Handel - Messiah / McNair ? von Otter ? Chance ? Hadley ? Lloyd ? Marriner
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 1992-11-17
Music Label: Philips
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- Messiah: Part I: Symphony
- Messiah: Part I - No. 1 Accompagnato: Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye, My People
- Messiah: Part I - No. 2: Air Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
- Messiah: Part I - No. 3 Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord
- Messiah: Part I - No. 4 Accompagnato: Thus Saith The Lord
- Messiah: Part I - No. 5 Air: But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming
- Messiah: Part I - No. 6 Chorus: And He Shall Purify The Sons Of Levi
- Messiah: Part I - No. 7 Recitative: Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
- Messiah: Part I - Nos. 8-9 Air And Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings
- Messiah: Part I - No. 10 Accompagnato: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth
- Messiah: Part I - No. 11 Air: The People That Walked In Darkness
- Messiah: Part I No. 12 Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born
- Messiah: Part I No. 13 Pifa: Pastoral Symphony
- Messiah: Part I No. 14 Recitative: There Were Shepherds - And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord - And The Angel Said Unto Them - And Suddenly There Was
- Messiah: Part I No. 15 Chorus: Glory To God In The Highest
- Messiah: Part I No. 16 Air: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion
- Messiah: Part I No. 17a Recitative:Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind
- Messiah: Part I No. 18a Duet: He Shall Feed His Flock
- Messiah: Part I No. 19 Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy
- Messiah: Part II No. 20 Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God
- Messiah: Part II No. 21 Air: He Was Despised
- Messiah: Part II No. 22 Chorus: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
- Messiah: Part II No. 23 Chorus: And With His Stripes We Are Healed
- Messiah: Part II No. 24 Chorus: All We Like Sheep
- Messiah: Part II No. 25 Accompagnato: All They That See Him
- Messiah: Part II No. 26 Chorus: He Trusted In God
- Messiah: Part II No. 27 Accompagnato: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
- Messiah: Part II No. 28 Arioso: Behold, And See
- Messiah: Part II No. 29 Accompagnato: He Was Cut Off
- Messiah: Part II No. 30 Aria: But Thou Didst Not Leave
- Messiah: Part II No. 31 Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads
- Messiah: Part II No. 32 Recitative: Unto Which Of The Angels
- Messiah: Part II No. 33 Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God
- Messiah: Part II No. 34a Air: Thou Art Gone Up On High
- Messiah: Part II No. 35 Chorus The Lord Gave The Word
- Messiah: Part II No. 36 Air: How Beautiful Are The Feet
- Messiah: Part II No. 37a Arioso: Their Sound Is Gone Out
- Messiah: Part II No. 38 Air: Why Do The Nations
- Messiah: Part II No. 39 Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder Let us break their bonds asunder
- Messiah: Part II No. 40 Recitative: He That Dwelleth In Heaven
- Messiah: Part II No. 41 Air: Thou Shalt Break Them
- Messiah: Part II No. 42 Chorus: Hallelujah
- Messiah: Part III No. 43 Air: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
- Messiah: Part III No. 44 Chorus: Since By Man Came Death
- Messiah: Part III No. Accompagnato: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery
- Messiah: Part III No. 46 Air: The Trumpet Shall Sound
- Messiah: Part III No. 47 Recitative: Then Shall Be Brought To Pass
- Messiah: Part III No. 48 Duet: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
- Messiah: Part III No. 49 Chorus: But Thanks Be To God
- Messiah: Part III No. 50 Air: If God Be For Us
- Messiah: Part III No. 51 Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb - Blessing And Honour
- Messiah: Part III: Amen
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Free Music Review: a voice teacher and early music fan
Hit: 5 Stars
A COLLECTIBLE FOR SURE!
The "Messiah" was composed by Handel at his London home in the late summer of 1741..Charles Jennens described his libretto for the 'Messiah' as a "Scripture Collection", because it consists of a cleverly-arranged selection of biblical texts
In his Messiah Handel combines the sheer grandeur and power of his Germanic roots with the color of his Italian experience, joining with the unique flavor of the English language. His music can thus be powerful, like the tenor arioso 'Thou shalt break them with a rod or iron', or it can be colorful and skippy like the wonderful 'For unto us a child is born'. Or it can be stirring and majestic like the 'Hallelujah' and 'Amen' choruses.
Musically speaking, the recitatives and arias are definately in a style derived from opera, supplemented by choruses of the type Handel has developed in his English odes and oratorios-the presentation of the story was unconventional. The work is divided into three acts or parts, but the narrative is largely confined to Part Two: Part One is mainly concerned with prophecy and its fullfilment and Part Three with commentary on the importance of the previous story.
This recording of the famous 1992 performance at Dublin took place at the Point Theatre on the 250th anniversary of the work's premeire which took place in Dublin on April 13th 1742.
It is an outstanding performance, especially chorally and instrumentally. The soloists: Sylvia McNair(soprano)-Anne Sofie von Otter(mezzo)-Michael Chance (alto) were superb!!! Personally I was not pleased by Jerry Hadley's interpretation of Handel; I have a recording of him singing show tunes, and I think he does that best! Robert Lloyd's (bass) diction was most peculiar and annoyed me. However, the last 2 comments may not be universally accepted. All in all, it's one of the best 'Messiahs' I have heard, and is actually my favorite of many that I own.
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