Handel - Messiah | Pentatone PTC5186853

Handel - Messiah

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Label: Pentatone

Cat No: PTC5186853

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 23rd October 2020

Contents

Artists

Julia Doyle (soprano)
Tim Mead (countertenor)
Thomas Hobbs (tenor)
Roderick Williams (bass)
RIAS Kammerchor Berlin
Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin

Conductor

Justin Doyle

Works

Handel, George Frideric

Messiah, HWV56

Artists

Julia Doyle (soprano)
Tim Mead (countertenor)
Thomas Hobbs (tenor)
Roderick Williams (bass)
RIAS Kammerchor Berlin
Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin

Conductor

Justin Doyle

About

The RIAS Kammerchor Berlin and its chief conductor Justin Doyle present Handel’s Messiah, together with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and an all-British quartet of outstanding soloists, consisting of Julia Doyle (soprano), Tim Mead (countertenor), Thomas Hobbs (tenor) and Roderick Williams (bass). Messiah is not only Handel’s most famous work, but equally one of the cornerstones of British choral culture. Soon after the work’s premiere, a tradition of mass performances full of pomp and circumstance took root, with the ‘Hallelujah’ as a showstopper. This new period-instruments recording, however, aims to bring the piece back to the size and intimacy of the 1742 premiere in Dublin.

The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin has a substantial PENTATONE discography, including Handel’s Concerti grossi Op.6 and Op.3, (released in 2019 and 2020), Telemann’s opera Miriways (2019) and CANTATA with Bejun Mehta (2018). The RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, Justin Doyle, Julia Doyle, Tim Mead, Thomas Hobbs and Roderick Williams all make their PENTATONE debut.

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