| 单词 | oratorio |
| 例句 | A Child of Our Time intersperses quasi-operatic narrative passages with arrangements of African-American spirituals, as Bach had done with Lutheran hymn-chorales in his oratorios on the passion and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Benjamin Britten enjoyed an extended holiday in America, while Michael Tippett, a conscientious objector, produced an eloquent and moving wartime plea for unfashionable pacifism in his oratorio A Child of Our Time. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z After Esther Handel presented a further twenty-one oratorios in London. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Indeed, against the backdrop of scientific endeavour and machine-like precision there was a very human emotion that enriched every note of Handel’s solo arias in opera and oratorio: compassion. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But large choruses, soloists and orchestra were bread and butter to Bach in his Passions, Handel in his oratorios, Mozart in his Requiem and Haydn in his grand choral works. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Nothing could be further from the omnipotent, benevolent creative force of Handel’s oratorios or Bach’s cantatas and Passions - yet Handel was still alive, just, and Bach had only died five years earlier. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Beethoven, inspired by study of and admiration for Handel and Bach, merely had the idea of appending to a symphony something you might expect in an oratorio. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z This contemporary lithograph lampoons the panicked gentry who fled the city - and thus turned Handel’s new oratorio, Theodora, into a box-office flop. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Handel’s first eighteen oratorios in London theatres were packed- house affairs. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z On Friday, the American Symphony Orchestra also plays Carnegie Hall, with the conductor Leon Botstein, a tireless explorer of neglected works, leading Elgar’s nearly-forgotten oratorio “The Apostles.” A Busy Week for Yannick Nézet-Séguin 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z In the fall he’s singing the role of David in Houston’s fully staged production of Handel’s oratorio “Saul.” A high-voiced rising star at 25 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z A recent performance of “Solomon” at Carnegie Hall was a reminder of the sumptuous power of Handel’s English oratorios, his genre of concert-format, loosely plotted, often biblically inspired works that made choruses the stars. The Philharmonic’s New Season: What We Want to Hear 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Hallelujahs Everywhere A sampling of performances of Handel’s “Messiah” and other oratorios in New York. Hallelujahs Everywhere 2010-12-10T05:30:00Z The Viking invaders brought to life in Stephen McNeff's community oratorio The Chalk Legend. How Dorset's 1000-year-old Viking bones inspired my new oratorio 2012-07-11T17:41:33Z “I first heard Eric when he sang the baritone role in my Nativity oratorio, ‘El Niño,’ with the Atlanta Symphony,” Mr. Adams wrote in an e-mail. Eric Owens as Alberich in Wagner?s ?Ring? at the Met 2012-02-18T05:03:04Z Last year he produced a promethean oratorio for large choir and accompanying pyrotechnic installation in the grounds of Salisbury Cathedral. The Firework-Maker's Daughter – review 2013-03-24T18:11:00Z In the film's epilogue, four of the surviving men attend the Seattle world premiere of the oratorio "Vedem," inspired by their story, commissioned by Seattle's Music of Remembrance, and sung by the Northwest Boychoir. A classic film from a very good dog, indeed 2011-10-27T20:18:04Z Ms. Wolfe was in the market for scissors to be wielded by the women of the chorus in her new oratorio, “Fire in my mouth.” Arming a Chorus of Women with Scissors 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z On Friday, these artists were to perform in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s presentation of “Creation/Creator,” a new oratorio by Christopher Theofanidis. The Shift Festival: A Reincarnation, With Cherry Blossoms 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Wolfe’s “Anthracite Fields” was described by the judges as a “powerful oratorio for chorus and sextet evoking Pennsylvania coal-mining life around the turn of the 20th Century.” This Woman Just Won The 2015 Pulitzer Prize For Music 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z But the larger ideas of “unEarth” are more directly delivered than those of any of her other socially conscious but primarily historical oratorios, dating back to “Steel Hammer” more than a decade ago. A Composer Shifts Her Focus to Climate, With Help From Children 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Wolfe, 58, won a Pulitzer Prize in 2015 for “Anthracite Fields,” an oratorio about life in the Pennsylvania coal mines; she is also a recent MacArthur Fellow. Perspective | The top 35 female composers in classical music 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Martin called it a secular oratorio, but there’s a long tradition of staging it as an opera. Wagner in the Parking Lot as Opera Returns to Germany 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z In “Essays in Musical Analysis,” classic volumes from the 1930s, Sir Donald Tovey concluded that looking through Herschel’s famed 40-foot telescope provided the cosmic inspiration for the famous opening of Haydn’s oratorio “The Creation.” William Herschel Is Famous for Science. What About His Music? 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z This isn’t a real oratorio but rather a de facto collection of six cantatas, the first three and the final one relating to the Nativity story. Bach times two: Collegium and Master Chorale double the elation 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z The exuberant opening chorus of the oratorio begins with such lines as “Shout for joy … abandon hesitation, banish lamentation, begin to sing with … exultation.” Bach times two: Collegium and Master Chorale double the elation 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Italian composer, sacred oratorio master and priest Giacomo Carissimi responded to the tumult of the mid-17th century by setting the deeply moving stories of biblical prophets — and their sacrifices — to music. Carissimi's 'Prophets' at St. James Cathedral 2012-01-12T21:17:04Z Still, in its refinement and elegance the music of this oratorio seems Gallic, tinted with Ravel, even the soft-spoken Satie. Review: In ‘Joan of Arc at the Stake,’ Beasts With Burden of Judging 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Speaking of “Messiah,” if you would like to see the first published score of songs from the oratorio, head to the Foundling Museum, on the grounds of the Foundling Hospital, a children’s home in Bloomsbury. London Tours Explore the Worlds of Opera and Classical Music 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Matías Tarnopolsky, its executive and artistic director, said the context for the new oratorio looks very different now than when it was commissioned. After Trump, an Oratorio About ‘Dreamers’ Changes Key 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z As the oratorio unfolded, tenor Matthew Hill delivered the Gospel texts with agile conviction. Review | Washington Bach Consort starts strong but hits a wall in its season finale 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z The composer Julia Wolfe’s oratorio “Anthracite Fields,” which won the Pulitzer Prize for music on Monday, had its origins in curiosity about the road not taken. Pulitzer Winner for Music Found Inspiration in Pennsylvania Coal Mines 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Browne, an emeritus professor at the University of Minnesota, also wrote the lyrics for “To Be Certain of the Dawn,” Mr. Paulus’s Holocaust oratorio, which the Minnesota Orchestra recorded in 2008. Stephen Paulus, Classical Composer Rich in Lyricism, Dies at 65 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Randolph’s hands were light and fast, and his “Messiah” was known for crispness and fleetness — under his direction, the complete oratorio, with intermission, took less than three hours. David Randolph, 95, Conductor of Many (Speedy) ?Messiahs? 2010-05-15T04:42:00Z In the fall of 1990, it was announced that Mr. Masur would take over four December performances of Mendelssohn’s oratorio “Elijah,” which Bernstein, in failing health, had been scheduled to lead. Kurt Masur Dies at 88; Conductor Transformed New York Philharmonic 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Then again, Handel’s oratorios are today presented both staged and not; and Thursday was hopefully far from the last dramatic interpretation of “Her Story.” Review: An Oratorio Cautiously Looks Back on Women’s Suffrage 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z In fact, when he lived there he used part of the ground floor to sell copies of his music, librettos, and tickets to his performances: Italian operas, English oratorios and whatever. ArtsBeat: Anna Nicole, Jimi Hendrix and Handel in London 2011-02-15T18:00:32Z That text, like so many exciting moments in the oratorio, gains added impetus from the exuberant use of trumpets and timpani. Music Review: Christmas Oratorio at St. Paul’s Chapel 2013-01-06T22:28:27Z The oratorio arrived on the scene to help the needy. 'The Messiah' from opposite ends of the economic spectrum 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z It will feature a performance of Vivaldi’s great oratorio “Juditha Triumphans,” with the Venice Baroque Orchestra joined by the estimable New York ensemble Tenet. Review: Venice and Vivaldi, Center Stage at the Metropolitan Museum 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z The hourlong broadcast will feature music from the film “Schindler’s List” and the oratorio “Elijah.” What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Momentum Generation’ and ‘Tree of Life: A Concert for Peace and Unity’ 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z No details about the Master Chorale's plans for the four more oratorios have been announced. L.A. Master Chorale's 'Alexander's Feast' is a treat for the ears and eyes 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z But common to both tellings, as well as the dozens of operas, oratorios, plays and films since derived from the myth of Iphigenia, is that she’s not the one who gets to tell the story. Perspective | New opera by Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter remakes myth without sacrificing music 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Taking its place in the long line of artistic tributes, "I Am Harvey Milk" attempts to evoke Milk's life and legacy in the form of an oratorio, with the help of a large chorus. Harvey Milk oratorio getting a staging in Los Angeles 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Haupt worked with deaf people and a choreographer to develop a performance that would render not only the sung words of the oratorio, but also the character of the music. Making Music Visible: Singing in Sign 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Like several other operas by Mr. Glass, including “Satyagraha,” the work seemed more properly an oratorio. Music Review: Philip Glass’s ‘Kepler’ at Spoleto Festival USA 2012-06-01T21:25:58Z Commissioned to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of São Paulo in 1954, it’s a sprawling oratorio that draws on Tupi, Portuguese and Latin texts to celebrate the Jesuit missionary José de Anchieta. Classical Playlist: Haydn, Poul Ruders, Vaughan Williams and More 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Ms. Sutherland began singing oratorios and radio broadcasts, and made a notable debut in 1947 as Purcell’s Dido in Sydney. Joan Sutherland, Opera Soprano, Dies 2010-10-11T16:29:00Z He attended an early performance of his oratorio A Child of Our Time in the 1940s and was immediately ensnared. Sir Colin Davis remembered: 'He worked little miracles' 2013-04-15T18:13:39Z She also co-wrote the libretto for "Hopscotch: An Opera for 24 Cars," and wrote the libretto for the Los Angeles Master Chorale's oratorio "dreams of the new world" with the composer Ellen Reid. A Connection Made at the Talent Agency 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z He later wrote an oratorio and four cantatas, a mass, two ballets and works for jazz combo with orchestra. Dave Brubeck, Jazz Musician, Dies at 91 2012-12-05T18:31:41Z Unlike most of his operas, after all, the oratorios are in English. Music Review: ?Messiah? by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Review 2011-12-05T23:25:14Z Or, depending how you look at it, a surround-sound oratorio — a kind of sonic sculpture — with an accompanying film. Dying Languages Cry Out in ‘Last Whispers’ 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z A highlight of several recent Carnegie seasons has been the English Concert’s ongoing progress through operas and oratorios by Handel. 6 Classical Music Concerts to See in NYC This Weekend 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z When tastes shifted and box-office receipts dwindled, Handel found a new career as a revered purveyor of oratorios in English. The Greatest 2011-01-07T16:04:57Z Ms. Wolfe’s 2014 oratorio on work, exploitation and unionization took on new overtones as coal became a central part of the Make America Great Again hymnal. As Trump Tries to Revive Coal, an Oratorio Confronts Mining’s Past 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Composer of the year: Julia Wolfe got the Pulitzer Prize for her textured oratorio "Anthracite Fields," which makes vivid the plight of Pennsylvania miners. Classical music 2015 highlights: Female conductors, 'Hopscotch,' Dudamel — but about those parking fees 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z It's not the easiest of Handel's oratorios to bring off. Susanna – review 2013-06-13T16:52:40Z However surprisingly, the old-fashioned oratorio has survived into the 21st century as an American musical medium just as apt for confronting our moral and social issues as it was for Handel in his time. West Coast premiere of 'Anthracite Fields' by L.A. Master Chorale mines the depths of American music 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Her low-register voice encompassed both mezzo-soprano and alto, and at this stage she was able to exploit her versatility in a wide range of genres including Mozartian opera, Handelian oratorio, lieder and Yiddish folk songs. Vera R?zsa obituary 2010-11-22T18:20:00Z Most oratorio performances do involve an intermission; it mightn’t have been a bad idea here. ‘Gerontius,’ where have you been? Seattle Symphony brings seldom-heard piece to vibrant life 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Both derive their forms from Bach: Nobody Knows, for trumpet and orchestra, is a chorale prelude, Tippett's oratorio a contemporary Passion. Prom 25: BBCSO/Robertson – review 2012-08-02T10:49:49Z Instead, Threadgill is planning what he called a “corrupted oratorio,” featuring two choirs: “a traditional choir and a gospel choir,” plus piano and organ, and other instruments as it develops. Henry Threadgill’s Musical Spring Is Varied and Extreme. Like He Is. 