Kicking off my Christmas Countdown of 10 favourite Christmas songs and hymns (shared in no particular order), I’m delighted to present Handel’s magnificent “Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah. This festive journey will carry us right up to Christmas Eve. Hallelujah has…
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Hallelujah (From Handel’s Messiah) – Christmas Countdown No. 10
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Messiah (1741) – George Frideric Handel
The Messiah is the second composition from George Frideric Handel to feature here. The previous was the exquisite opening aria from his 1738 opera Serse also known as Ombra mai fu and Largo from Xerxes or Handel’s Largo. The Messiah premiered…
Largo from Xerxes (1738) – George Frideric Handel
This exquisite opening aria from Handel’s 1738 opera Serse is known as Ombra mai fu and Largo from Xerxes or Handel’s Largo. The opera was a commercial failure, lasting only five performances in London after its premiere. In the 19th century,…
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