John Rutter, on recording Handel's Messiah

From: Fanfare | Date: January 1, 2008| Author: Carter, Michael | Copyright information

Few works in the classical repertoire have enjoyed the enduring popularity of Handel's Messiah. In the 266 years since its April 1741 premiere in a music hall on Fishamble Street in Dublin, Ireland (a charity performance for the relief of prisoners in several jails), Messiah has touched the souls of young and old alike, and it consistently plays to packed houses on both sides of the Atlantic. While it is not Handel's greatest oratorio, Messiah is unquestionably his most popular.

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