Georg Friedrich Händel (hwv 606) Fugue 2 in G

[danielgalhaad]

I love both of them, Bach blows my mind, i love the partitas for clavier, but here a question, do you know any happy song from Bach, I found all them very trascendental, the happier I know is this ocurante from the 825 partia. watch?v=QiAy62VWHPc

from Handel I love to listen some of his opera songs, like Svegliatevi nel core, va Taccito, ogni indugio, I found them very actual and heart meaningfull

[achantus1]

Counterpoint. Who was the greatest? Bach or Handel? Inpossibel to say, of course. But if you listen very closely to some of Handel's best coruses ( in his greatest oratorios, in his six fugues, and in "Dixit Dominus") you will find that he is mastering the art as much as Bach. But i don't think everybody is aware of that.

[achantus1]

Who is the greatest composer, Bach or Handel? This is not the question to ask. They had totally different backgrounds, and they had such a different career, that it is simply impossible to tell. You might just as well ask: who is the greatest, Beethoven or Mozart? It's impossible to tell, right? Bach (in my opinion) is the greatest ever. The absolute pinnacle of western musical achivement. But I also aknowledge that Handel had qualities that are absolutely unique, that Bach did not have.

[rh7189]

Its so heartening to see such interesting commentary here. Bach, Handel and Scarlatti were all born 1683(astrological significance??) Apparently the 3 were engaged in some sort of organ and harpsichord contest amongst each other...

[ihamoitc2005]

While no one had as deep & intuitive grasp of musical composition as Mozart, Handel, better than all the others, understood the listener. Beethoven came closest to Handel in that regard with Haydn not far behind. Mozart's music is best suited to people who really understand music at the deepest level such that they immediately understand that form is simply a conveyance. For those who can see beyond the veneer of form and structure is a revelation of expression that lays bare the human soul.

[unalegeli]

thanks

[Rigel1033]

Bach's fugue for my opinion and many other people they are real.

[Trinitrotolaissance]

We all like a Bach fugue, but I think you need to remove those earplugs, no cheap imitations or noise around here. It's safe... go ahead ;-)

[danielbream]

bellissimo...

[jkenyon1985]

Beethoven considered Handel to be the greatest composer of all time. He certainly learned a lot about drama in music from Handel, and how to achieve grand effects from simple means.

[IDidntComeUpWithName]

@jkenyon1985 I Didnt know this. Wagner Considered J.S Bach to be The Greatest Miracle in All Music.

[2009xellos]

@IDidntComeUpWithName Wagner also said, something to the effect of "Mozart (ie. the 5-subject fugal finale of jupiter symphony, contrapuntal sections from the Opera, Magic Flute) and Beethoven (ie. Grosse Fugue, fugues from Missa Solemnis, Hammerklavier) showed that they understood high-level fugal techniques, but these men must hide their faces before Bach, because he really showed us the true beauty of fugal writing"

[IDidntComeUpWithName]

@2009xellos Ty for the Info. Cheers ! I cant compare composers written Above, But Personally I havent ever Got Bored Listening to Bachs Organ Work and Almost everything else he has written ( Some Adagios are too emotional so i listen them more rarely) . Hes Virtuosity and Geniosity got me right away when i heard hes Brandenburg concerto nr0.5 when i was 14 years old.

[jkenyon1985]

Handel's 6 Grand Fugues for Keyboard are so refreshing to listen to. I had never heard them before, but now I can't stop listening to them. Handel is a brilliant fugue composer. His fugues just sound so free yet masterfully crafted.

[shnimmuc]

Both Bach and Handel are among the greatest composers. Bach is no more profound then Handel, they are simply different.

[Humbleboy89]

the notes in the beginning is a little funny

[NelsonClick]

I've always considered Handel's fugues to be a little more graceful than Bach's overall. Although, Bach's are more varied and profound (macho, masculine) and exhibit a sheer mastery of the form, Handel's fugues are just more fun listen to. Maybe it was Handel's glossy English polish. Far be it from me to belittle Bach's work it's one of the greatest joys of my life.

[Trinitrotolaissance]

Yes, interesting isn't it?

[i8numbers]

I personally like a darker more introspective piece. I think I'd prefer Mozart to Handel. However, my fascination with the Harpsichord is new...I don't know what it is, but...Makes me feel like the protagonist in a Castlevania game, lol.

[deontyk]

I prefer Händel to Bach and Mozart - his music helps me to concentrate, it is graceful and makes me calm down.

[alb84guitar]

@NelsonClick a lot of people say Bach's fugues have a better form, in my opinion Handel's fugues have an excellent form and while I get bored after listening to a lot of keybord works by Bach for a while, I never get bored listening to Handel suites and fugues... and some are also very new and classical rather than baroque... just listen to the fugue of HWV427 or to the fugue of HWV433 and tell me if you do not find them excellent and almost preannouncing Mozart (427) and Beethoven (433)

[firebreathone]

? I had been looking for this for ages! I thought it was Bach's!