
Condensed Playlist link: www.youtube.com This is a condensed 14 1/2 min clip of Handel's oratorio Messiah (1741) performed in 2009 at the 'Theater an der Wien', conducted by Jean-Christophe and directed by Claus Guth. Performers: Susan Gritton, Cornelia Horak, Martin Pöllmann (sop) Bejun Mehta (ct) Richard Croft (ten) Florian Boesch (bs) Nadia Kichler (sign language performer) Arnold Schoenberg Ch; Ensemble Matheus (period instruments) Director: Claus Guth Conductor: Jean-Christophe Spinosi Location: Theater an der Wien, Vienna - 2009 ------------------------------------------------------ Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, and concertos. Handel was born in Germany in the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti. He received critical musical training in Italy before settling in London and becoming a naturalised British subject. His works include Messiah, Water Music, and Music for the Royal Fireworks. He was strongly influenced by the great composers of the Italian Baroque and the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition. ----------------------------------------------------- Messiah: Messiah is an English-language oratorio composed by Handel in 1741, and is one of the most popular works in the Western choral literature. The libretto by Charles Jennens is drawn entirely from the King James and Great Bibles, and interprets the Christian doctrine of the Messiah <b>...</b>
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