Messiah

~ Release by Handel; Academy of Ancient Music, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Christopher Hogwood (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: CD 1
2▶CD: CD 2
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1Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Sinfony
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel52:57
2Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. "Comfort ye my people - Every valley shall be exalted"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
tenor vocals:
Paul Elliott (US tenor vocalist, member of Theatre of Voices) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitative “Comfort ye” (Tenor) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel56:36
3Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. "And the glory of the Lord"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel52:51
4Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. "Thus saith the Lord - But who may abide the day of his coming"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
bass vocals and solo bass vocals:
David Thomas (British operatic bass) (in 1979)
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air “But who may abide” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
version of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “But who may abide the day of His coming?” (1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel55:31
5Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. "And he shall purify"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And He shall purify” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel52:43
6Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. "Behold, a virgin shall conceive - O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
contralto vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 9. Air “O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” (Alto, Chorus) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel56:15
7Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth - The people that walked in the darkness"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
bass vocals and solo bass vocals:
David Thomas (British operatic bass) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 11. Air “The people that walked in darkness” (Bass) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel55:36
8Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. "For unto us a child is born"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
instruments and orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel54:15
9Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Pifa
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel50:53
10Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. "There were shepherds, abiding in the field - Glory to God"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
instruments and orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
soprano vocals:
Judith Nelson (soprano) (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field… And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 15. Recitative “And the angel said unto them” (Soprano) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 16. Recitative “And suddenly there was with the angel” (Soprano) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel53:22
11Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. "Rejoice greatly, O Daughter Of Zion"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
soprano vocals:
Judith Nelson (soprano) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18. Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano) (in 1979)
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 Handel54:09
12Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. "Then shall the eyes of the blind - He shall feed his flock"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
soprano vocals:
Judith Nelson (soprano) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitative “Then shall the eyes of the blind” (Contralto) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel55:04
13Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. "His yoke is easy, and his burden is light"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel52:48
14Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "Behold the Lamb of God"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 22. Chorus “Behold the Lamb of God” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel52:22
15Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "He was despised"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
contralto vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel510:20
16Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "Surely he hath borne our griefs - And with His stripes we are healed"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 24. Chorus “Surely He hath borne our griefs” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 25. Chorus “And with His stripes” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel53:57
17Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "All we like sheep have gone astray"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 26. Chorus “All we like sheep” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel54:07
18Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "All they that see him laugh him to scorn - He trusted in God"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
tenor vocals:
Paul Elliott (US tenor vocalist, member of Theatre of Voices) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 27. Recitative “All they that see Him” (Tenor) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus “He trusted in God” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel53:00
19Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "Thy rebuke hath broken his heart - He was cut off out of the land of the living"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
soprano vocals:
Judith Nelson (soprano) (in 1979)
tenor vocals:
Paul Elliott (US tenor vocalist, member of Theatre of Voices) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 29. Recitative “Thy rebuke hath broken His heart” (Tenor) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso “Behold and see” (Tenor) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 31. Recitative “He was cut off out of the land of the living…” (Soprano) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel53:38
20Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "But thou didst not leave his soul in hell"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
soprano vocals:
Judith Nelson (soprano) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 32. Air “But thou didst not leave His soul in hell…” (Soprano) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel52:22
21Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "Lift up your heads, O ye gates"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel53:16
22Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "Unto which of the angels said he at any time - Let all the angels of God worship him"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
tenor vocals:
Paul Elliott (US tenor vocalist, member of Theatre of Voices) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 34. Recitative “Unto Which of the Angels…” (Tenor) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 35. Chorus “Let all the angels of God worship Him” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel51:44
23Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "Thou art gone up on high"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
solo bass vocals:
David Thomas (British operatic bass) (in 1979)
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 36. Air “Thou art gone up on high” (Bass) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
version of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “Thou art gone up on high” (1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel52:55
24Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "The Lord gave the word"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel51:14
25Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "How beautiful are the feet"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
soprano vocals:
Judith Nelson (soprano) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Duet “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano, Alto & Chorus) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
is based on:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Air “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano) (soprano aria version without chorus)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel52:05
26Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "Their sound is gone out"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
tenor vocals:
Paul Elliott (US tenor vocalist, member of Theatre of Voices) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Arioso “Their sound is gone out” (Tenor) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel51:21
27Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "Why do the nations so furiously rage together? - Let us break their bonds asunder"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
bass vocals and solo bass vocals:
David Thomas (British operatic bass) (in 1979)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus “Let us break their bonds asunder” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel53:15
28Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "He that dwelleth in heaven - Thou shalt break them"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
tenor vocals:
Paul Elliott (US tenor vocalist, member of Theatre of Voices) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative “He that dwelleth in heaven…” (Tenor) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 43. Air “Thou shalt break them” (Tenor) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel52:11
29Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "Hallelujah"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
instruments and orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
soprano vocals:
Judith Nelson (soprano)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel54:05
30Messiah, HWV 56: Part III. "I know that my Redeemer liveth"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
soprano vocals:
Judith Nelson (soprano) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel55:35
31Messiah, HWV 56: Part III. "Since by man came death"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus “Since by man came death” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel52:03
32Messiah, HWV 56: Part III. "Behold, I tell you a mystery - The trumpet shall sound"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
bass vocals and solo bass vocals:
David Thomas (British operatic bass) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 47. Recitative “Behold, I tell you a mystery” (Bass) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel59:00
33Messiah, HWV 56: Part III. "Then shall be brought to pass - O Death, where is thy sting?"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
contralto vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1979)
tenor vocals:
Paul Elliott (US tenor vocalist, member of Theatre of Voices) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 49. Recitativo “Then shall be brought to pass” (Alto) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 50. Duet “O death, where is thy sting” (Alt & Tenor) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel51:24
34Messiah, HWV 56: Part III. "But thanks be to God"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 51. Chorus “But thanks be to God…” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel52:17
35Messiah, HWV 56: Part III. "If God be for us"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 52. Air “If God be for us” (Soprano) (original version for soprano) (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel54:22
36Messiah, HWV 56: Part III. "Worthy is the lamb that was slain"
engineer:
Martin Atkinson (engineer) and John Dunkerley (engineer)
choir vocals:
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
partial recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 53. Chorus “Worthy is the Lamb… Amen” (in 1979)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel53:45
37Messiah, HWV 56: Part III. "Amen"
choir vocals:
The Sixteen (UK choir)
orchestra:
Orchestra of The Sixteen
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Sixteen Productions Ltd. (in 2008)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 53b. Chorus “Amen”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 53. Chorus “Worthy is the Lamb… Amen”
George Frideric Handel3:37