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z The oratorio begins with an orchestral arrangement of Schumann’s quizzical piano piece “The Prophet Bird,” deconstructed and spiked with dissonance. A Salzburg Festival Rich With Dreams and Power 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z What remains are about a dozen of the oratorio’s more meditative and lyrical numbers that dramatically streamline the Nativity story. John Adams and David Lang: Masters of the Modern Holiday Oratorio 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z She wrote a series of oratorios and other works on Jewish themes. Meryl Streep, Diane Lane and Others on the Legacy of Elizabeth Swados 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Singing station identifications, which sometimes run at oratorio length elsewhere, are chopped to 1 ½ seconds. Gene Chenault, Who Changed Rock Radio, Dies at 90 2010-03-04T07:14:00Z Still, concert presenters worship but one "Messiah," leaving too many of the remaining two dozen oratorios neglected masterpieces. L.A. Master Chorale's 'Alexander's Feast' is a treat for the ears and eyes 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Handel, himself, couldn’t keep his mitts off it — snipping, scribbling in and rewriting parts to tailor this eternally popular oratorio to the performing forces at hand. Review | NSO presents a muddled ‘Messiah,’ but all is not lost 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Half symphony, half oratorio, “The Prison” includes this striking chorale prelude, with dark and light in the same bars, at its heart. The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2020 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Still, hearing soprano Lucy Crowe's luminous performance of "Rejoice greatly" on French conductor Emmanuelle Haïm's exquisitely phrased new live performance of Handel's oratorio is more than enough reason to rejoice greatly. Holiday music gifts: Leave the best for last-minute 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z The 100-minute oratorio, one of Elgar’s supreme achievements, resounds as a major affirmation of the Roman Catholic belief in the final judgment, and the purging of sin and potential deliverance that follow death. Uplifting music, deep themes: Seattle Symphony to perform Elgar’s ‘Dream of Gerontius’ 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z In ’s grand oratorio “Israel in Egypt,” it is the God of the Israelites who wreaks vengeance on the enslaving pharaoh, with no need of Facebook or . Music Review: A Pharaonic Smackdown as Envisioned by Handel 2011-02-24T23:41:03Z The Master Chorale often does this for passions and oratorios, but the sheer intensity of the "St. Matthew" normally calls for specialists. L.A. Master Chorale brings sense of community to 'St. Matthew' Passion 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z The prologue to Honegger’s oratorio, which begins with the chorus singing “Darkness! Darkness! And France was without form and void,” was added in 1944 to invoke the Nazi occupation of the country. ‘Joan of Arc at the Stake,’ Distilled to Her Essence at the New York Philharmonic 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Julia Wolfe’s Pulitzer Prize-winning oratorio on the plight of Pennsylvania’s coal miners is justly receiving numerous performances, not least because its politically charged content speaks to our present moment. 7 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Somewhere in between is “Semele,” a dramatic work that Handel described as “after the manner of an oratorio.” Review: A ‘Semele’ Bound for New York Takes Its First Bows 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z That quote from an Afghanistan war log is at the start of the climactic number in “The Source,” Ted Hearne’s ambitious, bewildering, stealthily shattering new oratorio about Chelsea Manning, formerly Pvt. ‘The Source,’ an Oratorio About Chelsea Manning’s Leaks 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z One of its most ambitious offerings this season will be “Dreamers,” an oratorio it commissioned about the lives of young, undocumented immigrants by the composer Jimmy López and the playwright Nilo Cruz. Carnegie Hall’s Contemporary Music Master Will Go to Berkeley 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Now it’s time for the finest of their collaborations, the 2000 oratorio “El Niño.” The Met Opera’s New Season: What We Want to See 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z In fact, the oratorio is an exercise, quite like nothing else, in unabashed elation. Bach times two: Collegium and Master Chorale double the elation 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z The British composer Mark Simpson will present the world premiere of his oratorio “The Immortal,” his first large-scale commission. Gerhard Richter, Damon Albarn and Björk Among Highlights of Manchester International Festival 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Handel's 1744 musical drama spun the source, Sophocles' play "The Women of Trachis," into a proper Enlightenment oratorio that ends, neatly and happily, with the chorus extolling "liberty's immortal song." 'Hercules': Lyric Opera season closes on spectacular note 2011-03-06T18:37:00Z In each, as he writes in his poem “Incantata,” the “things of this world sing out in a great oratorio.” Paul Muldoon Collects His Poetic, Allusive, Satirical Thoughts 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Another portrait of a 17th-century scientist, this piece is more diffuse than “Galileo,” perhaps better classed as an oratorio. The Best of Philip Glass’s (Many) Operas After ‘Akhnaten’ 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z This evergreen oratorio, which for many professional singers is merely an annual exercise, is a journey of discovery for Mr. Hyde’s young charges. The New Wizard Teaching at the Hogwarts for Choir 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Saint-Saëns thought this biblical story of a fateful love affair, set against the backdrop of enslaved Israelites and their Philistine oppressors, would best be presented as a stirring concert oratorio. Review: The Met’s New ‘Samson’ Succeeds Only as Kitsch 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z None Linn Records Esther is well known to have been the first of Handel's English oratorios, but exactly when it was first heard, and in what form, remains uncertain. Handel: Esther ? review 2012-05-17T21:35:01Z In 2020 the oratorio, if you listen to it at all, will be by necessity a private matter. Meet the People Who Can’t Bring You ‘Messiah’ This Year 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Today, the oratorio is justly regarded as a stunning masterpiece. Review: ‘Theodora,’ Once a Handel Flop, Is Celebrated Anew 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z George Frideric Handel's oratorio, "La Resurrezione," is among his most underrated and seldom performed works. Baroque Band ends season with a special performance of Handel 2011-06-03T17:05:20Z They illustrate a more entertaining side of Beethoven, who wrote them 21 years before the “Hammerklavier” and probably after attending rehearsals of the oratorio in Berlin. Music Review: Beethoven Elegant and Beethoven Frenetic 2011-06-07T21:43:37Z But the tragedy and political motivation require the additional weight of the oratorio, with mighty choral numbers and an oracular solo tenor/narrator. Race, justice, power: Finding new relevance in Kurt Weill's 'Lost in the Stars' 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z No American playwright storms the line between speech and music as insistently as Wilson, whose 10-play cycle about 20th-century Black life sometimes seems like a single great oratorio in disguise. Best Theater of 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z The English Concert’s annual performances of Handel oratorios and operas at Carnegie, under Harry Bicket, have been surefire hits for the past several years. 7 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Along with his rock albums, Mr. McCartney has released four classical albums since 1991: two oratorios, a “symphonic poem” called “Standing Stone” and an album of shorter pieces, “Working Classical.” Paul McCartney?s ?Ocean Kingdom? at City Ballet 2011-09-11T04:00:07Z Wadsworth's production is elegant but a bit static, reinforcing the feeling that the work is as much oratorio as opera. 'Maometto' takes Santa Fe Opera by storm 2012-08-05T16:44:09Z I wanted an oratorio, something that would use Glyndebourne's chorus, rather than an opera – and Theodora had stuck in my mind as incredibly moving. How we made: Peter Sellars and William Christie on Theodora 2012-08-27T18:00:03Z And are Paul McCartney’s fans at all interested in his oratorios and classical concert pieces? Ren?e Fleming, Opera Star, Tries a Rock Album. 2010-05-31T21:58:00Z So who can blame her if, as she conducts Honegger’s oratorio “Jeanne d’Arc au Bûcher,” she identifies just a touch with the heroine? The New Season: Tchaikovsky, Dress Codes, And 3-D Opera 2011-09-16T19:50:18Z But Schumann did excel at the dramatic oratorio, especially with “Scenes From Goethe’s ‘Faust.’ ” | 'Faust': Botstein?s American Symphony in Schumann?s ?Faust? 2010-04-11T21:16:00Z He and the other performers are part of “Messiah/Complex,” an iconoclastic new production of Handel’s classic oratorio, which draws on biblical texts to form a stylized narrative of suffering, hope and redemption. A ‘Messiah’ for the Multitudes, Freed From History’s Bonds 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Photograph: The Art Archive/Corbis The years 1650 to 1750 were a period of feverish invention and technical ingenuity in music that reached an apotheosis in Handel's sublime oratorios and Bach's cantatas and Passions. What pop music owes to the classical masters 2013-01-24T18:54:18Z The oratorio Ivan the Terrible, meanwhile, draws on the soundtrack Prokofiev composed for Eisenstein's vast historical epic between 1942 and 1946. LSO/Zhang ? review 2011-04-06T18:00:29Z His oratorio “Samson” had its premiere in February 1743, less than a year after “Messiah.” Music Review: American Classical Orchestra Performs Handel’s ‘Samson’ 2014-03-05T22:05:31Z Last November, after the Philadelphia Orchestra played “One Land, One River, One People,” a quirkily mystical new oratorio by the American jazz-classical musician who goes by Hannibal, the composer bounded onstage for a bow. For Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Questions of Vision 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z I started to explore further, and began to piece together an enormous list of operas and oratorios that featured the singer, sufficient to rival the more celebrated castrati we remember today, such as Farinelli. Guadagni: the first modern singer? 2012-07-19T13:13:24Z Mr. Padmore, 52, best known for his work in song and oratorio, has intentionally limited his opera appearances. Opera Review: Britten’s ‘Billy Budd,’ From Glyndebourne to BAM 2014-02-09T22:34:46Z The choir’s plans for its 2014-15 season include an actual Handel oratorio as well. ArtsBeat: Had Enough of Handel’s ‘Messiah’? Try Eric Idle’s 2014-05-12T15:31:51Z The fine bass Matt Boehler combined earthy, robust sound with stern delivery in what is, for me, the oratorio’s most chilling aria, “The trumpet shall sound.” Music Review: Musica Sacra in Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-21T22:47:06Z A drama would be an opera, and a narration would be an oratorio, or a Passion. Christian Gerhaher: Summiting Mount Mahler 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Composed in 1741 when Handel was 56 and shaken by the box-office failures of his most recent operas and oratorios, the “Messiah” emerged in the space of 24 inspired days. Seattle Symphony audiences have never heard a ‘Messiah’ production quite like this season’s 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Likewise, he seemed as much at home on the stage as in oratorio and recital. Robert Tear obituary 2011-03-29T17:26:32Z But for the moment he’s working on something more joyful: a Christmas oratorio. A ‘Stabat Mater’ for the 21st Century, Colored by a Composer’s Faith 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z With a period-instrument band of 15 and a chorus of just 12 singers – and that included the soloists – this was as intimate a take on Handel's oratorio as you're likely to get. Dunedin Consort – review 2012-12-21T18:07:41Z Such a small scale may sound nothing like “El Niño,” a sweeping, nearly two-hour Nativity oratorio written for vocal soloists, a trio of countertenors, a full orchestra and choir, and a children’s chorus. John Adams and David Lang: Masters of the Modern Holiday Oratorio 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z This sacred and profane oratorio of angel-winged songs about heaven, hell and a talk-show host has taken a while to find a berth in Manhattan. Review: ‘Jerry Springer,’ Sacred and Profane, Triumphantly Sings Again 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z It was fascinating for me to hear this modest and miraculous score after having attended the British premiere of Mr. Harvey’s “Weltethos,” an 85-minute oratorio, last summer, performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Music Review: Juilliard’s Focus! Festival at Alice Tully Hall 2013-01-27T21:14:09Z The EIF kicks off on August 12 with Robert Schumann's oratorio "Paradise and the Peri" based on Persian mythology, with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Festival Chorus. Oriental Shakespeare, Ravi Shankar at Edinburgh festival 2011-03-23T17:46:51Z And his point is not just about the arcane jargon of "concerto" and "oratorio". Doomed? 