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Georg Friedrich Händel Messiah

HWV 56, 1742

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George Frideric Handel is considered England’s first and foremost composer of oratorios. Above all, the Messiah is regarded as the epitome of sacred music and in German-speaking countries it is also one of the most often performed works in the genre. The version of the Messiah which is most often performed today is a combination of various versions. Consequently, the present critical edition by Ton Koopman contains all the surviving alternative versions of the solo movements. A concordance makes it possible to assign these movements to those various performances of the work conducted by Handel between the Dublin premiere in 1742 and the London concerts which took place up to 1759. In accordance with the wishes voiced by many choral conductors and singers, the vocal score is available in separate English and German versions.

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  • 39. Halleluja
  • 7. And he shall purify
  • 1. Sinfony
  • 2. Accompagnato (Tenore): Comfort ye my people
  • 3. Air (Tenore): Ev’ry valley shall be exalted
  • 4. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord
  • 5. Accompagnato (Basso): Thus saith the Lord
  • 6. Air (Alto): But who may abide
  • Recitative (Alto): Behold, a virgin shall conceive, 8. Air (Alto) and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
  • 9. Accompagnato (Basso): For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
  • 10. Air (Basso): The people that walked in darkness
  • 11. Chorus: For unto us a child is born
  • 12. Pifa, Recitative (Soprano): There were shepherds abiding in the field
  • 13. Accompagnato (Soprano): And lo, the angel of the Lord
  • Recitative (Soprano): And the angel said unto them, 14. Accompagnato (Soprano): And suddenly there was with the angel
  • 15. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest
  • 16. Air (Soprano): Rejoice greatly
  • Recitative (Alto): Then shall the eyes of the blind, 17. Air (Alto, Soprano): He shall feed His flock
  • 18. Chorus: His yoke is easy
  • 19. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God
  • 20. Air (Alto): He was despised
  • 21. Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs
  • 22. Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed
  • 23. Chorus: All we, like sheep
  • 24. Accompagnato (Tenore): All they that see Him
  • 25. Chorus: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him
  • 26. Accompagnato (Tenore): Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
  • 27. Arioso (Tenore): Behold, and see, if there be any sorrow
  • 28. Accompagnato (Tenore): He was cut off out of the land of the living
  • 29. Air (Tenore): But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell
  • 30. Chorus: Lift up your heads
  • Recitative (Tenore): Unto which of the angels, 31. Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him
  • 32. Air (Alto): Thou art gone up on high
  • 33. Chorus: The Lord gave the word
  • 34. Air (Soprano): How beautiful are the feet of them
  • 35. Chorus: Their sound is gone out
  • 36. Air (Basso): Why do the nations
  • 37. Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder
  • Recitative (Tenore): He that dwelleth in heaven, 38. Air (Tenore): Thou shalt break them
  • 40. Air (Soprano): I know that my Redeemer liveth
  • 41. Chorus: Since by man came death
  • 42. Accompagnato (Basso): Behold, I tell you a mystery
  • 43. Air (Basso): The trumpet shall sound
  • Recitative (Alto): Then shall be brought to pass, 44. Duet (Alto, Tenore): O death, where is thy sting?
  • 45. Chorus: But thanks be to God
  • 46. Air (Soprano): If God be for us
  • 47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 48. Chorus: Amen
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    • 4. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord (Choir Coach)
    • 6. Air (Alto): But who may abide (Choir Coach)
    • Recitative (Alto): Behold, a virgin shall conceive, 8. Air (Alto) and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Choir Coach)
    • 11. Chorus: For unto us a child is born (Choir Coach)
    • 15. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest (Choir Coach)
    • 18. Chorus: His yoke is easy (Choir Coach)
    • 19. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God (Choir Coach)
    • 21. Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs (Choir Coach)
    • 22. Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed (Choir Coach)
    • 23. Chorus: All we, like sheep (Choir Coach)
    • 25. Chorus: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Choir Coach)
    • 30. Chorus: Lift up your heads (Choir Coach, soprano 1)
    • 30. Chorus: Lift up your heads (Choir Coach, soprano 2)
    • Recitative (Tenore): Unto which of the angels, 31. Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him (Choir Coach)
    • 33. Chorus: The Lord gave the word (Choir Coach)
    • 35. Chorus: Their sound is gone out (Choir Coach)
    • 37. Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder (Choir Coach)
    • Recitative (Tenore): He that dwelleth in heaven, 38. Air (Tenore): Thou shalt break them (Choir Coach)
    • 41. Chorus: Since by man came death (Choir Coach)
    • 45. Chorus: But thanks be to God (Choir Coach)
    • 47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 48. Chorus: Amen (Choir Coach, soprano 1)
    • 47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 48. Chorus: Amen (Choir Coach, soprano 2)
