Handel - Messiah / Cleobury, Dawson, Summers, Brandenburg Consort

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George Frideric Handel’s Messiah is a baroque oratorio drawing from Old and New Testament passages to tell the story of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection. This 1993 performance features soprano Lynne Dawson, alto Hilary Summers, tenor John Mark Ainsley, and bass Alastair Miles as soloists, accompanied by the Brandenburg Consort under conductor Stephen Cleobury. Recorded at the twelfth-century Pieterskerk in Leiden, Holland, the production interweaves the live performance with period religious artwork and Bible prints, creating an atmospheric setting that complements Handel’s grand and devotional score.

This is a single-disc DVD presentation running two hours and twenty minutes, released by Image. The Brandenburg Consort’s historically informed approach brings clarity and precision to the complete oratorio, with Cleobury leading the ensemble through the work’s most celebrated movements and arias. Grab this used copy and experience one of the baroque era’s most enduring sacred works.