Charles Jennens’ inspired idea was to not write it himself but rather to compile it from the King James Bible, presenting Handel with the most extended scriptural text he ever set to music-a text, moreover, containing the kernel of the Christian faith. What makes Messiah unique is its libretto. Why? The reason, surely, does not lie solely with the music, magnificent and ever-fresh though it is: Solomon, Saul, Israel in Egypt and Jepetha, among others, all contain music equally fi ne. The work is also heard at Eastertide, and selections containing resurrection themes are often included in Easter services.Īmong Handel’s twenty or more oratorios, Messiah has long been the most often performed, holding a place of honor in the hearts of audiences everywhere. Messiah is Handel’s most famous work and remains immensely popular among concert-goers in the English-speaking world.Īlthough the work was conceived and first performed for Easter, it has become traditional since Handel’s death to perform the Messiah,oratorio during Advent, the preparatory period of the Christmas season. Handel himself was a devout Christian, and the work is a presentation of Jesus’s life and its significance according to Christian doctrine. It is his most famous creation and is among the most popular works in the Western choral literature. Messiah, (1741), is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. Be it anthem, carol, hymn or his much-loved Requiem, John Rutter’s choral man who has given choirs music is ubiquitous.” “If you sing in a choir-church or choral society-it is a mathematical certainty that you will have sung something by John Rutter. The soloists are Joanne Lunn, Melanie Marshall, James Gilchrist, and Christopher Purves.
Messiah is being performed by the Cambridge Singers, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by John Rutter. Rutter’s compositions are chiefly choral, and include Christmas carols, anthems, and extended works such as a Gloria and a Requiem. Named on The Today Show as “the greatest living composer and conductor of choral music,” Rutter is probably the most successful choral composer of his generation. This is the first time John Rutter has recorded the Messiah. Here is a new recording of the complete Messiah, conducted by the famous composer and conductor, John Rutter, featuring the Cambridge Singers and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Handel’s Messiah is perhaps the greatest Christian musical work ever produced.
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