Messiah

~ Release by Händel; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Sir Colin Davis (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

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1Messiah: Part I, Symphony
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel4:08
2Messiah: Part I, No. 1 Accompagnato "Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
tenor vocals:
John Wakefield (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor) (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel3:08
3Messiah: Part I, No. 2 Air "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
tenor vocals:
John Wakefield (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor) (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel3:26
4Messiah: Part I, No. 3 Chorus "And the glory of the Lord"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord” (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel2:46
5Messiah: Part I, No. 4 Accompagnato "Thus saith the Lord"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
bass vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass) (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel1:30
6Messiah: Part I, No. 5 Air "But who may abide the day of His coming"Georg Friedrich Händel4:19
7Messiah: Part I, No. 6 Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify” (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel2:14
8Messiah: Part I, No. 7 Recitative "Behold, a virgin shall conceive" / Nos. 8-9 Air and Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings"Georg Friedrich Händel6:39
9Messiah: Part I, No. 10 Accompagnato "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth" / No. 11 Air "The people that walked in darkness"Georg Friedrich Händel6:00
10Messiah: Part I, No. 12 Chorus "For unto us a Child is born"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born” (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel3:56
11Messiah: Part I, No. 13 Pifa "Pastoral Symphony"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa) (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel3:02
12Messiah: Part I, No. 14 Recitative "There were shepherds" / Accompagnato "And lo, the angel of the Lord" / Recitative "And the angel said unto them" / Accompagnato "And suddenly there was with the angel"Georg Friedrich Händel1:26
13Messiah: Part I, No. 15 Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest” (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel1:53
14Messiah: Part I, No. 16 Air "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"Georg Friedrich Händel4:10
15Messiah: Part I, No. 17 Recitative "Then shall the eyes of the blind"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
contralto vocals:
Helen Watts (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitativo “Then shall the eyes of the blind” (Contralto) (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel0:28
16Messiah: Part I, No. 18 Duet "He shall feed His flock"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
contralto vocals:
Helen Watts (in 1966-06)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto) (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel5:09
17Messiah: Part I, No. 19 Chorus "His yoke is easy"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy” (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel2:14
18Messiah: Part II, No. 20 Chorus "Behold the Lamb of God"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 22. Chorus “Behold the Lamb of God” (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel3:07
19Messiah: Part II, No. 21 Air "He was despised"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
contralto vocals:
Helen Watts (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto) (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel9:30
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1Messiah: Part II, No. 22 Chorus "He hath borne our griefs" / No. 23 Chorus "And with His stripes we are healed" / No. 24 Chorus "And we like sheep have gone astray"Georg Friedrich Händel8:46
2Messiah: Part II, No. 25 Accompagnato "All they that see Him"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
tenor vocals:
John Wakefield (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 27. Recitative “All they that see him” (Tenor) (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel0:46
3Messiah: Part II, No. 26 Chorus "He trusted in God"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus “He trusted in God” (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel2:22
4Messiah: Part II, No. 27 Accompagnato "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
tenor vocals:
John Wakefield (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 29. Recitative “Thy rebuke hath broken his heart” (Tenor) (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel1:44
5Messiah: Part II, No. 28 Arioso "Behold, and see"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
tenor vocals:
John Wakefield (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso “Behold and see” (Tenor) (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel1:22
6Messiah: Part II, No. 29 Accompagnato "He was cut off" / No. 30 Aria "But Thou didst not leave"Georg Friedrich Händel2:51
7Messiah: Part II, No. 31 Chorus "Lift up your heads"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel3:13
8Messiah: Part II, No. 32 Recitative "Unto which of the angels" / No. 33 Chorus "Let the angels of God"Georg Friedrich Händel1:39
9Messiah: Part II, No. 34 Air "Thou art gone up on high"Georg Friedrich Händel3:18
10Messiah: Part II, No. 35 Chorus "The Lord gave the word"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word” (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel1:09
11Messiah: Part II, No. 36 Air "How beautiful are the feet"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Aria “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano) (soprano aria version without chorus) (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel2:28
12Messiah: Part II, No. 37 Chorus "Their sound is gone out"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Arioso “Their sound is gone out” (Tenor) (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel1:32
13Messiah: Part II, No. 38 Air "Why do the nations"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
bass vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass) (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel2:43
14Messiah: Part II, No. 39 Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus “Let us Break Their Bonds Asunder” (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel1:39
15Messiah: Part II, No. 40 Recitative "He that dwelleth in heaven" / No. 41 Air "Thou shalt break them"Georg Friedrich Händel2:23
16Messiah: Part II, No. 42 Chorus "Hallelujah"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah” (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel3:57
17Messiah: Part III, No. 43 Air "I know that my Redeemer liveth"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano) (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
Georg Friedrich Händel6:16
18Messiah: Part III, No. 44 Chorus "Since by man came death"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus “Since by man came death” (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
Georg Friedrich Händel2:08
19Messiah: Part III, No. 45 Accompagnato "Behold, I tell you a mystery"Georg Friedrich Händel0:37
20Messiah: Part III, No. 46 Air "The trumpet shall sound"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
trumpet:
William Lang (in 1966-06)
bass vocals:
John Shirley‐Quirk (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass) (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
Georg Friedrich Händel8:30
21Messiah: Part III, No. 47 Recitative "Then shall be brought to pass" / No. 48 Duet "O death, where is they sting?" / No. 49 Chorus "But thanks be to God"Georg Friedrich Händel3:48
22Messiah: Part III, No. 50 Air "If God be for us"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 52. Air “If God be for us” (Soprano) (original version for soprano) (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
Georg Friedrich Händel4:19
23Messiah: Part III, No. 51 Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb" / "Blessing and honour" / No. 52 Chorus "Amen"
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 53. Chorus “Worthy is the Lamb… Amen” (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
Georg Friedrich Händel7:10

Credits

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harpsichord:Leslie Pearson (in 1966-06)
organ:Ralph Downes (in 1966-06)
chorus master:John Alldis (in 1966-06)
ASIN:UK: B00000416H [info]