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Handel - Messiah [Hybrid SACD]

~ Dunedin Consort (Artist)
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (4 Dec 2006)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Hybrid SACD
  • Label: Linn
  • ASIN: B000K2Q7PK
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, 4 Nov 2006
By Teemacs (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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An excellent version, nicely sung and recorded, with excellent performances of all the "big" numbers - brisk, but never breathless. The soloists (no big names) are uniformly good.

Only one (personal) reservation - I'm very partial to the spine-chilling counter-tenor version of "For He is like a refiner's fire", done best of all by Paul Esswood for Charles Mackerras. As this recording seeks to provide the first Dublin performance, we get the less virtuosic bass version of that version. But that's my only quibble. Highly recommended.
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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Top of the pile!, 22 Feb 2007
Having listened to many of the various versions of Messiah, and previously having had The English Concert/Pinnock (Archiv) as my top choice, this new release from the Dunedin Consort has now surpassed that. Sure, it's sometimes tricky to compare recordings of different performing versions of the Messiah (of which there are many) but this recording of the 1742 Dublin version, whilst it might have been originally adapted by Handel to cater for soloists of perhaps a lesser quality than he could lay his hands on elsewhere, is by no means a 'poorer' version for that, certainly if this recording is anything to go by.

Where this recording really excels is the superb diction of both choir and the soloists drawn from within. Maybe easier to achieve with smaller forces than on most other recordings but the diction is supreme nonetheless. Clare Wilkinson's 'He Was Despised' comes up in quite the most heart rending and tragic rendition I have ever heard (which is how it should be) and is for me, the premier highlight amongst many. The overall oratorio is presented with such charm and the sense that Charles Jennens' collection of Scriptures is narrated as an entire story from start to finish.

The playing of the Dunedin Players is superb and the balance between choir and instrumentalists in the Hallelujah Chorus in particular is supreme and produces a rendition most joyful, (aided by the wonderfully punchy trumpets and timpani) far removed from the Victoriana pomposity of a number of older versions and the numerous 'Come Along and Sing' Hallelujahs (and Messiahs in general) frequently put on each year.

Quite the most sublime and joyful recorded version of Messiah I've ever heard. The Dunedin Consort and Players (not to mention John Butt!) should be proud.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Rejoice, 27 Dec 2006
By Roger T. Cutler (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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I just thought I'd point out that this performance uses the 6-8 version of Rejoice. I've looked at that in the score but I've never heard it performed. I found it utterly charming.

Overall, having performed Messiah more times than I care to count, this performance is an enjoyable, new look at the work. At least, new to me.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Elegant and Intimate
If you're looking for a grandiose and majestic Messiah, then stop reading now. Beecham is the chap. This is a small-scale performance, with twelve singers and around that number... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Worthwhile but not the best
Many of the reviews here miss the point as far as I am concerned. It is not this version versus the very old school of performance. Read more
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There are so many editions! But this one is crisp, lively and very musical. The one-to-a-part rendition is quite a revelation and the quality of the singing is excellent. Read more
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A stunning recording with excellent solo performances. I doubt that there is a better one.
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2.0 out of 5 stars "We shall not all sleep..." Sadly, I did.
As so often with recordings raved about by the UK critical establishment, I found this a big let-down. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Handel
There are many versions of 'Messiah' available, ranging from those with choirs in the hundreds(Sargent. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Cut Glass and Crystal
No doubt a fine version - deserving the praise it has been given in the record reviewing press for its polish and precision. Beautifully played and sung. Read more
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