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RECORDINGS |
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| LABEL: |
SILVERLINE |
| CATALOG
NUMBER: |
IMRG
84020 |
| UPC NUMBER: |
676628402023 |
| NUMBER OF DISCS: |
1 |
| RUNNING
TIME: |
49:16 |
| YEAR
RECORDED: |
2000 |
| CD
RELEASE DATE: |
NOVEMBER
2, 2004 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
DON
JACKSON |
| ORCHESTRA: |
LONDON
SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA |
| CHOIR: |
THE
ST. JAMES 48-VOICE CHORALE |
| SOPRANO: |
CATHERINE
BOTT |
| ALTO: |
CLAIRE
HENRY |
| TENOR: |
GARETH
ROBERTS |
| BASS: |
DAVID
STEPHENSON |
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DISC
ONE
1.
Comfort ye, My People, Saith Your God
3:00
2. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
3:28
3. Chorus: And The Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed
3:10
4. Chorus: And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi
2:40
5. Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born
4:20
6. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
2:49
7. Air: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion
4:31
8. Air: He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd
5:13
9. Chorus: Behold The Lamb of God
2:20
10. Air: He Was Despised And Rejected Of Men
4:40
11. Chorus: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
4:13
12. Air: The Trumpet Shall Sound
4:11
13. Chorus: Hallelujah! For the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth
3:49
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SITE RATING:
2/10
SITE REVIEW:
Apparently, no one
over at Silverline Records
cared much that Don Jackson was responsible for Sony Music's horrific 1992 Messiah highlights
disc,
and commissioned him to create a second highlights disc that, yes,
while an improvement over his previous disaster, is not worth seeking
out. The London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus are certainly
able to sing the Messiah in their sleep, and Jackson's tempos are
infinitely brighter and more accessible than his previous outing, but
it all feels purposeless, and the soloists are anything but noteworthy,
with tenor Gareth Roberts muffing his high notes, soprano Catherine
Bott gasping for breaths in the middle of her melismas, alto Claire
Henry subject to needless ornamentation, and bass David Stephenson in
possession of a gulping tessitura that left me cold. The
London Symphony Orchestra is brightly recorded, but play indifferently,
and the St. James Chorale are pushed far back in the mix.
Davis's
direction is workman-like, with no intelligence or style brought to
play, and while Silverline has pushed this release onto the public as a
"prestige" recording (with dual-disc and DVD-Audio releases), this is
in no way a quality release, either in performance or sound.
Pass this one by, in all its formats.
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