"Why do the nations so furiously rage?" from Messiah by George Frideric Handel 

Then have a listen to Philippe Sly!...

I don't know any better...Also the Spire Chamber Ensemble is great.

@@classics39 he’s excellent, but check out Philippe Sly

Then have a listen to Philippe Sly!..

You put into words what I couldn't articulate.

@@kevintucker6007 Thamk you for your kind words Kevin. Yes, his performance is so incredibly excellent that one feels inadequate to find sufficient superlatives with which to describe the effrct his reading of the score evokes. However... thanks to you tiday I listened to him afresh and after such a long interval and despite my reiterated general praise I have to add a slight criticism. To my ear in parts of the aria i feel he tries to be a tad too clever in his decirations; more than once he almost loses the beat resulting in some disappointingly clipped words on occasion... Notwithstanding it's still a breathtakingly stellar performance.

The spirit of music is in you. It reacts to the spirit when it encounters it outside.

@@francoisbessing God bless you.

I too feel moved by the words, being a witness to its literal fulfillment crystalizing in high places.

This is my favorite so far!!