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Composer:
George Frideric Handel

Artist(s):
Susan Hamilton
Annie Gill

Conductor:
John Butt

Background: This album features The Messiah, Handel's most famous oratorio. This is the first recording to seriously explore the version and performing forces that Handel used for his legendary Dublin première. The research was carried out by director and lecturer John Butt and the performance recreated by the acclaimed Scottish choral group the Dunedin Consort, with soloists taken from within the choir.

The Dublin version of The Messiah is unique in several important ways and the resultant Linn recording signifies an exciting and historically considered representation as enjoyed by the Dublin audience of 1742.

The challenge in this recording was to try and recapture something of the freshness of the first public performances, imagining what it was like to hear the work for the very first time, when many moments must have been quite unexpected.

CATALOGUE NR: CKD285
RECORD LABEL: Linn
FORMAT: Hybrid 2 SACD Set
PRICE: £ 12.95 including VAT, or £ 11.02 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 27-Nov-2006

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: The Messiah
CONDUCTOR: John Butt
ARTISTS: Susan Hamilton   Annie Gill   Clare Wilkinson   Dunedin Consort

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Dublin version 1742 - Dec-2006 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Gramophone 2007 Award Winner

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