Messiah, HWV 56

~ Oratorio

Relationships

composed in:London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1741-08-22 until 1741-09-14)
composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1741-08-22 until 1741-09-14)
librettist:Charles Jennens
premiered at:[premiere of Messiah by Handel] (1742-04-13)
publisher:Randall & Abell (in 1767)
premiered at:New Music Hall in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (on 1742-04-13)
part of:Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 9) (order: 9)
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 56) (order: 61)
lyrics page:https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Messiah [info]
other databases:http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82066674 [info]
https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13913106d [info]
https://d-nb.info/gnd/300065175 [info]
download score for free:imslp: Messiah, HWV 56 (Handel, George Frideric) [info]
VIAF ID:175149282 [info]
Wikidata:Q207732 [info]
work list entry:https://messiah-guide.com/ [info] (ended)
later parody versions:Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
parts:1. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
2. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
3. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
orchestrations:Der Messias, K. 572 (arr. W.A. Mozart)
arrangements:Der Messias, K. 572 (arr. W.A. Mozart)
Messiah (arr. Ebenezer Prout)
Messiah, HWV 56 (Goossens-Beecham Edition)
Messiah, HWV 56 (Wilberg Edition)
Messiah, HWV 56 (Watkins Shaw edition, based on Prout's)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
2007Messias: Aariapartial[unknown]3:59
[unknown]partial[unknown]0:16
Series II, Episode 2: London and Dublin HandelpartialSimon Callow25:02