Brad Leissa created this web site in 1995, in an attempt to make information on Handel (the man, the composer, and his music) more accessible to the ever-growing internet community. In May 2001 the English Handel musicologist David Vickers joined this effort as co-producer of GFHandel.org.
In our opinion, Handel deserves unequivocal recognition as one of the greatest composers, comfortably equal in artistic stature to other 18th century figures such as J.S. Bach, F.J. Haydn, W.A. Mozart, etc. We hope this web site serves as a valuable resource for both Handelian scholars and enthusiasts.
We aim to maintain accuracy in our presentation of musicological information about Handel, and give references to musicological publications whenever possible. Nevertheless, if you spot any errors or wish to submit constructive comments, please contact us.As additions/modifications are made to this web site, a separate listing of these changes is maintained at the Revision History page.
We plan to make significant upgrades to this website in the near future.
If you would like to contribute Handelian information
(e.g., essays, recording reviews, concert information)
to this web site, drop us a note!
| Co-Producers | |
| Brad
Leissa, M.D. Brookeville, Maryland, U.S.A. |
David
Vickers Yorkshire, England |
| E-mail: info@gfhandel.org | |
Technical Consultant |
Ron Buesser Ron received his BM in
Composition from Boston's Berklee College of Music in 1983. Ron has worked
professionally in many styles of music as a composer, orchestrator,
arranger, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist. As a countertenor, he has
pursued early music, and more recently has become interested in Handel's
repertoire. Ron has designed corporate web sites professionally for seven
years and has volunteered his services in the design and development of
Early Music America's
web site. |
CD Reviews Correspondent |
Philippe pursues a PhD in musicology at
the University La Sorbonne. His area of study is heroism in Handel operas and
Faramondo in particular. His PhD work is "Faramondo de G.F. Handel
sur un livret d'A. Zeno: étude des sources et confrontation au modèle
métastasien". (translation: "G.F. Handel's Faramondo with a
libretto by A. Zeno: a study of the sources and a comparison to the
metastasian model".) He retains the option with the Hallische-Händel-Ausgabe (HHA) to produce the scholarly edition of this opera.
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