{"product_id":"g-f-handel-messiah-the-choir-of-westminster-abbey-the-academy-of-ancient-music","title":"G.F. Handel: Messiah: The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, The Academy Of Ancient Music","description":"G.F. Handel: Messiah: The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Academy Ancient Music DVD \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eType: \u003c\/label\u003e Movie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePlatform: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/label\u003e Kultur Video \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eReleased: \u003c\/label\u003e 2005 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eMedia: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cshortdescription\u003e\u003c\/shortdescription\u003eG.F. HANDEL: MESSIAH: THE CHOIR OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY, THE ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Handel's day this best-loved of all oratorios was performed by fewe than forty instrumentalists and a chorus, less than thirty strong, of boy trebles and men. That is the tradition to which Christopher Hogwood has returned in his performances with the Academy of Ancient Music. Members of the Academy all play instruments of the period or accurate modern copies. In this recording the choruses are sung by boy trebles and male altos, tenors and basses, members of the Choir of Westmlnste Abbey. The soloists improvise embellishments in the arias and, In certain cases, join in the singing of the choruses, just as they would have done 240 years ago. The recording takes full advantage not only of Westminster Abbey's fine acoustic qualities, but also of the incomparable architectural splendor of the surroundings. Soprano 1 JUDITH NELSON Soprano 2 EMMA KIRKBY Contralto CAROLYN WATKINSON Tenor PAUL ELLIOTT Bass DAVID THOMAS Organist and Master of the Choristers SIMON PRESTON Conductor CHRISTOPHER HOGWOOD \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor DVD Player (North American NTSC)\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kultur Video","offers":[{"title":"Used In Sleeve","offer_id":49179540979990,"sku":"97620","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/0377\/1710\/files\/2024123174051297scan.jpg?v=1779228313","url":"https:\/\/www.neverdiemedia.com\/products\/g-f-handel-messiah-the-choir-of-westminster-abbey-the-academy-of-ancient-music","provider":"NeverDieMedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}