Hallelujah - The Story of the Coming Forth of Handel's Messiah

By: J. Scott Featherstone

Narrated by: David McAlister

Hallelujah, the new edition audiobook is the remarkable story of one of the greatest events in musical history, the creation of George Frederic Handel's masterpiece, "Messiah". Composed in just twenty-four days, Handel's Grand Oratorio, which rendered him immortal, was birthed in the darkest and most desperate hours of his life.

His health was failing. Critics ridiculed him. Creditors hounded him. Enemies persecuted him. Pride had nearly destroyed him. Yet, out of Handel's night emerged the dawn of "Messiah". Anyone who has thrilled at hearing the Hallelujah Chorus will feel "profound attachment" to Handel's story of hope and redemption as timeless and poignant as the music itself.

©2001 J. Scott Featherstone (P)2012 J. Scott Featherstone

Truly Loved this Book

Because I love the Messiah, this book just brought it to life for me. The narrator did a beautiful job of going from voice to voice, helping you understand the story better.

A little slow at the start

The starting is a little slow, but once it picks up it's hard to pause for anything.

Glorious!

The book brought the famous music to life in an engaging way. Loved listening to it for the second time.

Fabulous

The writing is detailed, compelling-pulls you in from the get go. No having to hang in for a chapter or 2 to know
if you want to stay with it. A very clever story and the reader now is my favorite!! I've tried listening to a few
other books on tape and so few I make it beyond 5/10 min.

Fascinating & compelling

Masterful depiction of Hansel’s world with appreciation for who he is and what a gift the Messiah oratorio is the world as a means of understanding better the Messiah of the world.