The Boston Globe, August 11th, 2000
Fans of Christmas in August will want to know that Arabesque has released last season's performance of Handel's "Messiah" by the Handel & Haydn Society on two CDs. This set is H & H's third commercial recording of its signature work. You could trace the history of performance practice in this work over the last half- century through these recordings. Last year the capable, stylish, and experienced conductor Andrew Parrott chose Mozart's 1789 adaptation of Handel's original, which contains added parts for woodwinds and some charming counterpoint and countermelodies. There are a few surprises. M...
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