Handel: Messiah / Bach: Magnificat NoLongerAvailable Proving distance is no divide

Proving distance is no divide when it comes to songwriting

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Handel: Messiah / Bach: Magnificat NoLongerAvailable Proving distance is no divideSir Adrian Boults first Messiah for Decca, newly remastered and coupled with a rare LOiseau Lyre recording of the Bach Magnificat, new to CD. When this Messiah was released in 1954, critics were quick to recognise it as exemplifying the English oratorio tradition at its finest. Boult used a large chorus the London Philharmonic Choir, singing with superb discipline and clarity of articulation but he rejected both the monumental style of performance