The Messiah (Complete Oratorio)

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HANDEL
The Messiah (Complete Oratorio)
Joan Rodgers, Della Jones, Bryl Terfel / Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox

[ Chandos Chaconne / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Wednesday 6 March 2002

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.."the choruses are fresh, resilient and fast without sounding breathless"-Guardian

'…the choruses are fresh, resilient and fast without sounding breathless, and the set's special claim lies in the choice of soloists: the soprano, Joan Rogers, and the bass, Bryn Terfel, both give formidable performances.'
- The Guardian

'Richard Hickox… has succeeded in conveying to me the humanity of Handel's masterly score, its contrasts, its gestures, its radiance and its tenderness.'
- Gramophone

This account of one of the world's best-known large choral compositions is performed by some of Britain's most renowned singers, under the direction of Richard Hickox.

This recording is acknowledged as ranking among the best period instrument versions of this work available and has received first-rate reviews.

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