Handel: Messiah |  | Creators: Georg Friederich Handel, Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Heather Harper, Helen Watts, John Wakefield, John Shirley-Quirk
Label: Duo
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Rating:  14 reviews
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Format: Box set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Running Time: 144 Minutes
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Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
UPC: 028943835626
EAN: 0028943835626
ASIN: B00000416H
Release Date: August 11, 2009
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Disc 1
| • | Symphony - London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 1. Accompagnato: Comfort ye, My people - John Wakefield, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 2. Air: Ev'ry Valley shall be exalted - John Wakefield, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 3. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord - London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 4. Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord - John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 5. Air: "But who may abide the day of his coming" - Helen Watts, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 6. Chorus: And He shall purify the sons of Levi - London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 7. Recit: Behold, a Virgin shall conceive 8. Aria:O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion 9. Coro - Helen Watts, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 10. Accompagnato: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth 11. Aria: The people that walked in darkness - John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 12. Chorus: "For unto us a Child is born" - London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) - London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 14. Recitative: There were shepherds - Accompagnato: And lo, the angel of the Lord - Recitative: And the angel said unto them - Accompagnato: And suddenly - Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 15. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest - London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 16. Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion - Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 17a. Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind - Helen Watts, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 18a. Duet: He shall feed his flock - Heather Harper, Helen Watts, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 19. Chorus: His yoke is easy - London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 20. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God - London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 21. Air: He was despised - Helen Watts, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis |
Disc 2
| • | Chorus: Surely He hath borne - And with His stripes - All we like sheep - London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 25. Accompagnato: All they that see Him - John Wakefield, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 26. Chorus: He trusted in God - London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 27. Accompagnato: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart - John Wakefield, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 28. Arioso: Behold and see - John Wakefield, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | Recitativo accompagnato: He was cut off - Air: But Thou didst not leave - Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis, John Wakefield | | • | 31. Chorus: Lift up your heads - London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | Recitativo: Unto which of the angels - Chorus: Let all the Angels - John Wakefield, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis, London Symphony Chorus | | • | 34a. Air: "Thou art gone up on high" - Helen Watts, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis, John Shirley-Quirk | | • | 36. Air: How beautiful are the feet - Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 37a. Chorus: Their sound is gone out - London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 38. Air: Why do the nations - John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 39. Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder - London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | Recitativo: He that dwelleth - Air: Thou shalt break them - John Wakefield, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 42. Chorus: "Hallelujah" - London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 43. Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth - Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 44. Chorus: Since by man came death - London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 45. Accompagnato: Behold, I tell you a mystery - John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 46. Air: The trumpet shall sound - John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | Recitativo: Then shall be brought - Duet: O death were is thy sting - Chorus: But thanks be to God - Helen Watts, John Wakefield, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | Chorus: 23. The Lord gave the word - London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 50. Air: If God be for us - Heather Harper, Helen Watts, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | • | 51. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb... Amen - London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 14
Handel With Care April 12, 2010
Bishop of Galway
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
He could coin a tune, couldn't he, old George Frideric. Though my parishioners still wonder that he chose to premiere the work in Dublin and not Galway...
 Bargain Messiah February 18, 2010
Philip Watts (Holmes Chapel, Cheshire United Kingdom)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Never having got to know this noble work beyond its famous highlights, I decided that a complete recording was long overdue. I carefully researched the customer reviews of the available choices, and can happily confirm all that was said about Davis' classic recording. It may not be on period instruments, but the instrumental ensemble is relatively compact and undoubtedly energetic and precise. The vocal ensemble is excellent and it certainly makes an attractively priced and most enjoyable first full recording to own.
thoroughly enjoyed the CD December 15, 2009
WK Liu (UK)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am not an expert in any shape or form about classical music or a collector of huge number of CDs but Handel's Messiah has always been been my favourite. So I bought this set based on the recommendation of reviews and it did not disappoint. With the good price and famous orchestra and conductor, it's unlikely to go wrong.
Not quite right for a first time amateur alto December 15, 2009
Singing Sandra (Devon)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this after reading the reveiws for my first attempt in a choral society, and my first proper attempt at singing the alto part. The music is wonderful, but the altos are quite quiet, and we only had six rehearsals, so it was not as much of an aid whilst driving the car as I had hoped - I couldn't follow the alto line without the music.
Messiah CD December 13, 2009
K. Brown (Peterborough UK)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this CD to practise for a 'Come and Sing' event. I usually have help learning music, but my musician son has now gone to Uni. The only thing that i found annoying was when playing the CD through the computer, it did not recognise all the tracks and they were listed as 'unknown' Tricky when I wanted to concentrate on just the choruses.
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