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“Budding singers, composers, conductors and producers everywhere take note: this is how it’s done.” Classic FM Magazine
Handel Messiah
Susan Gritton (soprano), Dorothea Röschmann (soprano),
Bernarda Fink (contralto), Charles Daniels (tenor),
Neal Davies (bass)
Gabrieli Player
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
This widely celebrated 1997 release (dubbed “a Messiah for the millennium”) has many strengths. McCreesh plays up the work’s drama and excitement; swift tempos and crisp articulation fill the music with energy. The chorus and orchestra execute flawlessly, even brilliantly, whatever McCreesh asks.
Excerpt: “Hallelujah Chorus”
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“The energy and focused proclamation of this reading will surely win many friends . . . a highly compelling reading.”Gramophone
DG Archiv
0289 453 4642 7 2 CDs
August 1997