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The blog of conductor Jason Weinberger

Too much Messiah?

This one is for all those musicians who’ve had a bit too much Messiah this holiday season.

symphony no. 2 in e minor: William Hogarth – The Enraged Musician, 1741

And for those who haven’t had enough … Here is a closer look at Handel’s famous score, penned in the same year and place as Hogarth’s outrageous musical street scene. [Another nice find from Sandra.]