1685–1759 · German-British

Handel, George Frideric

The Baroque master of oratorio and opera, whose Messiah remains one of the most performed choral works in history.

Oratorio (19)

HWV.56
Messiah1741
HWV.57
Samson1741
HWV.63
Judas Maccabaeus1746
HWV.63a
Joshua1747
HWV.53
Saul1738
HWV.54
Israel in Egypt1738
HWV.59
Belshazzar1744
HWV.60
Hercules1744
HWV.62
Alexander Balus1747
HWV.64
Solomon1748
HWV.65
Susanna1748
HWV.66
Theodora1749
HWV.67
The Choice of Hercules1750
HWV.70
Jephtha1751
HWV.50a
Esther (first version)1718
HWV.48
La Resurrezione1708
HWV.47
La Passione1716
HWV.49a
Acis and Galatea (first version)1718
HWV.58
Semele1743

Opera (18)

HWV.7a
Rinaldo1711
HWV.6
Il pastor fido1712
HWV.7b
Teseo1713
HWV.9
Amadigi di Gaula1715
HWV.14
Radamisto1720
HWV.17
Giulio Cesare in Egitto1724
HWV.18
Tamerlano1724
HWV.19
Rodelinda1725
HWV.31
Orlando1733
HWV.33
Ariodante1735
HWV.34
Alcina1735
HWV.30
Atalanta1736
HWV.33a
Berenice1737
HWV.34a
Faramondo1738
HWV.35
Serse (Xerxes)1738
HWV.37
Imeneo1740
HWV.38
Deidamia1741
HWV45
Alceste

Concerto / Suite (22)

HWV.347
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F majorF major1717
HWV.348
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D majorD major1717
HWV.349
Water Music Suite No. 3 in G majorG major1717
HWV.350
Music for the Royal FireworksD major1749
HWV.319
Concerto Grosso in G major Op.3 No.1G majorc.1722
HWV.320
Concerto Grosso in B-flat major Op.3 No.2B-flat majorc.1722
HWV.321
Concerto Grosso in G major Op.3 No.3G majorc.1722
HWV.322
Concerto Grosso in F major Op.3 No.4F majorc.1722
HWV.323
Concerto Grosso in D minor Op.3 No.5D minorc.1722
HWV.324
Concerto Grosso in D major Op.3 No.6D majorc.1722
HWV.319a
Concerto Grosso in B-flat major Op.6 No.7B-flat major1739
HWV.321a
Concerto Grosso in C minor Op.6 No.8C minor1739
HWV.322a
Concerto Grosso in F major Op.6 No.9F major1739
HWV.323a
Concerto Grosso in D minor Op.6 No.10D minor1739
HWV.324a
Concerto Grosso in A major Op.6 No.11A major1739
HWV.325
Concerto Grosso in B minor Op.6 No.12B minor1739
HWV.289
Organ Concerto in G minor Op.4 No.1G minorc.1735
HWV.291
Organ Concerto in B-flat major Op.4 No.2B-flat majorc.1735
HWV.292
Organ Concerto in G minor Op.4 No.3G minorc.1735
HWV.293
Organ Concerto in F major Op.4 No.4F majorc.1735
HWV.294
Organ Concerto in F major Op.4 No.5F majorc.1735
HWV.295
Organ Concerto in B-flat major Op.4 No.6B-flat majorc.1735

Sacred Work (10)

HWV.232
Dixit Dominus1707
HWV.250a
Chandos Anthem No. 1 'O be joyful'c.1717
HWV.251b
Chandos Anthem No. 2 'In the Lord'c.1717
HWV.253
Chandos Anthem No. 5 'I will magnify Thee'c.1717
HWV.256b
Chandos Anthem No. 9 'O praise the Lord'c.1718
HWV.258
Coronation Anthem 'Zadok the Priest'1727
HWV.259
Coronation Anthem 'The King shall rejoice'1727
HWV.260
Coronation Anthem 'My heart is inditing'1727
HWV.261
Coronation Anthem 'Let thy hand be strengthened'1727
HWV.264
Ode for St Cecilia's Day1739

Choral Work (6)

