Colin Davis, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - George Frideric Handel: Messiah (2008)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 728 Mb | Total time: 150:39 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Decca | # 480 0120 | Recorded: 1984
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 728 Mb | Total time: 150:39 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Decca | # 480 0120 | Recorded: 1984
In November 1984 Sir Colin Davis conducted a performance of Messiah in Munich which, says the booklet which comes with these records, ''was a revelation to public and performers alike''. The surprising fact is that Messiah was previously almost unknown there. Enthusiasm was such that a recording was quickly organized with the same soloists. At rehearsal Sir Colin told the chorus to forget the B minor Mass; ''this is the world of Italian opera'', and as a result many of the choruses ''dance with a vitality born of freshness and discovery''.