You have taken far too much trouble over your opera. Here i… - George Frideric Handel

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You have taken far too much trouble over your opera. Here in England that is mere waste of time. What the English like is something that they can beat time to, something that hits them straight on the drum of the ear.

George Frideric Handel

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George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (Georg Friedrich Händel, 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German, later British, Baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos.

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Alternative Names: Handel • G. F. Händel • Georg Friedrich Händel • George Frideric • Händel • G. F. Handel • George Frederick Handel

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Every Englishman believes that Handel now occupies an important position in heaven. If so, le bon Dieu must feel toward him very much as Louis Treize felt toward Richelieu.

Händel ist der Größte und Fähigste aller Komponisten; von ihm kann ich immer noch lernen.

Er ist der Meister von uns allen!

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