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Three hundred twenty years ago in Halle, Germany, George Frideric Handel was born. The composer of numerous orchestral works, operas and oratorios, including The Messiah, he is considered one of the most important figures in the history of Western music.
Performance Today salutes the man whom Beethoven called "the greatest composer who ever lived."
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