George Frideric Handel Masterpieces
German-British Baroque composer (1685–1759)
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- pipe organ, harpsichord, oboe
- opera, oratorio, concerto, anthem, classical music, coronation anthem
- Brandenburg-Prussia, Kingdom of Great Britain, Holy Roman Empire
- composer, harpsichordist, organist, violinist, opera composer, composer, impresario, university teacher
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George Frideric Handel: most famous pieces
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) left a body of work of more than 600 compositions. To discover his repertoire, the question is: where to start? Perhaps with his main compositions and most famous works. But what are best known or most important works of George Frideric Handel? How do they fit into his career, throughout his creative activity? Which genre dominates: instrumental music, vocal music or other? And beyond that, in what artistic and musical context: what other composers were at the same time, famous contemporaries of Handel?
soclassiq offers you here, without bias, a selection of 5 major works to discover and listen to, like “Messiah” or “Coronation Anthem No. 1, “Zadok the priest””. This selection is completed by 5 other compositions that are also quite famous. For sure the best of George Frideric Handel, to make you want to go further with his other pieces or with the work of other composers who have significant similarities with the work of Handel.
Creative activity
based on dated works only
Duration of the works
(average or estimed)
Number of works
1604
154 years
1757
Number of works
Duration of the works (average or estimed)
Work for choir (202)
Song, lied (83)
Opera (46)
Work for soloist (105)
Work for chamber orchestra (81)
Work for orchestra (38)
Work for orchestra with soloist (27)
not qualified (2)
Theatrical music (1)
Other renowned works
1749 - Solomon
1747 - Judas Maccabaeus
1738 - Serse
1734 - Ariodante
1725 - Rodelinda
This selection of works is not the result of personal preferences or artistic opinion. Selected works come from an exclusive data analysis method developed by soclassiq.
The dating of the works can be precise or sometimes approximate. It may correspond to the premiere date or publication year or completion of the composition (that can be several years after its first public execution).
1680 .. 1750 : the essential composers
1756-1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart °
1685-1750 Johann Sebastian Bach °
1732-1809 Joseph Haydn °
1685-1759 George Frideric Handel °
1678-1741 Antonio Vivaldi °
1714-1787 Christoph Willibald von Gluck
1681-1767 Georg Philipp Telemann
1685-1757 Domenico Scarlatti
1653-1713 Arcangelo Corelli °
1750-1825 Antonio Salieri
1743-1805 Luigi Boccherini
1719-1787 Leopold Mozart
° : Masterpieces listed
On stage or recorded, listen these essential works George Frideric Handel
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Currently, 25000+ works are listed for a small selection of 101 composers among thousands listed here. Many composers are missing of which some are essential: J. Rodriguo, C. Franck, H. Gorecki, C. Nielsen, J.Corigliano, P. Hindemith, C. Ives, A. Webern ... New catalogues will be processed later to complete this experience of the discovery of the classical music masterpieces. Thus this selection of works will be updated.
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Some major genres or forms among the 150 listed
Concerto, Symphony, Rhapsody, Sonata, Lied, Mass, Suite, Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Waltz, March, Operetta, ...
Composed for piano, harpsichord, organ, violin, cello, viola, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, string orchestra, string quartet, ...
The purpose of these pages is to point out few relevant works only among tens of thousands and to provide some chronological references.