Handel, George Frideric
Contents: Messiah: Part I -- Part II -- Part III -- Appendix.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: RCA Victor Gold Seal 1992
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL HANKeates, Jonathan
Summary: In the late summer of 1741, George Friderick Handel, composed an oratorio set to words from the King James Bible, rich in tuneful arias and magnificent choruses. Jonathan Keates recounts the history and afterlife of Messiah, one of the best-loved works in the classical repertoire. He relates the composition's first performances and its relationship with spirituality in the age of the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.5 KEAHandel, George Frideric
Contents: Messiah HWV56: Sinfony (Grave - Allegro moderato) (3:29) -- Messiah HWV56, PART 1: Comfort ye my people (tenor accompagnato: Larghetto e piano) (2:50) -- Messiah HWV56, PART 1: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (tenor air: Andante) (3:21) -- Messiah HWV56, PART 1: And the glory of the Lord (chorus: Andante) (2:58) -- Messiah HWV56, PART 1: Thus saith the Lord (bass accompagnato) (1:22) -- Messiah...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Classics 2009