Messiah: Tenor aria - Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
Messiah: Chorus - And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed
Messiah: Bass Recitative - Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts
Messiah: Countertenor Aria - But Who May abide The Day Of His coming?
Messiah: Chorus - And He Shall Purify
Messiah: Contralto Recitative - Behold A Virgin Shall conceive, And Bear A Son
Messiah: Contralto Aria And Chorus - O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion
Messiah: Bass Recitative - For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth
Messiah: Bass Aria - The People That Walked In Darkness Have Seen A Great Light
Messiah: Chorus - For Unto Us A Child Is Born
Messiah: Pifa (Pasoral Symphony)
Messiah: Soprano Recitative - There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field
Messiah: Soprano Recitative - And lo, The Angel Of The Lord Came Upon Them.
Messiah: Soprano Recitative - And The angel Said Unto Them, Fear Not
Messiah: Soprano Recitative - And Suddenly There Was With The Angel A Multitude
Messiah: Chorus - Glory To God In The Highest
Messiah: Soprano Aria - Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion
Messiah: Contralto recitative - Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened
Messiah: Contralto - soprano aria - He shall feed His flock like a shepherd
Messiah: Chorus - His Yoke Is Easy And His Burden Is Light
Messiah: Chorus - Behold The Lamb Of God
Messiah: Contralto Aria - He Was Despised And Rejected Of Men
Track Listings (31) - Disc #2
Messiah: Chorus - Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
Messiah: Chorus - And With His Stripes We Are Healed
Messiah: Chorus - All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
Messiah: Tenor Recitative - All They That See Him Laugh To Scorn
Messiah: Chorus - He Trusted In God That He Would Deliver Him
Messiah: Tenor Recitative - Thy Rebuke Has Broken His Heart
Messiah: Tenor Aria - Behold And See If There Be Any Sorrow Like Unto His Sorrow
Messiah: Tenor Recitative - He Was Cut Out Of The Land Of The Living
Messiah: Tenor Aria - But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell
Messiah: Chorus - Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
Messiah: Tenor Recitative - Unto Which Of The Angels Said He At Any Time?
Messiah: Chorus - Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him
Messiah: Counter Tenor Aria - Thou Art Gone Up On High
Messiah: Chorus - The Lord Gave The Word
Messiah: Soprano Aria - How Beautiful Are The Feet Of Them That Preach
Messiah: Chorus - Their sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands
Messiah: Bass Aria - Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together
Messiah: Chorus - Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
Messiah: Tenor Recitative - He That dwelleth In Heaven Shall Laugh Them To Scorn
Messiah: Tenor aria - Thou Shalt Break Them With A Rod Of Iron
Messiah: Chorus - Hallelujah: For The Lord God Omnipotent reigneth
Messiah: Soprano aria - I know Tt My redeemer Liveth
Messiah: Chorus - Since by Man Came Death
Messiah: Bass recitative - Behold, I Tell You A Mystery
Messiah: Bass aria - The Trumpet Shall Sound
Messiah: Counter tenor recitative - Then Shall Be Brought To Pass
Messiah: Counter tenor - Tenor aria - O Death, Where Is Thy Sting
Messiah: Chorus - But Thanks Be To God Who Giveth Us The Victory
Messiah: Soprano aria - If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?
Messiah: Chorus - Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain
Messiah: Chorus - Amen
This performance could have been nicknamed "The Pocket-Sized Messiah," as it uses a very small orchestra and choir. But far from sounding small, the singers imbue the music with such life, and the choruses have such amazin... more »g contrapuntal clarity, that the ear simply never gets tired or impatient with the scale of the performance. Indeed, a small group obviously going full-out is a hell of a lot more exciting than a big group making a loud, amorphous noise. Maybe not a first choice, but at mid-price, worth it if you're having more than one. --David Hurwitz« less
This performance could have been nicknamed "The Pocket-Sized Messiah," as it uses a very small orchestra and choir. But far from sounding small, the singers imbue the music with such life, and the choruses have such amazing contrapuntal clarity, that the ear simply never gets tired or impatient with the scale of the performance. Indeed, a small group obviously going full-out is a hell of a lot more exciting than a big group making a loud, amorphous noise. Maybe not a first choice, but at mid-price, worth it if you're having more than one. --David Hurwitz
"The orchestra here really is a weak point. The number of players must be small. The choir is nice, agile, but what is best, is Lynne Dawson. Her voice is full of joy. Her voice IS joy. I have not heard a better soprano soloist in any Messiah."
Almost perfect
P. SIMPSON | North Yorkshire, United Kingdom | 04/10/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This recording has really grown on me. Lynne Dawson is as wonderful as other reviewers on this page have testified, but the whole performance is excellent. Yes, it is small scale, but that simply adds to the sense of wonder of Messiah's many intimate moments. All the performance lacks is just a little extra punch here and there, that last ounce of excitement - otherwise the orchestra and choir perform with clarity and brightness. A recording well worth getting to know."
Great soprano
Robert Sherman | Gaithrsburg MD | 05/16/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Lynne Dawson's "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth" is in itself worth the price of this recording. I own more than 30 complete Messiahs, and her Redeemer is by far the best on the allegedly-historical instrument recordings. This isn't Dawson singing Handel. It's Handel speaking to us through Dawson. Her technique, diction, and ornamentation are magnificent. But what really distiguishes her is her selfless sincerity. If you buy this one, you will always be glad you did."
Handel Would Be Pleased!
Robert Sherman | 09/21/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Handel's intent for this work was to use a modest sized orchestra and relatively small chorus. Unfortunately, many if not MOST of today's performances of the Messiah are of the grandiose, Victorian interpretation and have led the casual listener to expect a LOUD and POWERFUL rendition. This same listener is probably not offended in the least by "Sing-along Messiahs". However, this is far from the baroque style intended by Handel.Having said that, I was pleased to find a recording more closely in line with Handel's intent. Certain things should not be altered, and the Messiah is one of those things. If you are looking for a high quality recording with wonderful musicians in the style intended by the composer, you cannot go wrong with this CD."
Track Listings (24) - Disc #1
