It was only natural that Jordi Savall record Händel’s Messiah. His ‘Watermusic’ is already considered a benchmark and he has also signed countless landmark recordings of religious music.
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REVIEW:
This concert, recorded live at Versailles, embraces Le Concert des Nations’ breadth of textured sonorities. There is no-nonsense directness in choruses of gutsy resonance and emotive impact, and we do not wait long for upfront splendour in ‘Hallelujah’. Offering orchestral vigour, an assured quartet of soloists (Redmond and Mulroy particularly classy), vivid choral grandeur, and surefooted theatrical pacing, this is an enjoyable all-rounder.
