Pet Peeve...
The proper way to pronounce Händel's name (Note the umlots) is [ˈhɛndəl] not [ˈhαndəl]. The alpha "ah" sound is an artifact of 18th century british laziness... And to drive to point home, the way most Americans pronounce it [ˈhændəl] is actually closer to the true German pronounciation than the British.