George Fredrick Handel ( German : Georg Friedrich HÃ ndel ) ( b. Halle , Germany , 23 February 1685 ; died London , England , 14 April 1759 ) was a German composer who went to live in England when he was a young man and later became a naturalised Briton . George Frideric Handel ( German : Georg Friedrich HÃ ndel ; ) ( 23 February 1685 â `` 14 April 1759 ) was a German-British Baroque composer , famous for his operas , oratorios , and concertos .