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In the presence of Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Kent Handel 's Messiah (arr Mozart) conducted by Sir John Pritchard
Handel's masterpiece has been re-arranged many times and even recorded in a pop version.
By contrast Mozart's arrangement, commissioned 200 years ago for a performance in German in Vienna, is restrained and elegant, using a baroque orchestra and redistributing high trumpet parts among the classical wind band.
Tonight's concert celebrates the 300th anniversary of Handel's birth.
Julia Varady (soprano) Brigitte Fassbaender
(mezzo-soprano)
Stuart Burrows (tenor)
Samuel Ramey (baritone)
BBC SINGERS
BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA leader RODNEY FRIEND
Introduced by Richard Baker Sung in German with English subtitles
Lighting DENNIS BUTCHER Sound vie GODRICH Executive producer KENNETH CORDEN
Directed by ROY TIPPING
For the best effect, viewers with stereo R3 should turn off TV sound and position their speakers on either side of the screen, but a few feet away. Stereo headphones provide a suitable alternative.
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