It would be hard to claim that any of the operas and oratorios already mentioned is less of a masterpiece than Messiahbut none quite inspires equal affection. Please use the dropdown buttons to set your preferred options, or use the checkbox to accept the defaults. The site is also available in several languages. Hyperion offers both CDs, and downloads in a number of formats. Romantic Sad Sentimental.Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully.īlues Classical Country. In every aspect, this is one of the most compelling and engaging Messiahs on disc. The SACD recording is clear and present, and details emerge with the vivid characteristic of chamber music. The orchestra responds to Butt 's leadership with a lively and well-balanced performance. Annie Gill 's contralto is sweet and light in 'O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion. Soprano Susan Hamilton sings 'I know that my Redeemer liveth,' with stunning simplicity and purity. Contralto Clare Wilkinson sings 'He shall feed His flock,' with breathtaking poignancy, as intimately as a lullaby. Nicholas Mulroy 's virile tenor gives 'Comfort ye,' a welcome solidity. The soloists are all of the highest quality, with youthful-sounding voices more robust and less mannered than what one generally associates with the English oratorio tradition.īass Matthew Brook 's 'But who may abide the Day of His Coming,' is delivered with astonishing breath control and power. The size of the chorus allows for an unusually light touch in the movements requiring choral coloratura, and the Dunedin Consort responds nimbly. In spite of the modesty of scale, conductor John Butt leads a reading that never sounds small or limited the performers convey the full extent of the work's wide emotional range. The result is remarkably and refreshingly intimate. This recording also seeks to duplicate the original performing forces as authentically as possible by having the soloists perform the choruses, as well, using a total of only 12 singers. This recording of Messiah by the Dunedin Consort is based on a reconstruction of the original version premiered in Dublin in The Dublin version is rarely performed because the composer had simplified parts in deference to the vocal limitations of some of the local soloists, because it is not as complete as later versions of the score and because revisions Handel made after the first performance have become standard.

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