Handel

Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759) is a genius whose work has changed the history of musical art. A native of the small German city of Galle, in his youth, he managed to conquer Italy, then lead the opera theater in London, and in his old age to become a classic of the genre of the English oratorio. He, the only one of all composers, was erected in 1737, and the Vestminster Abbey was the tomb of the British monarchs.
successful, famous, rich, he could become the hero of the book from the series "Success Story". However, his long life was not cloudless. In the biography of Handel, the reader will find a number of dramatic moments: family loss, duel with a close friend, theatrical squabbles, intrigues of rivals, scandalous antics of opera stars, quarrels and reconciliation with members of the royal family, and in the end - complete blindness, which could not break his spirit and could not break his spirit and abandon creativity.
In the first Russian, a detailed biography of Handel, written by the professor of the Moscow Conservatory Larisa Kirillina, the life of the great composer is represented in the context of art and politics of the first half of the 18th century. The book is addressed to the wide circles of readers who are interested in the culture of this time