George Frideric Handel by Thomas Hudson, 1736. George Frideric Handel’s (1685–1759) “Messiah” is among the most recognized songs on earth, and is familiar to almost every nationality on earth.

When George Frideric Handel chose Dublin for the 1742 premiere of his great oratorio, Messiah, his controversial choice of venue ruffled more than a few establishment feathers in London. However, ...

The Dallas Bach Society's annual performances have mainly followed Handel's late versions of the oratorio, as collected and edited by the late English musicologist Watkins Shaw. First published in the ...

When I was in the 12th grade, I told my father that my choir was going to perform four selections from Handel’s “Messiah”. His response wasn’t an encouraging one: “Every year, more and more people ...

1 Review: BBC PROMS: MAHLER'S FIRST BY HEART, Royal Albert Hall 2 Review: BBC PROMS: RACHMANINOV’S ‘PAGANINI’ VARIATIONS, Royal Albert Hall 3 Review: BBC PROMS: ROSSINI'S 'STABAT MATER', Royal Albert ...

For nearly a century and a half, voices have rung out in Chicago each December, proclaiming: “Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!” The German-British composer George Frideric ...

Thanks for joining us as we enter the Christmas Season anticipating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ — except in Bethlehem, where (newsflash) Christmas has been canceled. To compensate, let’s ...

Jeff Spurgeon: From Historic Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan, this is a live broadcast of Handel's oratorio Messiah, performed by the choir of Trinity Wall Street and the Trinity Baroque Orchestra.