Handel

George Frideric Handel

Dates: 1685–1759
Era: Baroque (1600–1750)
Recognition: essential popular

Wikipedia

Where to start with Handel

5 essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles

Orchestral

Concerto Grosso in A major, op. 6, no. 11, HWV.329

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Vocal

Messiah, HWV.56 — Oratorio

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Stage

Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV.17 — Opera

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Keyboard

Harpsichord Suite in E, HWV.430, "The Harmonious Blacksmith"

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Chamber

11 Pieces for Musical Clock in C major, F, and G, HWV.587-597

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Works 360

Orchestral
● Concerto Grosso in A major, op. 6, no. 11, HWV.329
● Music for the Royal Fireworks in D major, HWV.351
● Organ Concerto in B flat major, op. 4, no. 6, HWV.294
● Organ Concerto in F major, HWV.295, "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale"
● Organ Concerto in G minor, op. 7, no. 5, HWV.310
● Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV.348
● Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV.349
● Water Music Suite no. 3 in G major, HWV.350
Concerto Grosso in A minor, op. 6, no. 4, HWV.322
Organ Concerto in G minor, op. 4, no. 1, HWV.289
Air in G minor, for oboe and orchestra
Alceste, incidental music, HWV.45
Alchemist, incidental music, HWV.43
Concerto Grosso in B flat major, op. 3, no. 1, HWV.312
Concerto Grosso in B flat major, op. 3, no. 2, HWV.313
Concerto Grosso in B flat major, op. 6, no. 7, HWV.325
Concerto Grosso in B minor, op. 6, no. 12, HWV.330
Concerto Grosso in C major, HWV.318, "Alexander's Feast"
Concerto Grosso in C minor, op. 6, no. 8, HWV.326
Concerto Grosso in D major, op. 3, no. 6, HWV.317
Concerto Grosso in D major, op. 6, no. 5, HWV.323
Concerto Grosso in D minor, op. 3, no. 5, HWV.316
Concerto Grosso in D minor, op. 6, no. 10, HWV.328
Concerto Grosso in E minor, op. 6, no. 3, HWV.321
Concerto Grosso in F major, op. 3, no. 4, HWV.315
Concerto Grosso in F major, op. 6, no. 2, HWV.320
Concerto Grosso in F major, op. 6, no. 9, HWV.327
Concerto Grosso in G major, op. 3, no. 3, HWV.314
Concerto Grosso in G major, op. 6, no. 1, HWV.319
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 6, HWV.324
Concerto a due cori no. 1 in B flat major, HWV.332
Concerto a due cori no. 2 in F major, HWV.333
Concerto a due cori no. 3 in F major, HWV.334
Concerto in B flat major, for lutes, strings and recorders
Concerto in D major, HWV.335a
Concerto no. 1 for Strings: Aria
Hornpipe aria in C minor, HWV.355
Hornpipe in D major, HWV.356
Il Pastor Fido, HWV.8c
March, HWV.345
March, for wind ensemble in D major, HWV.416
March, for wind ensemble in F major, HWV.346
March, for wind ensemble in G major, HWV.418
Oboe Concerto in F major, HWV.331
Oboe Concerto no. 1 in B flat major, HWV.302a
Organ Concerto in A major, HWV.296a
Organ Concerto in A major, op. 7, no. 2, HWV.307
Organ Concerto in B flat major, op. 4, no. 2, HWV.290
