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Messiah

Title: Messiah / Handel.
Author: Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
Publication: [Toronto, Ont.] : Tafelmusik, ℗2012.
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Description

2 audio discs (142 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir present an intimate and stirring performance of Handel's Messiah. This 2-CD recording of the full score on period instruments features a stellar cast of soloists. Tafelmusik presents this baroque masterpiece with the spirit and vitality of Handel's own 18th-century productions. A perennial favorite with audiences and critics alike, Tafelmusik's Messiah has garnered glowing reviews year after year.

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Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.
Songs and music.

Note

Oratorio in 3 parts.
Libretto by Charles Jennens.
Compact discs.
Program notes by Charlotte Nediger and biographical notes on the performers, in English with French and German translations, and libretto (31 p. : ports.) inserted in container.

Event (note)

Recorded live, Dec. 14-17, 2011, at Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, the Royal Conservatory, Toronto, Canada.

LCCN

00880513101629
880513101629

OCLC

ocn812260518
812260518

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries