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| LABEL: |
TELDEC
DAS ALTE WERK |
| CATALOG
NUMBER: |
77615 |
| UPC
NUMBER: |
090317761527
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| NUMBER OF DISCS: |
2 |
| RUNNING TIME: |
146:52 |
| YEAR
RECORDED: |
1982 |
| CD
RELEASE DATE: |
MARCH
9, 1993 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
NICHOLAS
HARNONCOURT |
| ORCHESTRA: |
CONCENTUS
MUSICUS WIEN |
| CHOIR: |
STOCKHOLM
KAMMERKOREN |
| SOPRANO: |
ELIZABETH
GALE |
| CONTRALTO: |
MARJANA
LIPOVSEK |
| TENOR: |
WERNER
HOLLWEG |
| BASS: |
RODERICK
KENNEDY |
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DISC ONE
1. Pt. 1: Symphony
2. Pt. 1: Accompagnato (Tenor): "Comfort
Ye" - Werner Hollweg
3. Pt. 1: Aria (Tenor): "Ev'ry Valley" -
Werner Hollweg
4. Pt. 1: Chorus: "And the Glory of God"
- Elizabeth Gale, Werner Hollweg,
Roderick Kennedy, Marjana Lipovsek
5. Pt. 1: Accompagnato (Bass): "Thus
Said the Lord" - Roderick Kennedy
6. Pt. 1: Aria (Alto): "But Who May
Abide" - Marjana Lipovsek
7. Pt. 1: Chorus: "And He Shall Purify"
- Elizabeth Gale, Werner Hollweg,
Roderick Kennedy, Marjana Lipovsek
8. Pt. 1: Recitative (Alto): "Behold, A
Virgin Shall Conceive" - Marjana
Lipovsek
9. Pt. 1: Aria (Alto) And Chorus: "O
Thou That Tellest Good ..." - Marjana
Lipovsek
10. Pt. 1: Accompagnato (Bass): "For
Behold, Darkness Shall Cover - Roderick
Kennedy
11. Pt. 1: Aria (Bass): "The People That
Walked in Darkness" - Roderick Kennedy
12. Pt. 1: Chorus: "For Unto Us a Child
Is Born" - Elizabeth Gale, Werner
Hollweg, Roderick Kennedy, Marjana
Lipovsek
13. Pt. 1: Pifa
14. Pt. 1: Recitative (Soprano): "There
Were Shepherds" - Elizabeth Gale
15. Pt. 1: Accompagnato (Soprano): "And
lo, The Angel of the Lord" - Elizabeth
Gale
16. Pt. 1: Recitative (Soprano): "And
the Angel Said Unto Them" - Elizabeth
Gale
17. Pt. 1: Accompagnato (Soprano): "And
Suddenly There Was ..." - Elizabeth Gale
18. Pt. 1: Chorus: "Glory to God -
Elizabeth Gale, Werner Hollweg, Roderick
Kennedy, Marjana Lipovsek
19. Pt. 1: Aria (Soprano): "Rejoice
Greatly" - Elizabeth Gale
20. Pt. 1: Recitative (Alto): "Then
Shall the Eyes of the Blind" - Marjana
Lipovsek,
21. Pt. 1: Duet (Alto/Soprano): "He
Shall Feed His Flock" - Elizabeth Gale,
Marjana Lipovsek
22. Pt. 1: Chorus: "His Yoke Is Easy" -
Elizabeth Gale, Werner Hollweg, Roderick
Kennedy, Marjana Lipovsek
23. Pt. 2: Chorus: "Behold the Lamb of
God" - Elizabeth Gale, Werner Hollweg,
Roderick Kennedy, Marjana Lipovsek
24. Pt. 2: Aria (Alto): "He Was
Despised" - Marjana Lipovsek
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DISC TWO
1. Pt. 2: Chorus: "Surely, He
Hath Borne Our Griefs" - Elizabeth Gale,
Werner Hollweg, Roderick Kennedy,
Marjana Lipovsek
2. Pt. 2: Chorus: "And With His Stripes"
- Elizabeth Gale, Werner Hollweg,
Roderick Kennedy, Marjana Lipovsek
3. Pt. 2: Chorus: "All We Like Sheep
Have Gone Astray" - Elizabeth Gale,
Werner Hollweg, Roderick Kennedy,
Marjana Lipovsek
4. Pt. 2: Accompagnato (Tenor): "All
They That See Him" - Werner Hollweg
5. Pt. 2: Chorus: "He Trusted in God" -
Elizabeth Gale, Werner Hollweg, Roderick
Kennedy, Marjana Lipovsek