2011-05-12T12:33:19Z The texts that Wolfe uses in “unEarth” have a sense of literary adventure familiar from her earlier oratorios. A Composer Shifts Her Focus to Climate, With Help From Children 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z And yet, if the oratorio were to rise again after its two-night stint, not even a Judas would grumble. ‘Not the Messiah (He’s a Very Naughty Boy),’ by Eric Idle 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Ironically, despite his fundamental role in the Messiah and some of Handel's other great oratorios, Jennens was not the biggest fan of a work that took less than a month to compose. Show sheds light on Handel's hidden "Messiah" helper 2012-11-29T23:07:23Z Schumann’s oratorio is one of his less appreciated compositions today, not least because of an embarrassingly sentimental text, drawn from Thomas Moore’s “Lalla Rookh,” that charts the mythical peri’s quest to return to heaven. Classical Playlist: Holliger, Pieczonka, Sivan Magen and More 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z According to the Swiss J. S. Bach Foundation, which is behind the project, the series will have covered all of his cantatas, masses, oratorios and motets by 2030. Review: Ekmeles Performs John Cage at the Avant Music Festival 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z One oratorio would prompt you to reconsider the story of Christmas; the other, to think twice before ignoring someone in need as you head home. John Adams and David Lang: Masters of the Modern Holiday Oratorio 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z “Death and the Powers” is less a dramatic opera than an oratorio of ideas. Opera With Atmosphere of Brave New World 2010-10-04T12:00:00Z Adams describes the work as an "opera-oratorio", but this will be a straightforward concert, and El Niño's future seems likely to be as a work in the choral oratorio tradition. This week's new live music 2010-08-06T23:05:00Z Today, I still know only a fraction of the nearly 500 pieces of Schütz’s that survive: motets, madrigals, sacred concertos, oratorios and more. Before Bach, He Was Germany’s Greatest Composer 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Mendelssohn's iconic oratorio, beloved of UK audiences since its Birmingham premiere in 1846, fell from critical favour with the passing of the Victorian era. Prom 58: Mendelssohn's Elijah ? review 2011-08-29T10:24:31Z The title hints at a homage to Haydn’s late-18th-century oratorio “The Creation,” and to some degree it shares with that work an appealing refusal to be absolutely serious. Review | A giant meditation on creation fills the Kennedy Center Concert Hall 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z Handel and his collaborator Thomas Morell updated the Old Testament story of Jephtha for their oratorio, “Jephtha,” adding a happy ending to the parable about a father who sacrifices his daughter to God. Opera, Ballet and More Treats for Fall: Global Arts Guide 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z He also brought passion and emotional focus to May's world premiere of "Vedem," an oratorio commissioned by Music of Remembrance. Preview: Sacred Music Foundation celebrates religious music's classical roots 2010-07-26T22:58:00Z Yes — the entire oratorio ... every aria, every chorus, every recitative, every note! It's 'Messiah' season in Seattle 2010-12-01T23:52:00Z With its heightened performances and tone-poem visuals, this production also clearly elicits the musical nature of “Iceman,” which is in some ways closer to opera or oratorio than it is to conventional drama. Review: In an Energized ‘Iceman,’ the Drinks are on Denzel 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Levine missed three of the four, including the prestigious season-opening gala and, most recently, a performance of ’s oratorio “Elijah” that he intended as a major statement. For James Levine, Now May Be a Time to Choose 2010-04-12T22:46:00Z “Acis” — variously described as a masque, a serenata, an opera, a pastoral or an oratorio — has never fallen out of the repertory for long. Dance Review: Mark Morris Stages ‘Acis and Galatea’ 2014-04-28T21:20:19Z She wrote two works on Jewish themes, “The Haggadah: A Passover Cantata” and “Jerusalem,” an oratorio adapted from poems by Yehuda Amichai. Elizabeth Swados, Creator of Socially Conscious Musicals, Is Dead at 64 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z ‘AL-QUDS: JERUSALEM’ Mohammed Fairouz, a prolific and inventive young composer, has written a new oratorio seeking to capture some of Jerusalem’s complex dynamics and sounds. Classical Music to Come: A Finnish Star, Minimalism and Wagner 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Leon Botstein and the American Symphony Orchestra performed Edward Elgar’s “The Apostles” in 2017, and they follow it up here with the second oratorio from the sacred trilogy that British composer planned but never finished. 7 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Wolfe’s other recent oratorios have been busy, multimedia presentations. Review: An Oratorio Cautiously Looks Back on Women’s Suffrage 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Their next recording, scheduled for release this fall, is a lineup of numbers from Handel oratorios titled “Eternal Heaven.” Lea Desandre Gives a Modern Voice to Early Music 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Of course, the “St. Matthew Passion,” which tells of Christ’s last days on earth, is a church piece, a sacred oratorio. Review: An Intimate ‘St. Matthew Passion’ Has a Shattering Effect 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Langridge, considered to be one of the leading talents in English opera and oratorio, died on Friday. Tenor Philip Langridge dies at 70 2010-03-07T13:56:00Z After intermission Mr. Dutoit led vocal soloists, the men of the Philadelphia Singers Chorale and the orchestra in a compelling account of “Oedipus Rex,” Stravinsky’s 50-minute -oratorio. Music Review: A Stravinksy Program With Ancient Inspiration 2011-05-04T18:58:03Z The work, which has a libretto by Alice Goodman, skirts the line between opera and oratorio, and is famous for its choruses of exiled Palestinians and exiled Jews. ‘Klinghoffer’ Composer Responds to Met’s Decision 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z In this opening act, Mr. Tresnjak maintains the stiff quality of an oratorio. Review: The Met’s New ‘Samson’ Succeeds Only as Kitsch 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z The oratorio consists of six separate cantatas, intended for performance over the 12 days of Christmas, a practice the Trinity Choir emulated a year ago at St. Paul’s Chapel. Music Review: Canticum Novum and Collegium Vocale Gent Sing Bach Oratorio 2012-12-17T05:23:04Z There’s the chorus material, which is more like an oratorio, more classical, and then there are popular songs. Rare Reprises for an Unlikely Collaboration 2011-01-23T00:59:00Z Hymn verses appear five times in the oratorio, descending through the keys of E, E-flat and C major toward the darkness and radical tonal uncertainty of the Crucifixion itself. A Soldier Kills a Deaf Boy, and Rebels Respond With a Barricade of Silence 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z There is another L.A. connection to this operatic oratorio, which relates the events between Good Friday and Easter from the perspective of Mary Magdalene and Mary Cleophas. Bach Collegium San Diego gives Handel's 'La Resurrezione' life 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z The oratorio followed the life of a woman from birth to death, via romance, marriage and motherhood. Natalie Dessay Finishes What Barbra Streisand Started 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z “Semele” was a hybrid, adapted from an existing opera libretto by William Congreve, though Handel stipulated that it be presented at Covent Garden in the manner of an oratorio. Review: The English Concert Brings a Marvelous ‘Semele’ 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Why did you choose an oratorio format to tell Milk's story? Harvey Milk oratorio getting a staging in Los Angeles 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z That work includes a second documentary, a book and an oratorio. A Mississippi Restaurant Has Been Beloved for Decades. But There’s Another Story to Tell. 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z That is the oratorio Handel wrote before “Israel in Egypt,” about a powerless people fleeing the subjugation of an oppressive state. Review: An Unexpectedly Relevant Oratorio at the Philharmonic 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Filtering the influence of Bach’s and Mendelssohn’s classic oratorios through the innovations of Wagner, Mahler and Stravinsky, “Haggadah,” like the Seder itself, both shows and tells: the Exodus story is juxtaposed with explanations of symbols. Music Review: In a Tale of Deliverance, It?s Moses to the Rescue 2011-04-22T22:56:01Z This quite vivid recording is taken from the staged performances, though the work itself generally seems far closer to a contemplative secular oratorio than to a fully fledged piece of theatre. Glass: Kepler ? review 2011-01-20T22:10:01Z Well toward the end of Christopher Theofanidis’s enormous 2015 oratorio, “Creation/Creator,” the chorus sings text that was probably written by the academic art critic Michael Fried: “The essence of something is in its conviction.” Review | A giant meditation on creation fills the Kennedy Center Concert Hall 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z She’ll also appear in a chamber version of Mr. Adams’s Nativity oratorio “El Niño,” and in a program of Langston Hughes poems set to music. 5 Classical Music Faces to Watch This Season 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Hence we associate Elgar with regal marches, rousing symphonies and grand oratorios, not with the interior world of chamber music. The Manhattan String Quartet, Presented by the Bohemians 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z The Seattle Symphony’s guest maestro for this year’s “Messiah” performances, Stephen Layton, put his own expert stamp on Handel’s most famous oratorio Friday evening in the first of four performances at Benaroya Hall. Hallelujah! A bright, brilliant ‘Messiah’ at Seattle Symphony 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z His output did include operas, but Marazzoli devoted more of his energy to the oratorio, at least seven of which were to Italian texts, rather than the usual Latin. Marazzoli: Oratorio di Santa Caterina; Pasquini: Lamento di Cain 2012-07-05T20:55:01Z To be pretentious, one might call it an oratorio, or how about a 'folkatorio'? My Meltdown: Richard Thompson 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z Called “The Gospel According to the Other Mary,” it is a 90-minute oratorio based on New Testament texts and Latin American poetry. ArtsBeat: Los Angeles Philharmonic Announces New Season 2011-02-07T18:15:24Z On Friday, an even grander event: Mr. Adams’s oratorio “Gospel According to the Other Mary,” performed by the St. Louis Symphony under David Robertson. Mitsuko Uchida at Carnegie Hall Is a Start to a Big Week 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Generally sacred in subject, not meant to be staged, and organized as unruffled parades of tableaus more than sustained plots, these oratorios were at the time viewed as more populist than opera. Review: A Handel Oratorio Gave the People What They Wanted 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Last week at David Geffen Hall, Julia Wolfe’s new multimedia oratorio, “unEarth,” took an explicitly activist stance, lashing out at ecological violence and offering a path to recovery. Review: The Philharmonic Journeys From Ocean to Desert 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Phil will perform his opera "Nixon in China" and oratorio "El Niño," as well as the local premiere of his "Absolute Jest." A little Icelandic music plus a film series coming soon to the L.A. Phil 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Creators of this version of “The Capeman” have referred to it as an oratorio. Paul Simon?s ?Capeman? in Central Park 2010-08-17T22:01:00Z This full-length work, set to Handel’s oratorio of the same name, has humor, humanity and sophisticated musicality, all expressed with what looks like breezy simplicity. Dancing in the Streets of Harlem, and Gathering to Dance, Merce-Style 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Here, Mr. Eotvos’s babbling oratorio intertwined with Thomas Adès’s opera “The Exterminating Angel,” which had a stunning premiere last week; it depicts an entitled elite, silent about injustices in society. A Salzburg Festival Rich With Dreams and Power 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Haydn set to work on “The Creation” in 1796, having been inspired by hearing performances of Handel’s oratorios in London. Music Review: Haydn’s ‘The Creation,’ at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-24T22:38:21Z Introducing the work from the stage, he said he conceived of the piece as “a song cycle, oratorio and middle-school social studies lecture.” Music Review: ‘Gabriel’s Guide to the 48 States,’ at Carnegie Hall 2013-04-28T21:06:11Z Ms. Dessay admitted in a phone interview from France that Ms. Streisand’s decision not to record the full oratorio made things easier. Natalie Dessay Finishes What Barbra Streisand Started 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z But Haydn’s oratorio tells the tale with wonder and joy and hardly a trace of spiritual angst or questioning. Three Varied Visions of Spirituality at the White Light Festival 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z In October he conducted Haydn’s oratorio “The Creation” for the first time with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, an account warmly praised by critics. Music Review: Bernard Haitink and the New York Philharmonic - Review 2011-11-18T23:46:31Z So unanswerable are these questions that heaven's perfection is perhaps better conveyed through metaphor or music—the poetry of Dante or Emily Dickinson or the oratorios of Bach. 2009-12-11T19:09:00Z But the work still has elements of oratorio style. Review: The Met’s New ‘Samson’ Succeeds Only as Kitsch 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Wachner’s take on the score is fresh and urgent, and members of the nimble professional choir step out to sing solos, creating a sense of the oratorio as town hall meeting. A Critic Gives Prizes for 5 ‘Messiah’ Concerts in New York 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Ms. Wolfe’s previous oratorio about labor in America, “Anthracite Fields,” about the hardships faced by Pennsylvania coal miners, won a Pulitzer Prize in 2015. Arming a Chorus of Women with Scissors 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z But those listeners, critics included, may be hard pressed to name another Handel oratorio written for the Easter season. Music Review: A Generous Opening to the Lucerne Easter Festival 2011-04-11T17:51:16Z The texts for both oratorios are taken directly from the Luther Bible, sung in recitative form but commented upon via arias and chorales. SSO, Pacific MusicWorks each to put on a Bach Passion 2014-02-20T19:58:01Z Adams always wants voices amplified in his operas and oratorios; with the help of Disney’s new audio equipment, Mark Grey turned that into an advantage. The miracles of John Adams' 'El Niño' 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z A high point of the oratorio is “He was despised,” a crushing account of Jesus’ suffering. Music Review: ‘Messiah’ at St. Thomas and Alice Tully Hall 2012-12-17T05:15:05Z Sometimes cultures meet gently in this film, as when Karamakate listens to Haydn’s “The Creation” oratorio, played quietly in the jungle on a portable phonograph. ‘Embrace of the Serpent,’ Ciro Guerra’s Searching Tale About Invaded Amazon Cultures 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Handel oratorios have been big in New York in recent months. Review: New York Youth Symphony and the Choir of St. Luke in the Fields Perform 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Longtime