by George Frideric Handel · Polygram · CD · EAN 3259140008620
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«Messiah: A Sacred Oratorio (Highlights)» is the album by Georg Friedrich Händel on CD.
Selection of key moments from Messiah, Händel's sacred oratorio on the promise of redemption, with arias and choruses such as «Comfort ye my people», «For unto us a child is born» and the famous «Hallelujah», performed on period instruments.
Singing are Judith Nelson, Emma Kirkby, Carolyn Watkinson, Paul Elliott and David Thomas; Choir of Christ Church, Oxford, conducted by Simon Preston, and the Academy of Ancient Music by Christopher Hogwood.
For listeners interested in Baroque music and in historically informed performances with original instruments.