Organ Concerto in B flat major, op. 7, no. 1, HWV.306
Organ Concerto in B flat major, op. 7, no. 3, HWV.308
Organ Concerto in D minor, HWV.304
Organ Concerto in D minor, op. 7, no. 4, HWV.309
Organ Concerto in F major, HWV.305
Organ Concerto in F major, op. 4, no. 4, HWV.292
Organ Concerto in F major, op. 4, no. 5, HWV.293
Organ Concerto in G minor, op. 4, no. 3, HWV.291
Organ Concerto in G minor, op. 7, no. 6, HWV.311
Overture in B flat major, HWV.336
Overture in D major, HWV.337
Rondo in G major, for oboe and orchestra
Sinfonia, HWV.338
Suite in B flat major, HWV.352
Suite in B flat major, HWV.354
Suite in G major, HWV.353
Suite in G minor
Suite in G minor, for two oboes and orchestra
Terpsichore, HWV.8b — Ballet
Trumpet Concerto in B flat major
Trumpet Concerto in D
Trumpet Concerto in D minor
Trumpet Concerto no. 1, HWV.301
Vocal
● Messiah, HWV.56 — Oratorio
Alexander's Feast, ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV.75
9 Arias, hymms for soprano and continuo, HWV.202-210
Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV.72
Agrippina condotta a morire, for soprano, 2 violins, and continuo, HWV.110
Ah che troppo ineguali, for soprano and strings, HWV.230
Ah! crudel, nel pianto mio, cantata for soprano and ensemble, HWV.78
Alexander Balus, HWV.65
Alleluia, for baritone and organ
Alpestre Monte, HWV.81
Amarilli Vezzosa, for soprano, alto, 2 violins and continuo, HWV.82
Amen, for baritone and accompaniment
Aminta E Fillide, for 2 sopranos, strings and continuo, HWV.83
Amore uccellatore, for alto, HWV.176
Apollo e Dafne, for soprano, bass, and orchestra, HWV.122
Armida abbandonata, HWV.105
Atalanta: Like as the love-lorn turtle
Athalia, HWV.52
Aure soavi e liete, for soprano and orchestra, HWV.84
Belshazzar, HWV.61
Blessed Are They That Considereth the Poor, HWV.268, "Foundling Hospital Anthem"
Brockes Passion, HWV.48
Carco sempre di gloria, for alto and orchestra, HWV.87
Chandos Anthems, HWV.246-257
Chi rapi la pace al core, for soprano, HWV.90
Clori, Tirsi e Fileno, for 2 sopranos, alto, and orchestra, HWV.96
Clori, degli occhi miei, HWV.91
Clori, mia bella Clori, HWV.92
Coelestis dum spirat aura, motet for soprano, 2 violins and continuo, HWV.231
Conservate, raddopiate, duet for soprano, alto and continuo, HWV.185
Coronation Anthems, HWV.258-261
Crudel tiranno Amor, HWV.97
Cuopre tal volta il cielo, HWV.98
Dalla guerra amorosa, for bass and continuo, HWV.102a
Dalla guerra amorosa, for soprano and continuo, HWV.102
Deborah, HWV.51
Diana Cacciatrice, HWV.79
Dixit Dominus, HWV.232
Dolc' e pur d'amor l'affanno, HWV.109a
Donna, che in ciel, HWV.233
English Songs, HWV.228
Ero e Leandro, for soprano, 2 oboes, strings and continuo, HWV.150
Esther, HWV.50a
Esther, oratorio, HWV.50b
Figli del mesto cor, for alto and continuo, HWV.112
Figlio d'alte speranze, for soprano, HWV.113
Fra pensieri quel pensiero, for alto, HWV.115
Fronda leggiera e mobile, duet for soprano, alto and continuo, HWV.186
Glocken der Kreuskirche in Dresden; Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, for chorus
Gloria, for soprano and orchestra
Haec est Regina virginum, antiphon for soprano, strings and continuo, HWV.235
