Messiah

~ Release by Handel; London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, Sir Adrian Boult (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1: Arias Messiah
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Messiah: Overture
George Frideric Handel 4:46
2 Messiah: Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye My People
George Frideric Handel 4:04
3 Messiah: Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
George Frideric Handel 3:59
4 Messiah: And the Glory of the Lord
George Frideric Handel 3:11
5 Messiah: Thus Saith the Lord
George Frideric Handel 1:46
6 Messiah: But Who May Abide
George Frideric Handel 4:42
7 Messiah: And He Shall Purify
George Frideric Handel 2:40
8 Messiah: Behold a Virgin Shall Conceive
George Frideric Handel 0:35
9 Messiah: O Thou That Tellest
George Frideric Handel 6:26
10 Messiah: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth
George Frideric Handel 2:37
11 Messiah: The People That Walked in Darkness
George Frideric Handel 3:36
12 Messiah: For Unto Us a Child Is Born
George Frideric Handel 4:19
13 Messiah: Pastoral Symphony
George Frideric Handel 3:27
14 Messiah: There Were Shepherds
George Frideric Handel 2:04
15 Messiah: Glory to God
George Frideric Handel 2:02
16 Messiah: Rejoice Greatly
George Frideric Handel 4:59
17 Messiah: Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind
George Frideric Handel 0:31
18 Messiah: He Shall Feed His Flock
George Frideric Handel 6:22
19 Messiah: His Yoke Is Easy
George Frideric Handel 2:38
▼ CD 2
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Messiah: Behold the Lamb of God
George Frideric Handel 3:59
2 Messiah: He was despised
George Frideric Handel 12:51
3 Messiah: Surely He Hath Born Our Griefs
George Frideric Handel 2:45
4 Messiah: And with His stripes
George Frideric Handel 2:14
5 Messiah: All We Like Sheep
George Frideric Handel 4:38
6 Messiah: All they that see Him
George Frideric Handel 0:56
7 Messiah: He trusted in God
George Frideric Handel 2:50
8 Messiah: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
George Frideric Handel 2:11
9 Messiah: Behold, and see
George Frideric Handel 1:49
10 Messiah: He was cut off
George Frideric Handel 0:21
11 Messiah: But thou didst not leave
George Frideric Handel 2:56
12 Messiah: Lift Up Your Heads
George Frideric Handel 3:31
13 Messiah: Unto which of the angels
George Frideric Handel 0:26
14 Messiah: Let all the angels of God
George Frideric Handel 1:45
15 Messiah: Thou art gone up on high
George Frideric Handel 3:37
16 Messiah: The Lord gave the word
George Frideric Handel 2:06
17 Messiah: How beautiful are the feet
George Frideric Handel 2:59
18 Messiah: Their sound is gone out
George Frideric Handel 1:57
19 Messiah: Why do the nations
George Frideric Handel 2:44
20 Messiah: Let us break their bonds asunder
George Frideric Handel 2:06
21 Messiah: He that dwelleth in heaven
George Frideric Handel 0:18
22 Messiah: Thou shalt break them
George Frideric Handel 2:19
23 Messiah: Hallelujah
George Frideric Handel 4:35
▼ CD 3
# Title Artist Rating Length
1 Messiah: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
George Frideric Handel 7:28
2 Messiah: Since by Man Came Death
George Frideric Handel 2:01
3 Messiah: Behold, I Tell You a Mystery
George Frideric Handel 0:42
4 Messiah: The Trumpet Shall Sound
George Frideric Handel 8:54
5 Messiah: Then Shall Be Brought to Pass
George Frideric Handel 0:25
6 Messiah: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
George Frideric Handel 4:21
7 Messiah: If God Be for Us
George Frideric Handel 6:01
8 Messiah: Worthy Is the Lamb/Amen
George Frideric Handel 8:41
9 Ombra Mai Fu
George Frideric Handel 4:26
10 Air: Love in Her Eyes Sits Playing
George Frideric Handel 6:32
11 Silent Worship
George Frideric Handel 2:42
12 Deeper, and Deeper Still
George Frideric Handel 8:42
13 Where E'er You Walk
George Frideric Handel 4:04
14 Thanks to My Brethren
George Frideric Handel 7:25
15 My Arms Against This Gorgias Will I Go
George Frideric Handel 4:00

