The "Imperial Star Destroyer" of Handels masterpiece! Universal,life-affirming,vigorous,rousing! Goosbumps! The performance is a pure joy! Sir Malcolm Sargent was such a great conductor! It is about time to rediscover this outstanding musician!!
Yes, Sargent was truly at home in this repertoire and did it so well! Even before the choir starts, the build-up of tension in the introduction is amazing. Btw, if you search this channel under "Royal Choral Society" you'll find two choruses from "Messiah" conducted by the young Sargent in live performances from 1926. They might be primitive compared with the Festival Hall recordings, but they're great examples of what Sargent could accomplish at that early stage of his career.
This is by far the best version I've heard so far. They should have used this orchestration for Charles' coronation. Infinitely more stirring than the galore of thin, textureless, faux-baroque interpretations you get to hear nowadays.
And two years later it would be performed under very different circumstances in London. How much history and the pageant of life is wrapped up in discs of shellac.
The "Imperial Star Destroyer" of Handels masterpiece! Universal,life-affirming,vigorous,rousing! Goosbumps! The performance is a pure joy! Sir Malcolm Sargent was such a great conductor! It is about time to rediscover this outstanding musician!!
Yes, Sargent was truly at home in this repertoire and did it so well! Even before the choir starts, the build-up of tension in the introduction is amazing. Btw, if you search this channel under "Royal Choral Society" you'll find two choruses from "Messiah" conducted by the young Sargent in live performances from 1926. They might be primitive compared with the Festival Hall recordings, but they're great examples of what Sargent could accomplish at that early stage of his career.
The summit of music.
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Extraordinary dynamics in the introduction, and the re-orchestration is tastefully done.
Very powerful!
This is by far the best version I've heard so far. They should have used this orchestration for Charles' coronation. Infinitely more stirring than the galore of thin, textureless, faux-baroque interpretations you get to hear nowadays.
Oh yes, I agree! So-called historically informed performance practice has a lot to answer for.
The best version ever❤❤❤
And two years later it would be performed under very different circumstances in London. How much history and the pageant of life is wrapped up in discs of shellac.
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best version ever, sending chills down my spine. sounds even grander than the 1953 coronation. whereas the May coronation version was meh.
Yes, I think that's right. I'm sure I have another record from the same performance.
Absolutely beautiful ❤❤Mike
Fabulous ❤❤❤
Thanks!
Sung this in St. James's Chapel Royal choir in the 1980s
Great!
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THE CHAMPIONS
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Brilliant! Do you have any other material from this concert?
I don't believe so, but I'll double check.