Hercules, HWV.60
Ho fuggito Amore anch'io, HWV.118
How beautiful are the feet of them, anthem, HWV.266
Il Delirio Amoroso, for soprano and orchestra, HWV.99
Il Gelsomino, HWV.164
Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno, HWV.46a
Irene, idolo mio, HWV.120
Israel in Egypt, HWV.54
Jephtha, HWV.70
Joseph and his Brethren, HWV.59
Joshua, HWV.64
Joy to the World
Jubilate,for soloists, chorus and orchestra, HWV.279, "Utrecht"
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV.63
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV.55
La Lucrezia, for soprano and continuo, HWV.145
La Resurrezione, HWV.47
La Solitudine, for alto, HWV.121
Lascia ch'io pianga, aria
Laudate Pueri Dominum, psalm, for soprano, 2 violins and continuo in F major, HWV.236
Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV.237
Look Down, Harmonious Saint, cantata for tenor, strings and continuo, HWV.124
Lungi da me pensier tiranno!, HWV.125b
Mi palpita il cor, HWV.132
Nel dolce tempo, HWV.135
Nell' africane selve, cantata for bass and continuo, HWV.136a
Nisi Dominus, HWV.238
No, di voi non vo' fidarmi, duet for 2 sopranos and continuo, HWV.189
Notte placida e cheta, HWV.142
Nó se emenderà jamás, HWV.140
O love divine, how sweet thou art, for chorus and ensemble, HWV.285
O numi eterni, for soprano and continuo, HWV.145
O qualis de coelo sonus, motet for soprano, HWV.239
Occasional Oratorio, HWV.62
Occhi miei, che faceste?, HWV.146
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, HWV.76
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV.74
Olinto pastore, for voices and orchestra, HWV.143
Partì, l'idolo mio, for soprano and continuo, HWV.147
Pensieri notturni di filli, for soprano, recorder, and continuo, HWV.134, "Nel dolce dell'oblio"
Pirro e Demetrio
Qualor crudele si mia vaga Dori, HWV.151
Quel fior ch'all'alba ride, duet for 2 sopranos and continuo, HWV.192
Quel fior ch'all'alba ride, for soprano and continuo, HWV.154
Rejoice, the Lord is King, hymn, HWV.286
Saeviat tellus inter rigores, for soprano, 2 oboes, strings and continuo, HWV.240
Salve Regina, antiphon for soprano, strings, organ and continuo in G minor, HWV.241
Samson, HWV.57
Saul, HWV.53
Se tu non lasci amore, HWV.201a
Semele, HWV.58
Sento la che ristretto, HWV.161b
Siete rose rugiadose, HWV.162
Silete Venti, motet for soprano and orchestra in B flat major, HWV.242
Silla,, opera, HWV.10
Sinners obey the Gospel word, for voice and ensemble
Solitudini care, amata libertà, cantata for soprano and continuo, HWV.163
Solomon, HWV.67
Sono liete, fortunate, duet for soprano, alto and continuo, HWV.194
Sorge il dì, for soprano, alto, bass, and orchestra, HWV.72, "Aci, Galatea o Polifemo"
Spande ancor a mio dispetto, for bass, 2 violins and continuo, HWV.165
Splende l'alba in oriente, for alto and orchestra, HWV.166
Stanco di piu soffrire, HWV.167a
Susanna, HWV.66
Tanti strali al sen, duet with continuo, HWV.197
Te Deum for soloists, chorus and orchestra in D major, HWV.278
Te Deum for soloists, chorus and orchestra in D major, HWV.283
Te Deum in A major, canticle, HWV.282
Te Deum in D, HWV.278, "Utrecht"
