At the outset, I will confess a bias: I much prefer listening to baroque pieces played in the style, and on the scale, of the time in which they were composed. Handel's 1741 oratorio Messiah was originally scored for 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, and basso continuo (cello, double bass, and harpsichord), […] The post A Powerhouse Performance of Handel's Messiah by NSO at The Kennedy Center appeared…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 10:42AM on December 23, 2019