Messiah / George Frideric Handel ; arr., Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Format:

Datafile

Author/Creator:

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.

Contributor:

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791, arranger of music.

Jennens, Charles, 1700-1773.

Russell, Lynda, performer.

Wyn-Rogers, Catherine, performer.

Randle, Thomas, performer.

Wilson-Johnson, David, performer.

Christophers, Harry, conductor.

Huddersfield Choral Society, performer.

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.

Standardized Title:

Messiah

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oratorios.

Physical Description:

2 computer optical discs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Woking, Surrey : BBC Music Magazine, [1997]

System Details:

System requirements for CD-ROM: Windows 3.x or 95; at least 4MB RAM; approx. 6MB free hard disk space; 256 color (640 x 480) monitor display or better; CD-Extra compatible CD-ROM drive; sound card and speakers or link to hi-fi; mouse. The audio portion of the discs may be played in a standard CD player.

digital

optical

data file

Participant:

Lynda Russell, soprano ; Catherine Wyn-Rogers, contralto ; Thomas Randle, tenor ; David Wilson-Johnson, bass ; Huddersfield Choral Society ; BBC Philharmonic ; Harry Christophers, conductor.

Notes:

BBC Music Magazine: BBC MM64--BBC MM65

Oratorio in 3 parts, re-orchestrated by Mozart (K 572).

Libretto compiled by Charles Jennens from the Bible and Prayer book Psalter.

Recorded at New Broadcasting House, Manchester, Sept. 18-20, 1997.

In two containers.

Enhanced compact discs (sound recording) Enhancements include: "About this cd", containing a general description and instructions on use; "Listening guide", interactive program notes by Andrew Stewart, with texts; "Interview with Harry Christophers", by Stewart, on the performance; and "Background & further listening". The last includes related articles from previous issues of BBC Music Magazine, George Frideric Handel / Nicholas Anderson (May 1993); Handel's Messiah / Nicholas Anderson (May 1995); Händel v Handel / Simon Heighes (July 1995), with a time line of Handel's life; a list of recordings of Handel's music other than Messiah; a list of other recordings of Messiah with a comparative critique by Andersen; and reproductions of many reviews of recent CD issues of Handel's music.

Issued with BBC Music Magazine, v. 6, no. 4 (pt. 1) and 5 (pts. 2-3). The listening guide from each disc appears in each publication.

OCLC:

63647026

Publisher Number:

BBC MM64 BBC Music Magazine

BBC MM65 BBC Music Magazine