G.F. Handel: Messiah

G.F. Handel: Messiah

1982
2h 16m
5.2

5.2/10

3 votes
Overview

In Handel's day this best-loved of all oratorios was performed by fewer than forty instrumentalists and a chorus, less than thirty strong, of boy trebles and men. That is the tradition to which Christopher Hogwood has returned in his performances with the Academy of Ancient Music. Members of the Academy all play instruments of the period or accurate modern copies. In this recording the choruses are sung by boy trebles and male altos, tenors and basses, members of the Choir of Westminster Abbey. The soloists improvise embellishments in the arias and, in certain cases, join in the singing of the choruses, just as they would have done 240 years ago. The recording takes full advantage not only of Westminster Abbey's fine acoustic qualities, but also of the incomparable architectural splendor of the surroundings.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1982
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Christopher Hogwood
Christopher Hogwood

Conductor

Judith Nelson
Judith Nelson

Soprano 1

Emma Kirkby
Emma Kirkby

Soprano 2

Carolyn Watkinson
Carolyn Watkinson

Contralto

Paul Elliott
Paul Elliott

Tenor

David Thomas
David Thomas

Bass

Simon Preston
Simon Preston

Organist and Master of the Choristers

Key Crew

Roy Tipping
Director

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