Georg Friedrich Händel

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository

• Deutsch: Georg Friedrich Händel (* 23. Februar 1685; † 14. April 1759) war ein Komponist des Barock. Sein bekanntestes Werk ist Der Messias, ein englisches Oratorium, das auf Texten aus der englischen King-James-Bibel basiert.
• English: George Frideric Handel (German Georg Friedrich Händel), (February 23, 1685 – April 14, 1759) was a German-born British Baroque music composer. His best-known work is Messiah, an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible. It is customarily performed at Christmas time. He was also deeply influential on many composers after him, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.
• Español: George Frideric Handel (En aleman Georg Friedrich Händel), (23 de Febrero, 1685 – 14 de Abril, 1759). Nacio en Alemania. La mayor parte de su vida vivió en Gran Bretaña. Fue un compositor de musica del Barroco. Su mejor trabajo fue El Mesias.
• Polski: Jerzy Fryderyk Händel (Haendel) (ur. 23 lutego 1685 w Halle, zm. 14 kwietnia 1759 w Londynie) – niemiecki kompozytor i organista. Ze względu na to, że długie lata przebywał i pracował w Londynie, gdzie był znany pod nazwiskiem George Frideric Haendel, uważany jest niekiedy za kompozytora angielskiego. W 1727 roku przyjął obywatelstwo brytyjskie.

[edit] Portraits

German stamp, 1959

[edit] Work

[edit] Music

[edit] Messiah (MIT Concert Choir)

[edit] Part I

• 01. Sinfonie (listen — play in browser)
• 02. Arioso (Tenor): Comfort ye my people (listen — play in browser)
• 03. Arie (Tenor): Ev’ry valley shall be exalted (listen — play in browser)
• 04. Chor: And the glory, the glory of the Lord (listen — play in browser)
• 05. Rezitativ (Bass): Thus said the Lord (listen — play in browser)
• 06. Arie (Bass): But who may abide (listen — play in browser)
• 07. Chor: And He shall purify (listen — play in browser)
• 08. Rezitativ (Alt): Behold, a virgin shall conceive (listen — play in browser)
• 09. Arie (Alt) und Chor: O thou that tellest (listen — play in browser)
• 10. Rezitativ (Bass): For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (listen — play in browser)
• 11. Arie (Bass): The people that walked in darkness (listen — play in browser)
• 12. Chor: For unto us a Child is born (listen — play in browser)
• 13. Pifa (Pastoralsinfonie) (listen — play in browser)
• 14. Rezitativ (Sopran): There were shepherds (listen — play in browser)
• 15. Rezitativ (Sopran): And lo, the angel of the Lord (listen — play in browser)
• 16. Rezitativ (Sopran): And suddenly there was with the angel (listen — play in browser)
• 17. Chor: Glory to God in the highest (listen — play in browser)
• 18. Arie (Sopran): Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (listen — play in browser)
• 19. Rezitativ (Alt): Then shall the eyes of the blind (listen — play in browser)
• 20. Duett (Alt, Sopran): He shall feed his flock (listen — play in browser)
• 21. Chor: His yoke is easy (listen — play in browser)

[edit] Part II

• 01. Chor: Behold the Lamb of God (listen — play in browser)
• 02. Arie (Alt): He was despised (listen — play in browser)
• 03. Chor: Surely he hath borne our grieves (listen — play in browser)
• 04. Chor: And with his stripes we are healed (listen — play in browser)
• 05. Chor: All we like sheep (listen — play in browser)
• 06. Rezitativ (Tenor): All they that see Him (listen — play in browser)
• 07. Chor: He trusted in God (listen — play in browser)
• 08. Rezitativ (Tenor): Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (listen — play in browser)
• 09. Arie (Tenor): Behold, and see if there be any sorrow (listen — play in browser)
• 10. Rezitativ (Sopran): He was cut off out of the land (listen — play in browser)
• 11. Arie (Sopran): But thou didst not leave (listen — play in browser)
• 12. Chor: Lift up your heads (listen — play in browser)
• 13. Rezitativ (Tenor): Unto which of the angels (listen — play in browser)
• 14. Chor: Let all the angels of God worship Him (listen — play in browser)
• 15. Arie (Alt): Thou art gone up on high (listen — play in browser)
• 16. Chor: The Lord gave the word (listen — play in browser)
• 17. Arie (Sopran): How beautiful are the feet (listen — play in browser)
• 18. Chor: Their sound is gone out (listen — play in browser)
• 19. Arie (Bass): Why do the nations so furiously (listen — play in browser)
• 20. Chor: Les us break their bonds asunder (listen — play in browser)
• 21. Rezitativ (Tenor): He that dwelleth in heaven (listen — play in browser)
• 22. Arie (Tenor): Thou shalt break them (listen — play in browser)
• 23. Chor: Halleluja! (listen — play in browser)

[edit] Messiah (Edison recordings)

[edit] Part III

• No. 45. Chorus: Hallelujah ^{file— play in browser}
• No. 45. Air (Soprano): I know that my Redeemer liveth ^{file— play in browser}
• No. 48. Air (Bass): The trumpet shall sound ^{file— play in browser}

[edit] Fireworks Music

[edit] Water Music