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A Baroque Christmas
Daniel:
That was hilarious Meryl... and well done!!! No complaints from me.
Here is Caccini's Ave Maria, which I would normally prefer to be sung by a Soprano, but Slava Kagan (one of the world's greatest counter-tenors in the past decade) sings it extraordinarily well.
[youtube=425,350]4SuBRsPt1Mo[/youtube]
southendmd:
Wow, that was exquisite, Daniel. Thank you.
Scott6373:
--- Quote from: David on December 10, 2007, 12:20:16 am ---This next one is the Overture from Handel's Messiah. It is absolutely beautiful and a lot of fun to play! :D
Enjoy this beautiful overture. It has a little bit of everything in it. :)
The City of Preston Orchestra performs at Preston Guildhall with Chris Gill conducting.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=komOxVNewIk[/youtube]
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Hey David. How many Messiah's did you do this year? I'm done with my spate of them, and the count for this Xmas season is 6, and for the year 2007...14. Most were truncated version with only the Christmas section, but they always include the Hallelujah chorus...which I never got, since it comes from the Easter section
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Scott on December 21, 2007, 09:29:39 am ---Hey David. How many Messiah's did you do this year? I'm done with my spate of them, and the count for this Xmas season is 6, and for the year 2007...14. Most were truncated version with only the Christmas section, but they always include the Hallelujah chorus...which I never got, since it comes from the Easter section
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Maybe because audiences expect that if they're attending a Messiah, there will be the Hallelujah Chorus? I mean, even if they don't know the recitatives, everyone knows the Hallelujah Chorus.
Some Christmas music trivia: The familiar tune used for the Christmas carol "Joy to the World" was cobbled together from various themes from Messiah. The tune was popularized in the U.S. by the hymn composer Lowell Mason, who included it in a collection of tunes that he published in 1836. Mason named the tune "Antioch" for reasons apparently unknown.
Scott6373:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on December 21, 2007, 10:51:42 am ---Maybe because audiences expect that if they're attending a Messiah, there will be the Hallelujah Chorus? I mean, even if they don't know the recitatives, everyone knows the Hallelujah Chorus.
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But every time I do tha damn thing and they all start singing it...I keep saying..."Wait...he ain't dead yet...he ain't even born yet!" LOL
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