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| LABEL: |
ARTE NOVA CLASSICS |
| CATALOG NUMBER: |
418490 |
| UPC NUMBER: |
723721312152 |
| NUMBER OF DISCS: |
2 |
| RUNNING TIME: |
71:24, 56:34 |
| YEAR RECORDED: |
JUNE 22, 23, 1996 |
| CD RELEASE DATE: |
SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
ROSS POPLE |
| ORCHESTRA: |
LONDON FESTIVAL
ORCHESTRA |
| CHOIR: |
TALLIS CHAMBER CHOIR |
| SOPRANO: |
ANN LIEBECK |
| ALTO: |
YVONNE HOWARD |
| TENOR: |
RICHARD EDGAR-WILSON |
| BASS: |
DAVID BARRELL |
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DISC ONE
1. Part 1. Symphony. Grave - Allegro
moderato
2. Part 1. Accompagnato. Comfort ye my people
3. Part 1. Air. Ev'ry valley shall be exalted
4. Part 1. Chorus. And the glory of the Lord
5. Part 1. Accompagnato. Thus saith the Lord
6. Part 1. Air. But who may abide the day of His coming
7. Part 1. Chorus. And He shall purify
8. Part 1. Recitative. Behold, a virgin shall conceive
9. Part 1. Air and Chorus. O thou that tellest
10. Part 1. Accompagnato. For behold
11. Part 1. Air. The people that walked in darkness
12. Part 1. Chorus. For unto us a Child is born
13. Part 1. Pifa. Larghetto e mezzo piano
14. Part 1. Recitative. There were shepherds
15. Part 1. Accompagnato. And lo, the angel
16. Part 1. Recitative. And the angel said unto them
17. Part 1. Accompagnato. And suddenly
18. Part 1. Chorus. Glory to God in the highest
19. Part 1. Air. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
20. Part 1. Recitative. Then shall the eyes of the blind
21. Part 1. Duet. He shall feed His flock
22. Part 1. Chorus. His yoke is easy, His burden is light
23. Part 2. Chorus. Behold the Lamb of God
24. Part 2. Air. He was despised
25. Part 2. Chorus. Surely, He hath borne our griefs
26. Part 2. Chorus. And with His stripes we are healed
27. Part 2. Chorus. All we like sheep have gone astray
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DISC TWO
1. Part 2. Accompagnato. All they that
see Him
2. Part 2. Chorus. He trusted in God
3. Part 2. Accompagnato. Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
4. Part 2. Arioso. Behold, and see if there be any sorrow
5. Part 2. Accompagnato. He was cut off
6. Part 2. Air. But Thou didst not leave His soul in Hell
7. Part 2. Chorus. Lift up your heads
8. Part 2. Recitative. Unto which the angels said He at any time
9. Part 2. Chorus. Let all the angels of God worship Him
10. Part 2. Chorus. The Lord gave the word
11. Part 2. Air. How beautiful are the feet of them
12. Part 2. Air. Why do the nations so furiously rage together
13. Part 2. Chorus. Let us break their bonds asunder
14. Part 2. Recitative. He that dwelleth in heaven
15. Part 2. Air. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron
16. Part 2. Chorus. Hallelujah
17. Part 3. Air. I know that my Redeemer liveth
18. Part 3. Chorus. Since by man came death
19. Part 3. Accompagnato. Behold, I tell you a mystery
20. Part 3. Air. The trumpet shall sound
21. Part 3. Duet. O death, where is thy sting?
22. Part 3. Chorus. But thanks be to God
23. Part 3. Chorus. Wothy is the Lamb that was slain
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SITE RATING: 7/10
SITE REVIEW:
New Zealand-borne British conductor Ross Pople leads a very sure Messiah that will
be sure to please most listeners, with his own London Festival
Orchestra playing, and the small forces of the Tallis
Chamber Choir
giving a very unified, tight reading of the score. Tenor
Richard
Edgar-Wilson is a bit florid for my tastes, singing with plenty of
high operatic style, but it's "bass" David Barrell who is the
curiosity on this recording; he's not a bass at all but a Welsh tenor
(!) his tone is quite light, and he struggles to reach the low pitches!
Why he was cast here is one of those mysteries that I suspect
I'll never discover. Of the other soloists, alto Yvonne
Howards
has a strong vibrato in her tone, but lots of dramatic weight in her
solos, and soprano Ann Liebeck sounds slightly challenged in her role,
with pitch problems in the higher reaches. I also heard a
couple
of errors in the trumpets, which leads to believe, though it's not
stated explicitly in the notes, that this might be a live performance.
If so, it's a overall fine one, with brisk, bright tempos and
generally bright singing.
~ BDW
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