Already during his lifetime Handel's "Messiah" became his most frequently performed work, achieving virtually cult status. The many outstanding choruses in this oratorio are among the most beloved, well known pieces in the history of choral music. This new CD contains all of the choruses from the internationally acclaimed CD recording conducted by Frieder Bernius. The special sound and musical refinement displayed by his ensembles - the Stuttgarter Kammerchor and the Barockorchester Stuttgart which, according to the MDR Figaro (April 2009) breathe "liveliness and new energy" into the work and make it a most musically exciting listening experience.