1733, by Balthasar Denner George Frideric Handel (German: Georg Friedrich Hˆ§ndel ; pronounced  [ÀàhŠõndŠôl] ) (23 February 1685 ’Äì 14 April 1759) was a German-English Baroque composer who is famous for his operas , oratorios , and concertos . Handel was born in Germany in the same year as JS Bach