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9. Handel's Messiah, from swords, hidden meanings, to theft!
December 3, 2019
Handel's Messiah is one of the more common pieces you'll hear in concert halls during the holiday season. But did you know it was meant for an entirely different holiday? James Jacobs joins me as we explore Messiah, from it's origins to modern day performances with musical examples.
Show Notes
Recordings sampled in this episode
John Eliot Gardner conducting the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists
Sir Colin Davis conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and the Tenebrae Choir
THe location for the premiere on APril 13 1742
The Musick Hall in Fishacre Street, Dublin.
Instruments of the baroque period and earlier
The natural trumpet vs the Baroque trumpet
The Serpent (ancestor of the tuba)
The Musette
