7 min listen
#4 Handel's Messiah
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Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Dec 5, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Handel composed the music for Messiah in 24 days, and the librettist, Charles Jennens, was furious that Handel had not spent more time on the music seeing as it was such an important piece of work meant to inspire people to live a god-fearing life. In a letter to a friend some years later, when Jennens and Handel had once again become friends, Jennens described his relationship with Handel thus: ‘I must take him as I find him and make the best use I can of him”.Music: Dunedin Consort ‘Handel’s Original Dublin Version 1742’
Released:
Dec 5, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (24)
#1 Handel's Messiah: In the first episode we are going down Fishamble Street, one of the oldest streets in Dublin. It was in the exclusive Musick Hall in this street that Handel’s Messiah was first performed on 13 April 1742. Once upon a time Fishamble Street was one of... by Handel's Messiah - the advent calendar