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| LABEL: |
RESMIRANDA |
| CATALOG NUMBER: |
RES 8020 |
| UPC NUMBER: |
000747802028 |
| NUMBER OF DISCS: |
1 |
| RUNNING TIME: |
76:30 |
| YEAR RECORDED: |
1993? |
| CD RELEASE DATE: |
1994 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
C. DAVID KEITH |
| ORCHESTRA: |
FT. WORTH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA |
| CHOIR: |
SOUTHWESTERN SEMINARY ORATORIO CHORUS |
| SOPRANO: |
LINDA POSTON-SMITH |
| ALTO: |
ANGELA COFER |
| TENOR: |
JACK COLDIRON |
| BASS: |
DAVID ROBINSON |
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HIGHLIGHTS |
OTHER RELEASES |
NONE
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NONE
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NONE
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DISC ONE
PART ONE
1. No. 1 Symphony (Overture)
2. No. 2 Comfort Ye - Tenor Recitative
Every Valley - Tenor Air
3. No. 4 And The Glory Of The Lord - Chorus
4. No. 5 Thus Saith The Lord - Bass Recitative
No. 6 But Who May Abide - Bass Air
5. No. 7 And He Shall Purify - Tenor Recitative
6. No. 8 Behold A Virgin Shall Conceive
No. 9 O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings - Alto Air & Chorus
7. No. 12 For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Chorus
8. No. 14 There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field - Soprano Recitative
No. 17 Glory To God In The Highest - Chorus
PART TWO
9. No. 24 Surely He Hath Borne Our Grief - Chorus
10. No. 25 And With His Stripes We Are Healed - Chorus
No. 26 All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray - Chorus
11. No. 27 All They That See Him - Tenor Recitative
No. 28 He Trusted In God - Chorus
12. No. 44 Hallelujah! - Chorus
PART THREE
13. No. 45 I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Soprano Air
14. No. 46 Since By Man Came Death - Chorus
15. No. 47 Behold I Tell You A Mystery - Bass Recitative
No. 48 The Trumpet Shall Sound - Bass Air
16. No. 53 Worthy Is The Lamb, Amen
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SITE RATING: 7/10
SITE REVIEW:
Although
I cannot find any recording dates present on this release, I'm going to
assume that's it's circa 1993, since the Ft. Worth Orchestra website
lists the CD release date as 1994. Also according the liner
notes, the Oratorio Chorus of Southwestern Seminary is comprised of
students from the School of Church Music at Southwestern
(Baptist Theological Seminary) as well as "auditioned singers" from the
Fort Worth-Dallas metroplex. A highlights disc that features the
soloists as much as the popular choruses, this Messiah
performance receives high marks from me for the sensitive playing, and
generally high level of performance, although this disc again reveals
the limitations of regional talents and the pitfalls of live
recordings. Tenor Jack Coldiron possesses a pleasant, somewhat fruity
tone which lacks great power, but has fine expressiveness. Bass
David Robinson is blessed with a powerful, heroic presence, and acquits
himself well, giving a fiery reading of "But who may abide". Alto
Angela Cofer is given a single moment with "O Thou that tellest good
tidings" and also give a fine, straightforward performance. While
soprano Linda Poston-Smith sounds strained and stretched-out in her
upper register. The Southwestern Seminary Oratorio Chorus' blend is
helped by the natural acoustics of the Ft. Worth Boys Choir Great Hall,
but suffers from slight intonation and pitch problems throughout, but
sings with lovely tone and blend, giving affecting, passionate readings
of the choruses. Conductor C. David Keith's direction is safe and
competent, albeit he tends to plod through some of the more joyous
moments, such as a languid "For The Glory of the Lord". One of
the better regional performances on disc, it has enough strengths to
make me wish the complete oratorio had been made available.
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