Te Deum in D, HWV.283, "Dettingen"
The Choice of Hercules, HWV.69
The King Shall Rejoice, HWV.265, "Dettingen Anthem"
The Triumph of Time and Truth, HWV.71
Theodora, HWV.68
Torna il core al suo diletto, for soprano, HWV.169
Tra le fiamme, HWV.170
Tu fedel? Tu constante?, for soprano, 2 violins, and continuo, HWV.171
Un' alma innamorata, HWV.173
Vedendo Amor, for alto and continuo, HWV.175
Venus and Adonis for soprano, HWV.85
Stage
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV.17 — Opera
Acis and Galatea, HWV.49 — Opera
Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia, HWV.22 — Opera
Agrippina, HWV.6 — Opera
Alcina, HWV.34 — Opera
Alessandro Severo, Anh.13 — Opera
Alessandro, HWV.21 — Opera
Almira, HWV.1 — Opera
Amadigi di Gaula, HWV.11 — Opera
Arianna in Creta, HWV.32 — Opera
Ariodante, HWV.33 — Opera
Arminio, HWV.36 — Opera
Atalanta, HWV.35 — Opera
Berenice, regina d'Egitto, HWV.38 — Opera
Deidamia, HWV.42 — Opera
Ezio, HWV.29 — Opera
Faramondo, HWV.39 — Opera
Flavio, rè di Longobardi, HWV.16 — Opera
Floridante, HWV.14 — Opera
Giove in Argo, HWV.A14 — Opera
Giustino, HWV.37 — Opera
Il pastor fido, HWV.8a — Opera
Imeneo, HWV.41 — Opera
Lotario, HWV.26 — Opera
Muzio Scevola, HWV.13 — Opera
Orlando, HWV.31 — Opera
Ottone, rè di Germania, HWV.15 — Opera
Partenope, HWV.27 — Opera
Radamisto, HWV.12 — Opera
Riccardo Primo, rè d'Inghilterra, HWV.23 — Opera
Rinaldo, HWV.7 — Opera
Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi, HWV.19 — Opera
Rodrigo, HWV.5 — Opera
Scipione, HWV.20 — Opera
Siroe, rè di Persia, HWV.24 — Opera
Tamerlano, HWV.18 — Opera
Teseo, HWV.9 — Opera
Tolomeo, rè d'Egitto, HWV.25 — Opera
Xerxes, HWV.40, "Serse" — Opera
Keyboard
Harpsichord Suite in E, HWV.430, "The Harmonious Blacksmith"
Air in E major, HWV.425
Air in G minor, HWV.467
Air in A major, HWV.468
Allegro for clock organ in C major, HWV.473
Aylesford Pieces for Keyboard
Bagatelle, for keyboard
Capriccio in F major, HWV.481
Chaconne in G major, HWV.435
Chaconne in G minor, HWV.259
Chaconne in G minor, HWV.486
Chaconne with 2 sets of keys in F major, HWV.485
Chaconne with 49 variations in C major, HWV.484
Concerto in B flat major, for harpsichord, winds and strings
Fantasia in C major, HWV.490
Fughetta
Fugue in A minor, HWV.609
Fugue in B flat major, HWV.607
Fugue in B minor, HWV.608
Fugue in C minor, HWV.610
Fugue in E major, HWV.612
Fugue in G major, HWV.606
Fugue in G minor, HWV.605
Gavotte in G major, HWV.491
Harpsichord Suite in A major, HWV.426
Harpsichord Suite in A major, HWV.454
Harpsichord Suite in B flat major, HWV.434
Harpsichord Suite in B flat major, HWV.440
Harpsichord Suite in C major, HWV.443
Harpsichord Suite in C minor, HWV.444
Harpsichord Suite in D minor, HWV.428
Harpsichord Suite in D minor, HWV.436
Harpsichord Suite in D minor, HWV.437
Harpsichord Suite in D minor, HWV.447
Harpsichord Suite in D minor, HWV.448
Harpsichord Suite in E minor, HWV.429
Harpsichord Suite in E minor, HWV.438
Harpsichord Suite in F major, HWV.427
Harpsichord Suite in F minor, HWV.433
Harpsichord Suite in F sharp minor, HWV.431
Harpsichord Suite in G major, HWV.435
