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Handel's Messiah from Boston

Dec. 2, 2012 Symphony Hall The Handel and Haydn Society's 159th annual performance of Handel's Messiah , with hosts Brian McCreath and Thomas Forrest Kelly Karina Gauvin, soprano Daniel Taylor,...

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Handel's Samson with H+H

Harry Christophers leads the chorus and orchestra of the Handel and Haydn Society in a concert performance of Handel's Samson , recorded at Symphony Hall in May 2014. The soloists include Joshua...

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The Handel and Haydn Society Bicentennial Season Opening Concert

Oct. 10, 2014 Chorus and Orchestra of the Handel and Haydn Society Harry Christophers, conductor Mondeverdi - Toccata from Orfeo Handel - Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258: Zadok the Priest Bach -...

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Handel and Haydn Society's St. Matthew Passion

Harry Christophers conducts the pinnacle of Bach's sacred music in concert on March 29, 2015, at Symphony Hall in Boston. Soloists for Bach's St. Matthew Passion , BWV 244, include Tenor Joshua...

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Richard Egarr, the Handel and Haydn Society, and the Italian Baroque

Harpsichordist and conductor Richard Egarr joins Handel and Haydn Society musicians for a program of early Baroque music from Italy, recorded on Nov. 1, 2015, at Jordan Hall in Boston. Richard Egarr,...

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Mendelssohn's Elijah, from the Handel and Haydn Society

Mendelssohn - Elijah , Op. 70 Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone (Elijah) Sarah Coburn, soprano (The Widow, The Angel, Soprano solos) Christianne Stotijn, mezzo-soprano (An Angel, Queen Jezebel,...

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Christophers Conducts Mozart's Requiem

Harry Christophers leads the chorus and orchestra of the Handel and Haydn Society in the opening concert of the 2015-2016 season. This concert is no longer available on-demand .

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Handel's "Saul," from the Handel and Haydn Society

October 23 Harry Christophers conducts a masterpiece by Handel at Symphony Hall in Boston, on-demand, on WCRB In Concert.

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Beethoven's "Eroica," with Egarr and H+H

January 22, 2017 Richard Egarr leads the Handel and Haydn Society in Beethoven's revolutionary Symphony No. 3 on WCRB In Concert. On the program: Beethoven - Symphony No. 3, "Eroica" Mendelssohn -...

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Happy 261st Birthday, Mozart!

We play a lot of Mozart on WCRB, and for good reason. Though he's getting a little up there in years - his 261st birthday would be this Friday, January 27 - there are still so many wonderful...

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CD of the Week: Haydn: Symphonies 8 & 84

In a spirited live recording, the Handel and Haydn Society performs early and late works by Haydn, showing his maturation as an orchestral composer.

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Harry Christophers on the St. Matthew Passion, Part Two

Handel and Haydn Society Artist Director Harry Christophers talks with host Brian McCreath about Part Two of Bach's St. Matthew Passion.

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Glories of the Italian Baroque with the Handel and Haydn Society

April 30 Experience the "hit makers of Italy, circa 1700" in an exuberant performance by the Handel and Haydn Society led by violinist Aisslinn Nosky.

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Beethoven's "Eroica," with Egarr and H+H

June 25, 2017 Richard Egarr leads the Handel and Haydn Society in Beethoven's revolutionary Symphony No. 3, as well as Mendelssohn's sun-splashed "Italian" Symphony on WCRB In Concert.

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Handel and Haydn Society Presents Handel's "Semele"

September 24, 2017 7:00 PM On WCRB In Concert with the Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers conducts Handel's rich, sensuous tale of politics, ambition, and betrayal - his opera "Semele."

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Handel and Haydn's "Messiah"

December 10, 2017 7:00 PM Now available on demand: on WCRB In Concert with the Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers conducts Handel's "Messiah" at Symphony Hall in Boston.

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Handel and Haydn Society's "Ode to Joy"

Now on demand, on WCRB In Concert with the Handel and Haydn Society, Masaaki Suzuki leads Beethoven's epic, iconic Ninth Symphony.

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Haydn's Symphonies No. 26 and 86

On WCRB's CD of the Week, local ensemble Handel and Haydn Society conjures both the stormy and more buoyant sides of one of their namesake composers.

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A Bach Celebration, In Concert with H+H

Conductor Harry Christophers and the Handel and Haydn Society celebrate Bach at Symphony Hall with the composer's stunning "Magnificat," a riveting Concerto for Three Violins, and other sacred works.

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A Herculean Drama from Ancient Greece

On WCRB In Concert with the Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers conducts Handel's musical drama based on works by Sophocles, with bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu playing the title role.

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