Artist

George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel appears once in our Baroque list, placing as high as No. 5. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

Ranked entries

1

Appears on

Baroque

Year

1741

Highest placing

No. 5 in Baroque

Updated

2026-08-30

Appears on

1. 05

   Messiah

   1741

   Ranked No. 5 in Baroque

   Written in twenty-four days, to a libretto assembled entirely from scripture, for a Dublin charity. Handel wrote for the theatre and it shows in the best possible way.

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