Handel: Messiah
Paul Agnew
Handel: Messiah
Paul Agnew
'Perhaps no one has ever asserted so forcefully the victory of the spirit over death; no one has ever spoken with such firm tenderness of acceptance and gentleness. Handel's message is addressed to mankind oppressed by the sorrows and complications of life. Everyone can understand it: it is simple, and it is written for everyone. Sometimes this simplicity is thrown back at him as a reproach; but it is the very core of his strength, permitting him to be listened to and loved by people who never attend a concert. Which should be every composer's ambition'. (J.-F. Labie)
LES ARTS FLORISSANTS/WILLIAM CHRISTIE
| Media | Music CD (Compact Disc) | 
| Number of discs | 2 | 
| Composer | Handel | 
| Released | November 29, 2019 | 
| EAN/UPC | 3149020940679 | 
| Label | HARMONIA MUNDI HAF890149899 | 
| Genre | Oratorio | 
| Dimensions | 125 × 140 × 12 mm · 260 g (Weight (estimated)) | 
| Conductor | William Christie | 
| Orchestra | Les Arts Florissants | 
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