George Frideric Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised Georg Friedrich Händel, German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhɛndl̩] (listen); 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition and by composers of the Italian Baroque. In turn, Handel's music forms one of the peaks of the "high baroque" style, bringing Italian opera to its highest development, creating the genres of English oratorio and organ concerto, and introducing a new style into English church music. He is consistently recognized as one of the greatest composers of his age. Handel started three commercial opera companies to supply the English nobility with Italian opera. In 1737, he had a physical breakdown, changed direction creatively, and addressed the middle class and made a transition to English choral works. After his success with Messiah (1742), he never composed an Italian opera again. His orchestral Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks remain steadfastly popular. One of his four coronation anthems, Zadok the Priest, has been performed at every British coronation since 1727. Almost blind, he died in 1759, a respected and rich man, and was given a state funeral at Westminster Abbey. Handel composed more than forty opere serie over a period of more than thirty years. Since the late 1960s, interest in Handel's music has grown. The musicologist Winton Dean wrote that "Handel was not only a great composer; he was a dramatic genius of the first order." His music was admired by Classical-era composers, especially Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1685 (Halle (Saale)), Died April 14, 1759 (London)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1898 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings (Results 301-325 of 462 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W98617 | 12-in. | 2/11/1929 | Sonata no. 4 in D major | Georges Enesco ; S. Schlüssel | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W98618 | 12-in. | 2/11/1929 | Sonata no. 4 in D major | Georges Enesco ; S. Schlüssel | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W98619 | 12-in. | 2/11/1929 | Sonata no. 4 in D major | Georges Enesco ; S. Schlüssel | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W98620 | 12-in. | 2/11/1929 | Sonata no. 4 in D major | Georges Enesco ; S. Schlüssel | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W98648 | 12-in. | 4/2/1929 | Angels ever bright and fair | Anna Case | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W98659 | 12-in. | 5/10/1929 | Angels ever bright and fair | Anna Case | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W98673 | 12-in. | 10/23/1929 | Si tra i ceppi | Arthur Bergh ; Alexander Kipnis | Bass vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W98683 | 12-in. | approximately 1930 | Al sen ti stringo e parto | Arthur Bergh ; Alexander Kipnis | Bass vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W98684 | 12-in. | 3/24/1930 | Where'er you walk | Charles Hackett | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 5276 | 12-in. | between 1903 and 1908 | Largo | Banda Española ; Charles Adams Prince | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 5726 | 12-in. | 1907 | Largo | Banda Española ; Charles Adams Prince | Band | composer | |
Columbia | 6016 | 12-in. | approximately 1908 | Sweet bird | Albert Fransella ; Ruth Vincent | Soprano vocal solo, with flute obbligato | composer | |
Columbia | 6236 | 12-in. | approximately 1912 | Halleluja chorus | Henry Coward ; Sheffield & Leeds United Choir | Chorus, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 6238 | 12-in. | approximately 1912 | Glory to God in the highest | Henry Coward ; Sheffield & Leeds United Choir | Chorus, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 6242 | 12-in. | approximately 1912 | And the glory of the Lord | Henry Coward ; Sheffield & Leeds United Choir | Chorus, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 6243 | 12-in. | approximately 1912 | For unto us a child is born | Henry Coward ; Sheffield & Leeds United Choir | Chorus, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 6244 | 12-in. | approximately 1912 | Surely he hath borne our grief | Henry Coward ; Sheffield & Leeds United Choir | Chorus, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 6250 | 12-in. | approximately 1912 | His yoke is easy | Henry Coward ; Sheffield & Leeds United Choir | Chorus, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 6775 | 12-in. | approximately 1916 | Rend' il sereno | Clara Butt | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 6895 | 12-in. | approximately 1916 | He shall feed his flock | Clara Butt ; Henry J. Wood | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 74200 | 12-in. | approximately 1920 | Xerxes : Largo | New Queen's Hall Orchestra ; Henry J. Wood | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 74221 | 12-in. | 12/13/1920 | Water music suite : Allegro | Hallé Orchestra ; Hamilton Harty | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 74222 | 12-in. | 4/20/1922 | Water music suite : Air | Hallé Orchestra ; Hamilton Harty | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 74223 | 12-in. | 12/13/1920 | Water music suite : Hornpipe | Hallé Orchestra ; Hamilton Harty | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 74224 | 12-in. | 10/20/1921 | Water music suite : Allegro deciso | Hallé Orchestra ; Hamilton Harty | Orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Handel, George Frideric," accessed May 1, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102593.
Handel, George Frideric. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102593.
"Handel, George Frideric." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 May 2024.
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