I've listeed to several of the messiah recordings offered on iTunes and this is my favorite by far. It should be about the Chorus and this chrous rocks. It also really captures the flavor of the era by capturing the instruments of the day... bringing out lots of Violin and Horn when you should hear Violin and Horn. A very crisp, clean recording. While not $3.99, if you enjoy great music then this is the one to download.. in my opinion.