Classics for Christmas! | Handels Messiah Full Concert @classicsforchristmas | Uploaded September 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Enjoy the holiday musical masterpiece, Messiah, composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible, and from the version of the Psalms included with the Book of Common Prayer. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere nearly a year later. After an initially modest public reception, the oratorio gained in popularity, eventually becoming the best-known and most frequently performed choral song work in Western music.
Enjoy the holiday musical masterpiece, Messiah, composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible, and from the version of the Psalms included with the Book of Common Prayer. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere nearly a year later. After an initially modest public reception, the oratorio gained in popularity, eventually becoming the best-known and most frequently performed choral song work in Western music.