HWV.76
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato1740
HWV48
Brockes-Passion
HWV265
Dettingen Anthem
DettingenTeDeumUtrechtTeDeumandU
Dettingen Te Deum, Utrecht Te Deum and Utrecht Jubilate
OratorioSongs
Oratorio Songs
HWV 3TeDeum
3 Te Deum

Keyboard Suite (10)

HWV.426
Suite No. 1 in A major HWV 426A major1720
HWV.427
Suite No. 2 in F major HWV 427F major1720
HWV.428
Suite No. 3 in D minor HWV 428D minor1720
HWV.429
Suite No. 4 in E minor HWV 429E minor1720
HWV.430
Suite No. 5 in E major HWV 430 (with 'Harmonious Blacksmith')E major1720
HWV.431
Suite No. 6 in F-sharp minor HWV 431F# minor1720
HWV.432
Suite No. 7 in G minor HWV 432G minor1720
HWV.433
Suite No. 8 in F minor HWV 433F minor1720
HWV.447
Keyboard Suite in D minor HWV 447D minorc.1703
HWV.452
Keyboard Suite in G major HWV 452G majorc.1703

Orchestral Work (157)

GeorgFriedrichHndelsWerke
Georg Friedrich Händels Werke
HallischeHndelAusgabe
Hallische Händel-Ausgabe
AchHerrmicharmenSnder
Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder
HWV72
Aci, Galatea e Polifemo
HWV406
Adagio and Allegro in A major
HWV338
Adagio and Allegro
HWV22
Admeto
HWV110
Agrippina condotta a morire
HWV6
Agrippina
HWV230
Ah! che troppo ineguali
HWV77
Ah, che pur troppo è vero
HWV78
Ah, crudel! nel pianto mio
HWV470
Air à 2 Claviers
AirinDmajor
Air in D major
HWV425
Air in E major
HWV457
Air in C major
HWV458
Air in C minor
HWV460
Air in D major
HWV461
Air in D minor
HWV463
Air in F major
HWV465
Air in F major
HWV466
Air in G minor
HWV467
Air in G minor
HWV468
Air in A major
HWV469
Air in B-flat major
HWV471
Air in B-flat major
HWV474
Air in G major
HWV587
Air in F major
HWV590
Air in C major
HWV591
Air in F major
HWV592
Air in C major
HWV593
Air in C major
HWV594
Air in G major
HWV595
Air in C major
HWV596
Air in C major
HWV597
Air in C major
HWV601
Air in C major
HWV604
Air in A minor
HWV43
The Alchemist
AlessandroSeveroHWVA13
Alessandro Severo, HWV A13
HWV21
Alessandro
HWV75
Alexander's Feast
HWV473
Allegro in C major
AllegroinCmajor
Allegro in C major
HWV408
Allegro in C minor
HWV340
Allegro in G major
HWV407
Allegro in G major
HWV472
Allegro in C major
HWV475
Allegro in D minor
HWV80
Allor ch'io dissi addio
HWV1
Almira
HWV81
Alpestre monte
HWV83
Aminta e Fillide
HWV412
Andante in A minor
HWV269
Antiphon in D minor
HWV270
Antiphon in F major
HWV271
Antiphon in G minor
HWV272
Antiphon in D minor
HWV273
Antiphon in G major
HWV274
Antiphon in A minor
HWV122
Apollo e Dafne
HWV410
Aria in F major
HWV411
Aria in F major
HWV459
Aria in C minor
HWV32
Arianna in Creta
HWV105
Armida abbandonata
HWV36
Arminio
HWV456
Arrangements
HWV482
Arrangements
HWV251
As Pants the Hart
HWV52
Athalia
LauregrateilfrescorioHWV121a
L'aure grate, il fresco rio, HWV 121a
HWV84
Aure soavi e liete
LabiancarosaHWV160a
La bianca rosa, HWV 160a
LabiancarosaHWV160b
La bianca rosa, HWV 160b
LabiancarosaHWV160c
La bianca rosa, HWV 160c
HWV268
Blessed are They that Considereth the Poor
HWV87
