Messiah, HWV 56
~ Oratorio
Relationships
| composed in: | London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1741-08-22 until 1741-09-14) |
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| composer: | George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1741-08-22 until 1741-09-14) |
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| librettist: | Charles Jennens |
| premiered at: | [premiere of Messiah by Handel] (1742-04-13) |
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| publisher: | Randall & Abell (in 1767) |
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| premiered at: | New Music Hall in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (on 1742-04-13) |
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| part of: | Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 9) (order: 9) Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 56) (order: 61) |
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| lyrics page: | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Messiah [info] |
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| 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) |
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| 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
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| 2007 | Messias: Aaria | partial | [unknown] | 3:59 |
| [unknown] | partial | [unknown] | 0:16 | |
| Series II, Episode 2: London and Dublin Handel | partial | Simon Callow | 25:02 | |