    • 4. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 6. Air (Alto): But who may abide (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • Recitative (Alto): Behold, a virgin shall conceive, 8. Air (Alto) and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 11. Chorus: For unto us a child is born (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 15. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 18. Chorus: His yoke is easy (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 19. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 21. Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 22. Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 23. Chorus: All we, like sheep (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 25. Chorus: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 30. Chorus: Lift up your heads (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 1)
    • 30. Chorus: Lift up your heads (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 2)
    • Recitative (Tenore): Unto which of the angels, 31. Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 33. Chorus: The Lord gave the word (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 35. Chorus: Their sound is gone out (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 37. Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • Recitative (Tenore): He that dwelleth in heaven, 38. Air (Tenore): Thou shalt break them (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 41. Chorus: Since by man came death (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 45. Chorus: But thanks be to God (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 48. Chorus: Amen (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 1)
    • 47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 48. Chorus: Amen (Choir Coach, Slow mode, soprano 2)
    • 4. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord (Choir Coach)
    • 6. Air (Alto): But who may abide (Choir Coach)
    • Recitative (Alto): Behold, a virgin shall conceive, 8. Air (Alto) and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Choir Coach)
    • 11. Chorus: For unto us a child is born (Choir Coach)
    • 15. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest (Choir Coach)
    • 18. Chorus: His yoke is easy (Choir Coach)
    • 19. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God (Choir Coach)
    • 21. Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs (Choir Coach)
    • 22. Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed (Choir Coach)
    • 23. Chorus: All we, like sheep (Choir Coach)
    • 25. Chorus: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Choir Coach)
    • 30. Chorus: Lift up your heads (Choir Coach)
    • Recitative (Tenore): Unto which of the angels, 31. Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him (Choir Coach)
    • 33. Chorus: The Lord gave the word (Choir Coach)
    • 35. Chorus: Their sound is gone out (Choir Coach)
    • 37. Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder (Choir Coach)
    • Recitative (Tenore): He that dwelleth in heaven, 38. Air (Tenore): Thou shalt break them (Choir Coach)
    • 41. Chorus: Since by man came death (Choir Coach)
    • 45. Chorus: But thanks be to God (Choir Coach)
    • 47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 48. Chorus: Amen (Choir Coach, Alto 1)
    • 47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 48. Chorus: Amen (Choir Coach, Alto 2)
    • 4. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 6. Air (Alto): But who may abide (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • Recitative (Alto): Behold, a virgin shall conceive, 8. Air (Alto) and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 11. Chorus: For unto us a child is born (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 15. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 18. Chorus: His yoke is easy (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 19. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 21. Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 22. Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 23. Chorus: All we, like sheep (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 25. Chorus: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 30. Chorus: Lift up your heads (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • Recitative (Tenore): Unto which of the angels, 31. Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 33. Chorus: The Lord gave the word (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 35. Chorus: Their sound is gone out (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 37. Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • Recitative (Tenore): He that dwelleth in heaven, 38. Air (Tenore): Thou shalt break them (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 41. Chorus: Since by man came death (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 45. Chorus: But thanks be to God (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 48. Chorus: Amen (Choir Coach, Slow mode, Alto 1)
    • 47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 48. Chorus: Amen (Choir Coach, Slow mode, Alto 2)
    • 4. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord (Choir Coach)
    • 6. Air (Alto): But who may abide (Choir Coach)
    • Recitative (Alto): Behold, a virgin shall conceive, 8. Air (Alto) and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Choir Coach)
    • 11. Chorus: For unto us a child is born (Choir Coach)
    • 15. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest (Choir Coach)
    • 18. Chorus: His yoke is easy (Choir Coach)
    • 19. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God (Choir Coach)
    • 21. Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs (Choir Coach)
    • 22. Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed (Choir Coach)
    • 23. Chorus: All we, like sheep (Choir Coach)
    • 25. Chorus: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Choir Coach)
    • 30. Chorus: Lift up your heads (Choir Coach)
    • Recitative (Tenore): Unto which of the angels, 31. Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him (Choir Coach)