6. Pt. 2: Accompagnato (Soprano): "Thy
Rebuke Hath Broken ..." - Elizabeth Gale
7. Pt. 2: Arioso (Soprano): "Behold, And
See" - Elizabeth Gale
8. Pt. 2: Accompagnato (Tenor): "He Was
Cut Off" - Werner Hollweg
9. Pt. 2: Aria (Tenor): "But Thou Didst
Not Leave" - Werner Hollweg
10. Pt. 2: Chorus: "Lift Up Your Heads"
- Elizabeth Gale, Werner Hollweg,
Roderick Kennedy, Marjana Lipovsek
11. Pt. 2: Recitative (Tenor): "Unto
Which of the Angels" - Werner Hollweg
12. Pt. 2: Chorus: "Let All the Angels
of God" - Elizabeth Gale, Werner
Hollweg, Roderick Kennedy, Marjana
Lipovsek
13. Pt. 2: Aria (Alto): "Thou Art Gone
Up on High" - Marjana Lipovsek
14. Pt. 2: Chorus: "The Lord Gave the
Word" - Elizabeth Gale, Werner Hollweg,
Roderick Kennedy, Marjana Lipovsek
15. Pt. 2: Aria (Soprano): "How
Beautiful Are the Feet of Them" -
Elizabeth Gale
16. Pt. 2: Chorus: "Their Sound Is Gone
Out - Elizabeth Gale, Werner Hollweg,
Roderick Kennedy, Marjana Lipovsek
17. Pt. 2: Aria (Bass): "Why Do the
Nations" - Roderick Kennedy
18. Pt. 2: Chorus: "Let Us Break Their
Bonds Asunder" - Elizabeth Gale, Werner
Hollweg, Roderick Kennedy, Marjana
Lipovsek
19. Pt. 2: Recitative (Tenor): "He That
Dwelleth in Heaven" - Werner Hollweg
20. Pt. 2: Aria (Tenor): "Thou Shalt
Break Them" - Werner Hollweg
21. Pt. 2: Chorus: "Hallelujah -
Elizabeth Gale, Werner Hollweg, Roderick
Kennedy, Marjana Lipovsek
22. Pt. 3: Aria (Soprano): "I Know That
My Redeemer Liveth - Elizabeth Gale
23. Pt. 3: Chorus: Since by Man Came
Death - Elizabeth Gale, Werner Hollweg,
Roderick Kennedy, Marjana Lipovsek
24. Pt. 3: Accompagnato (Bass): "Behold,
I Tell You a Mystery" - Roderick Kennedy
25. Pt. 3: Aria (Bass): "The Trumpet
Shall Sound" - Roderick Kennedy
26. Pt. 3: Recitative (Alto): "Then
Shall Be Brought to Pass" - Marjana
Lipovsek
27. Pt. 3: Duet (Alto/Tenor): "O Death,
Where Is Thy Sting" - Werner Hollweg,
Marjana Lipovsek
28. Pt. 3: Chorus: "But Thanks Be to
God" - Elizabeth Gale, Werner Hollweg,
Roderick Kennedy, Marjana Lipovsek
29. Pt. 3: Aria (Soprano): "If God Be
for Us" - Elizabeth Gale
30. Pt. 3: Chorus: "Worthy Is the Lamb"
- Elizabeth Gale, Werner Hollweg,
Roderick Kennedy, Marjana Lipovsek
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SITE RATING: 5/10
SITE
REVIEW: Nicholas
Harnoncourt's Messiah suffers from
generally slow, stately tempos, soloists who
sound swallowed and unequal to the technical
needs of the piece (especially the bass and
alto, whose vibratos occasionally overpower)
and the soloists and chorus' heavy Swiss
accents, which occasionally detract from the
English libretto. Performed adequately on
period instruments, the entire oratorio seems
altogether too languid and detached in the
interpretation, and the fault lies entirely
with Harnoncourt, who avoids any semblance of
joy or rejoicing in this most joyous of
oratorios. The recording balance is not
terribly clear either, but since this
recording was made in 1982, and is from a live
concert, there is some muddiness in the
mixing, and occasional audience noise present.
Not recommended. ~ BDW
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