Messiah: Understanding and performing Handel's masterpiece
Helmuth RILLING

This book is literally a "study-guide" for conductors and performers which shows the step-by-step thought process Rilling uses in preparing a score - a methodology which can be applied to any work.

More importantly, Rilling challenges the reader to probe Händel's thinking - to consider ways of more effectively communicating the deeper layers of meaning found within the masterwork.