BBC Messiah Music

Posted by: Ian B on 23 August 2005

Does anyone know the music that the BBC are currently using in the trailers for the programme Messiah. Feel I know it but can't quite put a finger on it.

Ta

Ian

Posted on: 23 August 2005 by graham55

Haven't seen any but, as a wild guess, Handel's Messiah?

G

Posted on: 24 August 2005 by Ian B

That was my first thought as obvious choice but definitely isn't Handel. If it helps it sounds like Barbers Adagio for strings but using voices (if that makes sense).

Ian

Posted on: 24 August 2005 by graham55

Ian

I still haven't seen the trailer or even heard of the programme. Sorry!

G

Posted on: 25 August 2005 by cider glider

Barber's Adagio?

Mark S

Posted on: 25 August 2005 by Ian B

Thanks for trying folks -Have now found out what this music is. It is Barber - Agnes Dei.

Thanks
Ian

Posted on: 26 August 2005 by u5227470736789439

.., which is the famous Adagio re-composed for a choir, and I think is more beautiful on voices than strings.

Don't have a TV so I could not help. Sorry, Fredrik

Posted on: 31 August 2005 by Shayman

I have a couple of versions of Adagio , but could anyone point me in the direction of Agnes Dei (I must admit I've never heard the choral version before).

Thanks for any info on currently available CDs.

Jonathan

Posted on: 31 August 2005 by steve watts

I have a copy of Agnus Dei that is performed by the Choir of New College, Oxford on the Erato label.

From what I saw of the program, I'm pretty sure it came from this disc.

I've had it for some years. Sunday morning stuff, but it get's a spin every now and then and I enjoy it.