Dallas Bach Society & James Richman: Messiah, HWV 56 (1741 Original Version)

James Richman & The Dallas Bach Society

Dallas Bach Society & James Richman: Messiah, HWV 56 (1741 Original Version)

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Released 22/11/2024

The Dallas Bach Society joined with their director and prominent harpsichordist James Richman provide a masterful debut recording with Onyx Classics, Handel’s ‘Messiah’, a new edition provided by Malcolm Bruno based on the original 1741 score. Handel had composed the work at an astounishing pace, spending less than a month in the summer of 1741. At its premiere in Dublin, over 700 patrons overcrowded the Musick hall, with the ladies had been requested to dress ‘without hoops’ in help make room. The Messiah was an instant hit and is established as Handel’s greatest works.