Title: Happy to find this one
Review: I agree with the other reviewers. This one is so natural and beautifully sung. I am stunned that artists can achieve this throughout this extensive performance. It also expresses joy of the arrival of the Messiah. I think Handel sometimes sounds heavy and a bit sad, really like minor keys, but here there is no such impression. This CD is clearly my favorite among Messiah CDs. Now some consumer information:Primo: Counter tenor Bowman sings a few pieces which are sung by female singers on other recordings. Don't let it scare you off, I usually don't like counter tenors but here it is just right, and it all forms a whole.Secundo: This recording is by no means extreme or odd, as was perhaps the Parrott Bach B minor recording.Tertio: My favorite air, "Why do the nations", is short. Why do they not sing the extended version, like Robert Hale on the Gardiner CD. But again, it does not spoil this CD.Quarto: The Messiah recording is available on another CD at radically lower price.
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