The leaner, swifter Messiah turns out to be far more exciting. But tradition (often defined as the memory of the last bad performance) dies slowly. “There is this custom that any music dealing ...

Moreover, the “Messiah” is a piece of modern music built out of very old words, but what it offers is not blind faith in them. It is instead the working out in song of a purposeful ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook The church’s urgent and eloquent version of Handel’s classic oratorio remains an inspired communal rite. By Zachary Woolfe ...

Much has been written about the fact that George Frideric Handel completed the music for “Messiah” in three weeks. Divine inspiration, some have speculated. Or maybe the spark of genius.

TODAY IS A VINYL THON, A NATIONWIDE EVENT WHERE COLLEGE RADIO STATIONS PLAY THE RECORDS OVER THE AIR AT MESSIAH UNIVERSITY. THAT MUSIC IS ALSO PLAYED LIVE ON CAMPUS ...

“Brothers” by Alex Van Halen (Harper): Though highly anticipated, the elder and surviving Van Halen brother’s memoir -- voiced entertainingly with help from New Yorker staff writer Ariel ...

That oratorio’s relative brevity is no disadvantage, since a believer in the music, the religious beliefs ... indoors for hours listening to the “Messiah.” ...

It's probably the most-heard piece of classical music on Earth, the most sung, and the most recorded. It's "Messiah," by German-British opera composer George Frideric Handel. "It has been in near ...

It is also deprived of one of the most beloved works of sacred music: George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah.” To many Westerners, Handel’s “Messiah” is as embedded in Christmas pageantry ...

The podcast angels sing: Christmas music from 'Messiah' to the Muppets : Here & Now Anytime Charles King's new book "Every Valley" tells the backstory of "Messiah," a staple of the Christmas ...