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Gavin Carr, George Frederick Handel, William Boughton
Handel's Messiah
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (26) - Disc #1
1. Sinfonia (Overture): Grave
2. Sinfonia (Overture): Allegro Moderato
3. Recitative: Comfort Ye My People
4. Aria Tenor: Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
5. Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord
6. Recitative: Thus Saith The Lord
7. Aria Counter-Tenor: But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming?
8. Chorus: And He Shall Purify
9. Recitative: Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
10. Aria Counter-Tenor: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion
11. Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion
12. Recitative: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth
13. Aria Baritone: The People That Walked In Darkness
14. Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born
15. Pifa ('Pastoral Symphony')
16. Recitative: There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field
17. Recitative: And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord Came Upon Them
18. Recitative: And The Angel Said Unto Them
19. Recitiative: And Suddenly There Was With The Angel
20. Chorus: Glory To God
21. Aria Soprano: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion
22. Recitative: Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind
23. Aria Counter-Tenor & Soprano: He Shall Feed His Flock
24. Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy, And His Burthen Is Light
25. Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God
26. Aria Counter-Tenor: He Was Despised
Track Listings (31) - Disc #2
1. Chorus: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
2. Chorus: And With His Stripes We Are Healed
3. Chorus: And We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
4. Recitative: All They That See Him Laugh Him To Scorn
5. Chorus: He Trusted In God
6. Recitative: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
7. Aria Soprano: Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow
8. Recitative: He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land Of The Living
9. Aria Tenor: But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell
10. Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
11. Recitative: Unto Which Of The Angels Said He At Any Time
12. Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him
13. Aria Counter-Tenor: Thou Art Gone Up On High
14. Chorus: The Lord Gave The Word
15. Aria Soprano: How Beautiful Are The Feet
16. Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out
17. Aria Baritone: Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together?
18. Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
19. Recitative: He That Dwelleth In Heaven
20. Aria Tenor: Thou Shalt Break Them
21. Chorus: Hallelujah
22. Aria Soprano: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
23. Chorus: Since By Man Came Death
24. Recitative: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery
25. Aria Baritone: The Trumpet Shall Sound
26. Recitative: Then Shall Be Brought To Pass
27. Duet Counter-Tenor & Tenor: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
28. Chorus: But Thanks Be To God
29. Aria Soprano: If God Be For Us
30. Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain
31. Chorus: Amen

CD Details

All Artists: Gavin Carr, George Frederick Handel, William Boughton, William Towers, English Symphony Orchestra, Alison Smart, Michael Hart-Davis
Title: Handel's Messiah
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Nimbus Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2004
Re-Release Date: 7/6/2004
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750)
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 710357570926, 710357570926

Synopsis

Album Description

Handel's "Messiah" is the core work of the great English choral tradition, and though it is one of the most familiar works for classical music, and oft-recorded, it is sometimes treated carelessly or taken for granted due to excessive repetition. This is not one of those performances. It is fresh and lively and historically aware, yet thoroughly English in the best sense. William Boughton, founder of the English Symphony Orchestra, is one of Britain's most admired living conductors.

CD Reviews

Yet Another Messiah Recording

A. Craig | Grand Junction,CO | 01/28/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Here we have another recording of Handel's Oratorio Messiah.

This recording uses the Watkins Shaw Edition of this work.

William Boughton and the English Symphony Orchestra and the Saint Michaels Singers, and the soloists deliver a fairly decent

performace. I only have a few quibbles with this recording. First the baritone Gavin Carr finds it necessary in the recitative "Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts" to sing the word "shake" over accenting the "k" in "shake" I personally find it a little annoying on repeated listening. The Saint Michaels Singers do an okay job with the choruses, but I prefer a slightly larger chorus for this work. The rest of the soloists

manage their parts reasonably well. As recordings of Messiah go this is an Fair to Good one, not a great one, but better than many others I have heard over the years, just not one of the really great ones."