devotees will flock to Haydn’s oratorio “Creation,” conducted by James Levine, the orchestra’s newly appointed conductor laureate. Around the World With Music 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z “Including 55 serious operas, 6 cantatas, 53 comic operas, 17 operettas, 6 sing-spiele, 4 ballets, 4 vaudevilles, 2 oratorios, one each of fares, pastorales, masques, ballads and buffas.” Amy Beach, a Pioneering American Composer, Turns 150 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Staging oratorios in the opera house is nearly routine nowadays, especially those by Handel; for every “Agrippina,” you’re likely to get a “Messiah” too. Review: A ‘Semele’ Bound for New York Takes Its First Bows 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z A Handel oratorio written for the Easter season performed as Christmas approaches? It’s Handel; It’s Not What You Think 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z It's like a song cycle with string orchestra, not quite an oratorio, almost a musical play. Keeping the faith 2010-04-10T23:05:00Z Each of Wolfe’s oratorios has offered a different answer to the question of where the balance of poetry and politics lies, though she sees a progression through them. A Composer Shifts Her Focus to Climate, With Help From Children 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Like El Niño, The Gospel According To The Other Mary can either be presented as an oratorio or in a stage production. This week's new live music 2013-03-16T06:00:08Z As an experiment, he and the group’s manager, Milton Goldin, staged the first complete performance in the United States of the Handel oratorio “Esther” at Town Hall in April 1961. Johannes Somary, Conductor of Neglected Works, Dies at 75 2011-02-08T06:59:21Z In the solemn second movement, the strings played the unison thematic statement with emphatic sound and clipped articulation, almost like a Baroque oratorio. Review: Philadelphia Orchestra Plays Music From Vienna 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z “I played her some melodies and told her it was an oratorio for one voice and a symphonic orchestra,” Mr. Legrand, 85, recently said in a phone interview from his country home near Paris. Natalie Dessay Finishes What Barbra Streisand Started 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z He gained critical attention for his interpretations of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Requiem” and oratorios including Felix Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” and Franz Joseph Haydn’s “The Creation.” Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor known for his subtle interpretations, dies at 80 More recently, the orchestra released a live 2014 recording of Marsalis’ jubilant oratorio, “The Abyssinian Mass,” commissioned to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church, featuring Chorale Le Chateau. Wynton Marsalis: Too busy for the White House — but not for a tour stop in Seattle 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z The choir of this church, which presented one of the first American “Messiah” performances in 1770, teams up with the Trinity Baroque Orchestra and soloists for its annual, reliably masterful concert of Handel’s oratorio. A New Yorker’s Guide to the Silvery Sounds of the Season 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z He then continued with songs and oratorio performances until he was 70. German opera singer, conductor Schreier dies at 84 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z That warm salutation by Whoopi Goldberg set the triumphal mood for the New York premiere on Monday evening at Avery Fisher Hall of the Broadway composer Andrew Lippa’s stirring oratorio “I Am Harvey Milk.” Music Review: Andrew Lippa's ‘I Am Harvey Milk’ 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z Schumann tried to write big pieces — symphonies, oratorios, elaborate chamber works — and many of these scores are stirring. ArtsBeat: The Top 10 Composers: The Romantics 2011-01-19T12:00:08Z Mr. Brubeck experimented with time signatures and polytonality and explored musical theater and the oratorio, baroque compositional devices and foreign modes. Dave Brubeck, Jazz Musician, Dies at 91 2012-12-05T18:31:41Z Greg Nicolett: Rob knew I had passion for orchestral film music, and asked me if I could turn his song into an epic symphonic oratorio. "'Shia LaBeouf' Live," an oral history of the Internet's most bombastic meme on its anniversary 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z What’s lost, during lapses like that, are the moments that inspire awe, replaced by a kind of white-knuckle anxiety in, for example, the grand chorus that closes the oratorio’s first part. Review: The Philharmonic’s ‘Passion’ Is a Surprising Achievement 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z And since 2014, the secular oratorio “Le Vin Herbé,” Martin’s pared down but poignant take on the Tristan legend, has been mounted by opera houses in Boston, Chicago and Long Beach, Calif. Interest Grows in a Master of Choral Mystery and Power 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z But the resulting “ritualization” of Bach’s oratorio, captured on DVD, is most riveting and moving. Classical Music on Disc, on DVD and in Books 2012-11-22T21:26:23Z When NBC cut away three-quarters through its live radio broadcast of this gorgeous oratorio’s premiere in 1937, it claimed previous commitments. The Best Classical Music Recordings of 2016 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z The score was oratorio size, 4,200 bars long, and the show lasted more than four hours. ‘Giant’ the Musical at the Public Theater 2012-11-18T05:04:01Z Handel's oratorios were once a no-go area for directors; now they pose an irresistible challenge. Susanna – review 2012-08-01T17:34:03Z Mr. Padrissa was struck, he said in an interview in the program, that the opening of the oratorio is an uncanny depiction of the Big Bang. Review: A Dazzling ‘Creation’ Brings Light to Lincoln Center 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Shostakovich took up the call in his “Song of the Forests” from 1949, an oratorio that glorified Soviet forestation campaigns in Siberia through pleasing, triumphant harmonies and an easy-to-understand text setting. She’s Rising From the Depths of Soviet Music History 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Its creator, the artist Lena Herzog, calls it “an oratorio for vanishing voices, collapsing universes and a falling tree” — as good a classification as any for an unclassifiable work. Dying Languages Cry Out in ‘Last Whispers’ 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Franz Joseph Haydn: I wrote a hundred symphonies, and 50-some sonatas, Masses, oratorios, concertos and cantatas. Style Invitational Week 1378: It’s (emergency) Parody Time 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z He ended his program with selections from "Hercules," the two tenor arias familiar from Lyric Opera's staging of the oratorio here in March. With tenor Bostridge, rare Baroque arias sound newly minted 2011-05-08T12:35:00Z Some of the Collegium’s instrumental playing seemed understated, especially that of the trumpeters, ideally among the stars of the oratorio, who proved undistinguished at best. Music Review: Canticum Novum and Collegium Vocale Gent Sing Bach Oratorio 2012-12-17T05:23:04Z But of Handel’s 17 English oratorios, this was his favorite. Review: ‘Theodora,’ Once a Handel Flop, Is Celebrated Anew 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Unlike Handel’s “Messiah” and Bach’s great Passions, the formal and spiritual models Tippett emulated, his oratorio fills no particular slot in the ecclesiastical calendar. Into The Music: Michael Tippett?s ?Child of Our Time? Fits With Winter 2012-01-29T04:39:18Z Ted Hearne’s WikiLeaks oratorio “The Source,” a driving and simmering reflection on the Iraq war that broods without settling for easy answers, feels as if it were in Mr. Rzewski’s lineage. The Composer Frederic Rzewski: In His Notes, Protest and Politics 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z “It’s a portrait of Cain,” Mr. Castellucci said of Scarlatti’s 1707 oratorio, an account of the Cain and Abel story, in an interview under the ornate chandeliers of the Garnier’s grand foyer. At the Paris Opera, a Biblical Tale Told With Rothko and Children 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z Reviewing Ted Hearne’s oblique yet shattering WikiLeaks oratorio “The Source” in October, I wrote in praise of musical, dramatic and political ambiguity, all too rare in art these days. An Argument for Hearing a Work With a Nazi Reference 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z The Apostles, Royal Albert Hall, SW7, 10 Aug, royalalberthall.com Conductor Mark Elder, the Hallé choir and a fine sextet of soloists bring their superb account of Elgar's oratorio to London. London 2012 event listings 10 August: what's on during the Olympics 2012-08-08T12:24:37Z “Anthracite Fields,” a five-part oratorio with roots in rock, classical chorales and the avant-garde, may look to the past, but it is anything but nostalgic. As Trump Tries to Revive Coal, an Oratorio Confronts Mining’s Past 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z But the piece grows slack and ponderous as it consciously reaches at the status of oratorio and Mass, with phrases from Genesis woven into the imagery and musical fabric. Review: Traces of Anachronism in an All-Steve Reich Evening 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z But perhaps they were more properly called oratorios: with the exception of the film and video projections that might accompany them, his operas employed relatively little staging. Robert Ashley, Opera Composer Who Painted Outside the Lines, Dies at 83 2014-03-07T03:00:51Z This produces the possibility of a Pop symphony or oratorio, with distinct but related movements. From the Archives: The Original Review of ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Koning's elegant novel traces Caroline's journey; summoned from Hannover to Bath to grind mirrors, do the housework and sing the principal soprano parts in the oratorios her brother put on. Variable Stars by Christina Koning - review 2011-08-26T21:55:03Z Handel discovered Beard as a boy, when he sang in the composer's oratorio, Esther. The original three tenors 2010-10-21T21:25:00Z “The arrival of the judge here becomes the Day of Judgment — an important testament to Handel’s faith and a climactic moment in the oratorio.” In Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ the Trumpet as Divine Agent 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Called “Threads,” it was related — at least a little — to last week’s premiere of “Fire in my mouth,” a new oratorio by Julia Wolfe inspired by the 1911 Triangle shirtwaist factory fire. Review: Philharmonic Ties New Threads to a Recent Premiere 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z “Earth” will close out the season in June, with the world premiere of Wolfe’s “unEarth,” a multimedia oratorio that explores forced migration, loss of nature and adaptation. The Philharmonic Plans Its Return to Geffen Hall, With Fanfare 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Sumptuous yet strangely flat, it is a hybrid work, a kind of oratorio that Berlioz called a “légende dramatique” and intended for concert performance. Opera Review: ‘Damnation de Faust,’ Staged by Christian Spuck in Berlin 2014-02-24T16:23:16Z Handel's oratorio may yearn for a lost arcadia, yet Morris's triumph is to make us believe that all life is lived, here and now, in his piece. L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato 2010-04-15T20:30:00Z Setting a text that the composer fashioned from scripture and folklore, the oratorio tells of the biblical Exodus, focusing on the divine “ordering” of Moses to take his people to the Promised Land. Critic’s Notebook: The Pittburgh Symphony Orchestra Plays at Carnegie Hall 2014-05-11T21:00:39Z From its premiere, in 1846, its composer was resigned to this fantastical work — a “légende dramatique,” he called it, not quite an opera or an oratorio — being played in concert rather than in full production. Dear Met Opera: Please, More Concerts Like This Berlioz 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Opening Jan. 25, Robert Lepage’s staging of this singular take on the Faust legend — not quite oratorio, not quite opera — is a little busy and reliant on multimedia effects for narrative drive. The Met Opera’s New Season: What Our Critics Want to See 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z He missed another concert on Monday night, when the Bostonians performed a work he had chosen — Mendelssohn’s demanding oratorio “Elijah” — at Carnegie Hall. Scrambling at the Met Before James Levine?s Surgery 2010-04-05T22:24:00Z Handel was also an innovator, pioneering the English oratorio. Music in Review: Yale in New York in an All-Handel Evening at Zankel HallMacedonian Pianist Simon Trpceski at Zankel Hall 2012-02-28T23:30:49Z The New York concert will include Jonathan Leshnoff’s oratorio “Zohar,” commissioned by the Atlanta Symphony and Carnegie Hall for the Shaw centenary. A Powerful ‘Elektra,’ Sheep at the Armory and Other Spring Classical Highlights 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Taylor said “but” in a big way in 2008, when for the first time he choreographed an oratorio. Paul Taylor: Return of the Beloved Renegade 2010-02-19T16:07:00Z It happened last week on consecutive evenings, when two of the city’s finest professional church choirs presented contrasting oratorios touching on more or less parallel Old Testament subjects. Music Review: Handel?s Old Testament Dramas Revived in New York 2010-10-17T22:25:00Z BERKELEY, Calif. — The history of oratorios is populated with great heroes of religion and myth. Review: A ‘Dreamers’ Oratorio Tries to Transcend the Trump Moment 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Most exciting is “Drone Mass,” an oratorio for string quartet, vocals and electronics that’s based on the Coptic Gospel of the Egyptians. Opera & Classical Music Listings for March 13-19 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Those instincts, Stubbs says, challenge “a tradition about oratorios in general and ‘Messiah’ particularly.” Maestro to embrace the theatrical side of ‘Messiah’ for SSO 2012-12-13T22:15:11Z John Adams is a particular specialty; Dudamel was the first to record his oratorio “The Gospel According to the Other Mary” and has led older pieces including “Grand Pianola Music.” Gustavo Dudamel: An Introduction in 10 Recordings 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z When I returned home, I built Handel’s oratorio into my holiday ritual, listening to my parents’ Neville Marriner recording while wrapping presents or decorating the tree. A Critic Gives Prizes for 5 ‘Messiah’ Concerts in New York 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Most of the “Enchanted Island” score is drawn from the operas, oratorios and cantatas of Handel, with a few of his hit tunes offset by more obscure excerpts. ?The Enchanted Island,? a Baroque Mash-Up at the Met 2011-12-22T15:38:19Z But an oratorio noted for its brilliant choruses, with few solos, doesn't lend itself well to adaptation, nor to being cut. Israel in Egypt 2010-06-04T21:01:00Z After all, Handel’s “Messiah,” the ultimate Christmas oratorio, was originally considered Easter music. ‘Nutcracker’ in May? The Virus Postpones a Christmas Tradition 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z It was known in particular for its performances and recordings of Handel’s oratorios, and for imaginative programming that allowed audiences to hear rarities like Dvorak’s “Te Deum” and Gounod’s “Messe Solennelle.” Johannes Somary, Conductor of Neglected Works, Dies at 75 2011-02-08T06:59:21Z The challenges of signing music multiply when it comes to polyphonic works like the Passion oratorios of Bach, with their complex tapestries of orchestral and vocal counterpoint and declamatory recitatives. Making Music Visible: Singing in Sign 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z It inspired him to write his own version of a Passion oratorio, which he finished in 1948. music: Passion, Not Hyperbole, in Frank Martin?s ?Golgotha? 