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Handel
Messiah, HWV 56 |
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Messiah was written in just 24 short days in 1741 by a composer who felt
at a peculiarly low ebb. But from the time of its first
performance in Dublin the following year Messiah became the most
renowned work of English sacred music, the pre-eminent oratorio in
performance and an emblem of the baroque aesthetic.
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See
our composer biography here.
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Musica
recommended recording |
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Orchestra: Gabrieli
Consort |
Orchestra
website |
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Conductor:
Paul McCreesh |
DG's
McCreesh bio page |
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Label:
Archiv (Deutsche Grammophon) |
Label
website |
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Catalogue
Ref: 453464-2AH2 |
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Release
Date: August 1997 |
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More information about this recording |
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Label
(Archiv - Deutsche Grammophon) |
DG
disc information |
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McCreesh's 1997 interpretation of the 1754 version of Messiah is a
super-charged, wide-throated performance of this oratorio.
Authenticists may prefer Hogwood's 1979 performance, but for a
full-bodied performance, McCreesh and the Gabrieli are unbeatable.
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