George Friedric Handel How Beautiful Are The Feet
Born in the same year as last issue’s featured composer JS Bach, the German-turned-British composer George Friedric Handel (1685-1759) is also regarded as one of the greatest and most influential composers of the Baroque era, and indeed the entire canon of Western Art Music. His remarkable catalogue of works has long been praised for both its technical skill and dramatic power. Among these, several pieces have been used at key historical events, during his lifetime and to the present day,