2010-07-16T23:38:00Z Things began auspiciously Sunday afternoon when the Washington Bach Consort closed its 2018-19 season at National Presbyterian Church with performances of Bach’s Ascension and Easter oratorios. Review | Washington Bach Consort starts strong but hits a wall in its season finale 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z The work is as much musical theater as oratorio, and the two leads are spoken roles. Music Review: Baltimore Symphony?s ?Joan of Arc,? at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-11-21T23:30:10Z This was good old-fashioned oratorio style, in which singing is an elevated form of recitation. Around New York, Different Ways of Hearing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z And Avery Fisher Hall will once again be adapted to present a staged event: Arthur Honegger’s dramatic oratorio “Joan of Arc at the Stake.” Dvorak, Honegger and Joan of Arc in Philharmonic’s 2014-15 Season 2014-01-22T17:00:00Z As with many a tenor before him, Tommy Wazelle served mainly as an unfortunate reminder of just how difficult, and how crucial, Bach’s Evangelist roles are, in this oratorio and in the Passions. Music Review: Canticum Novum and Collegium Vocale Gent Sing Bach Oratorio 2012-12-17T05:23:04Z It was as a high school exchange student in Pittsburgh that I first encountered Handel’s oratorio, at a “Messiah” singalong where your voice type, rather than your ticket, determined where you sat in the hall. A Critic Gives Prizes for 5 ‘Messiah’ Concerts in New York 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z You will have no troubling stumbling upon a performance of the Handel oratorio wherever you find yourself. Bach times two: Collegium and Master Chorale double the elation 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z After the oratorio’s first part, devoted to the prophecy of redemption, and the second, dealing with suffering, sacrifice and folly, the third part is about victory over death and war. In Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ the Trumpet as Divine Agent 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z But the oratorio also draws deliberate parallels with the defeat at Culloden of the Jacobite forces by the loyalist armies of the Duke of Cumberland, to whom the libretto is dedicated. Prom 8: Judas Maccabaeus – review 2012-07-20T11:19:00Z It was bold thinking by the Barbican and William Christie to programme Handel's oratorio Belshazzar at the height of the annual Messiah season. Belshazzar – review 2012-12-14T17:32:12Z In an e-mail Carlus Padrissa, the director, referred to the opera as an oratorio, “a praise to the divine creator of nature.” An Operatic Conundrum Untangled 2011-05-06T22:09:27Z The roles were reversed, however, on Arvelo’s new assignment: setting film to Dudamel-led concerts of Joseph Haydn’s epic oratorio, “The Creation.” Meet the film director helping Dudamel paint the story of 'The Creation' inside Disney Hall 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z But oratorio brings to mind singers in robes behind music stands. Paul Simon?s ?Capeman? in Central Park 2010-08-17T22:01:00Z Haydn's oratorio, based on a mix of Genesis and Paradise Lost, is among the most optimistic and rational musical statements. OAE/Fischer – review 2013-01-11T14:18:12Z The concert on Saturday will include a work jointly commissioned by the Atlanta Symphony and Carnegie Hall for the Shaw centenary: “Zohar,” an oratorio by Jonathan Leshnoff, a composer increasingly familiar to Atlantans. Saluting Robert Shaw, a Conductor of Humanist Spirituality 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z When he finally completed it, Jennens' contribution was considered so important that Handel wrote to him of the triumphant first performance in Dublin in 1742, referring to "your oratorio Messiah". Handel House honours Charles Jennens, librettist of Messiah 2012-11-27T17:55:20Z The company, whose primary focus is baroque opera and oratorio, will continue its collaboration activities in the new season, too, combining talents with Early Music Vancouver and the UW School of Music. 2 seasons that early-music fans can't miss 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z In the oratorio, Valens, the Roman governor of Antioch, decrees that citizens must participate in the worship of Roman gods in honor of the emperor’s birthday. Music Review: ‘Theodora’ at Carnegie Hall 2014-02-03T07:29:53Z For one, its story represented a departure from Handel’s typical biblical oratorio subjects. Review: ‘Theodora,’ Once a Handel Flop, Is Celebrated Anew 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z But each of the three titanic oratorios — “The Dream of Gerontius,” “The Apostles” and especially “The Kingdom” — is the stuff of dreams. A Critic’s First Orchestra Defines Britain’s Musical Soul 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z The orchestra gradually expanded its scope by commissioning new arrangements and compositions from nearly 80 musicians, including Marsalis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning oratorio on slavery, “Blood on the Fields.” Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Marks 25 Years 2013-10-22T14:20:55Z While much of America prepared to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, an equally enthusiastic crowd of Handel lovers gathered in Carnegie Hall to listen to “Theodora,” a three-and-a-half-hour oratorio about Christian martyrs. Music Review: ‘Theodora’ at Carnegie Hall 2014-02-03T07:29:53Z But it’s probably another query that will loom largest in your mind as you watch this 90-minute rock oratorio: How did the immense talents behind “Here Lies Love” come up with something so inert? Review: ‘Joan of Arc’ and the Monotony of Sainthood 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Over the next several decades she poured forth a seemingly endless stream of stage productions that tested the vocabulary of critics, who described them variously as song cycles, mosaics, tapestries and oratorios. Elizabeth Swados, Creator of Socially Conscious Musicals, Is Dead at 64 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z “Youth” pairs a Bach oratorio with footage of horses cantering through the snow of a Muscovite suburb. Anne Imhof, Dancing in the Ruins 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z It is originally from the Book of Kings in the Hebrew Bible, but I first came upon it in the oratorio “Elijah” by Mendelssohn, who figures in the historical part of the novel. A Literary Couple Grapple With Bach and His God 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z “El Niño” is technically a staged oratorio based on the biblical story of Jesus’ Nativity, which plays out as a sort of pageant. The Operas ‘Facing Goya’ and ‘Katya Kabanova,’ at Spoleto 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z It comes at the start of the tenor aria that closes the first act of this grand biblical oratorio from 2012, modeled on the Bach Passions. Review: John Adams’s ‘Gospel’ Displays an Orchestral Wizard’s Tuneful Ear 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z So Handel presented the piece in concert form — accidentally inventing the English oratorio. Review: A Handel Oratorio Gave the People What They Wanted 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z In contrast, Trinity’s Handel Project, a new multiyear survey of Handel’s oratorios, shapes up as a more improvisatory affair, to judge from its opening concert last Wednesday. After Five Years of Bach, Trinity Church Takes On Handel 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z He was hoping to talk to students as he prepared to create “Dreamer,” an oratorio designed to reflect the inspiration that fuels the experience of immigrants, and the challenges they face. After Trump, an Oratorio About ‘Dreamers’ Changes Key 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Los Angeles will later present the endearing oratorio “El Niño” and the seminal opera “Nixon in China,” which will also return to Houston Grand Opera, the site of its 1987 premiere. Classical Music to Come: A Finnish Star, Minimalism and Wagner 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z He sang Mozart's and Verdi's operas as well as oratorios, song and contemporary pieces such as Reimann's Lear. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was a revolutionary performer 2012-05-21T18:08:47Z One example is “The Little Match Girl Passion,” the 2008 choral work that made a Bach-like oratorio out of a Hans Christian Andersen story. Perspective | Reexamining opera, one classic at a time 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Just before Christmas, Ms. Bullock will appear in a chamber version of Mr. Adams’s Nativity oratorio “El Niño,” which will be performed at the Cloisters with the countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo. A Soprano’s Social Conscience Will Be on Display at the Met Museum 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z The premiere of his oratorio, which Dett described as a “biblical folk scene,” was a major breakthrough for a black composer. Critic’s Notebook: The Pittburgh Symphony Orchestra Plays at Carnegie Hall 2014-05-11T21:00:39Z At the end of this oratorio there is no longer theater — only reality. Robert Carsen Is Opera’s Most Reliably Excellent Director 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z And, in a neat bit of symmetry, three angels also serve as narrators in Haydn’s sunny oratorio masterpiece “The Creation,” which closed the monthlong festival on Friday and Saturday at Avery Fisher Hall. Review: Haydn’s ‘Creation’: The Birth of All, With High Hopes at Mostly Mozart 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z In 1987, after not having heard his work played for six years, Mr. Levy attended a performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of his newly reworked dramatic oratorio “Masada.” Marvin David Levy, Opera Composer Who Became a Felon, Is Dead at 82 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z To be pretentious, one might call it an oratorio, or how about a "folkatorio"? Meltdown 2010: Richard Thompson on curating this year's event 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z The program, conducted by Thomas Crawford, also includes Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 “Great,” Beethoven’s “Egmont” Overture and excerpts from Beethoven’s oratorio “Christ on the Mount of Olives.” Opera & Classical Music Listings for March 6-12 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z "Our life", sings Judas in Elgar's grand oratorio The Apostles, "is short and tedious". Prom 37: Hallé/Elder – review 2012-08-12T10:57:06Z In Part 3 of the oratorio Schumann sets the same final passages of “Faust” that Mahler chose for the conclusion of his “Symphony of a Thousand.” | 'Faust': Botstein?s American Symphony in Schumann?s ?Faust? 2010-04-11T21:16:00Z But the song in question isn't an aria from a forgotten opera or a long-lost baroque oratorio. Opera star Fleming sets out on "Dark" adventure 2010-04-16T23:15:00Z If you haven't yet heard the news, this is a riveting, up-to-date oratorio concerning early 20th century mine workers that gives powerful expression to the consequences of labor and the American labor movement. West Coast premiere of 'Anthracite Fields' by L.A. Master Chorale mines the depths of American music 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z The oratorio reaches its finest moments in act two and in the final duets and choruses. Belshazzar – review 2012-12-14T17:32:12Z Flush with the success of “The Dream of Gerontius,” he planned out a grand trilogy of oratorios, a heady brew of devout Wagnerism and High Church Anglicanism. A Rare Performance of Elgar’s ‘Gigantic Work’ 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Haitink's two October weeks will include performances of Haydn's oratorio "The Creation." Muti looks to make up for lost time with 2011-12 CSO season 2011-02-14T06:00:00Z “I think an oratorio is where you can make a moral judgment,” he said, “but in an opera you want to ask questions.” Nico Muhly, Composer of ?Dark Sisters? and ?Two Boys? 2011-11-04T15:23:56Z And it’s always heartening to see many younger people turn up when an ensemble presents something new and bold, like the Philharmonic’s 2019 premiere of Julia Wolfe’s searing, multimedia oratorio “Fire in my mouth.” Classical Music Attracts Older Audiences. Good. 