I’ve been immersed in one of my all-time favorite pieces of music, George Frideric Handel’s magnificent “Messiah.” It all began on a Tuesday when I was subjected to an MRI, magnetic resonance imaging, ...
Its composer, George Frideric Handel, was born in 1685 in what is now Germany. Although his family discouraged him from a musical career, his astonishing natural talent proved unstoppable. Acquiring a ...
It's one of the most iconic pieces of music ever written. Even those who attend church less regularly may know portions of Handel's "Messiah". This weekend and next, a group of local musicians ...
No one today knows the name of one of the great, unsung heroes of the classical music canon — the composer George Frideric Handel’s tailor. Without the garment-maker, the world would never have ...
Handel’s Messiah was first performed in Dublin, and Handel insisted that it be used to raise money for debtors in prison, hospitals for the poor, and the care of the foundlings. Isn’t this wonderful?
When George Frideric Handel first performed his epic oratorio”Messiah” on April 13, 1742, in Dublin, it was presented as afundraiser for the Irish city’s charities. So from the very start,it became a ...
How the composer (and his lesser-known collaborator) wedded Scripture and music in daring new ways. For many of us, Handel’s Messiah has transcended its place as a great work of art and has taken on ...
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