Harpsichord Suite in G major, HWV.441
Harpsichord Suite in G major, HWV.442
Harpsichord Suite in G minor, HWV.432
Harpsichord Suite in G minor, HWV.439
Harpsichord Suite in G minor, HWV.452
Harpsichord Suite in G minor, HWV.453
Minuet I in D and II in D minor
Minuet in G major, HWV.531
Minuet in G minor, HWV.540b
Prelude in E major, HWV.566
Sonata in G minor, HWV.580
Sonata with double keys in G minor, HWV.579
Sonatina in D minor, HWV.581
Toccata in G minor, HWV.586
Toccata no. 2, for organ
Toccata no. 3, for organ
Toccata no. 4, for organ
Toccata no. 5, for organ
Toccata no. 6, for organ
Voluntary V, for organ
Chamber
11 Pieces for Musical Clock in C major, F, and G, HWV.587-597
2 Arias in F major, for wind ensemble, HWV.410-411
6 Violin Sonatas
7 Pieces for Musical Clock in C and A-, HWV.598-604
8 Pieces for Violin and Cello
Adagio and Allegro for violin, strings and continuo in A major, HWV.406
Allegro in C minor, HWV.408
Allegro in G major, for violin and continuo, HWV.407
Andante in A minor, HWV.412
Chamber Suite in D
Flute Sonata in E minor, op. 1, no. 1b, HWV.359b
Flute Sonata in B minor, op. 1, no. 9, HWV.367b
Flute Sonata in D major, HWV.378
Flute Sonata in D major, HWV.378
Flute Sonata in E minor, op. 1, no. 1a, HWV.379
Flute Sonata in G major, op. 1, no. 5, HWV.363b
Harp Sonata in E
Largo in F major, for oboe, 2 horns, strings and continuo, HWV.302b
Oboe Sonata in B flat major, HWV.357
Oboe Sonata in C minor, op. 1, no. 8, HWV.366
Oboe Sonata in F major, HWV.363a
Oboe Sonata in F major, HWV.363a
Oboe Sonata in G minor, HWV.404
Occasional Suite in D
Passacaglia for Violin and Viola
Prelude in B flat major, for harp
Recorder Sonata in A minor, op. 1, no. 4, HWV.362
Recorder Sonata in B flat major, HWV.377
Recorder Sonata in C major, op. 1, no. 7, HWV.365
Recorder Sonata in D minor, op. 1, no. 9a, HWV.367a
Recorder Sonata in F major, op. 1, no. 11, HWV.369
Recorder Sonata in G minor, op. 1, no. 2, HWV.360
Siciliana and Giga
Sonata a 5 for violin and strings in B flat major, HWV.288, "Sonata à Cinque"
Trio Sonata in A major, op. 5, no. 1, HWV.396
Trio Sonata in B flat major, HWV.380
Trio Sonata in B flat major, op. 2, no. 3, HWV.388
Trio Sonata in B flat major, op. 5, no. 7, HWV.402
Trio Sonata in B minor, op. 2, no. 1, HWV.386b
Trio Sonata in C minor, HWV.386a
Trio Sonata in D major, op. 5, no. 2, HWV.397
Trio Sonata in E minor, op. 5, no. 3, HWV.398
Trio Sonata in F for 2 Recorders and Continuo, HWV.405
Trio Sonata in F major, HWV.392
Trio Sonata in F major, op. 2, no. 4, HWV.389
Trio Sonata in F major, op. 5, no. 6, HWV.401
Trio Sonata in G major, op. 5, no. 4, HWV.399
Trio Sonata in G minor, op. 2, no. 2, HWV.387
Trio Sonata in G minor, op. 2, no. 5, HWV.390
Trio Sonata in G minor, op. 2, no. 6, HWV.391
Trio Sonata in G minor, op. 5, no. 5, HWV.400
Trumpet Sonata in F
Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor, op. 1, no. 6, HWV.364b
Violin Sonata in A major, op. 1, no. 3, HWV.361
Violin Sonata in D major, op. 1, no. 13, HWV.371
Violin Sonata in D minor,Op. 1, no. 1, HWV.359a
Violin Sonata in G major, HWV.358
Violin Sonata in G minor, op. 1, no. 6, HWV.364a