Handel's eight keyboard suites, which he published himself in 1720, don't get a lot of attention these days. Pianist Lisa Smirnova studied these colorful pieces for five years before launching into ...

Poetry, video and dance overwhelm one crowded Messiah, while Manchester Collective embrace danger, jeopardy and the new The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy ...

“A VIEW of the FIRE-WORKES and ILLUMINATIONS at his GRACE the Duke of RICHMOND’S at WHITEHALL and on the River Thames on Monday 15 May 1749. Performed by the direction of Charles Fredrick Esq.” The ...

In the past few days, the story about my attempt to crowdsurf during a performance of Handel's Messiah in Bristol has gone viral. As a dual US/UK citizen who practises science, art, and cultural ...

This was the best concert yet in the Globe’s series of candle-lit, intimate recitals – and that’s saying something given the overall standard. This time, Trevor Pinnock introduced works by Handel and ...

The latest recording from Pygmalion, Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time” and works written for Anne-Sophie Mutter are among our selections. At Carnegie Hall, the English Concert made a case for ...

A recital by The King’s Consort at the Wigmore Hall of Handel’s little-known Nine German Arias, performed with three of the composer’s oboe works, was a pleasant rather than revelatory evening. The ...

Handel, who is recognised throughout the world for the composition, wrote personally to Charles Jennens calling the piece “your Messiah”. According to the handwritten letters, he credited the ...