tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post1493031116339635405..comments2024-03-28T21:32:26.550+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: "The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, directed by Neville Marriner" - a hallmark of immaculate musicalityBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-72440657061082792552015-12-16T16:22:30.716+00:002015-12-16T16:22:30.716+00:00I always loved his Messiah. He performs the first...I always loved his Messiah. He performs the first London version. Here the soprano aria Rejoice Greatly is sung in the original 12/8 time instead of common time, in which the vocal runs are heard in triplets instead of semiquavers. Thus the aria is conceived as a gigue, or wedding dance. As the text celebrates the joining of the King (bridegroom) with the daughter of Zion (Jerusalem), such an allusion would not be beyond Handel’s ken. This version is rarely heard today. Scott in PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543388591853700763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-83413569068608568812015-12-16T06:56:26.341+00:002015-12-16T06:56:26.341+00:00@360 - I'm very pleased to hear it!@360 - I'm very pleased to hear it!Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-38744439465218362782015-12-16T06:38:31.025+00:002015-12-16T06:38:31.025+00:00Neville Marriner was very well-known and highly th...Neville Marriner was very well-known and highly thought of in America. His recordings received much air-play and his live performances here, as far as I know, sold well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com