Messiah, HWV 56（ヴォーカルスコア・英語） Les Grandes Heures de l'Orgue For the first time the

For the first time the present new edition is based consistently on Handel’s conducting score

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In 1839 Father Gunther Kronecker

it remains within a harmonic style that is lightened by brief imitative phases

Messiah, HWV 56（ヴォーカルスコア・英語） Les Grandes Heures de l'Orgue For the first time theGeorge Frideric Handel is considered Englands first and foremost composer of oratorios. Above all, the Messiah is regarded as the epitome of sacred music and in German speaking countries it is also one of the most often performed works in the genre. The version of the Messiah which is most often performed today is a combination of various versions. Consequently, the present critical edition by Ton Koopman contains all the surviving alternative