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product_id: 20788667
title: "Messiah"
brand: "george frideric handelpaul mccreesh"
price: "£20.67"
currency: GBP
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 13
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# Messiah

**Brand:** george frideric handelpaul mccreesh
**Price:** £20.67
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** Messiah by george frideric handelpaul mccreesh
- **How much does it cost?** £20.67 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

2-cd set; 20 tracks on disc 1, 23 tracks on disc 2; "original manuscript"

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## Customer Reviews

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    Misses the mark-by a bit
  

*by R***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 3, 2007*

Maestro McCreesh's 1996 effort is a strong contender among the PI (period instrument) crowd. The orchestra doesn't screech, the chorus has weight, decent diction and color and the soloists have fine voices particularly the sopranos and the contralto.McCreesh appears to see the Messiah as drama or perhaps as opera. For example, contralto Bernarda Fink's desire for us feel her pain in "He was despised..." is over the top and distracting. The apparent intent of the players to strive for effect and to shade every word robs the performance of genuine sincerity-this is a work of spiritual expression after all. Nevertheless I enjoyed the performance for what it was and the interpretative approach will appeal to many.

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    The Messiah performed in a manner Handel would have
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 15, 2022*

This work is beautifully presented with a sensitivity to the baroque period from which it comes. The conducting, the voices, and the period instruments all give the work life and energy.

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    Stunningly different
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 7, 2005*

I have listened to various recordings of Handel's Messiah all my life and enjoyed them all in different ways.  This recording is head and shoulders above anything I have heard before.  The orchestra is crisp and incisive, the soloists have wonderful voices AND good taste, and the tempos are fresh and exciting.  So many other performances are marred by bad strings, mushy choral ensemble work, romantic soloists or dull, uninspired, feeble tempos.I guess you can always debate about interpretation of one or another of the movements but for me, this recording is the new standard by which all others will be judged.

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*Last updated: 2026-05-02*