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MESSIAH
George Frideric Handel
Taverner Choir & Players
Emma Kirkby, James Bowman, Emily Van Evera, Margaret Cable, Joseph Cornwell, David Thomas
Andrew Parrott, dir.

EMI

An "authentic period performance" that's smaller in scope than what many of us grew up with, but far closer to what Handel himself heard performed. It's my favorite.

How about you? What version(s) of Handel's Messiah are you playing today (if any)?






Please pardon the rather ironic (and theologically incorrect) typo in the original heading.



Oh yeah, I've got Him, too. :yes:

Dang i am away from home, but I usully like the Archiv yellow jacket versions, be it mono or stereo....Even Palestrina!

several flavors here...

It seems I have two, this one an Angel set and the other is upstairs and I believe also Angel, don't remember the soloists but it is with the Huddersfield Choral Society.

A couple of versions somewhere around here, neither of which pertains to a messiah who is goy.

A couple of versions somewhere around here, neither of which pertains to a messiah who is goy.

Typing in the dark with thumbs is hard work. ;)

He is the original Goy, but we'll Passover that.
I have several versions of The Messiah, but my favorite is by Apollo's Fire, Cleveland's Baroque ensemble. A wonderful recording and performance.http://www.apollosfire.org/images/cdcovers/messiah_300.jpg

Handel---------Messiah-----------Asmir/Marriner

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I like how the ringwear adds an another halo to the Messiah :)

Just finishing...

Handel ~ Messiah
(Excerpts)

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The London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult Conductor
w/ George Maran, Owen Brannigan, Norma Proctor and Jennifer Vyvyan
[Vox/Turnabout/Declon]

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Messiah
George Frideric Handel
Elsie Morison, Marjorie Thomas, Richard Lewis, James Milligan,
Huddersfield Choral Society, Chorus master Herbert Bardgett O.B.E.
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcom Sargent
Columbia / EMI - SAX 2308 - SAX 2310

Yup, will be playing the above later today. I spun some of it for Good Friday and am leaving Hallelujah and other such tracks for today ;)

Even though I am Jewish, I do have a couple copies of this...

One on phillips digital vinyl from the eighties that looks unplayed and another I believe on Vox.

Forgot who did them, tho...