In 1705, Handel created the operas "Almira" and "Rinaldo". In 1713, he won the appreciation of Queen Anne with his "Ode on the Queen's Birthday". When the childless Queen Anne died in 1714, she welcomed the new King George with an elaborately composed "Water Music." In 1742, driven by an incredible passion, he completed the composition of the oratorio "Messiah" in only 24 days.

Handel's oratorios are simple and touching, from "Saul", "The Israelites in Egypt" to "Samson" are all equally outstanding.

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Anecdotes

In 1707, during Handel’s secret trip to Venice, he was invited by a personal friend to attend a masquerade ball. Since he was not good at dancing, he sat down and played the piano.

At that time, the famous Italian composer Scarlatti was also present. The two did not know each other, but he had listened to Handel's performance. When he suddenly heard the beautiful sound of the piano, he suddenly The boy was stunned. He pointed at the man wearing a mask sitting next to the piano and shouted loudly: "Ah, devil! Devil! If the piano player is not a devil, he must be Handel!" Scarlatti rushed over while shouting. , lifted the mask of the piano player, and sure enough, that person was Handel. The two masters became friends.

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