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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) / Messiah Simon Heighes, for The Sixteen recording, 1997; Handel Messiah Lindsay Kemp, program notes for Colin Davis recording, 2006; CNP Feedback – Worthy Is the Lamb Cantica Nova publications; Program Notes: Handel's Messiah Dallas Symphony, 2011; Messiah The Compleat Guide sinatraguide.com
[3] [4] The imagery of shepherd and lamb features prominently in many movements, for example: in the aria "He shall feed His flock like a shepherd" (the only extended piece to talk about the Messiah on earth), in the opening of Part II ("Behold the Lamb of God"), in the chorus "All we like sheep", and in the closing chorus of the work ("Worthy ...
Messiah (HWV 56) [1] [n 1] is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter [ n 2 ] by Charles Jennens .
Messiah is not a typical Handel oratorio; there are no named characters, as are usually found in Handel's setting of the Old Testament stories, possibly to avoid charges of blasphemy. It is a meditation rather than a drama of personalities, lyrical in method; the narration of the story is carried on by implication, and there is no dialogue.
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Date: 1 January 1953: Source: Westminster/Deutsche Grammophon: Author: Hermann Scherchen, conductor; London Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Choir; Margaret ...
Date: 1 January 1953: Source: Westminster/Deutsche Grammophon: Author: Hermann Scherchen, conductor; London Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Choir; Margaret ...
It draws its name from Let all the angels of God worship Him, the chorus of Part II, Scene 4 from Messiah, itself quoting and titled after Hebrews 1:6. It briefly premiered from 26 June to 6 July 2015 at the Sam Wanamaker Theatre, directed by Jonathan Munby, [1] followed by a longer run at the same venue from 6 December 2016 to 12 February 2017.