Composer

George Frideric Handel

1685–1759

5,957 works in the index

Era: Baroque
Nationality: Kingdom of Great Britain
Born in: Halle (Saale)

Handel spent most of his career in London writing for the public rather than a court, and it shows in the music: direct, grand and built to work in a large room. The catalogue is dominated by the oratorios, the keyboard suites and a great deal of instrumental music.

Messiah is the most-performed choral work in the language and is sold in a bewildering number of editions, from full scholarly scores to simplified singalong versions — check what you are buying, because they are not interchangeable in a rehearsal. The keyboard suites include the variations known as The Harmonious Blacksmith and are more approachable than Bach's equivalent works.

Much of his instrumental music exists in arrangements for combinations he never wrote for. These are legitimate and often excellent, but the listing does not always make clear which you are getting.

Catalogue

Works page 42 of 125

Konzert B-Dur HWV 290 (op. 4 Nr. 2)

Konzert F-Dur HWV 293 (op. 4 Nr. 5)

Suite g-Moll: Satz 4, fruhe Fassungen (HWV 493a und HWV 493b)

See, the Conquering Hero Comes

Suite In D Minor

Chaconne G-Dur HWV 435

Sonate D-Dur HWV 371

Concerto diorgano Nr. 9 in B, HWV 308 op. 7 no. 3 (Organ Concerto no. 10 in B flat major)

O God, In Thy Heavenly Hand

Suite In A

Preludio und Chaconne G-Dur HWV 442

Horn Fanfare

"Prelude and Fuga (Allegro): Suite No. 8 in F minor, HWV 433, first and second movements"

Concerto d'organo Nr. 14 in A, HWV 296a (Organ Concerto no. 14 in A mjor)

Sonate g-moll HWV 368

Sonate A-Dur HWV 372

Konzert F-Dur HWV 292 (op. 4 Nr. 4)

"Fugue No. 1 in G minor, HWV 605"

Teach Me O Lord

Konzert fur Harfe und Orchester HWV 294

Minuet In E Minor (Joseph)

Orgelstimme fur die zweite Fassung des Konzerts g-Moll HWV 291

Ursprunglicher Schluss von Satz 4 des Konzerts F-Dur HWV 292, mit Alleluja-Chor

Feierlicher Marsch - Celebration March

Sonate A-Dur HWV 361

Sonate F-Dur HWV 370

Sonate E-Dur HWV 373

Critical Report. Beigelegte Stimme: Violine und nicht ausgesetzte Basso Continuo Stimme

Suite In F

Anhang: Ursprungliche Fassung von Satz 4 des Konzertes g-Moll HWV 291

Concerto d'organo Nr. 13 in F, HWV 295 (Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major)

Concerto d'organo Nr. 15 in d, HWV 304 (Organ Concerto no. 15 in d minor)

Concerto d'organo Nr. 16 in F, HWV 305a (Organ Concerto no. 16 in F major)

Concerto diorgano Nr. 7 in B, HWV 306 op. 7 no. 1 (Organ Concerto no. 7 in B flat major)

Concerto diorgano Nr. 8 in A, HWV 307 op. 7 no. 2 (Organ Concerto no. 8 in A major)

Concerto diorgano Nr. 10 in d, HWV 309 op. 7 no. 4 (Organ Concerto no. 10 in D minor)

Concerto diorgano Nr. 11 in g, HWV 310 op. 7 no. 5 (Organ Concerto no. 11 in G minor)

Concerto diorgano Nr. 12 in B, HWV 311 op 7 no. 6 (Organ Concerto no. 12 in B flat major)

Prelude, Sonata und Air mit Variationen B-Dur HWV 434/1-3

Anhang: Minuet g-Moll HWV 434/4

Prelude, Sonata und Air: fruhe Fassung von Satz 1 und 2 (T. 1-11), Satz 3, fruhe Fassung

Chaconne G-Dur (HWV 435): erste Fassung, Fassung 3 (T. 1-8), Fassung 4, Variation 9 und 10

Suite d-Moll (HWV 436) Satz 1, fruhe Fassung (HWV 479)

Suite e-Moll: Satz 3, Variante (HWV 438/3b)

Suite B-Dur: Satz 1, fruhe Fassung (HWV 440/1a) und Satz 3, fruhe Fassung (HWV 440/3a)

Sechs Konzerte fur Orgel und Orchester: Konzert g-Moll HWV 289 (op. 4 Nr. 1)

Konzert g-Moll HWV 291 (op. 4 Nr. 3)

Konzert B-Dur HWV 294 (op. 4 Nr. 6)