    • 33. Chorus: The Lord gave the word (Choir Coach)
    • 35. Chorus: Their sound is gone out (Choir Coach)
    • 37. Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder (Choir Coach)
    • Recitative (Tenore): He that dwelleth in heaven, 38. Air (Tenore): Thou shalt break them (Choir Coach)
    • 41. Chorus: Since by man came death (Choir Coach)
    • 45. Chorus: But thanks be to God (Choir Coach)
    • 47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 48. Chorus: Amen (Choir Coach, Tenore 1)
    • 47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 48. Chorus: Amen (Choir Coach, Tenore 2)
    • 4. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 6. Air (Alto): But who may abide (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • Recitative (Alto): Behold, a virgin shall conceive, 8. Air (Alto) and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 11. Chorus: For unto us a child is born (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 15. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 18. Chorus: His yoke is easy (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 19. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 21. Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 22. Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 23. Chorus: All we, like sheep (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 25. Chorus: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 30. Chorus: Lift up your heads (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • Recitative (Tenore): Unto which of the angels, 31. Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 33. Chorus: The Lord gave the word (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 35. Chorus: Their sound is gone out (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 37. Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • Recitative (Tenore): He that dwelleth in heaven, 38. Air (Tenore): Thou shalt break them (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 41. Chorus: Since by man came death (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 45. Chorus: But thanks be to God (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 48. Chorus: Amen (Choir Coach, Slow mode, Tenore 1)
    • 47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 48. Chorus: Amen (Choir Coach, Slow mode, Tenore 2)
    • 4. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord (Choir Coach)
    • 6. Air (Alto): But who may abide (Choir Coach)
    • Recitative (Alto): Behold, a virgin shall conceive, 8. Air (Alto) and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Choir Coach)
    • 11. Chorus: For unto us a child is born (Choir Coach)
    • 15. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest (Choir Coach)
    • 18. Chorus: His yoke is easy (Choir Coach)
    • 19. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God (Choir Coach)
    • 21. Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs (Choir Coach)
    • 22. Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed (Choir Coach)
    • 23. Chorus: All we, like sheep (Choir Coach)
    • 25. Chorus: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Choir Coach)
    • 30. Chorus: Lift up your heads (Choir Coach)
    • Recitative (Tenore): Unto which of the angels, 31. Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him (Choir Coach)
    • 33. Chorus: The Lord gave the word (Choir Coach)
    • 35. Chorus: Their sound is gone out (Choir Coach)
    • 37. Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder (Choir Coach)
    • Recitative (Tenore): He that dwelleth in heaven, 38. Air (Tenore): Thou shalt break them (Choir Coach)
    • 41. Chorus: Since by man came death (Choir Coach)
    • 45. Chorus: But thanks be to God (Choir Coach)
    • 47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 48. Chorus: Amen (Choir Coach, Basso 1)
    • 47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 48. Chorus: Amen (Choir Coach, Basso 2)
    • 4. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 6. Air (Alto): But who may abide (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • Recitative (Alto): Behold, a virgin shall conceive, 8. Air (Alto) and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 11. Chorus: For unto us a child is born (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 15. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 18. Chorus: His yoke is easy (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 19. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 21. Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 22. Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 23. Chorus: All we, like sheep (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 25. Chorus: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 30. Chorus: Lift up your heads (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • Recitative (Tenore): Unto which of the angels, 31. Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 33. Chorus: The Lord gave the word (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 35. Chorus: Their sound is gone out (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 37. Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • Recitative (Tenore): He that dwelleth in heaven, 38. Air (Tenore): Thou shalt break them (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 41. Chorus: Since by man came death (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 45. Chorus: But thanks be to God (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • 47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 48. Chorus: Amen (Choir Coach, Slow mode, Basso 1)
    • 47. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, 48. Chorus: Amen (Choir Coach, Slow mode, Basso 2)
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  • Erster Teil