Credits

CD 1: Arias Messiah

choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir (tracks 4, 7, 12, 15, 19)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (tracks 2, 6, 9, 11, 18)
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (1741) (tracks 1, 3–5, 7–8, 10, 12–17, 19)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (tracks 1–19)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks 1–19)
solo alto vocals:
Norma Procter (tracks 8–9, 17–18)
solo bass vocals:
Owen Brannigan (tracks 5–6, 10–11)
solo soprano vocals:
Jennifer Vyvyan (tracks 14, 16, 18)
solo tenor vocals:
George Maran (American Tenor) (tracks 2–3)
arrangements:
He Shall Feed His Flock (arr. Rizzo) (track 18)
later translated versions:
Der Messias: 1. Arioso (Tenor): Tröste dich, mein Volk (track 2)
Der Messias: 10. Rezitativ (Baß): Denn blick auf: Finsternis deckt alle Welt (track 10)
Der Messias: 11. Arie (Baß): Das Volk, das da wandelt im Dunkel (track 11)
Der Messias: 12. Chor: Denn es ist uns ein Kind geboren (track 12)
Der Messias: 14. Rezitativ (Sopran): Es waren Hirten beisammen auf dem Felde (track 14)
Der Messias: 15. Chor: Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe (track 15)
Der Messias: 16. Arie (Sopran): Erwach, frohlocke, o Tochter von Zion (track 16)
Der Messias: 17a. Rezitativ (Alt): Dann wird das Auge des Blinden sich auftun (track 17)
Der Messias: 18a. Duett (Sopran, Alt): Er weidet seine Herde (track 18)
Der Messias: 19. Chor: Sein Joch ist sanft (track 19)
Der Messias: 2. Arie (Tenor): Alle Tale macht hoch erhaben (track 3)
Der Messias: 3. Chor: Denn die Herrlichkeit Gottes (track 4)
Der Messias: 4. Rezitativ (Baß): So spricht der Herr, Gott Zebaoth (track 5)
Der Messias: 5. Arie (Alt): Doch wer wird ertragen den Tag seiner Ankunft (track 6)
Der Messias: 6. Chor: Und er wird reinigen und läutern das Volk des Bundes (track 7)
Der Messias: 7. Rezitativ (Alt): Denn sieh, der Verheißene des Herrn erscheint (track 8)
Der Messias: 8. Arie (Alt): O du, die Wonne verkündet in Zion (track 9)
later versions:
Der Messias: 13. Hirtenmusik. Larghetto e mezzo piano (track 13)
Der Messias: Sinfonia. Grave - Allegro moderato (track 1)
Messiah: Sinfonia Pastoral (Stokowski orchestration) (track 13)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I (tracks 1–19)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony (track 1)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth" (Bass) (track 10)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 11. Air "The people that walked in darkness" (Bass) (track 11)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus "For Unto us a Child is Born" (track 12)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa) (track 13)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. Recitative "There were sheperds, abiding in the field... And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them" (Soprano) (track 14)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest" (track 15)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion" (Soprano) (track 16)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitativo "Then shall the eyes of the blind" (Contralto) (track 17)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo "Comfort Ye" (Tenor) (track 2)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air "He Shall Feed His Flock" (Soprano, Contralto) (track 18)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus "His yoke is easy" (track 19)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air "Ev'ry Valley" (Tenor) (track 3)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus "And the Glory of the Lord" (track 4)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative "Thus saith the Lord" (Bass) (track 5)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air "But who may abide" (Bass) (track 6)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus "And he shall purify" (track 7)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative "Behold, a virgin shall conceive" (track 8)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 9. Air "O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion" (Alto, Chorus) (track 9)

