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| LABEL: |
DENON
ESSENTIALS |
| CATALOG
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| NUMBER OF DISCS: |
1 |
| RUNNING TIME: |
44:57 |
| YEAR
RECORDED: |
2009 |
| CD
RELEASE DATE: |
JULY
1, 2009 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
ALEXANDR
DMITRIJEW |
| ORCHESTRA: |
LETTISCHES
SINFONIEORCHESTER |
| CHOIR: |
UNKNOWN |
| SOPRANO: |
N/A |
| CONTRALTO: |
N/A |
| TENOR: |
N/A |
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DISC ONE
1. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 1:
Tro"ste dich, mein Volk (Comfort Ye My
People) 2:45
2. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 2: Alle
Tale macht hoch (Every Valley Shall Be
Exalted) 4:10
3. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 4: Denn die
Herrlichkeit Gottes des Herrn (And The
Glory of the Lord) 2:38
4. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 7: Und er
wird reinigen (And He Shall
Purify) 2:39
5. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 9: O du,
die Wonne verku"ndet in Zion (That That
Tellest Good Tidings)
7:23
6. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 12: Denn es
ist uns ein Kind geboren (Unto Us A Child
Is Born) 4:23
7. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 13:
Pastoral Symphony 2:44
8. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 14a: Es
waren Hirten beisammen - No. 17: Ehre sei
Gott in der Ho"he (There Were Shepherds -
Glory to God in the
Highest)
3:54
9. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 18:
Erwache, frohlocke o Tochter Zion
Lettisches (Rejoice Greatly, O Daughters
of Zion) 5:01
10. Messias, HV 56: Part I: No. 19: Dann
wird das Auge des Blinden sich auftun -
No. 20: Er weidet seine Herde (Then Shall
The Eyes Of The Blind Be Opened - He Shall
Feed His Flock) 5:24
11. Messias, HV 56: Part II: No. 38: Wie
lieblich ist der Boten Schritt - No. 40:
Warum denn rasen die Heiden (How
Beautiful?.Why Do The
Nations?)
2:25
12. Messias, HV 56: Part II. No. 43: Du
zerschla"gst sie mit dem eisernen Zepter
(Thou Shalt Break Them)
2:45
13. Messias, HV 56: Part II: No. 44:
Halleluja 3:32
14. Messias, HV 56: Part III: No. 45: Ich
weiß, daß mein Erlo"ser lebet (I Know That
My Redeemer Liveth) 6:43
15. Messias, HV 56: Part III: No. 48: Sie
schallt, die Posaun (Then Shall The
Trumpet Sound) 9:53
16. Messias, HV 56: Part III: No. 52: Wenn
Gott ist fu"r uns (If God Be For
Us) 6:17
17. Messias, HV 56: Part III: No. 53:
Wu"rdig ist das Lamm (Worthy Is The Lamb
of God) 2:58
18. Messias, HV 56: Part III: No. 53:
Amen 3:42
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SITE RATING: 4/10
SITE
REVIEW: Denon
Classics, which in 2009 released a series of
"Internet-only" downloads, boasts that its
roster features world-renowned orchestras and
conductors, but somehow, their Messiah
release, featuring the Lettisches
Sinfonieorcheste and conducted by Alexandr
Dmitrijew, misses on both counts. A
German-language release, this echo-drenched,
rather ham-fisted reading does nothing to
polish Denon Classics reputation as a
classical powerhouse, and adds nothing to the
Messiah
canon of recordings. The largest problem
with Internet downloads is the utter lack of
documentation - nothing about the soloists,
choir or production is offered, and no
Internet information can be found about either
the orchestra or conductor, which leads me to
believe that both of them are small,
anonymous, and therefore, "cheaply" hired
stooges. The recording has its moments:
a thrilling "Halleluja" and finely toned, if
occasionally shrill soprano - the chorus is
distantly placed, and almost drowned in echo;
the tenor and bass soloists are both thickly
voiced, and the tempos are square and
ponderous. Strangely, despite being a
"highlights" disc of only eighteen tracks,
Denon released a second, "choruses only" disc
of the same recording which omits the five
solos on this release, paring that "highlights
of highlights" album to a paltry thirteen
tracks, and further cluttering the Internet
with yet more pointless confusion.
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