Messiah
dedicated to Helmuth Rilling
by Sven-David Sandstrom
Choir - Sheet Music

Orchestra SATBar vocal soli, SMATBarB choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello and contrabass

SKU: CA.2810200

Dedicated to Helmuth Rilling. Composed by Sven-David Sandstrom. Arranged by Timothy Higgs. This edition: Paperbound. German title: Messiah. Oratorios. Full score. Composed 2008. Duration 120 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 28.102/00. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2810200).

ISBN 9790007093938. Language: English. Text: Jennens, Charles. Text: Charles Jennens.

The Messiah, by the Swedish composer Sven-David Sandstrom, was commissioned by the Oregon Bach Festival and the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart to commemorate the Handel anniversary year 2009. In accordance with the wishes of these two institutions, the work is based on Charles Jennen's English libretto which Handel set in his famous oratorio more than 260 years ago. Great expression and orchestral color characterize this Messiah of the 21st century, in which for Sandstrom modernity and euphony do not represent a contradiction - corresponding to his artistic credo: "My music should be understandable on first hearing and should touch people.".