Handel - Messiah (ed. Andrew Davis)
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Label: Chandos
Cat No: CHSA51762
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 28th October 2016
Contents
Artists
Erin Wall (soprano)Elizabeth DeShong (mezzo-soprano)
Andrew Staples (tenor)
John Relyea (bass-baritone)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Andrew DavisWorks
Messiah, HWV56 (ed. Andrew Davis)Artists
Erin Wall (soprano)Elizabeth DeShong (mezzo-soprano)
Andrew Staples (tenor)
John Relyea (bass-baritone)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Andrew DavisAbout
Recorded live for SACD release in surround sound, this unique version makes use of all the colours available from the modern symphony orchestra to underline the mood and meaning of the individual movements. Without detracting from the innate power of the original, the conductor’s score calls for moments of drama, pathos, and even, sometimes, whimsicality. It is supported by substantial brass and woodwind forces, and several percussion instruments (including marimba!).
As he explains in a very personal booklet note, this leading British conductor brings immense dedication to what is probably the most famous piece of British sacred music ever composed, this version being one which he has conducted live only a few times, including on this recording. He confesses: ‘Everything I have done instrumentally stems from the enormous respect, even awe, which I feel towards this supreme masterpiece.’
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