CD 2

alto vocals:
Norma Procter (track 17)
bass vocals:
Owen Brannigan (track 19)
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir (tracks 1, 3–5, 7, 12, 14, 16–17, 20, 23)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (tracks 9, 11, 22)
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (1741) (tracks 1–8, 10, 12–21, 23)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (tracks 1–23)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks 1–23)
solo alto vocals:
Norma Procter (track 2)
solo bass vocals:
Owen Brannigan (tracks 15, 19)
solo soprano vocals:
Jennifer Vyvyan (tracks 10–11)
solo tenor vocals:
George Maran (American Tenor) (tracks 6, 8–9, 13, 18, 21–22)
soprano vocals:
Jennifer Vyvyan (track 17)
arrangements:
11 Grands préludes et une transcription d'après le Messie de Handel, op. 66: Nos. 26, 27 du Messie de Handel: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart / Behold, and See (tracks 8–9)
is based on:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Aria "How Beautiful Are the Feet..." (Soprano) (soprano aria version without chorus) (track 17)
is the basis for:
Marche sur un thème de Hændel, op. 15 no. 2 (track 12)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Chorus "Their sound is gone out" (version for chorus, not tenor solo) (track 18)
Technical Difficulties Part II (track 23)
The Three Kings and I (What Really Happened) (track 23)
later parody versions:
The Hallelujah Patrol (track 23)
later translated versions:
Der Messias: 20. Chor: Seht an das Gotteslamm (track 1)
Der Messias: 21. Arie (Alt): Er ward verschmähet und verachtet (track 2)
Der Messias: 22. Chor: Wahrlich, er trug unsre Qual (track 3)
Der Messias: 23. Chor: Durch seine Wunden sind wir geheilet (track 4)
Der Messias: 24. Chor: Der Herde gleich, vom Hirten fern (track 5)
Der Messias: 25. Rezitativ (Tenor): Und alle, die ihn sehen, sprechen ihm Hohn (track 6)
Der Messias: 26. Chor: Er trauete Gott, dass er würd' erretten ihn (track 7)
Der Messias: 27. Rezitativ (Tenor): Diese Schmach brach ihm sein Herz (track 8)
Der Messias: 28. Arioso (Tenor): Schau hin und sieh (track 9)
Der Messias: 29. Rezitativ (Tenor): Er ist dahin aus dem Lande des Lebens (track 10)
Der Messias: 30. Arie (Tenor): Doch du ließest ihn im Grabe nicht (track 11)
Der Messias: 31. Chor: Hoch tut euch auf (track 12)
Der Messias: 32. Rezitativ (Tenor): Zu welchen von den Engeln (track 13)
Der Messias: 33. Chor: Laßt alle Engel des Herrn preisen ihn (track 14)
Der Messias: 34. Arie (Baß): Du fuhrest in die Höh' (track 15)
Der Messias: 35. Chor: Der Herr gab das Wort (track 16)
Der Messias: 36. Arie (Sopran): Wie lieblich ist der Boten Schritt (track 17)
Der Messias: 37a. Arioso (Tenor): Ihr Schall gehet aus in jedes Land (track 18)
Der Messias: 38. Arie (Baß): Warum denn rasen und toben die Heiden (track 19)
Der Messias: 40. Rezitativ (Tenor): Der da thronet im Himmel (track 21)
Der Messias: 41. Arie (Tenor): Du zerschlägst sie mit dem eisernen Zepter (track 22)
Der Messias: 42. Chor: Halleluja (track 23)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II (tracks 1–23)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 22. Chorus "Behold the Lamb of God" (track 1)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air "He was despised" (Alto) (track 2)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 24. Chorus "Surely he hath borne our griefs" (track 3)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 25. Chorus "And with his stripes" (track 4)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 26. Chorus "All we like sheep" (track 5)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 27. Recitative "All they that see him" (Tenor) (track 6)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus "He trusted in God" (track 7)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 29. Recitative "Thy rebuke hath broken his heart" (Tenor) (track 8)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso "Behold and see" (Tenor) (track 9)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 31. Recitative "He was cut off out of the land of the living..." (soprano) (track 10)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 32. "But thou didst not leave His soul in hell..." (soprano) (track 11)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus "Lift up your heads" (track 12)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 34. Recitative "Unto Which of the Angels..." (Tenor) (track 13)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 35. Chorus “Let all the angels of God worship Him” (track 14)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 36. Air "Thou art gone up on high" (Bass) (track 15)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the word” (track 16)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Duet "How Beautiful Are the Feet..." (Soprano, Alto & Chorus) (track 17)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Arioso "Their sound is gone out" (Tenor) (track 18)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air "Why do the Nations" (Bass) (track 19)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus “Let us Break Their Bonds Asunder” (track 20)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative "He that dwelleth in heaven..." (tenor) (track 21)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 43. Air "Thou shalt break them" (Tenor) (track 22)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. “Hallelujah” (Chorus) (track 23)
referred to in medleys:
Hooked on Classics, Parts 1 & 2 (track 23)
The Saints’ Hallelujah (track 23)

