Combine the premier choral conductor of our time; his select chamberchoir, the Cambridge Singers; the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; andHandel"s timeless Baroque masterpiece, and you have the ultimate musicalcelebration for Christmas or Easter! Phenomenal vocalists JoanneLunn, Melanie Marshall, James Gilchrist, and Christopher Purves werespecially selected as soloists by Mr. Rutter for this recording.George Frideric Handel"s Messiah is his most famous creation and isamong the most popular works in Western choral literature. Althoughthe work was conceived and first performed for Easter, it has becometraditional since Handel"s death to present the prophetic portions ofthe oratorio during Advent and resurrection-themed segments duringEaster. Whether you were raised with the breathtaking, straight-from-Scripture movements "For unto Us a Child Is Born," "He Shall Feed HisFlock," and "The Hallelujah Chorus"-or you"re appreciating them for thefirst time-you"ll be powerfully moved by this momentous production.