Carco sempre di gloria
HWV88
Care selve, aure grate
HWV89
Cecilia, volgi un sguardo
HWV90
Chi rapì la pace al core
HWV480
Chorale
Choral
Choral
HWV95
Clori vezzosa Clori
CloridegliocchimieiHWV91a
Clori, degli occhi miei, HWV 91a
HWV92
Clori, mia bella Clori
HWV93
Clori, ove sei?
HWV96
Clori, Tirsi e Fileno
ConcertiadueCoriHWV332334
Concerti a due Cori, HWV 332-334
HWV489
Courante in B minor
HWV488
Courante in F major
HWV97
Crudel tiranno amor
HWV98
Cuopre tal volta il cielo
HWV100
Da sete ardente afflitto
DallaguerraamorosaHWV102a
Dalla guerra amorosa, HWV 102a
HWV51
Deborah
HWV103
Deh! lasciate e vita e volo
HWV104
Del bel idolo mio
HWV99
Il delirio amoroso
HWV79
Diana cacciatrice
HWV106
Dimmi, o mio cor
HWV107
Ditemi, o piante
DolcpurdamorlaffannoHWV109a
Dolc' è pur d'amor l'affanno, HWV 109a
DolcpurdamorlaffannoHWV109b
Dolc' è pur d'amor l'affanno, HWV 109b
HWV108
Dolce mio ben
HWV233
Donna, che in ciel
HWV111
E partirai, mia vita
HWV119
Echeggiate, festeggiate
HWV29
Ezio
HWV112
Figli del mesto cor
HWV113
Figlio d'alte speranze
HWV114
Filli adorata e cara
HWV16
Flavio, re de' Longobardi
HWV14
Floridante
ForestMusic
Forest Music
HWV115
Fra pensieri quel pensiero
HWV116
Fra tante pene
IsraelinBabylon
Israel in Babylon
Omnipotence
Omnipotence
Redemption
Redemption
AntiphonsHWV269277
Antiphons, HWV 269-277
HWV 4Arias
4 Arias
HWV 30AusgewhlteArienausOpernundOrat
30 Ausgewählte Arien aus Opern und Oratorien
ACollectionof7Fughettas
A Collection of 7 Fughettas
CoronationAnthemsHWV258261
Coronation Anthems, HWV 258-261
Duettidacamera
Duetti da camera
DuosandTriosII
Duos and Trios II
DuosandTriosI
Duos and Trios I
HWV 12EasyPieces
12 Easy Pieces
HWV 6Fughetten
6 Fughetten
HWV 9GermanAriasHWV202210
9 German Arias, HWV 202-210
HWV 3HarpsichordPiecesSLSamlEngelhar
3 Harpsichord Pieces, S-L Saml.Engelhart 446
KlavierwerkevonGFHandel
Klavierwerke von G.F. Handel
KompositionenfrKlavier
Kompositionen für Klavier
MasterSeriesfortheYoung
Master Series for the Young
IlmioprimoHaendel
Il mio primo Haendel
Picesundeuxclavecins
Pièces à un & deux clavecins
HWV 20PiecesforaMusicalClock
20 Pieces for a Musical Clock
PiecesfromAylesford
Pieces from Aylesford
PosthumousTrios
Posthumous Trios
PsalmsI
Psalms I
PsalmsII
Psalms II
PsalmsIII
Psalms III
HWV 4RecorderSonatasHWV360362365369
4 Recorder Sonatas, HWV 360, 362, 365, 369
SammlungvonGesngen
Sammlung von Gesängen
ASecondSetofSixConcertos
A Second Set of Six Concertos
HWV 4ShortPieces
4 Short Pieces
SonatasaFlautoeCembalo
Sonatas a Flauto e Cembalo
HWV 6Sonatasfor2Flutes
6 Sonatas for 2 Flutes
Op.1
Sonatas for an Accompanied Solo Instrument
HWV 11SonatasforFluteandBassoContinu
11 Sonatas for Flute and Basso Continuo
SonatasorChamberAires
Sonatas or Chamber Aires
HWV 17SonatasGBMpMS130Hd4v312
17 Sonatas, GB-Mp MS. 130Hd4v.312
Sonatedacamera
Sonate da camera
HWV 3SonatennachInstrumentalKonzerte
3 Sonaten nach Instrumental-Konzerten
ViolinSonaten
Violin-Sonaten
WaterMusicHWV348350
Water Music, HWV 348-350

