Messiah

~ Release by Handel; Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne Gjevang, Keith Lewis, Gwynne Howell, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Sir Georg Solti (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Messiah: Part 1: No. 1 Symphony
George Frideric Handel3:05
2Messiah: Part 1: No. 2 Recitative: Comfort ye my people / No. 3 Air: Every valley shall be exalted
George Frideric Handel6:42
3Messiah: Part 1: No. 4 Chorus: And the glory of the Lord
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
chorus master:
Margaret Hillis (chorus master)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel2:43
4Messiah: Part 1: No. 5 Recitative: Thus saith the Lord / No. 6 Air: But who may abide
George Frideric Handel5:45
5Messiah: Part 1: No. 7 Chorus: And he shall purify
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And He shall purify”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel2:42
6Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive / No. 8: Air and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
George Frideric Handel6:02
7Messiah: Part 1: No. 9 Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth / No. 10 Air: The people that walked in darkness
George Frideric Handel5:46
8Messiah: Part 1: No. 11 Chorus: For unto us a child is born
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
chorus master:
Margaret Hillis (chorus master)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-10)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:20
9Messiah: Part 1: No. 12 Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-10)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel2:54
10Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: There were shepherds, abiding in the field / No. 13 Recitative: And lo, the angel of the Lord / Recitative: And the angel said unto them / No. 14 Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel / No. 15 Chorus: Glory to God in the highest
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-10)
George Frideric Handel3:43
11Messiah: Part 1: No. 16 Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-10)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18. Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
version of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:21
12Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind / No. 17 Duet: He shall feed his flock
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-10)
George Frideric Handel5:31
13Messiah: Part 1: No. 18 Chorus: His yoke is easy
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-10)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel2:36
14Messiah: Part 2: No. 19 Chorus: Behold the lamb of God
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
chorus master:
Margaret Hillis (chorus master)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 22. Chorus “Behold the Lamb of God”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel2:40
15Messiah: Part 2: No. 20 Air: He was despised / No. 21 Chorus: Surely he hath borne our griefs
George Frideric Handel11:31
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manufactured in:Hanover, West Germany (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany
printed in:West Germany
rights society:MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
manufactured by:PolyGram
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1985)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/26943044 [info]