Tuesday, December 2, 2014

An Advent Calendar: Selections from Handel's Messiah and some Artwork

December 1

The first recitative in the Messiah is a tenor piece, based on the text from Isaiah 40:1-3, which reads, "Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God." 

This performance from Youtube is quite nice.

And I loved this painting with Isaiah and Ezekiel flanking Mary and the Christ child. I like the softness and sensitivity of this piece. 

Enjoy!

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