Memoirs of the Life of the Late George Frideric Handel

Title Page

Birth and First Adventure of the Six Year Old

First Test at the Duke of Saxe-Weißenfels

Decision to Foster His Musical Talent

Apprenticeship in Halle with Zachau

At Court in Berlin with Buononcini and Ariosti

Refusal of the Kings Sponsorship

The Hamburg Opera

Situation at the Hamburg Opera

Squabbles in Hamburg and a Commission

Handel's Operas in Hamburg

Contact with a Tuscan Prince

Setting Out for Italy

A Glance at Music in Italy and in France

Florence

Rodrigo

Venice

Agrippina

Rome Encounters with Corelli

Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno

Encounters with Alessandro & Domenico Scarlatti

At the Cardinals Colonna & Pamphilii / Attempts at Conversion / La resurrezione

More of Italy

Engagement at the Hanoverian Court / Visits to Halle & Düsseldorf

First Journey to London / State of Music There