Handel: Messiah
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Performer: Justino DiazComposer: George Frederick Handel
Conductor: Johannes Somary
Performer: Colin Tilney
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra
Performer: Margaret Price
Performer: Alexander Young
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-08-22
Music Label: Artemis Records
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Free Music Review: AN ENJOYABLE PERFORMANCE OF MESSIAH
Hit: 4 Stars
There isn't much that can be added about Handel's Messiah on record. I've lost count of the number of recordings available, ranging from historically-accurate performances with reduced forces on historic instruments and in baroque tuning, all the way to overblown symphonic arrangements with 200-voice choirs and tympani and cymbals crashing during the Hallelujia chorus!
Somary's recording was released on LP in the 1970s and I always felt it filled a comfortable gap with a good sized chamber orchestra and chorus, excellent soloists with tasteful vocal ornamentation (for all of the soloists, not just for the soprano), a clean, clear acoustic, and the kind of dynamics and tempi that would be acceptable for both "period" music lovers and those wanting a more conventional performance. Now in its second CD reissue on Vanguard, I can wholly recommend it as a reasonable alternative to other Messiahs on CD, particularly to Colin Davis' classic Phillps recording. The original Vanguard LP was also produced in SQ Quadraphonic, and of course I wonder if Vangaurd would ever see fit to do an SACD version in the future. Until then, this performance is most enjoyable, and a bargain at that.
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