CD 3

arranger:
Sir Arthur Somervell (track 11)
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir (tracks 2, 7–8)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (tracks 3, 5, 10–12, 12)
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (1737-12-26 – 1738-01-09) (track 9)
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (1741) (tracks 1–2, 4, 6–8)
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (1743) (track 13)
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (1746) (tracks 14, 14–15, 15)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (tracks 1–15)
librettist:
William Congreve (track 13)
Thomas Morell (tracks 12, 12, 14, 14–15, 15)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks 1–9)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (tracks 10–15)
solo alto vocals:
Norma Procter (tracks 5–6)
solo bass vocals:
Owen Brannigan (tracks 3–4)
solo soprano vocals:
Jennifer Vyvyan (track 7)
solo tenor vocals:
George Maran (American Tenor) (track 6)
soprano vocals:
Jennifer Vyvyan (track 1)
tenor vocals:
Kenneth McKellar (tracks 10–15)
translator:
Sir Arthur Somervell (track 11)
arrangements:
Concerto for Oboe "Voli per l'aria": I. Largo "Where 'er you walk" (track 13)
Holy Art Thou (Largo from “Xerxes”) (track 9)
Largo from "Xerxes" (for violin, harp, organ and strings, arr. Hellmesberger) (track 9)
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso "Ombra mai fù" (catch-all for arrangements) (track 9)
Tolomeo, rè d'Egitto, HWV 25: Atto I, no. 3. Aria "Non lo dirò col labbro" (translated) (track 11)
is the basis for:
Crux fidelis (track 9)
later translated versions:
Der Messias: 43. Arie (Sopran): Ich weiß, daß mein Erlöser lebet (track 1)
Der Messias: 44. Chor: Wie durch Einen der Tod (track 2)
Der Messias: 45. Rezitativ (Baß): Vernehmt, ich künd' ein Geheimnis an (track 3)
Der Messias: 46. Arie (Baß): Sie schallt, die Posaun' (track 4)
Der Messias: 47. Rezitativ (Alt): Dann wird erfüllt, was da geschrieben stehet (track 5)
Der Messias: 51. Chor: Würdig ist das Lamm (track 8)
Xerxès HWV 40 : Largo "Bois de lent oubli" (french version) (track 9)
later versions:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 52. Air "If God be for us" (Alto) (version transposed for Alto) (track 7)
medley including a recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II, no. 28. Accompagnato "Deeper and deeper still, thy goodness" (Jephtha) (track 12)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 32. Air "Waft her, angels, through the skies" (Jephtha) (track 12)
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 37: "Thanks to my brethren" (Judas Maccabaeus) (track 14)
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 38: Aria "How vain is man who boasts in fight" (Judas Maccabaeus) (track 14)
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 44: "My arms! against this Gorgias will I go" (Judas Maccabaeus) (track 15)
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 45: Air "Sound an alarm!" (Judas Maccabaeus) (track 15)
part of:
Acis and Galatea, HWV 49: Act I (track 10)
Semele, HWV 58: Act II (track 13)
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I (track 9)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III (number) (track 12)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III (tracks 1–8)
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II (tracks 14, 14–15, 15)
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act II (number) (track 12)
recording of:
Acis and Galatea, HWV 49: Act I, no. 6b. Aria "Love in her eyes sits playing" (Acis) (track 10)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air "I Know That my Redeemer Liveth" (Soprano) (track 1)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus "Since by man came death" (track 2)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 47. Recitativo "Behold, I Tell you a Mystery" (Bass) (track 3)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air "The Trumpet Shall Sound" (Bass) (track 4)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 49. Recitativo "Then shall be brought to pass" (Alto) (track 5)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 50. Duet "O death, where is thy sting" (Alt & Tenor) (track 6)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 52. Air "If God be for us" (Soprano) (original version for soprano) (track 7)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 53. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb... Amen" (track 8)
Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 45. "Where'er You Walk" (Jupiter) (track 13)
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso "Ombra mai fù" (Serse) (track 9)
Silent Worship (track 11)
referred to in medleys:
Hooked on Romance (track 9)

Release

choir vocals: London Philharmonic Choir
conductor: Sir Adrian Boult
ASIN: UK: B000026BJP [info]