Rejoice greatly (Handel's Messiah) Karina Gauvin

"Rejoice greatly" from Handel's Messiah

Karina Gauvin, soprano
Tempo Rubato under Alexander Weimann

from her Handel arias CD:

http://www.amazon.com/Handel-Oratorio-Dramatic-Scenes-Karina/dp/B001F1YC02/re...

Messiah (HWV 56) by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Composed: London 1741-42
First Performed: Dublin 1742
Libretto by Charles Jennens (1700-73)

"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion;
shout, O daughter of Jerusalem:
behold, thy King cometh unto thee.

He is the righteous Savior.
And he shall speak peace unto the heathen."

-adapted from Zechariah 9:9-10

Artists used in the video (in order of appearance):

Charles Le Brun (1619-1690)
Abraham Bloemaert (1566-1651)
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682)
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
Gerard van Honthorst (1592-1656)
Antonio Allegri da Correggio (1489 -1534)
Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665)
Abraham Bloemaert (1566-1651)
Franz von Rohden (1817-1903)
Agnolo di Cosimo, usually known as Il Bronzino (1503 --1572)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Baroque
• Handel
• Messiah
• Gauvin
• Tempo
• Rubato
• Weimann
• Le
• Brun
• Bloemaert
• Murillo
• Rubens
• Honthorst
• Correggio
• Poussin
• Bloemaer

[HM0880]

Wonderfully sung by Gauvin with great visuals chosen by jdstivers. :) My favorite painting is at 1:35; I like the shepherd on the left who is smiling at his friend. I also like the ornament at 3:05-- it immediately caught my ear... it is almost ethereal in its delicate upward flight. Thanks for posting!

[jdstivers]

@HM0880 Thanks!

[TaniaSSmith]

@HM0880 thanks for your comment; it enhanced my experience of the video. I admit I too was captured by both Karina's expressive, clear voice and the moving (in both senses) visuals. Jdstivers, thank you -- what a lovely song to post a month before Christmas.

[jdstivers]

@TaniaSSmith Thanks.

[beckistiles]

Ethereal :)

[musicalbethia]

might be singing this for my singing diploma :S im 18. this piece sounds hard! lol x

[HM0880]

@TaniaSSmith

Thank YOU for taking the time to let me know that you appreciated my comment.  :)