{"product_id":"handel-the-messiah-kantorow-dietschy-tantcheff-auvergne-orchestra","title":"Handel - The Messiah \/ Kantorow, Dietschy, Tantcheff, Auvergne Orchestra","description":"Product Description\n\nThe National Choir of Lyon and the Auvergne Orchestra under conductor Jean-Jacques Kantorow present Handel's biblical telling of the life of Jesus Christ in Messiah. This magnificent work is performed in the prestigious setting of the Abbey of La Chaise Dieu, a superb architectural landmark in the Auvergne Hills of central France. 140 minutes. National Choir of Lyon, Auvergne Orchestra, Jean-Jacques Kantorow conducting. Soloists: Veronique Dietschy (soprano), Eliane Tantcheff (soprano), Alexander Laiter (tenor), Thomas Thomaschke (bass).\n\nAmazon.com\n\nHandel's most popular oratorio is not a major part of Christmas celebrations in France, as it is in English-speaking countries, and that makes the fine performance by these French choral singers all the more impressive. This production slightly misrepresents the work by printing the title as The Messiah, adding a definite article that is not a part of the original English title. But by any title, Messiah is a masterpiece and has been recognized as such since the composer's lifetime. It is, in fact, the only concert work of the baroque era that has an unbroken performance history through the more than two-and-a-half centuries of its existence. Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Bach's Mass in B Minor, and all of Handel's operas, to name only a few examples, were long forgotten and had to be revived for modern audiences.\nAs it traveled through the centuries, Messiah was adapted to changing musical tastes, and only in the last generation or two have performances tried to return to the way it was performed in Handel's lifetime. This performance, thoroughly enjoyable on its own terms, is in the 19th-century style, not baroque, with a large (and very good) chorus and a modern orchestra, including instruments that Handel did not use. Those who want a purer baroque style might try Christopher Hogwood on CD-- or Roger Norrington on VHS if they insist on video. Seeing the musicians does add to enjoyment, and the performance has a striking visual ambiance in an ancient French monastery with some 15th-century tapestries that show their age. --Joe McLellan\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B00001O2GC\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B00001O2GC.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Véronique Dietschy|Alexandre Laiter|Eliane Tancheff|Thomas Tomaschke|Georges Bessonnet|Jean-Jacques Kantorow|Charles Jennens\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Dvd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41586628001850,"sku":"DBV.B00001O2GC.G","price":10.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B00001O2GC-0.jpg?v=1786418404","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/handel-the-messiah-kantorow-dietschy-tantcheff-auvergne-orchestra","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}