The Life of George Frederick Handel

Contents

• Notice
• Author's preface
• 1. The Handel family
• 2. Georg Friedrich's childhood
• 3. The journey to Berlin
• 4. The student-organist
• 5. The journey to Hamburg
• 6. Almira
• 7. The journey to Italy
• 8. The first Italian opera
• 9. The first visit to London
• 10. In London and Hanover
• 11. The Utrecht Te deum
• 12. At Burlington House
• 13. Concerning the Water Musick
• 14. The second passion oratorio
• 15. Concerning the duke of Chandos
• 16. Concerning the Royal Academy of Music
• 17. Concerning the success of the Royal Academy of Music
• 18. Cuzzoni and Faustina
• 19. Concerning the decline and fall of the Royal Academy of Music
• 20. Handel as manager
• 21. The revival of Esther, and Acis and Galatea
• 22. The threatening storm
• 23. The rival operas
• 24. Performances without dramatic action
• 25. The last Italian operas
• 26. Saul, Israel in Egypt
• 27. The disputed Magnificat
• 28. The Messiah
• 29. The technical history of the Messiah
• 30. The return to London
• 31. The victory of Dettingen
• 32. The second bankruptcy
• 33. Brighter prospects
• 34. National rejoicings
• 35. The last oratorio
• 36. English dramatic works
• 37. Pasticcios
• 38. Instrumental music
• 39. Eventide
• 40. The closing scene
• 41. The will
• 42. The man
• 43. The genius
• 44. De reliquiis
• Catalogue of works
• Fac-simile of handwriting
• Appendix
• Genealogical tree
• Index.