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| LABEL: |
ERATO |
| CATALOG NUMBER: |
2564 69282-6 |
| UPC NUMBER: |
825646928262 |
| NUMBER OF DISCS: |
2 |
| RUNNING
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2:20:55 |
| YEAR RECORDED: |
1983 |
| CD RELEASE DATE: |
APRIL 6, 2009 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
TON KOOPMAN |
| ORCHESTRA: |
AMSTERDAM BAROQUE
ORCHESTRA |
| CHOIR: |
THE SIXTEEN |
| SOPRANO: |
MARJANNE KWEKSILBER |
| ALTO: |
JAMES BOWMAN |
| TENOR: |
PAUL ELLIOTT |
| BASS: |
GREGORY REINHART |
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| AUDIO SAMPLES |
HIGHLIGHTS |
OTHER RELEASES |
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DISC ONE
Part One
01 No. l Sinfony (Overture) 3.08
02 No.2 Recitative: Comfort ye my people tenor 3.03
03 No.3 Air: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted tenor 3.34
04 No.4 Chorus: And the glory of the Lord shall be
revealed 3.04
OS No.5 Recitative: Thus saith the Lord bass 1.28
06 No.6 Air: But who may abide the day of his coming
bass 4.17
07 No.7 Chorus: And he shall purify the sons of Levi
2.36
08 No.8 Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son
alto 0.20
09 No.9 Air: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
alto 3.34
10 No.9 Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to
Zion 1.34
11 No. 10 Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
bass 1.57
12 No. l l Air: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great
light bass 3.15
13 No. 12 Chorus: For unto us a child is born 4.06
14 No. 13 Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) 2.31
15 No. 14a Recitative: And there were shepherds abiding in the field
soprano
No. 14b Recitative: But lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them
soprano
No. 15 Recitative: And the angel said unto them: Fear not soprano
No. 16 Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude
of the heav'nly host soprano 2.31
16 No. 17 Chorus: Glory to God in the highest 1.54
17 No. 18 Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion
soprano 4.24
18 No. 19 Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened
soprano 0.26
19 No.20 Air: He shall feed his flock like a shepherd
soprano 4.31
20 No. 21 Chorus: His yoke is easy 2.25
Part Two
21 No.22 Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of
the world 2.37
22 No.23 Air: He was despised and rejected of men
alto 9.43
23 No.24 Chorus: Surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our
sorrows 1.50
24 No.25 Chorus: And with his stripes we are healed
2.02
25 No.26 Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray
4.05
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DISC
TWO
01 No.27 Recitative: All they that see
him laugh him to scorn tenor 0.50
02 No.28 Chorus: He trusted in God that he would deliver
him 2.29
03 No.29 Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken his heart
soprano 1.18
04 No.30 Air: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto his
sorrow soprano 1.29
05 No.31 Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living
soprano 0.16
06 No.32 Air: But thou didst not leave his soul in hell
soprano 2.34
07 No.33 Chorus: Lift up your heads, o ye gates 3.08
08 No.34 Recitative: Unto which of the angels said he at any time
tenor 0.20
09 No.35 Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship
him 1.26
10 No.36 Air: Thou art gone up on high, thou hast led captivity captive
alto 2.50
11 No.37 Chorus: The Lord gave the word: great was the company of the
preachers 1.11
12 No.38 & 39 Air: How beautiful are the feet of them that preach
the gospel of peace ...
Their sound is gone out into all lands soprano 4.53
13 No.40 Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together
bass 2.41
14 No.41 Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder 1.50
15 No.42 Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to
scorn tenor 0.15
16 No.43 Air: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron
tenor 2.02
17 No.44 Chorus: Hallelujah 3.36
Part Three
18 No.45 Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth soprano
5.10
19 No.46 Chorus: Since by man came death 2.11
20 No.47 Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery
bass 0,29
21 No.48 Air: The trumpet shall sound bass 8.39
22 No.49 Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is
written alto 0.16
23 No.50 Duet: O death, where is thy sting? alto,
tenor 1.55
24 No.51 Chorus: But thanks be to God, who giveth us the
victory 2.20
25 No.52 Air: If God be for us, who can be against us?
soprano 4.41
26 No.53 Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
3.34
27 [No.53 Chorus:] Amen 3.10
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SITE RATING: 8/10
SITE REVIEW:
Warner Brothers label Erato has done everyone a great
service by reissuing several of their out-of-print Messiah
recordings in budget packaging and remastered sound; this live
recording from 1983 with Ton Koopman and The Sixteen is particularly
fine, with Koopman giving the oratorio an exceedingly smooth, velvety
reading, which is a great pleasure to listen to. Nothing here is
jarring, or overly ornate - the attacks and dynamics are all very
moderate, with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra giving a finely finessed
performance of the score, The Sixteen are all vocal perfection as
usual, but benefit tremendously by being captured in a live setting -
it adds to their warmth and expression, and the soloists are uniformly
excellent, Gregory James having a vibrant tessatura and alto James
Bowman having a lovely golden mellowness to his tone. There is
some different ornamentation applied by the soloists as well, which I
found effective, without being terribly ostentatious. This is
such a genial, good natured Messiah
that it easily melts into the background while listening; I prefer a
bit more drama and fireworks in my Messiahs,
but this one, with it's warm, buttery constitution, is a perfectly
agreeable, exceedingly gentle listen.
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