Messiah, HWV 56（ヴォーカルスコア・英語） Les Grandes Heures de l'Orgue and some for manuals and

and some for manuals and pedal

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

and which offers an accomplished choir impressive music both for church services and for concerts

the present critical edition by Ton Koopman contains all the surviving alternative versions of the solo movements

appearances are made by other ladies with resonant names who want to be retained as singers and who attempt to outdo each other until reason is allowed to prevail

Messiah, HWV 56（ヴォーカルスコア・英語） Les Grandes Heures de l'Orgue and some for manuals andGeorge 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