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Tainted Glory in Handel's Messiah The Unsettling History of the World's Most Beloved Choral Work

Michael Marissen

An eye-opening reexamination of Handel’s beloved religious oratorio Every Easter, audiences across the globe thrill to performances of Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus,” but they would probably be appalled to learn the full extent of the oratorio’s anti-Judaic message. In this pioneering study, respecte...

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The conversation identified it as a controversial book that explores the unsettling history of the world's most beloved choral work.

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These are the topics explored in a book, a controversial book in Messiah circles, called Tainted Glory in Handel's Messiah, the unsettling history of the world's most beloved choral work. Its author i...

— Episode: 657. Whose “Messiah” Is It Anyway?

Episode: 657. Whose “Messiah” Is It Anyway?

The conversation identified it as a controversial book that explores the unsettling history of the world's most beloved choral work.

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These are the topics explored in a book, a controversial book in Messiah circles, called Tainted Glory in Handel's Messiah, the unsettling history of the world's most beloved choral work. Its author is Michael Marissen.

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