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BBC Radio 3Tue 14 Apr 2009 19:00 BBC Radio 3
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From the 2013 Tectonics Festival: Chiyoko Szlavnics, Alvin Lucier and Iancu Dumitrescu.
Tue 14 Apr 2009 19:00 BBC Radio 3
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Presented by Catherine Bott.
A special concert from Westminster Abbey to mark the 250th anniversary of Handel's death. St James Baroque join the Choir of Westminster Abbey, conducted by James O'Donnell, with a quartet of soloists, for a performance of his most celebrated oratorio, Messiah. Westminster Abbey is the place where Handel is buried, and during his lifetime it was the focal point for much of his religious music.
Handel: Messiah - Part 1
Ailish Tynan (soprano)
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Paul Agnew (tenor)
Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone)
The Choir of Westminster Abbey
St James' Baroque
James O'Donnell (conductor).
BBC Radio 3Tue 14 Apr 2009 19:00 BBC Radio 3
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