Messiah, HWV 56

~ Oratorio

Relationships

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:Charles Jennens
premiered at:New Music Hall in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (on 1742-04-13)
part of:Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 56) (order: 61)
lyrics page:https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Messiah [info]
download score for free:imslp: Messiah, HWV 56 (Handel, George Frideric) [info]
Wikidata:Q207732 [info]
work list entry:https://messiah-guide.com/ [info]
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:Messiah, KV 572 (transcription of Messiah, HWV 56)
arrangements:Der Messias (arr. W.A. Mozart)
Messiah (arr. Ebenezer Prout)
Messiah, HWV 56 (Goossens-Beecham Edition)
Messiah, HWV 56 (Wilberg Edition)
Messiah, KV 572 (transcription of Messiah, HWV 56)

Recordings

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