| RECORDINGS |
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| LABEL: |
RESMIRANDA |
| CATALOG
NUMBER: |
RES
8020 |
| UPC
NUMBER: |
000747802028 |
| NUMBER OF DISCS: |
1 |
| RUNNING TIME: |
76:30 |
| YEAR
RECORDED: |
1993? |
| CD
RELEASE DATE: |
1994 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
C.
DAVID KEITH |
| ORCHESTRA: |
FT.
WORTH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA |
| CHOIR: |
SOUTHWESTERN
SEMINARY ORATORIO CHORUS |
| SOPRANO: |
LINDA
POSTON-SMITH |
| ALTO: |
ANGELA
COFER |
| TENOR: |
JACK
COLDIRON |
| BASS: |
DAVID
ROBINSON |
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| AUDIO SAMPLES |
HIGHLIGHTS |
OTHER
RELEASES |
NONE
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NONE
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NONE
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DISC ONE
PART ONE
1. No. 1 Symphony (Overture)
2. No. 2 Comfort Ye - Tenor
Recitative
Every Valley - Tenor Air
3. No. 4 And The Glory Of The Lord - Chorus
4. No. 5 Thus Saith The Lord - Bass
Recitative
No. 6 But Who May Abide - Bass Air
5. No. 7 And He Shall Purify - Tenor
Recitative
6. No. 8 Behold A Virgin Shall Conceive
No. 9 O Thou That Tellest
Good Tidings - Alto Air
& Chorus
7. No. 12 For Unto Us A Child Is Born -
Chorus
8. No. 14 There Were Shepherds Abiding In
The Field - Soprano Recitative
No. 17 Glory To God In The
Highest - Chorus
PART TWO
9. No. 24 Surely He Hath Borne Our Grief -
Chorus
10. No. 25 And With His Stripes We Are
Healed - Chorus
No. 26 All We Like
Sheep Have Gone Astray - Chorus
11. No. 27 All They That See Him - Tenor
Recitative
No. 28 He Trusted In
God - Chorus
12. No. 44 Hallelujah! - Chorus
PART THREE
13. No. 45 I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
- Soprano
Air
14. No. 46 Since By Man Came Death - Chorus
15. No. 47 Behold I Tell You A
Mystery - Bass Recitative
No. 48 The
Trumpet Shall Sound - Bass Air
16. No. 53 Worthy Is The Lamb, Amen
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SITE RATING: 7/10
SITE
REVIEW: Although I
cannot find any recording dates present on
this release, I'm going to assume that's it's
circa 1993, since the Ft. Worth Orchestra website
lists the CD release date as 1994. Also
according the liner notes, the Oratorio Chorus
of Southwestern Seminary is comprised of
students from the School of Church Music at
Southwestern (Baptist Theological
Seminary) as well as "auditioned singers" from
the Fort Worth-Dallas metroplex. A
highlights disc that features the soloists as
much as the popular choruses, this Messiah
performance receives high marks from me for
the sensitive playing, and generally high
level of performance, although this disc again
reveals the limitations of regional talents
and the pitfalls of live recordings. Tenor
Jack Coldiron possesses a pleasant, somewhat
fruity tone which lacks great power, but has
fine expressiveness. Bass David Robinson
is blessed with a powerful, heroic presence,
and acquits himself well, giving a fiery
reading of "But who may abide". Alto
Angela Cofer is given a single moment with "O
Thou that tellest good tidings" and also give
a fine, straightforward performance.
While soprano Linda Poston-Smith sounds
strained and stretched-out in her upper
register. The Southwestern Seminary Oratorio
Chorus' blend is helped by the natural
acoustics of the Ft. Worth Boys Choir Great
Hall, but suffers from slight intonation and
pitch problems throughout, but sings with
lovely tone and blend, giving affecting,
passionate readings of the choruses.
Conductor C. David Keith's direction is
safe and competent, albeit he tends to plod
through some of the more joyous moments, such
as a languid "For The Glory of the Lord".
One of the better regional performances
on disc, it has enough strengths to make me
wish the complete oratorio had been made
available.
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