Complete recordings of George Frideric Handel's Messiah were once uncommon, since a handful of recitatives and arias were traditionally cut from the second and third parts, in the interest of expediting the concluding choruses. However, with the rise of historically informed performances, most modern, thoroughgoing recordings include every familiar number, though in various sanctioned versions; many ensembles present the oratorio with period instrumentation, appropriate ornamentation, and reasonable approximations of ...
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Complete recordings of George Frideric Handel's Messiah were once uncommon, since a handful of recitatives and arias were traditionally cut from the second and third parts, in the interest of expediting the concluding choruses. However, with the rise of historically informed performances, most modern, thoroughgoing recordings include every familiar number, though in various sanctioned versions; many ensembles present the oratorio with period instrumentation, appropriate ornamentation, and reasonable approximations of Baroque style. This 2006 release from Stephen Alltop and the Apollo Chorus of Chicago is as complete as most of the releases that follow serious Handel research. As far as the instrumentation and practices can be called "authentic," this recording falls pretty much in line with consensus. The choruses are the most enjoyable tracks of this performance, for the reason that Alltop and his singers are simpatico and fully rehearsed, and their performances of such stunning numbers as "O thou...
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