“It is difficult in no common degree to write anew concerning The Messiah,”1 said the music writer Henry F Chorley in 1859. The piece was, of course, 117 years old at the time, and there has only been more written on this landmark composition since. Handel’s Messiah is not just a popular classic, after all: it’s also a hugely important work.
À quelques jours des fêtes, le Théâtre du Capitole accueillait le traditionnel Concert de Noël. Ce dernier était entièrement consacré à la musique vocale, à mi-chemin entre chants sacrés et chants profanes, musique savante et musique populaire.
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