George Frideric Handel

Years: 1685–1759
Nationality: Germany
Born in: Halle (Saale)
Works: 373
Recordings: 12,418

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a Baroque composer from Germany. This catalogue lists 373 recorded works across 12,418 recordings. The HWV catalogue here has 658 entries. Most recorded forms: Cantata, Sonata, Concerto.

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Born

March 5, 1685

Halle (Saale)

Died

April 14, 1759

Influenced By

Alessandro Scarlatti Arcangelo Corelli Domenico Scarlatti Georg Philipp Telemann Giovanni Bononcini

By Form

Cantata41 Sonata32 Concerto27 Suite26 Opera19 Oratorio17 Overture4 Symphony1

Top Performers

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Orchestra · 832 rec

English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 666 rec

Neville Marriner

Conductor · 589 rec

The English Concert

Orchestra · 588 rec

Trevor Pinnock

Conductor · 483 rec

Christopher Hogwood

Conductor · 442 rec

John Eliot Gardiner

Conductor · 429 rec

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Conductor · 360 rec

Richard Egarr

Conductor · 350 rec

Charles Mackerras

Conductor · 347 rec

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra · 328 rec

George Malcolm

Soloist · 326 rec

Works (373)

All recordings →Albums featuring →Canonical catalog (633)

Title	Catalog	Form	Key	Year	Recordings
F major	HWV 333	Concerto	-	1747–1748	86
F major	HWV 334	Concerto	-	1747–1748	85
D minor	HWV 316 · Op. 3 no. 5	-	-	1717–1718	84
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto)	—	-	-	-	84
B-flat major	HWV 332	Concerto	-	1747–1748	83
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)	—	-	-	-	83
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)	—	-	-	-	83
F major	HWV 315 · Op. 3 no. 4	-	-	1716	82
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)	—	-	-	-	81
Organ	HWV 310 · Op. 7 no. 5	Concerto	-	1750	81
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 9. Air “O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” (Alto, Chorus)	—	-	-	-	80
Harp, later Organ	HWV 294	Concerto	-	-	80
Organ	HWV 306 · Op. 7 no. 1	Concerto	-	1740	80
Harp Concerto in B‐flat major, op. 4 no. 6, HWV 294	Op. 4 no. 6	Concerto	-	1730	79
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”	—	-	-	-	79
Organ	HWV 307 · Op. 7 no. 2	Concerto	-	1743	78
Organ	HWV 308 · Op. 7 no. 3	Concerto	-	1751	78
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)	—	-	-	-	77
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field… And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)	—	-	-	-	77
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”	—	-	-	-	77