Piano Piece (29)

HWV476
Allemande in F major
HWV477
Allemande in A major
HWV478
Allemande in A minor
HWV479
Allemande in B minor
HWV481
Capriccio in F major
HWV483
Capriccio in G minor
HWV485
Chaconne in F major
HWV435
Chaconne in G major
HWV442
Chaconne in G major
HWV486
Chaconne in G minor
HWV484
Chaconne with 49 variations
HWV344
Chorus and Minuet in B-flat major
HWV490
Fantasia in C major
FantasiainEminor
Fantasia in E minor
HWV 12FantasiasforKeyboard
12 Fantasias for Keyboard
HWV605
Fugue in G minor
HWV606
Fugue in G major
HWV607
Fugue in B-flat major
HWV608
Fugue in B minor
HWV609
Fugue in A minor
HWV610
Fugue in C minor
HWV611
Fugue in F major
HWV612
Fugue in E major
HWV 6FuguesHWV605610
6 Fugues, HWV 605-610
HWV 11Fugues
11 Fugues
Handels5Fugues
Handel's 5 Fugues
HWV 2Menuets4
2 Menuets à 4
HWV 37MinuetsHWVA15
37 Minuets, HWV A15
PreludesAirandLesson
Preludes, Air and Lesson

Concerto (14)

ConcertoaquattroinDmajor
Concerto a quattro in D major
ConcertoforOboeandBassoonHWVAnhB
Concerto for Oboe and Bassoon, HWV Anh.B 308
HWV288
Concerto in B-flat major
HWV332
Concerto in B-flat major
ConcertoinDmajorHWV335a
Concerto in D major, HWV 335a
ConcertoinDmajor
Concerto in D major
HWV303
Concerto in D minor
ConcertoinFmajorHWV302b
Concerto in F major, HWV 302b
ConcertoinFmajorHWV305ab
Concerto in F major, HWV 305a/b
HWV333
Concerto in F major
HWV334
Concerto in F major
ConcertoinFmajorHWV335b
Concerto in F major, HWV 335b
HWV487
Concerto in G major
ConcertoinGminor
Concerto in G minor

Concerto Grosso (8)

ConcertoGrossoinFminorHWVAnhB321
Concerto Grosso in F minor, HWV Anh.B 321
HWV318
Concerto Grosso in C major
HWV321
Concerto Grosso in E minor
HWV322
Concerto Grosso in A minor
HWV324
Concerto Grosso in G minor
HWV 23ConcertiGrossi
23 Concerti Grossi
Op.3
6 Concerti Grossi
Op.6
12 Concerti Grossi

Sonata (9)

HWV374
Flute Sonata in A minor
FluteSonatainBminorHWV367b
Flute Sonata in B minor, HWV 367b
HWV376
Flute Sonata in B minor
HWV378
Flute Sonata in D major
FluteSonatainEminorHWV359b
Flute Sonata in E minor, HWV 359b
HWV375
Flute Sonata in E minor
HWV379
Flute Sonata in E minor
FluteSonatainGmajorHWV363b
Flute Sonata in G major, HWV 363b
HWV 2FluteSonatasHWV374375
2 Flute Sonatas, HWV 374-375

Suite (5)

SuiteinGmajor
Suite in G major
HWV 8GreatSuitesHWV426433
8 Great Suites, HWV 426-433
HWV419
6 Marches
SuitesdePicesHWV434442
Suites de Pièces, HWV 434-442
HWV 2Suites
2 Suites

Song (3)

HWV228
English Songs
SongsandAirs
Songs and Airs
HWV 10Songs
10 Songs

Organ Work (5)

HandelsChorusesfortheOrgan
Handel's Choruses for the Organ
Op.4
6 Organ Concertos
Op.7
6 Organ Concertos
HWV 12VoluntariesandFuguesfortheOrga
12 Voluntaries and Fugues for the Organ or Harpsichord
WorksforOrganandHarpsichord
Works for Organ and Harpsichord

Overture (2)

HandelsOverturesfromAllhisOperas
Handel's Overtures from All his Operas & Oratorios
Overtures
Overtures

Trio Sonata (2)

Op.2
Trio Sonatas
Op.5
Trio Sonatas