    1. Sinfonia

    2. Accompagnato (Tenor)

    Tröstet, tröstet (ihr) mein Volk,
    sagt eur Gott,
    redet freundlich mit Jerusalem
    und rufet ihr zu,
    dass ihr Frondienst ein Ende hat,
    dass ihre Missetat vergeben.
    Vernehmt die Stimme des Rufers in der Wüste:
    bereitet dem Herrn den Weg
    und bahnt in der Steppe
    den Weg unserm Gott.
    Jes 40,1–3

    3. Arie (Tenor)

    Alle Täler sollen sich heben,
    und Berg und Hügel werden flach.
    Was krumm ist, werde grad
    machet ebene Bahn im Hügelland.
    Jes 40,4

    4. Chor

    ...
  • Part the first

    1. Sinfony

    2. Accompagnato (Tenore)

    Comfort ye, comfort ye my people,
    saith your God;
    speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem,
    and cry unto her,
    that her warfare is accomplished,
    that her iniquity is pardoned.
    The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness,
    prepare ye the way of the Lord,
    make straight in the desert
    a highway for our God.
    Isa. 40:1–3

    3. Air (Tenore)

    Ev’ry valley shall be exalted,
    and ev’ry mountain and hill made low,
    the crooked straight
    and the rough places plain.
    Isa. 40:4

    4. Chorus

    And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
    ...
  • Texte du livret du CD Carus 83.219

    Magda Marx-Weber
    Traduction: Sylvie Coquillat

    L’idée de la composition du Messie est initiée par Charles Jennens, le librettiste. Il écrit en juillet 1741 à un ami qu’il espère pouvoir inciter Haendel à composer un nouvel oratorio biblique (« to set another Scripture Collection I have made for him »). Le 22 août 1741, Haendel commence la composition qu’il achève dès le 14 septembre. Le vice-roi irlandais l’invite à donner plusieurs concerts pendant la saison d’hiver 1741/42 à Dublin. Il se rend à Dublin avec quelques chanteurs seulement, sans connaître les conditions du lieu. Dès la première représentation extrêmement réussie de l’œuvre, le 13 avril 1742, il doit adapter quelques airs aux capacités des chanteurs irlandais. Comme il entreprend des modifications de ce genre pour des représentations ultérieures aussi, toute une série d’arias a été conservée dans plusieurs versions.

    ...
  • Text from the CD Carus 83.219

    Magda Marx-Weber
    Translation: Elizabeth Robinson

    The stimulus for the composition of Messiah came from the librettist Charles Jennens. He wrote in July 1741 to a friend, that he hoped to be able to persuade Handel to compose a new biblical oratorio (“to set another Scripture Collection I have made for him”). Handel began work on the composition on 22 August 1741 and completed it on 14 September. He had received an invitation from the Irish viceroy to give several concerts in the 1741–42 winter season in Dublin. He travelled to Dublin with just a few of his own singers, without prior knowledge of the conditions there. Meanwhile, for the extremely successful first performance of the work on 13 April 1742, he had to adapt some of the arias to suit the abilities of the Irish singers. Since he also made alterations of this kind for later performances, a series of arias survive in several versions.

