The artistic oeuvre of the German Baroque composer George Frideric Handel (*05.03.1685 in Halle an der Saale, +14.04.1759 London) covered all musical genres of his time. He is considered one of the most important musicians of the Baroque period.
During an invitation to Dublin, Handel was persuaded by Charles Jennens (an English landowner, patron and librettist) to undertake a new composition project. The result was the two-and-a-half-hour oratorio “The Messiah”.