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z The English Concert will continue its popular series of Handel operas and oratorios with a performance of “Orlando” starring the countertenor Iestyn Davies. Carnegie Hall to Commission 125 New Works 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Ms. Cabell, who has made the oratorio a signature work, was the standout among the four soloists, singing with an alluring, honeyed voice and expressive commitment to text. Music Review: Collegiate Chorale Sings Tippett and Bruckner at Carnegie 2012-02-05T22:40:45Z The music for this finale is lifted from the “Hallelujah” chorus that concludes Handel’s oratorio “Judas Maccabaeus.” Music Review: ?The Enchanted Island? at the Metropolitan Opera - Review 2012-01-01T22:56:22Z The 1750 premiere in London of this dramatic oratorio, a score of more than three hours, was a major flop for that celebrated composer. Review: ‘Theodora,’ Once a Handel Flop, Is Celebrated Anew 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Dett ingeniously wove spirituals into the typical oratorio structure of soloists and chorus expounding a biblical story with orchestra. Review: ‘The Ordering of Moses’ Shines at Riverside Church 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z Not for nothing did the concert performance here, instinctively acted behind music stands though it was, take on the morality tale feel of an oratorio. Review: An Opera’s Exquisite Brutality Arrives in America 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z In a release revealing the winners of this year’s prizes, the Pulitzer organization called the piece a “powerful oratorio for chorus and sextet evoking Pennsylvania coal-mining life around the turn of the 20th century.” This Woman Just Won The 2015 Pulitzer Prize For Music 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z But Ms. Wolfe, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her oratorio “Anthracite Fields,” about life in the Pennsylvania coal mines, draws on more animated folk music sounds for much of the score. Review: In ‘Steel Hammer,’ a Man and a Train in a Race and a Legend 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Nothing could dethrone Handel’s oratorio, but worthy alternatives in choral music are out there. John Adams and David Lang: Masters of the Modern Holiday Oratorio 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z The “Messiah,” an oratorio that tells the story of Christ’s life, is not usually performed in its entirety, and it wasn’t here: conductors choose which solo arias and choruses they want to include. Hallelujah! Seattle Symphony and Chorale deliver an energetic, nuanced ‘Messiah’ 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z “It’s almost like an oratorio now,” said Ms. Paulus, who remembers attending a preview of the original Broadway production and liking it. Paul Simon?s ?Capeman? in Central Park This Weekend 2010-08-11T19:23:00Z Handel’s oratorio is not Christmas-centric; It takes us beyond birth to Resurrection, best serving Easter. The miracles of John Adams' 'El Niño' 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Vienna’s most important civic musical organization, the Society of the Friends of Music, celebrated its founding in 1812 with a grand performance of Handel’s oratorio “Alexander’s Feast.” The Last Civic Remnant of Authentic Spirituality at Christmastime 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z A production note in the published play describes the work as “an oratorio set in a Black Pentecostal service,” and that’s how the directing team of Mark J.P. Review: An impassioned musical revival of 'The Gospel at Colonus' draws from the book of Oedipus 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z George Frideric Handel wrote some 42 operas across his career — his unstaged oratorios such as “Messiah” constitute a separate category — but Seattle Opera has presented only three of these to date. 6 Seattle-area classical music picks for fall 2023 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Luna Pearl Woolf’s “Number Our Days” a multimedia oratorio, runs from April 12-14. `Cats’ returns at new Perelman Center, a $500 million building in downtown Manhattan 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Their work ranges from installations of manipulated household goods to a seven-song oratorio. Turner Prize 2023: Windrush and Covid pandemic inspires nominees 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Her first appearances since the birth of her son have been in Adams’ nativity oratorio “El Niño” in late December and singing a handful of songs in a New Year’s program in Hamburg, Germany. Commentary: How Julia Bullock became an essential soprano for our times 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Lerner-Frank is a former oratorio singer and Canadian diplomat, now a food and travel writer based in Montreal. Naomi Duguid explores ‘The Miracle of Salt’ in her new cookbook 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Dec. 19 ‘Messiah Sing-along’ Raise your voice along side your fellow audience members in Los Angeles Master Chorale’s annual participatory presentation of Handel’s oratorio. Your ultimate guide to 'Nutcrackers,' 'Christmas Carols' and other holiday shows in SoCal 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Joining in long-standing traditions in Seattle and around the world, Music at Epiphany presents two performances of George Frideric Handel’s famous oratorio, “Messiah,” under the direction of Zach Hemenway at 7:30 p.m. Where to see holiday lights, concerts and more in the Seattle area this 2022 holiday season 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z The book came out alongside “The Way,” an oratorio featuring five gospel music stars and tracing the themes of grace and redemption throughout the Bible. Kathie Lee Gifford wants you to meet her best friend, Jesus 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z “American Prophet” started several years ago as a modest song cycle, performed in a Tennessee church, and the production’s roots in oratorio are still apparent. Review | In beguiling ‘American Prophet,’ Frederick Douglass lets freedom sing 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Hearne calls it an oratorio, but it operates more like a song cycle with 19 numbers. Review: The L.A. Philharmonic protests. Who's listening? 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z This infrequently performed full-length work, accompanied by Handel’s oratorio of the same name, requires supplementary dancers, a chorus, live music and expansive space for its layered, color-drenched scrims. Lagging ticket sales, sets stuck on ships: The dance world is struggling to get back on its feet 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z This large-scale, evening-length piece requires live musicians and a choir to perform Handel’s luminous three-part oratorio, as well as lots of space and supplementary dancers, meaning it’s not often staged. Perspective | Spring dance, leaping forward with new works, fresh ideas and favorites 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Several welled up when they arrived to show their vaccination cards and pick up the score of the renowned oratorio. New York City Needs to Sing (While It Can) 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Dec. 5 ‘Handel’s Glorious Messiah’ Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale join forces for the Baroque-era composer’s epic 18th century oratorio. Your ultimate guide to live holiday entertainment around SoCal 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Theodorakis wrote more than 200 popular songs, 10 symphonies, two oratorios, three ballets, a folk opera and the Olympic anthem, first performed at the 1992 Barcelona Games. Thousands bid farewell to acclaimed Greek composer Theodorakis 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z One scene, in which the two opera lovers run into each other at a performance of Bang on a Can’s “Lost Objects” — a contemporary oratorio about memory and loss — is particularly beautiful and poignant. New movies to stream this week: ‘Worth,’ ‘The Big Scary ‘S’ Word’ and more 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Herself a pioneer, a Black composer from Chicago, she became a member of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1930s through her friendship with Langston Hughes, whose poems served her in song and oratorio. Review: Viola Davis and the L.A. Phil winningly connect 'Peter and the Wolf' to MLK 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z There were actually 139 amens in the final section of the oratorio that followed. New York City Needs to Sing (While It Can) 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z It was performed though not staged — that is, presented as a stony oratorio, with video animations on screens as illustration. Review: L.A. Opera is first in the U.S. to return to its home stage. Emotions flow 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z George Bernard Shaw complained of Mendelssohn’s “despicable oratorio mongering.” Mendelssohn: Ah, youth! The sheer pleasure of music that gives us hope 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z A Handel oratorio with vocal soloists and chorus is promised. Commentary: As U.S. orchestras cancel, Europe's reopen. Mirga and Zubin lead the way 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z Requiem: This Earth, Our Home Members of Los Angeles Master Chorale join student singers for this student-created oratorio about climate change. Classical music in L.A. this week: Dvorak and Ives with the LA Phil and more 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z Wolfe lately has been producing large-scale, Handelian oratorios about neglected events in American history. Review: The L.A. Phil, as only it can, delivers a long weekend of 'Apollo' and 'Flower Power' 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Los Angeles Master Chorale presents its annual — and non-sing-along — performance of Handel’s Messiah, the 18th century Baroque composer’s beloved English-language oratorio. 9 best things to do in L.A., from the L.A. Master Chorale to Sandra Tsing Loh 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z He also wrote librettos for several oratorios and an opera, “Gabriel’s Daughter,” by Henry Mollicone. William Luce, playwright of ‘The Belle of Amherst’ and ‘Barrymore,’ dies at 88 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z And in downtown L.A., conductor Daniel Suk’s Dream Orchestra performs Handel’s beloved oratorio with a little help from the Cathedral Choir, the Opera Chorus of Los Angeles and guest vocalists. 10 things to do in L.A., including the 'Frozen' musical at the Pantages 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z An oratorio of voices, the play unfurls in breathless monologues gripping more for their ideological content than for the dramatic arrangement of the arguments. Commentary: Everyone wants a piece of Broadway, but what is Broadway these days? 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Winter is coming, but gloom is the exception in Handel’s festive “Messiah” oratorio, which echoes around the city throughout December. Seasonal Celebrations with the Rockettes, Ebenezer Scrooge, and More 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z After filling stadiums to deliver his angry oratorio, Sanders is staging smaller, more intimate events intended to offer the up-close experience that voters in Iowa and New Hampshire, especially, have come to expect. Bernie Sanders hasn't changed. Is that his strength or a weakness? 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z They chose to strike on the evening of Dec. 24, 1800, when they knew Napoleon would be riding in a carriage to the Paris premiere of Joseph Haydn’s oratorio “The Creation.” Perspective | Why is a French nobleman who tried to blow up Napoleon buried in Georgetown? 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Over the course of his career, Sir Paul McCartney has written films, oratorios, poetry collections, children's books and more than 100 hit singles. Sir Paul McCartney to write a 'wonderful' musical 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Opera, oratorio and symphony form one fantastic whole. Review: For Gustavo Dudamel, Mahler's 'Symphony of Thousand' is a symphony of spirit 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z Considering Matthew Shepard Metropolitan Master Chorale, guest vocalists and a full orchestra perform this three-part oratorio that remembers the gay university student who was murdered in Wyoming in 1988. SoCal classical music listings, June 2-9: The Ojai Music Festival and more 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z The Palisades Symphony A cohort of vocalists joins the orchestra for Haydn’s biblically inspired oratorio “The Creation.” SoCal classical music listings, April 28-May 5: Hear Now Festival and more 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z The oratorio was said to be inspired by the death of his three children. The Latest: Architects’ contest to rebuild Notre Dame spire 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Mendelssohn’s Elijah Baritone Patrick Blackwell and others perform in this Friends of Music presentation of the classic oratorio. SoCal classical music listings, April 14-21: Stravinsky, Salonen and more 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Using a single, smuggled score, they sang the oratorio 16 times, including one final show before Nazi officers. Datebook: The photographer who captured the beauty of blackness 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z He brings his orchestra, along with a chorus and excellent soloists, from the Bay Area for one of the composer’s most dramatic oratorios. Spring classical picks: Mahler’s Eighth, Hannigan’s Ojai and 'Central Park Five' 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Only at the end can the oratorio finally address “the politician who hunts mothers and fathers,” and the soprano turning quiet and saddened to “the businessman, who fears the future of the child.” Review: At 'Dreamers' premiere in Berkeley, neo-Romantic oratorio is the sound of hope 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z The East L.A. student walkouts of 1968 inspired the choir students of Van Nuys High School to compose an oratorio titled “Walkout: Past, Present, Repeat,” produced by the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Essential Arts: Remembering L.A. Phil director Andre Previn — loved music, hated L.A. 