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  • Booklet-Text der CD Carus 83.219

    Magda Marx-Weber

    Die Anregung zur Komposition des Messiah ging von dem Librettisten Charles Jennens aus. Dieser schrieb im Juli 1741 an einen Freund, er hoffe Händel dazu bewegen zu können, ein neues biblisches Oratorium zu komponieren („to set another Scripture Collection I have made for him“). Am 22. August 1741 begann Händel mit der Komposition, die er bereits am 14. September abschloss. Er hatte eine Einladung des irischen Vizekönigs erhalten, in der Wintersaison 1741/42 in Dublin mehrere Konzerte zu geben. Mit nur wenigen eigenen Sängern reiste er nach Dublin, ohne die dortigen Bedingungen zu kennen. Schon für die überaus erfolgreiche Erstaufführung des Werks am 13. April 1742 musste er einige Arien den Fähigkeiten der irischen Sänger anpassen. Da er derartige Veränderungen auch für spätere Aufführungen vornahm, sind eine Reihe von Arien in mehreren Fassungen überliefert.

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Contents

  • George Frideric Handel put his exceptionally versatile compositional abilities to the test at an early age. After moving to London in 1712, where he was appointed Composer of Musick for His Majesty’s Chapel Royal in 1723, he wrote numerous masterpieces for the royal court as well as his major opere serie. For many years he enjoyed triumphant successes with his operas, which were sung by outstanding performers, with serenades, and later also with oratorios such as Saul and Israel in Egypt. Over the years Handel’s reputation grew far beyond the city where he worked; some of his choral works, particularly Messiah, have enjoyed a performance tradition which remains unbroken to this day, and are sung by choirs throughout the world. Personal details
  • Ton Koopman was born in October 1944 in Zwolle in the Netherlands. He received his musical training in Amsterdam and studied organ, harpsichord, and musicology. With both instruments and an extensive repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to the classical period he won the Prix d’Excellence, and has given concerts throughout Europe and the USA.
    Koopman has been involved in Baroque performance practice and the historical instruments required for this since he was a student. In 1979 he founded the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and 13 years later the Amsterdam Baroque Choir. He has enjoyed international success with both ensembles.


    Koopman’s publications for Carus-Verlag include new editions of Handel’s Messiah and Buxtehude’s Das Jüngste Gericht.

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Eine vorzügliche Neuedition des Messias legte Carus im Händel-Gedenkjahr vor. Mit Ton Koopman konnte man einen Herausgeber gewinnen, der im Vorwort auf der Basis seines großen aufführungspraktischen Wissens zahlreiche interessante und bedenkenswerte Hinweise zu Fragen der Besetzung, der Verzierungen und der Überpunktierung geben kann und auch im Notentext des Klavierauszugs den Solisten explizite Verzierungsvorschläge bietet. [...] Natürlich enthält die Partitur einen ausführlichen Kritischen Bericht sowie einige Faksimiles. Absolut empfehlenswert!
Katharina Lariassa Paech, Musica Sacra, 1/2010

[...] Der Carus-Verlag legt hiermit eine benutzerfreundlich gestaltete Neuausgabe von Händels Messiah auf aktuellem wissenschaftlichen Stand vor, mit sämtlichen Alternativsätzen, Hinweisen und Ratschlägen eines renommierten Interpreten auch für "historisch informierte" Aufführungen und einer am ursprünglichen Wortlaut der biblischen Textvorlage orientierten deutschen Textunterlegung. Armin Schmid, Toccata, 42/2009

[...] Im Vorwort finden sich zahlreiche aufführungspraktische Hinweise, [...] Hervorragend.
Singende Kirche, 03/09

 

 

 

 

 

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