| Label: SIGNUM RECORDS
Catalog: SIGCD246
Format: CD Huddersfield Choral Society; Northern Sinfonia; Elizabeth Watts, soprano; Mark Le Brocq, tenor;
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, alto; James Oldfield, bass; Jane Glover, conductor
C. F. Handel
Handel's Messiah The Huddersfield Choral Society continue their esteemed relationship with Signum Records with arguably the best-loved musical work of all time Messiah, more than two and a half centuries on from that celebrated first performance in Dublin's New Music Hall in April 1742.
Huddersfield Choral Society has come to be known as one of the top choral societies in the UK. A recent review of Messiah in concert reads:
"Conducted by Jane Glover, it moved at the brisk pace that we now expect... The singers of the Choral Society continue to demonstrate that, trained by chorus master Joseph Cullen, they have the technical ability to resolve the dichotomy of being a large choir, equipped for monumental, Victorian oratorio performances, yet must sing with the rhythmic responsiveness, the clarity and the lightness of touch, that has become the norm. The orchestra was the Northern Sinfonia; and it is hard to believe that - apart from specialist baroque ensembles - there is a band which is better equipped to accompany current Messiah performances."
Huddersfield Examiner  Price: $37.98 |
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