I agree. It's as if the two verses were born together.

Btw for those who don't know, it's Isaiah 40:11 and Matthew 11:28-29.

Yes. But with too much ornamentation for my liking. (I'm old & boring).

Hi, Mr. Lester, I think? (feel) it's prima facie, he (Handel) wouldn't have "got it right" at all, if it weren't part of the "authorial intent". (That blows me away; most of my life, I've figured the baroque genius (geniuses) were so part of their "monarchized" cultures that - they didn't have - the (over) individualized (romantic) - degraded to selfish schmaltz - that we've devolved into; but, the other Handel piece that "knocked at my door" (when I was 20) is "Sampson & Delilah" (Draw the Tear from Hopeless love) - "ohhh yeah" - but, now that I'm old - and the internal "fire-works-display" that our emotions - manufacture - for all of us (for important reasons - beyond our capacity to grasp at the time) - when that goes away - with age and discretion - the purpose of the "ostinato" (which there's a whole lotta that in Baroque music - right? - well, it's just the "deeper Reason" - which emerges - when the shallow stuff (the "fireworks display" etc.) that drives our best efforts at the mean or the mid-range of the bell curve of our lives (demographically speaking) - we don't get the drum, we don't get the bass lines - until we can't really hear the jingle jangle (Mr. Tambourine Man) plays for us - in the largest (and emptiest parts of our existences) - which most of us never even get past. What do I know. Anyway, I'm saying, I'm pretty sure GF Handel knew exactly what he was pulling off? (But that never occurred to me until listening to it today many, many years later). Cheers. It's a good question...I like music, but I'm just a listener. How'd he do it? - It more "happened" - in him. dave

I don't want it to go faster. So I don't feel any tension from the tempo.

yes, lots more Bach please!

I agree, more Bach please!!

If you don't like it it's better to not say anything at all. I think her singing is special. If you don't havae something nice to say don't say anything at all.

I noticed the slight embellishment, but it doesn't seem excessive or out of place to me. . .

There is a ‘Nopce champêtre’ performed in a church to be found on KZfaq too. Another one of these hugely confusing choices.

I don’t think I’ve read such a silly comment in all my life. What exactly is lacking in modesty about the way they’re dressed? Take you and your outdated views back a few centuries and I think you’ll fit in fairly well there

It’s also probably appropriate to remind you that Handel himself was known to have been quite fond of attending Bath houses in 18th century London. So if the way these women dress bothers you, you’ll have a hard time digesting the fact that this divine music was written by a supposedly bisexual man

I’m so glad you mentioned these confusing choices in music. It’s nice when people can keep their story straight. Music is about the audience.

Probably they have only one black dress for oratorios.