume #TheRoyalOpera #Opera #Giustino #Handel #RoyalBalletAndOpera

Thank you: Orlando, Alcina and Messiah at Ravenna Festival’s Autumn Trilogy

Handel began writing keyboard pieces in his teens while working in Hamburg around 1703. His early suites show strong German and Italian influence, later refined during his years in Italy, where he absorbed the brilliance of Corelli and Scarlatti. After settling in London in 1712, he published his famous Eight Great Suites in 1720 to assert his skill as a composer and performer, rivaling the works of Bach and Couperin. By the 1730s, he turned toward the organ, writing dazzling concertos to perfor