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| LABEL: |
DENON ESSENTIALS |
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1 |
| RUNNING
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44:57 |
| YEAR RECORDED: |
2009 |
| CD RELEASE DATE: |
JULY 1, 2009 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
ALEXANDR DMITRIJEW |
| ORCHESTRA: |
LETTISCHES SINFONIEORCHESTER |
| CHOIR: |
UNKNOWN |
| SOPRANO: |
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DISC ONE
1. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 1: Tro"ste
dich, mein Volk (Comfort Ye My People) 2:45
2. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 2: Alle Tale macht hoch (Every Valley
Shall Be Exalted) 4:10
3. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 4: Denn die Herrlichkeit Gottes des
Herrn (And The Glory of the Lord) 2:38
4. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 7: Und er wird reinigen (And He Shall
Purify) 2:39
5. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 9: O du, die Wonne verku"ndet in Zion
(That That Tellest Good Tidings) 7:23
6. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 12: Denn es ist uns ein Kind geboren
(Unto Us A Child Is Born) 4:23
7. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 13: Pastoral Symphony
2:44
8. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 14a: Es waren Hirten beisammen - No. 17:
Ehre sei Gott in der Ho"he (There Were Shepherds - Glory to God in the
Highest) 3:54
9. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 18: Erwache, frohlocke o Tochter Zion
Lettisches (Rejoice Greatly, O Daughters of Zion) 5:01
10. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 19: Dann wird das Auge des Blinden sich
auftun - No. 20: Er weidet seine Herde (Then Shall The Eyes Of The
Blind Be Opened - He Shall Feed His Flock) 5:24
11. Messias, HV 56: Part II: No. 38: Wie lieblich ist der Boten Schritt
- No. 40: Warum denn rasen die Heiden (How Beautiful?.Why Do The
Nations?) 2:25
12. Messias, HV 56: Part II. No. 43: Du zerschla"gst sie mit dem
eisernen Zepter (Thou Shalt Break Them) 2:45
13. Messias, HV 56: Part II: No. 44: Halleluja 3:32
14. Messias, HV 56: Part III: No. 45: Ich weiß, daß mein
Erlo"ser lebet (I Know That My Redeemer Liveth) 6:43
15. Messias, HV 56: Part III: No. 48: Sie schallt, die Posaun (Then
Shall The Trumpet Sound) 9:53
16. Messias, HV 56: Part III: No. 52: Wenn Gott ist fu"r uns (If God Be
For Us) 6:17
17. Messias, HV 56: Part III: No. 53: Wu"rdig ist das Lamm (Worthy Is
The Lamb of God) 2:58
18. Messias, HV 56: Part III: No. 53: Amen 3:42
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SITE RATING: 4/10
SITE REVIEW:
Denon
Classics, which in 2009 released a series of "Internet-only" downloads,
boasts that its roster features world-renowned orchestras and
conductors, but somehow, their Messiah
release, featuring the Lettisches Sinfonieorcheste and conducted by
Alexandr Dmitrijew, misses on both counts. A German-language
release, this echo-drenched, rather ham-fisted reading does nothing to
polish Denon Classics reputation as a classical powerhouse, and adds
nothing to the Messiah canon
of recordings. The largest problem with Internet downloads is the
utter lack of documentation - nothing about the soloists, choir or
production is offered, and no Internet information can be found about
either the orchestra or conductor, which leads me to believe that both
of them are small, anonymous, and therefore, "cheaply" hired stooges.
The recording has its moments: a thrilling "Halleluja" and finely
toned, if occasionally shrill soprano - the chorus is distantly placed,
and almost drowned in echo; the tenor and bass soloists are both
thickly voiced, and the tempos are square and ponderous.
Strangely, despite being a "highlights" disc of only eighteen
tracks, Denon released a second, "choruses only" disc of the same
recording which omits the five solos on this release, paring that
"highlights of highlights" album to a paltry thirteen tracks, and
further cluttering the Internet with yet more pointless confusion.
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