George Frederic Handel can be considered one of the greatest composers of all time based simply on his “Messiah.” But, in fact, Handel wrote more than 42 oratorios and was ...

Story goes, George Frideric Handel finished “Messiah,” a 260-page oratorio ... rousing and invigorating, with such poetry as “For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth,” noted Trottier.