A weekday programme on the oeuvre of Johann Sebastian Bach by compiler Govert Jan Bach and host Joop van Zijl.
Episode 227: Christmas music by Händel.
Georg Frideric Händel
1. The Messiah part 1
Judith Nelson and Emma Kirkby, soprano. Clare Watkinson, alto. Paul Elliot, tenor. David Thomas, bass. Oxford Cathedral Choir and Academy of Ancient Music led by Christopher Hogwood
(L’oiseau lyre 430 488-2)
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
2. Magnificat in C "Et misericordia"
Elisabeth Scholl, soprano. Dresdner Kammerchor and La Stagione Frankfurt led by Michael Schneider
(Capriccio CS 105)
Presentation: Joop van Zijl
