Description
In this life story about George Frideric Handel, we follow the composer through the most striking experiences of his eventful life.
From his youth in Halle, Germany, his travels through Europe and his move to London, where he settled in 1712, until his death in 1759.
00:00:10 - Opening Scene
00:02:40 - School Director
00:03:42 - Weissenfels, and two surprising men
00:07:20 - Friedrich Zachow, his music teacher
00:08:54 - Death of Handel's father
00:10:10 - Halle University
00:11:44 - Meeting with Georg Telemann
00:14:10 - Berlin - A dissapointed King Frederick I of Prussia
00:15:53 - A visit to mother
00:17:02 - Having a beer with a friend
00:21:29 - Forced to marry?
00:22:15 - A sword fight between composers
00:25:34 - Discovering Italy
00:27:59 - Forbidden by the Pope
00:29:48 - Arriving in London
00:32:46 - A Queen's offer that cannot be refused
00:35:25 - A letter to Telemann
00:35:53 - Living at his patron's mansion
00:36:29 - "Water Music"
00:37:12 - Starting a New Opera Company
00:39:49 - Coronation of King George II
00:41:23 - A business deal with an Opera impressario
00:42:22 - Recovering from a stroke
00:44:06 - Opera "Serse" - soprano Amira Willighagen
00:47:31 - "Messiah"
00:49:05 - "Royal Fireworks"
00:50:03 - Injured in an accident
00:50:21 - An unsuccessful eye operation
00:50:48 - Support from his secretary/amanuensis
00:51:48 - State funeral