It is such an exciting tradition to stand for the Hallelujah Chorus,
as it was rumoured King George II spontaneously did when he first
heard it. However, it is the words which begin Part III, ‘I know that my
Redeemer liveth.’ that perhaps best capture Handel’s absolute and
profound faith, and which were then inscribed on Handel’s tomb in
Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey when he died in 1759.
Programme notes by Maria Millar.
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