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z This year’s oratorio recounts the events of May 5, 1968, and the generations of student activists who followed. A Van Nuys student 'Walkout': East L.A. and Parkland activists inspire school choir 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z She won the Pulitzer Prize in 2015 for “Anthracite Fields,” an oratorio about coal miners in Pennsylvania. Roomful of Teeth Is Revolutionizing Choral Music 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z In 1741, George Frideric Handel composed the greatest oratorio of all time. When Christmas never comes 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z You may after taking in some of these holiday offerings, including American Ballet Theatre dancing a seasonal favorite, Taylor Mac’s latest gender-bending music extravaganza, and not one but two performances of a beloved oratorio. Weekend Picks: Taylor Mac, ABT's 'Nutcracker,' Messiah two ways, plus more holiday fun 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Haydn’s The Creation Pacific Chorale and guest vocalists perform the Austrian composer’s biblically-inspired oratorio. The week ahead in SoCal classical music, Nov. 4-11: Verdi Chorus, Czech Philharmonic and more - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z On Friday, 85 choir students and 11 student instrumentalists will premiere for classmates the 10-movement oratorio alongside professional singers and musicians. A Van Nuys student 'Walkout': East L.A. and Parkland activists inspire school choir 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Haydn’s The Creation Pacific Chorale and guest vocalists perform the Austrian composer’s oratorio inspired by the book of Genesis and Milton’s “Paradise Lost.” The week ahead in SoCal classical music, Oct. 28-Nov. 4: 'Nosferatu,' 'Vampyr' and more - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z This December, Street Symphony’s fourth annual “Messiah Project” will feature excerpts from Handel’s oratorio and original works by skid row community members performing side by side with musicians from the L.A. MacArthur fellow Vijay Gupta is sparking change on skid row with his Street Symphony - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z Los Angeles Master Chorale presents two distinct takes on Handel’s Messiah: a straight-ahead performance of the 18th-century oratorio on Sunday, followed the next night by the 38th edition of the group’s sing-along version. Weekend Picks: Taylor Mac, ABT's 'Nutcracker,' Messiah two ways, plus more holiday fun 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The oratorio begins with an angry instrumental outburst, the sensation of Parks’ unmovable activity necessary to bring about change. A Japanese Elvis play and a Rosa Parks-inspired jazz ode are connected in surprising ways — no, really. - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Movement eight of the oratorio, titled “When Will We Learn?,” pays homage to the student victims and activists of last year’s Parkland, Fla., shooting that killed 17 people. A Van Nuys student 'Walkout': East L.A. and Parkland activists inspire school choir 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z I would rather have heard “Mass,” the avant-garde gospel oratorio that Bernstein wrote for the opening of the Kennedy Center, in 1971. Leonard Bernstein and the Perils of Hero Worship 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z A South American aristocrat who became socially ambitious in America, Felicia was an accomplished actress with an elevated elocutionary style that was losing favor to so-called naturalistic modes; she was good at narrating oratorios. Leonard Bernstein Through His Daughter’s Eyes 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Schumann created a nuanced new genre unfit for generic pigeonholes that includes aspects of opera, oratorio, chamber music and song. 'Das Paradies': A giant globular tear as ticket to heaven 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Smith’s sublime oratorio and the startlingly affecting “Blue Moon” are clearly products of what has become a mature and increasing essential globalism uniquely viable in the arts. A Japanese Elvis play and a Rosa Parks-inspired jazz ode are connected in surprising ways — no, really. - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Fifty years later, “Raft of the Medusa” retains surprising power and feels especially daring, a precursor of such works as Julia Wolfe’s oratorio, “Anthracite Fields.” Four radical and radically original pieces of music that blew up the modernist status quo in 1968 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z The composer, who teaches at USC, is best known for vocal works that also have a strong political impetus, such as "The Source," an oratorio about Chelsea Manning that Los Angeles Opera staged in 2016. At Disney Hall, the dresses made of speakers were just the beginning 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z An afternoon starting time was announced, and part of the oratorio was cut to shorten the duration. Opinion | A sacrament of healing at the National Cathedral in 1968 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z The Orange County Women’s Chorus and the Irvine group Men in Blaque celebrate their 20th anniversaries by joining forces for two performances of Haydn’s biblically themed 18th century oratorio “The Creation.” Weekend Picks: Kyle Abraham, Bedlam, the Breeders and more 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z “An oratorio is closer to the idea of ritual in which everything is still”—much like Gericault’s painting, he says. Peril on the sea, in art and music 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z The politically pointed oratorio was dedicated to Ché Guevara, and a group of students ran a Communist red flag up on the stage. Four radical and radically original pieces of music that blew up the modernist status quo in 1968 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z It was a perfect choice to select something as positive as this oratorio to balance the dreadful news from Florida. Calendar Letters: A chorus of bravos for Van Nuys High choir program 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Arevalo and her students are rehearsing "Hear Our Voice: A Woman's Journey," a new oratorio written and composed by Van Nuys High School choir students that explores the history of women's rights. A century-old suffragist's story inspires high school girls to 'Hear Our Voice' 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z His oratorio reflects the biblical account of the heroic flight of Israelites enslaved in Pharaonic Egypt and their crossing the Red Sea, just as Ridley Scott's 2014 epic movie does. Israel and Egypt, then and now, as filtered through Handel and the Master Chorale 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z His oratorio reflects the biblical account of the heroic flight of Israelites enslaved in Pharaonic Egypt and their crossing the Red Sea, just as Ridley Scott’s 2014 epic movie does. Israel and Egypt, then and now, as filtered through Handel and the Master Chorale 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Trump’s tempestuous appearance at a Tuesday night rally in Phoenix was illustrative, offering a one-man oratorio of anger and indulgence. Again breaking ground, Trump takes the permanent campaign to new heights 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z It was just last year that the Music Center at Strathmore premiered his epic oratorio “I Am Anne Hutchinson/ I Am Harvey Milk.” ‘Big Fish’: The magical movie spawned a musical that’s coming to D.C. 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z The oratorio is the product of the Master Chorale's Voices Within Oratorio Project, a program that embeds Master Chorale teaching artists in school choir departments. A century-old suffragist's story inspires high school girls to 'Hear Our Voice' 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z There are moments that might remind you of "Messiah," which is a kind of sister oratorio, the only other of Handel's works based exclusively on biblical texts. Israel and Egypt, then and now, as filtered through Handel and the Master Chorale 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Almost exclusively choral and with no specific characters, the oratorio is the voice of an exiled people. Israel and Egypt, then and now, as filtered through Handel and the Master Chorale 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Handel’s “Messiah,” an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible, and from the version of the Psalms included with the Book of Common Prayer. Religion events from around the Washington area 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z On November 19th and 20th, the International Contemporary Ensemble and students from the Mannes School of Music will perform “La Passion de Simone,” her oratorio in honor of Simone Weil. The Oceanic Music of Kaija Saariaho 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Controversy simmered behind the writing and performance of one of the best-known musical works of the classical period, George Frederick Handel’s oratorio “Messiah.” At Taproot, the story of Handel and his ‘Joyful Noise’ 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z The composer who wrote our finest coronation anthems and our favourite oratorio, was Georg Friedrich Händel from Halle near Leipzig. Europhobia: a very British problem | Geoffrey Wheatcroft 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z There are moments that might remind you of “Messiah,” which is a kind of sister oratorio, the only other of Handel’s works based exclusively on biblical texts. Israel and Egypt, then and now, as filtered through Handel and the Master Chorale 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z But his works are also deeply embedded into this context and studying it helps us understand some of the most magnificent moments in his passions and oratorios. The Religious Heart of Bach’s Music 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Raising her voice After earning her degrees, she worked as a church musician, including cantor work and being a soloist for oratorio societies and vocal ensembles in New York City. Woman goes from singing liturgical music to becoming priest 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z The play takes a detailed look at Handel and his life just prior to his creating one of the most noted oratorios in the history of music, “Messiah”. Handel has friend in local actor Scott Bronson 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z In our Barbican-directed oratorio a great deal of indirection and obliquity was welcome. A Point of View: What's the secret of writing great song lyrics? - BBC News 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Its rarity is understandable: few have the resources to mount the “staged oratorio” and the material is challenging. Apocalypsis: welcome to the epic end of world show at Luminato 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z But he has been a major presence in my life for decades, and besides his great symphonies and oratorios, I also like the pessimism of his outlook. Musicians and writers choose their favourite book about music 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z One such work was his seven-movement oratorio, Song of the Forest, a piece that celebrated the forestation of the Russian Steppes after the second world war. 'Repugnant', 'uninspired' and 'awful' - works hated by their own composers 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Julian Wachner will lead the Washington Chorus and New York Baroque, a period-instrument ensemble, in a performance of the sacred oratorio. Religion events from around the Washington area 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z The judges described her work as a "powerful oratorio for chorus and sextet evoking Pennsylvania coal-mining life around the turn of the 20th Century." Pulitzer-winning music a tribute to Pennsylvania coal miners 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Judges described Wolfe’s work as a “powerful oratorio for chorus and sextet evoking Pennsylvania coal-mining life around the turn of the 20th Century.” Details on the 2015 Pulitzer Prize winners 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Judge’s described Wolfe’s work as a “powerful oratorio for chorus and sextet evoking Pennsylvania coal-mining life around the turn of the 20th Century.” Wolfe’s ‘Anthracite Fields’ wins Pulitzer for music 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Judges described Wolfe's work as a "powerful oratorio for chorus and sextet evoking Pennsylvania coal-mining life around the turn of the 20th Century." Wolfe's 'Anthracite Fields' wins Pulitzer for music 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z If you prefer murder, intrigue and miracles with your music, the New York Choral Society and Orchestra will perform Mendelssohn’s “St. Paul” oratorio at Carnegie Hall on Sunday. Astronomy Night at the Intrepid Museum 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Immediately after his return to Rome he completed the Christus oratorio and began work on the arrangements of the Beethoven quartets. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z The performance featured the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the Baltimore Choral Arts Society performing the oratorio “Voices of Light” while a giant screen projected the 1928 silent film classic “The Passion of Joan of Arc.” How hearing loops can help 2012-04-09T20:41:38Z I consider it ignoble, so if the present epoch exacts this style, and considers it indispensable, then I will write oratorios. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z When she appeared at the Oxford oratorios, grave dons and young gentlemen commoners were alike subdued. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z Then he went to Leipzig, to his friend Mendelssohn, where in 1843-1844 he conducted a number of the Gewandhaus concerts and produced his oratorio. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Christus and the other oratorios and the masses might be heard oftener, and there are many of the sacred compositions yet unsung that would make some critics sit up. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z I should pity the man who could utter such a criticism, while listening to the performance, or even reading the score of this most splendid oratorio. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z So it was with Mendelssohn; the greatest musical triumph ever achieved, was the performance of the oratorio of Elijah, given at Birmingham, the work on which Mendelssohn's fame will rest. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z He studied in Germany under Hauptmann and Mendelssohn, and on his return to England composed several oratorios and other pieces, none of which had permanent success. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z His compositions, numbering about two hundred, include six operas, two oratorios, six or seven cantatas, much chamber music and a once-popular pianoforte concerto. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Besides working on his oratorio and making some piano transcriptions, he composed only two new numbers, a litany for organ and a chorus with organ accompaniment. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z I think that this oratorio is the most beloved of any by children and child-like souls. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z He was nine years in composing this oratorio; and notwithstanding the most flattering ovation, Mendelssohn's serene temperament was not moved to vanity or conceit. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z Music While Masses, oratorios and sacred cantatas have an important place in classical music, the pop charts may not seem a welcoming place for theology. How much Christianity is hidden in British society? 2012-02-22T10:39:56Z She was the principal singer at his oratorio concerts, and acquired such a reputation as a vocalist that she was offered an engagement for the Birmingham festival, which, however, she declined. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z His oratorio is not achieving great progress, but he is revising his piano arrangements of the Beethoven Symphonies. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z There were many middle-aged London citizens who could no more appreciate that kind of pleasure than a Hottentot could appreciate an oratorio. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z The oratorio of St. Paul was not given until 1836, when it was produced at D�sseldorf, under his own special superintendence. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z It was through Dr. Heap that I was asked to write a cantata for the Staffordshire Musical Festival, and, shortly after, the committee asked me to provide an oratorio for the Worcester Festival. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z As the oratorio grew into the makings of a full-fledged opera, she also produced a cycle of four songs — arias from the opera — that could be sung independently. | Long Island: ?A Ride on the Underground Railroad,? at Hofstra, Recalls Harriet Tubman 2012-01-28T05:00:45Z At dusk the two would repair to the old Chickering grand to make music—Schubert, Brahms, and arias from the oratorios they both loved. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z His oratorio The Captivity of Judah was played at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, on the 4th of June 1789. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z In his oratorios "Paul" and "Elijah" he has swerved from the conventional religious style; eschewing all fugues, his oratorios are full of power, and contain great dramatic effects—at once grand and solemn. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z As you know, there have been oratorios on many points of Jewish and Christian history, but none had shown how Christianity has risen. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z For Ferrara he was to compose an oratorio. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z The Christmas services, the Christmas oratorio, brought her the usual serene joy and comfort. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z He published a number of vocal and instrumental compositions, of which the best is his oratorio Palestine, produced in 1812. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Because there is to be a grand oratorio of Handel's. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z This, too, is to be followed by a third oratorio, in which the fruit of the whole—that is to say, the end of the world and the Judgment—is to be exemplified. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z On his return to England he entered the service of the duke of Chandos as conductor of his concerts, receiving a thousand pounds for his first oratorio Esther. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z He also wrote oratorios and miscellaneous pieces of orchestral and chamber music. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z He arranged for the pianoforte a number of Handel’s oratorios and operas, besides symphonies and quartetts of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z And now the grand and unearthly oratorio has commenced. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z At the age of fifty-five he brushed up his Greek, which he "had not wholly forgotten," and read the "Odyssey" for the purposes of his oratorio, "Ulysses." Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z Acis and Galatea, Semele and Hercules, are in fact secular oratorios; the choral music in them is not ecclesiastical, but it is large, independent and polyphonic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The person who proposes to organize such an oratorio usually proposes it to the church. Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, on H. R. 11943, to Amend Title 60, Chapter 3, of the Revised Statutes of the United States Relating to Copyrights May 2, 1906. 2011-12-08T03:00:30.010Z In England the oratorio has taken its place, if not on a level with "The Messiah," very near it; and what more does any work of musical art require? The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" 2011-12-06T03:00:26.413Z You have heard the Dead March in Saul, of course; everyone has; but no one has ever heard the oratorio, and come you must. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z It would be counted extravagant to buy a book, or a ticket to an oratorio or a concert to hear the best music. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z Handel’s oratorio was reproduced in an enlarged version in 1732 at the King’s theatre: the princess royal wished for scenery and action, but the bishop of London protested. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z Bach invented more fugues than any one else; while Handel made his most lasting impression with oratorios. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z The Jubilee of this event provides a fitting opportunity for presenting a history of Mendelssohn's familiar oratorio. The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" 2011-12-06T03:00:26.413Z It was with that vague misgiving that she had all the morning looked forward to her drive to town, and the long-promised oratorio. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z In his oratorio The Death of Jesus Graun shows his skill as a contrapuntist, and his originality of melodious invention. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Not even Wagner effected a greater Handel as composer. transformation in the possibilities of dramatic music than Handel effected in oratorio, yet we have seen that Handel was the very opposite of a reformer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The stage was arranged with chairs, rising tier above tier, very much like a stage for oratorio singers. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Mendelssohn had no sooner completed his first oratorio, "St. Paul," than he began to think about setting another Bible story to music. The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" 2011-12-06T03:00:26.413Z The score is prefixed by a commentary written by the composer, in which the scope of the oratorio is explained. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z He was an enthusiastic admirer of the oratorio of 'Samson,' which Handel deemed equal to the 'Messiah,' and of the Mass-music of Haydn, Mozart, and others. The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:24.317Z When the question arose how a musical entertainment of this kind could be managed in Lent without protests from the bishop of London, Handelian oratorio came into being as a matter of course. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z In The Chicago Tribune he wrote: Unless the public can understand what is sung in opera or oratorio recital, song or ballad, no more than a passing interest can be awakened in the music-loving public. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z I have responsibilities now, and also a great longing for work, and I think I could write an oratorio within a year. The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" 2011-12-06T03:00:26.413Z Unity.—A book, picture, statue, play, or oratorio is an artistic unity when no part of it could be removed without injury to the whole effect. The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature 2011-10-20T02:00:20.857Z —This oratorio doubtless received its name from the special occasion when it was composed, viz. the suppression of the rebellion in 1745. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 91, July 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-10-19T02:00:23.307Z Even in the oratorios there is no solo number in which more than the themes are pilfered, for in oratorios the solo work still appealed to the popular criterion of novelty and individual attractiveness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z Besides these, I sang a good deal in concert, but I never cared for either concert or oratorio work as much as for opera. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z There are, it is true, two casual references to the oratorio. The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" 2011-12-06T03:00:26.413Z The oratorios of "The Creation" and "The Messiah" he was never tired of hearing. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z Aria, ā′ri-a, n. an air or rhythmical song introduced in a cantata, oratorio, or opera, and intended for one voice supported by instruments. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z That they are felt as absurdities and defects already shows that Handel created in English oratorio a true art-form on the largest possible scale. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The play opens as softly as the opening strains of some grand oratorio. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z These words apply, though in a larger measure, to the part which Mendelssohn took in preparing the libretto of his second oratorio, "Elijah." The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" 2011-12-06T03:00:26.413Z In the first act the choruses sung by the captive Hebrews breathe the spirit of Bach and Handel, and are conceived rather in the oratorio style. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z The oratorio originated from the application of the lofty music of this school to dramatic scenes drawn from the Bible, for purely musical and not theatrical performance. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z But in oratorio there was not the least necessity for reforming any art-forms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z I am not aware of any other "occasion" than that of the King's will, which led to the composition of this oratorio. Notes and Queries, Number 85, June 14, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-13T02:00:32.783Z I cannot yet give any promise as to my new oratorio; but in a month or two I shall be able to tell you for certain whether, and when, I can send it. The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" 2011-12-06T03:00:26.413Z It is but right to say that Massenet has not employed the title of "oratorio" for either of the above works. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z After Bach comes a master in oratorio music hitherto unapproached, G. Fr. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z The instrumental pieces especially are used again and again as overtures to operas and oratorios and anthems. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The structure of the oratorio, which was evidently a very hurried composition, gives a strong air of probability to the anecdote. Notes and Queries, Number 85, June 14, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-13T02:00:32.783Z Meanwhile, the work of composition made slow progress, and the fate of the oratorio was decidedly precarious. The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" 2011-12-06T03:00:26.413Z One of his most representative works of this kind is his oratorio "Le D�luge," which exhibits the peculiar characteristics of his style to an almost equal degree as "Samson et Dalila." Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z For twenty-five years he wrought for the opera-house, and only in his later years gave himself to the composing of oratorios. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z In Italy Handel produced two operas, Rodrigo and Agrippina, the latter a very important work, of which the splendid overture was remodelled forty-four years afterwards as that of his last original oratorio, Jephtha. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z It is rather a collection of sacred pieces, strung together literally without rhyme or reason in the oratorio form, than one oratorio. Notes and Queries, Number 85, June 14, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-13T02:00:32.783Z To Devrient: "I am working day and night at my new oratorio to send to England, otherwise it will not be in time." The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" 2011-12-06T03:00:26.413Z It is very different from what we understand in England as an oratorio. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z His operas are forgotten, but his oratorios will endure to the end of time. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z This had as great effect upon his few but important secular English works as upon his other oratorios. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z He called J. S. Bach the "father of music," and seemed to know every oratorio worthy of the name. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z After the oratorio had been rehearsed, Mendelssohn expressed himself highly pleased with the manner in which the performers had rendered his work, and complimented them on their extraordinary efficiency. The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" 2011-12-06T03:00:26.413Z Ten years before Mendelssohn had written another oratorio, called St. Paul, which is very beautiful also. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z It was magnificent, and one of the noblest, and decidedly the grandest oratorio that I ever heard. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z However, on her promising not to disobey his instructions again, Garcia made up his mind to help the girl to come out under his auspices as an oratorio singer. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z And when they returned home, they made operas, oratorios, and symphonies from the melodies they heard in Lareen’s kitchen. The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z But, although he led "a vegetable existence, doing nothing the whole day but eat and sleep and take walks," he very soon began to work at the revision of his new oratorio. The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" 2011-12-06T03:00:26.413Z Even now these two oratorios are often sung. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z His oratorio of Christus was brought out here this summer, and many strangers and celebrities came to hear it, Wagner among others. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z She sang all the contralto arias from opera and oratorio, and at the same time felt equally at home with the soprano rôles. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z As well liken a fugue with flute and cymbals to an oratorio with bombardon and sky-rockets! Fly Fishing in Wonderland 2011-09-01T02:00:22.230Z The "important work" referred to in the letter is, of course, the oratorio of "Elijah." The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" 2011-12-06T03:00:26.413Z In 1741 he composed an oratorio more beautiful than any other that has ever been written. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z The work is sung like an oratorio, in arias, recitatives and choruses, and is interspersed with charming little songs. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z When he had succeeded in preparing the voice for use like a beautifully toned instrument, his teaching spread over the whole extension of every style of music,—opera, oratorio, and song. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z Culling sat outside their door improvising an oratorio on an accordion. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z She subsequently placed in my possession a collection of MS. copies, parts, &c., of the oratorio, which were made for the production of the work at Birmingham, in 1846. The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio "Elijah" 2011-12-06T03:00:26.413Z If Handel had written nothing but this one oratorio, his name would live forever. Stories of Great Musicians 2011-09-10T02:00:28.157Z The oratorios and masses are the finest music. The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z |
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