Baroque · German

Georg Friedrich Händel

1685 to 1759

German Baroque

Repertoire in dialogue

Portrait of Georg Friedrich Händel
Image: Wikimedia Commons, domaine public

A pupil of Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow in Halle, where he served for a year as cathedral organist (1702), Handel went on to Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, becoming a British subject in 1727. A virtuoso on organ and harpsichord, he created the genre of the organ concerto, which he played himself between the acts of his operas and oratorios: his concertos Op. 4 and Op. 7 remain central to the repertoire.

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The repertoire

Works in the project’s repertoire

6 works, all available to listen to.

Repertoire in dialogue

This classification reflects the place of these repertoires within the artistic and educational orientations of the project. It does not constitute a technical indication regarding the design of the instrument.

The sources

Digitised collections

Early editions and manuscripts containing works by this composer, digitised by libraries and available in full.

  • Title page of A third set of six concertos for the organ and harpsicord, op. 7

    A third set of six concertos for the organ and harpsicord, op. 7

    London, I. Walsh, 1761

    Copy: University of Western Ontario, via Internet Archive

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