657. Whose “Messiah” Is It Anyway?

All sorts of people have put their mark on Messiah , and it has been a hit for nearly 300 years. How can a single piece of music thrive in so many settings? You could say it’s because Handel really knew how to write a banger. (Part three of “ Making Messiah . ”) SOURCES: Charles King , political scientist at Georgetown University. Jane Glover , classical music scholar, conductor. Katharine Hogg , musicologist, head librarian at the Foundling Museum. …