Handel: Messiah - Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Gjevang, Keith Lewis, Gwynne Howell, Chicago Symphony Orchestra And Chorus, Sir Georg Solti / Decca 2x Audio CD Digital Stereo / 414 396-2
UPC 0028941439628
Made in Germany
Messiah (HWV 56) is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. The text was compiled from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter by Charles Jennens. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere a year later. After an initially modest public reception, the oratorio gained in popularity, eventually becoming one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral works in Western music.
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Decca – 414 396-2 |
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2 x CD, Album, Stereo
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| Country: |
Europe |
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Released:
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Mar 1985 |
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| Genre: |
Classical |
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| Style: |
Baroque, Oratorio |
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Tracklist:
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No. 2 Recitative: Comfort Ye My People / No. 3 Air: Every Valley Shall Be Exalte |
6:43 |
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| 1-3 |
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No. 4 Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord |
2:43 |
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| 1-4 |
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No. 5 Recitative: Thus Saith The Lord / No. 6 Air: But Who May Abide |
5:44 |
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| 1-5 |
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No. 7 Chorus: And He Shall Purify |
2:42 |
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| 1-6 |
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Recitative: Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive / No. 8: Air And Chorus: O Thou That |
6:02 |
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| 1-7 |
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No. 9 Recitative: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth / No. 10 Air: The People That Walked In Darkness |
5:47 |
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| 1-8 |
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No. 11 Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born |
4:20 |
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| 1-9 |
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No. 12 Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) |
2:54 |
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| 1-10 |
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Recitative: There Were Shepherds / No. 13 Recitative: And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord / Recitative: And The Angel Said Unto Them / No. 14 Recitative: And Suddenly There Was With The Angel / No. 15 Chorus: Glory To God In The Highest |
3:43 |
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| 1-11 |
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No. 16: Air Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion |
4:21 |
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| 1-12 |
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Recitative: Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind / No. 17 Duet: He Shall Feed His Flock |
5:31 |
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| 1-13 |
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No. 18 Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy |
2:36 |
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Part II
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| 1-14 |
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No. 19 Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God |
2:40 |
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| 1-15 |
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No. 20 Air: He Was Despised / No. 21 Chorus: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs |
11:31 |
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| 2-1 |
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No. 22 Chorus: And With His Stripes / No. 23 Chorus: All We Like Sheep |
5:57 |
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| 2-2 |
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No. 24 Recitative: All They That See Him / No. 25 Chorus: He Trusted In God |
2:57 |
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| 2-3 |
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No. 26 Recitative: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart / No. 27 Arioso: Behold And See If There Be Any Sorrow / No. 28 Recitative: He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land / No. 29 Air: But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell |
6:00 |
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| 2-4 |
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No. 30 Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads / Recitative: Unto Which Of The Angels / No. 31 Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him |
4:51 |
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| 2-5 |
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No. 32 Air: Thou Art Gone Up On High |
3:21 |
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| 2-6 |
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No. 33 Chorus: The Lord Gave The Word |
1:08 |
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| 2-7 |
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No. 34a Air: How Beautiful Are The Feet / No. 35a Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out |
3:39 |
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| 2-8 |
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No. 36 Air: Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together? / No. 37 Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder / Recitative: He That Dwelleth In Heaven / No. 38 Air: Thou Shalt Break Them |
6:49 |
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| 2-9 |
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No. 39 Chorus: Hallelujah |
3:47 |
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Part III
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| 2-10 |
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No. 40 Air: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth |
5:48 |
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| 2-11 |
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No. 41 Chorus: Since By Man Came Death |
2:07 |
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| 2-12 |
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No. 42 Recitative: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery / No. 43 Air: The Trumpet Shall Sound |
9:03 |
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| 2-13 |
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Recitative: Then Shall Be Brought To Pass / No. 44 Duet: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? / No. 45 Chorus: But Thanks Be To God |
3:27 |
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| 2-14 |
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No. 46 Air: If God Be For Us |
4:48 |
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| 2-15 |
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No. 47 Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain |
6:36 |
- Alto Vocals – Anne Gjevang
- Bass Vocals – Gwynne Howell
- Chorus – Chicago Symphony Chorus
- Chorus Master [Mistress] – Margaret Hillis
- Composed By – George Frideric Handel
- Conductor – Sir Georg Solti
- Engineer [Sound Engineer] – James Lock, Simon Eadon
- Harpsichord – David Shrader
- Orchestra – The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Producer – Ray Minshull
- Soprano Vocals – Kiri Te Kanawa
- Tenor Vocals – Keith Lewis
- Trumpet – Adolph Herseth
