Messiah Part I, Scene 1, No. 1, HWV 56: Sinfony Messiah Part I, Scene 1, No. 2, HWV 56: Comfort ye, my people Messiah Part I, Scene 1, No. 3, HWV 56: Every valley shall be exalted Messiah Part I ...

Handel wrote his beloved oratorio Messiah in a three-week burst of intense activity during the fall of 1741. The first part of the oratorio foretells the Savior’s coming while the last part ...

Handel's Messiah was broadcast on Radio 3 on Christmas Day 2009 at 7pm during Performance on 3. Conductor Laurence Cummings and director Deborah Warner introduce and discuss each part of Handel's ...