| VIDEO |
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| LABEL: |
IMAGE
ENTERTAINMENT |
| CATALOG NUMBER: |
UNKNOWN |
| UPC
NUMBER: |
014381581522 |
| NUMBER OF
DISCS: |
1 |
| RUNNING
TIME: |
140:00 |
| YEAR RECORDED: |
1993 |
| RELEASE DATE: |
OCTOBER
31,
2000 |
| ASPECT
RATIO: |
1.78:1 |
| REGION: |
1
(USA & CANADA) NTSC |
| AUDIO: |
DOLBY
STEREO |
| CONDUCTOR: |
STEPHEN
CLEOBURY |
| ORCHESTRA: |
THE
BRANDENBURG CONSORT |
| CHOIR: |
THE
CHOIR
OF KING'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE |
| SOPRANO: |
LYNNE
DAWSON |
| CONTRALTO: |
HILLARY
SUMMERS |
| TENOR: |
JOHN
MARK
AINSLEY |
| BASS: |
ALASTAIR
MILES |
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| VIDEO SAMPLES |
OTHER
RELEASES |
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SITE RATING: 10/10
SITE
REVIEW: My personal
favorite among all of the Messiah
videos, this excellent concert is also sadly
out of print. First released by Image
Entertainment, and later licensed by Brilliant
Classics, I managed to obtain a copy of this
before it largely disappeared.
Beautifully shot in a candle-list chapel
in the Netherlands, this live concert manages
to gather superb soloists, a boychoir
who manages to evoke warmth and emotion during
their choruses, and the dynamic Brandenburg
Consort. This is the most atmospheric
Messiah captured on video by far - with superb
direction and multiple camera angles employed
to highest effect. The performance, while not
technically perfect (some regrettable trumpet
flubs are noticeable) - for a live
performance, I found this the most affecting
of all I've seen. The candle-lit
cathedral is filled with light and shadow, the
soloists are all superb in their respective
spheres, the choir and orchestra seem to play
with flesh-and-blood feeling, instead of by
rote; and Cleobury's direction is far and
above his later, 2009
Messiah. Long out-of-print (and
demanding collector's prices on the resale
market) - this performance has, as of this
writing, become available again on the
40CD+DVD box set A Handel Celebration.
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