Handel - Messiah / Nelson, Kirkby, Watkinson, Elliott, Thomas, AAM, Hogwood

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Handel - Messiah / Nelson, Kirkby, Watkinson, Elliott, Thomas, AAM, Hogwood Music Price: $33.98 $22.97 You save 32%! As of Jul 9 5:07 EDT (details)

Studio	L'Oiseau-Lyre (Decca)
Release Date	October 10, 1991
UPC Code	028943048828
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About Handel - Messiah / Nelson, Kirkby, Watkinson, Elliott, Thomas, AAM, Hogwood

Tracks

1. Messiah - Part I: Sinfony
2. Messiah - Part I: Recitative: Comfort Ye My People - Song: Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
3. Messiah - Part I: Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord
4. Messiah - Part I: Recitative: Thus Saith The Lord - Song: But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming?
5. Messiah - Part I: Chorus: And He Shall Purify
6. Messiah - Part I: Recitative: Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive - Song: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion
7. Messiah - Part I: Recitative: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth - Song:The People That Walked In The Darkness
8. Messiah - Part I: Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born
9. Messiah - Part I: Pifa
10. Messiah - Part I: Recitative: There Were Shepherds, Abinding In The Field - Recitative: And, Lo The Angel Of The Lord Came Upon Them - Recitative: And The Angel Said Unto Them - Recitative: And Suddenly There Was With The Angel
11. Messiah - Part I: Song: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion
12. Messiah - Part I: Recitative: Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind - Song: He Shall Feed His Flock
13. Messiah - Part I: Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy, And His Burden Is Light
14. Messiah - Part II: Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God
15. Messiah - Part II: Song: He Was Despised

1. Messiah - Part II: Chorus: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs - Chorus: And With His Stripes We Are Healed
2. Messiah - Part II: Chorus: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
3. Messiah - Part II: Recitative: All They That See Him Laugh Him To Scorn - Chorus: He Trusted In God
4. Messiah - Part II: Recitative: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart - Song: Behold And See If There Be Any Sorrow - Recitative: He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land Of The Living
5. Messiah - Part II: Song: But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell
6. Messiah - Part II: Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
7. Messiah - Part II: Recitative: Unto Which Of The Angels Said He At Any Time - Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him
8. Messiah - Part II: Song: Thou Art Gone Up On High
9. Messiah - Part II: Chorus: The Lord Gave The Word
10. Messiah - Part II: Song: How Beautiful Are The Feet
11. Messiah - Part II: Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out
12. Messiah - Part II: Song: Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together? - Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
13. Messiah - Part II: Recitative: He That Dwelleth In Heaven - Song: Thou Shalt Break Them
14. Messiah - Part II: Chorus: Hallelujah
15. Messiah - Part III: Song: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
16. Messiah - Part III: Chorus: Since By Man Came Death
17. Messiah - Part III: Recitative: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery - Song: The Trumpet Shall Sound
18. Messiah - Part III: Recitative: Then Shall Be Brought To Pass - Duet: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
19. Messiah - Part III: Chorus: But Thanks To Be God
20. Messiah - Part III: Song: If God Be For Us
21. Messiah - Part III: Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain
22. Messiah - Part III: Chorus: Amen

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User Reviews

The Best Ever

It is rare to find a recording which can be called a "definitive" recording of one of the world's great works. This recording of Messiah is not only a definitive recording, it is the definitive recording of this masterpiece of Handel. The only thing I could possibly say against it is that it's so good, no other version measures up to it, and I find myself always comparing other performances against it now. None that I have heard comes close. February 4, 2008

Superb in every way

I have just purchased the CDs of this recording to replace the cassette tapes I have had for more than 15 years. This performance is superb in every way. While I like performances of early music on period instuments, I am not a fanatical purist. To me, this is a performance of which the great Handel himself would have approved. The clarity and precision of the playing, the vocal agility and crystal clear diction of the soloists, and the obvious love of the players, chorus and conductor for this sublime music, all combine into a performance that continues to set my pulse racing each time I hear it. This is a performance for the ages. December 19, 2007

Wonderful

This is my favorite Messiah recording. I recently re-purchased it because I had lost one of the discs to the set that I've had for 20+ years. Out of many possible scorings of the work, it re-creates a performance that was given in 1754 under Handel's personal supervision. It features a 40-piece orchestra (typical of that period) and two sopranos rather than soprano-and-alto or soprano-and-countertenor. The performance is clear and brilliant throughout, and Emma Kirkby's singing of "But who may abide" is thrilling--worth the price all by itself. If you don't already own a recording, I would highly recommend it, and it would also make a nice complement to other recordings you have already have. December 18, 2007

The Messiah, Hogwood et al. An old approach revitalised.

I bought this when it came out in vinyl.Apart from the odd clicks, it is still my favourite. October 4, 2007

Phenomenal recording

This is my favorite recording of Messiah, among the half dozen that I own. It is rich and vibrant, and the all-male choir is almost haunting--maybe because of the horror/suspense movies I've seen that feature baroque all-male choirs.

In any case, this is a fantastic recording, well worth the price (even though it's quite a bit more expensive than some others). May 18, 2007

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