“Handel died at home at age 74 on April 14th, 1759. It had…” — Freakonomics Radio at 10:52
“Handel died at home at age 74 on April 14th, 1759. It had been 17 years and one day since Messiah was first performed in Dublin. London went into mourning. He was a huge figure, just huge. All of society knew him, and of course every musician knew him. He was deeply revered. I mean, it was very much the end of an era…”
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