We all know the Hallelujah choruses. But ouside the world of Messiah and maybe Zadok the Priest, what is your favourite Handel chorus?

I have a few one (let say my top 5)

-"Serve the Lord with greatness" - Utrecht Jubilate
-"Sing Ye To The Lord" - Israel in Egypt
-"He gave them hailstones for rain" - Israel in Egypt
-"Tu es Sacerdos" - Dixit Dominus
-"Praise the Lord with harp and tongue" - Solomon

And surely a lot more.

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"Handel understands effect better than any of us -- when he chooses, he strikes like a thunderbolt... though he often saunters, in the manner of his time, this is always something there."

Mozart

Although I'm not the biggest Handel fan, I've always liked the "Envy, Eldest Born of Hell" chorus from Saul, which also includes the wonderful and fairly famous "Dead March".

It's a good one indeed. Good rhythm.

The fugal part of the closing chorus from Dixit Dominus is awesome.

"Et in saecula saeculorum, amen".

Actually, the whole Gloria Patri is great.

I agree too.

I've always loved these. I don't listen often, but after I do not hear it for a while, I listen to it and it opens up so many different dimentions, for me, it's always like listening anew. You must be in a certain frame of mind for Handel..

I'm currently listening to Handel's oratorios (Samson, Joshua, etc)

I love the choruses, particularly from the Samson's "Her faith and truth".

But i like the aria "Oh Had I Jubal's Lyre" from the Joshua the most.

By the way, I'm going to accompany the Messiah' Hallelujah chorus for the Easter mass and the thing is that I only play the piano and need to rush up learning the pedal in one month...

Thought you all might like to know about a place I've been geting music from for some time at www.themusiclibrary.com
It's got a really good search engine and seems like thousands of choral works.

I was led into GFH by the scruff of my neck many years ago, I thank the person that that opened my ears to such wonderful music, I cant think of a work that I don't like

I always liked the opening of the Dettingen Te Deum, "We praise Thee, O God." It's very typical Handel but a little bit like some courtly celebratory music. Okay - it's not lesser known, but I don't know the lesser lesser known.

I shied away from listening to The Messiaah for a long time after being subjected to too many "We Like Sheep" jokes.

Handel is one of the few composers who to my ears makes interesting recitatives (? - Hey, what's the plural of recitative?). I don't know - they seem to be an integral part of whatever chorus or aria follows. More so than with other composers.