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RECORDINGS |
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| LABEL: |
ALLEGRETTO |
| CATALOG
NUMBER: |
ACD
8411 |
| UPC NUMBER: |
04716384112 |
| NUMBER
OF DISCS: |
1 |
| RUNNING
TIME: |
70:30 |
| YEAR
RECORDED: |
1985 |
| CD
RELEASE DATE: |
1991 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
DONALD
NEUEN |
| ORCHESTRA: |
EASTMAN
PHILHARMONIC
CHAMBER ORCH. |
| CHOIR: |
EASTMAN
CHORALE |
| SOPRANO: |
JENNIFER
CABLE,
CARMEN PELTON, TERESA RINGHOLZ |
| CONTRALTO: |
MARCIA
BALDWIN, JAN
DEGAETANI |
| TENOR: |
SETH
MCCOY |
| BASS: |
THOMAS
PAUL, JAMES
COURTNEY |
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| AUDIO SAMPLES |
OTHER RELEASES |
NONE |
      
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DISC
ONE
1. And The Glory
of the
Lord
2.
And He Shall Purify
3.
Recitative Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
4.
Air and Chorus O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion
5.
For Unto Us a Child Is Born
6.
Glory To God
7.
His Yoke Is Easy, and His Burden Is Light
8.
Behold the Lamb of God
9.
Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
10.
And With His Stripes We Are Healed / All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
11.
All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray (cont)
12.
Recitative All They That See Him, Laugh Him To Scorn
13.
He Trusted In God That He Would Deliver Him
14.
Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
15.
Recitative Unto Which Of The Angels Said He
16.
Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him
17.
The Lord Gave The Word
18.
Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands
19.
Air and Recitative Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage
20.
Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
21.
Recitative He That Dwelleth In Heaven
22.
Air Thou Shalt Break Them
23.
Hallelujah!
24.
Since By Man Came Death
25.
Recitative Then Shall Be Brought To Pass
26.
Duet O Death, Where Is Thy Sting
27.
But Thanks Be To God
28.
Worthy Is The Lamb/Amen
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SITE RATING:
6/10
SITE REVIEW:
In
the liner notes for this
highlights collection of Messiah, Professor Emeritus Alfred Mann claims
no special genius in
the creation of this recording; the only reason he gives for this disc
was ...well,
basically, because they could. The occasion being the three
hundredth anniversary of Handel's birth, and the forces being the Eastman
School of Music.
Sounds like as good a reason as any to make a record, right? As a
performance, it's certainly
competent, but no more than that; the soloists, who are generously
doled out between several students, at times struggle with the
technical demands of the work, but the chorus and orchestra perform
well,
but again, without any distinctive style or command over the music.
It's a studio recording, done in the school's own studios,
which
surprised me, I would've guessed this project would have been live, and
probably could have benefited from the energy of a live setting.
I imagine if you were a student or parent of a student who
took part in this recording, this would be a nice keepsake, but for
anyone else, I can't imagine that it would hold any appeal except for
die-hard collectors. First issued in 1985 on Word, then
reissued (why?) in 1991 on Allegretto, this album has been popping up
on anonymous "budget" labels in recent years, but in whatever guise, it
has been surpassed many times by far more
affecting
performances. ~ BDW
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