Mrs Tigersoap said:
Thanks for the thread, Herr Eisenheim! :)
Yes, an excellent thread!
My favourite classical composer is Handel, and my favourite works of his are the Concerti Grossi and the Organ Concerti.
Here's a YouTube link to his Organ Concerto op4 no4 in F Major: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5KFulKZkJk
And here a link to his Concerti Grossi op6 no7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mg3y42UYQU
The story goes that Beethoven was given a complete set of Handel's scores. He indicated the scores and said: 'There is truth.'
Mozart, too, revered Handel.
How Mozart loved Handel gives a brief history of how he responded to Handel's influence and music.