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G. F. Handel - Messiah DVD / The Coir of Westminster Abbey | The Academy of Ancient Music / Conducted by Christopher Hogwood / Directed for video by Roy Tipping / NVC Arts
UPC 706301783429 / ASIN: B006O2MDHQ
REGION 2-5 NTSC DVD
MADE IN THE EU
AUDIO: Dolby Stereo 2.0
SUBTITLES: English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese
Total Runtime: 136 minutes
English Summary:
He spent most of his adult life in England where his name was anglicized to ‘George Frideric [or Frederick] Handel’.
Born the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti, Handel is regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Baroque era, with works such as Messiah, Water Music, and Music for the Royal Fireworks remaining steadfastly popular.[7] One of his four coronation anthems, Zadok the Priest (1727), composed for the coronation of George II, has been performed at every subsequent British coronation, traditionally during the sovereign's anointing. Another of his English oratorios, Solomon (1748), has also remained popular, with the Sinfonia that opens act 3 (known more commonly as "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba") featuring at the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony. Handel composed more than forty opera serias in over thirty years, and since the late 1960s, with the revival of baroque music and historically informed musical performance, interest in Handel's operas has grown.
Tracklist / Song list:
| Part 1 | ||
| 1 | Chapter 1 Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye, My People | |
| 2 | Chapter 2 Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts | |
| 3 | Chapter 3 Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive | |
| 4 | Chapter 4 For Unto Us A Child Is Born | |
| 5 | Chapter 5 Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion | |
| 6 | Chapter 6 He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd | |
| Part 2 | ||
| 7 | Chaper 7 Behold The Lamb God | |
| 8 | Chapter 8 Thou Art Gone Up On High | |
| 9 | Chaper 9 How Beautiful Are The Feet | |
| 10 | Chapter 10 Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rape Together | |
| 11 | Chapter 11 Hallelujah Chorus | |
| Part 3 | ||
| 12 | Chapter 12 I Know That My Redeemer Liveth | |
| 13 | Chapter 13 Behold I Tell You A Mystery | |
| 14 | Chapter 14 O Death, Where Is Thy Sting | |
| 15 | Chapter 15 If God Be For Us | |
| 16 | Chapter 16 Worthy Is The Lamb | |
| 17 | Chapter 17 Credit | |
- Bass – David Thomas (9)
- Chorus Master – Simon Preston (tracks: Part 1, 2 And 3)
- Contralto Vocals – Carolyn Watkinson
- Soprano Vocals – Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson
- Tenor Vocals – Paul Elliott
