"Christophers kept the music flying along, and the players responded in tight ensemble, light on their feet and matching the soloist fiery scale for fiery scale."

"As always the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra’s precision dynamics and crisp, transparent sound were...on display."

“Fox takes us on a whirlwind sleigh ride that even Santa might envy, with musical stops in Mexico, Bolivia, Russia, and the United States. It’s a stunning tribute not just to Bach but to his influence and that of the Baroque style.”

Brian McCreath investigates the Messiah phenomenon with Thomas Forrest Kelly of Harvard University, Handel and Haydn Society Artistic Director Harry Christophers, and Masterworks Chorale Music Director Steven Karidoyanes.

“Precise and jubilant, nowhere is their energy more electric, more enthralling than in the grand culminating Hallelujah chorus that ends part two.”

“Handel and Haydn’s choir also showed itself in fine form on Friday evening, particularly in illustrating Handel’s intricate counterpoint with bold, delineated entrances.”

“Artistic Director Harry Christophers returns to Symphony Hall again this season to lead the Handel and Haydn Society’s Period Instrument Orchestra and Chorus in Handel’s Messiah in the 158th continuous year of performance since the Society began programming the work back in 1854.”

"Aisslinn Nosky is a classical musician with a distinctly modern vibe."

“This new recording is punchy and dramatic, never cloying or ponderous.”