Exceptionally full, detailed study of the man, his music and times. Childhood, music training, years in London; analysis of Messiah and other works; much more.

In 1712, a young German composer followed his princely master to London and would remain there for the rest of his life. That master would become King George II

In this biography, the man who would later compose some of the world's most beautiful music is shown to have once been a stubborn little boy with a mind of his

Handel remains one of the unchallenged geniuses of musical history.Yet many revealing and fascinating aspects of his work have been obscured by generations of a

A “real tour de force” exploring the mythic history of animals in Handel’s operas complete with illustrations and audio recordings of the composer’s ari