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Handel–Mozart: Messiah

The ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers, conducted by Sofi Jeannin, join the Britten Sinfonia and four outstanding soloists to perform Mozart’s compelling re-imagination of Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah.

Enjoy a rare chance to hear Handel’s seasonal masterpiece in Mozart’s compelling re-imagining for late 18th-century orchestra.

With Mozart's addition of trombones, horns, flutes and clarinets to Handel’s oboes, bassoon and trumpets, there is an abundance of rich and surprising textures – but every inspired note of Handel’s original remains the same.

The ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers, conducted by Sofi Jeannin, join the Britten Sinfonia and a quartet of outstanding soloists to perform this work.

Recorded earlier this month at the Barbican and presented by Martin Handley.

Hilary Cronin (soprano)
Helen Charlston (alto)
Laurence Kilsby (tenor)
Morgan Pearse (bass)
´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers
Britten Sinfonia
Sofi Jeannin (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Tue 19 Dec 2023 19:30

Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Messiah, Part 1

    Performer: Hilary Cronin. Performer: Helen Charlston. Performer: Laurence Kilsby. Performer: Morgan Pearse. Performer: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers. Performer: Britten Sinfonia. Performer: Sofi Jeannin. Music Arranger: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major K.545

    Performer: Elisabeth Leonskaja. Performer: Sviatoslav Richter.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Messiah, Part 2 and 3

    Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Hilary Cronin. Performer: Helen Charlston. Performer: Laurence Kilsby. Performer: Morgan Pearse. Performer: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers. Performer: Britten Sinfonia. Performer: Sofi Jeannin.

Broadcast

  • Tue 19 Dec 2023 19:30