The composer of this work adapted portions of it from his cantatas Quel fior che all' alba ride and NÃ², di voi non vo' fidarmi.
Thomas Beecham conducted a bombastic 1959 recording of this work based on a re-orchestration of it by Eugene Goossens. The composer of this work adapted portions of it from his cantatas Quel fior che all' alba ride and NÃ², di voi non vo' fidarmi. The first part of this work alludes to rural Italian bagpipers called pifferari in a "pastoral symphony" marked Pifa, which is followed by a recitative which uses string arpeggios to represent the beating of angel's wings. Examples of word-painting in this work include the separation of the vocal parts on the words "have gone astray" in the aria "All we like sheep," as well as the contrast between the high notes on the words "mountain" and "hill" and the low note on the word "low" in the aria "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted." The first of this oratorio's three parts includes the aria "For unto us a child is born," and is commonly called the Christmas section. For 10 points, name this oratorio by Handel, which features the Hallelujah chorus.
Thomas Beecham conducted a bombastic 1959 recording of this work based on a re-orchestration of it by Eugene Goossens.
Messiah