Handel, G.F. (1685-1759) - Messiah - 'And the Glory of the Lord' - King's College Choir & AAM 2009

'And the Glory of the Lord' has been taken from Handel's English-language oratorio Messiah (1741) performed in 2009 at King's College Chapel, conducted by Stephen Cleobury with the King's College Choir, Cambridge & Academy of Ancient Music.


• 'And the Glory of the Lord'


Soloists: Ailish Tynan, Alice Coote, Allan Clayton and Matthew Rose
King's College Choir & Academy of Ancient Music
Conducted by Stephen Cleobury
2009

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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.

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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. Premiered in Dublin, Ireland on 13 April 1742, it was repeatedly revised by Handel, reaching its most familiar version in the performance to benefit the Foundling Hospital in 1754.

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(Review) - To celebrate the 800th anniversary of the University of Cambridge and to mark Handel's 250th anniversary of the composer's death a live concert of Handel's Messiah was held at King's College Chapel on April 5, 2009 (Palm Sunday). This concert was broad casted to over 85 movie theaters throughout Europe. The concert was performed by the Choir of King's College, soloists from the Royal Opera House and the Academy of Ancient Music, conducted by Stephen Cleobury.

The conjunction of the orchestra and the Choir is excellent, especially considering this being a live performance. The soloists did a fine job, the sound of the registration is reasonably fine, but could have been better, a bit less direct and more balanced.

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