250th anniversary of the death of German composer Georg Friedrich Handel

This week sees the 250th anniversary of the death of German composer Georg Friedrich Handel. The MAIN celebrations will be in London where Handel spent most of his life. And it was THERE that he composed his most famous works - his "Water Music", many of his operas and, of course, "The Messiah", with its famous "Hallelujah Chorus". These days, the BRITISH claim Handel as one of their OWN.... but he was born right here in Germany: