http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2472&rws=%2Fgeorge-frideric-handel%2Ftop-tracks.rssEven if you think of a cinematic pooch when the word Beethoven is mentioned you have probably heard Handel's <i>Messiah</i> -- "Hallelujah!! Hallelujah!!" -- blasting away at the local mall at Christmas time. This stunning piece illustrates Handel's mastery of the big choral numbers that were gaining in popularity with the rising eighteenth century bourgeois class. Handel was a master at composing operas, but these oratorios were easier to stage and perform and cheaper to attend for the new British middle class, who embraced Handel's music with great enthusiasm. - Nick DedinaBaroqueen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:40:24 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2472&rws=%2Fgeorge-frideric-handel%2Ftop-tracks.rss Even if you think of a cinematic pooch when the word Beethoven is mentioned you have probably heard Handel's <i>Messiah</i> -- "Hallelujah!! Hallelujah!!" -- blasting away at the local mall at Christmas time. This stunning piece illustrates Handel's mastery of the big choral numbers that were gaining in popularity with the rising eighteenth century bourgeois class. Handel was a master at composing operas, but these oratorios were easier to stage and perform and cheaper to attend for the new British middle class, who embraced Handel's music with great enthusiasm. - Nick Dedina http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17055574&variant=play&rws=%2Fgeorge-frideric-handel%2Ftop-tracks.rss Baroque Tue, 15 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by George Frideric Handel on Rhapsody Online 17055574 tra.17055574 George Frideric Handel art.2472 0.99 Classical Moods - 100 Top Classical Favorites Of All Time alb.17047021 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/9/8/1138910_170x170.jpg 2002-10-15 00:00:00.0 2002-10-15 00:00:00.0 true Hornpipe tra.17055574 87000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17055574&variant=play&rws=%2Fgeorge-frideric-handel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.17055574&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeorge-frideric-handel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2077041&variant=play&rws=%2Fgeorge-frideric-handel%2Ftop-tracks.rss Baroque Wed, 2 Nov 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by George Frideric Handel on Rhapsody Online 2077041 tra.2077041 George Frideric Handel art.2472 0.99 Famous Baroque Concerti alb.199690 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/5/1/401527_170x170.jpg 1994-11-02 00:00:00.0 1994-11-02 00:00:00.0 true Arrival of the Queen of Sheba tra.2077041 205000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2077041&variant=play&rws=%2Fgeorge-frideric-handel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2077041&variant=data&rws=%2Fgeorge-frideric-handel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2698345&variant=play&rws=%2Fgeorge-frideric-handel%2Ftop-tracks.rss Baroque Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by George Frideric Handel on Rhapsody Online 2698345 tra.2698345 George Frideric Handel art.2472 0.99 Classical Music To Study To alb.156204 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/5/1/511583_170x170.jpg 2000-01-01 00:00:00.0 2000-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Xerxes - 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