Michael Marissen gave a talk at Swarthmore college Wednesday about this piece as a fortaste of his sure-to-be-controversial book he's about to publish about it.
I asked him (or rather, I asked my father who asked him) what his favorite recording is. He said "For me, the best Messiah cd by far is the one on Archiv by Paul McCreesh and the Gabrieli Consort." I suppose that would make it at least worth a look.
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
Hmmm ... haven't I seen this posted before? And answered it? <grin>. My cousin Mark pointed out Gabrieli Consort's version after I wrote my review. I agree that it may well be the best all-around; though there is room for all the other good ones, with their interesting interpretations.