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| LABEL: |
HIGH
DEFINITION CLASSICS |
| CATALOG
NUMBER: |
N/A |
| UPC
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N/A |
| NUMBER OF DISCS: |
2 |
| RUNNING TIME: |
2:27:35 |
| YEAR
RECORDED: |
2008 |
| CD
RELEASE DATE: |
NOVEMBER
28, 2008 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
IMANTS
KOKARS, SAULIUS SONDECKIS |
| ORCHESTRA: |
LITHUANIAN
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA |
| CHOIR: |
CHORUS
AVE SOL |
| SOPRANO: |
UNKNOWN |
| CONTRALTO: |
UNKNOWN |
| TENOR: |
UNKNOWN |
| BASS: |
UNKNOWN |
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DISC ONE
1. The Messiah: Part. I,
Synfony 3:16
2. The Messiah: Part. I, Accompagnato
(Comfort ye, my people
2:41
3. The Messiah: Part. I, Aria (Ev'ry
valley shall be
exalted 3:43
4. The Messiah: Part. I, Chorus (And the
Glory of the Lord 3:08
5. The Messiah: Part. I, Accompagnato
(Thus saith the Lord of
Hosts 1:40
6. The Messiah: Part. I, Aria (But who
may abide 4:09
7. The Messiah: Part. I, Chorus (And He
shall purify the sons of
Levi 2:39
8. The Messiah: Part. I, Recitativo
(Behold a Virgin shall
conceive 0:31
9. The Messiah: Part. I, Aria (O thou
that tellest good tidings to
Zion 3:52
10. The Messiah: Part. I, Chorus (O thou
that tellest good tidings to
Zion 1:47
11. The Messiah: Part. I, Accompagnato
(For behold darkness
2:16
12. The Messiah: Part. I, Aria (The
people that walked in
darkness 3:22
13. The Messiah: Part. I, Chorus (For
unto us a child is
born 4:15
14. The Messiah: Part. I, Pifa (Pastoral
Symphony 2:58
15. The Messiah: Part. I, Recitativo,
Accompagnato (There were shepherds
abiding in the field
1:59
16. The Messiah: Part. I, Chorus (Glory
to God in the Highest
2:06
17. The Messiah: Part. I, Aria (Rejoice
greatly 5:06
18. The Messiah: Part. I, Recitativo
(Then shall the eyes of the
blind 0:37
19. The Messiah: Part. I, Duetto (He
shall feed His flock like a
shepherd 4:58
20. The Messiah: Part. I, Chorus (His
yoke is easy) 2:35
21. The
Messiah: Part. II, Chorus (Behold the
Lamb of God 2:54
22. The Messiah: Part. II, Aria (He was
despised and rejected
8:12
23. The Messiah: Part. II, Chorus
(Surely he has borne our
griefs 2:06
24. The Messiah: Part. II, Chorus (And
with His stripes 2:07
25. The Messiah: Part. II, Chorus (All
we like sheep have gone
astray 4:03
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DISC TWO
26. The Messiah: Part. II,
Accompagnato (All they that see
Him 0:57
27. The Messiah: Part. II, Chorus (He
trusted in God 2:32
28. The Messiah: Part. II, Accompagnato
(Thy rebuke has broken His
heart 1:51
29. The Messiah: Part. II, Arioso
(Behold, and see if there be any
sorrow 1:49
30. The Messiah: Part. II, Accompagnato
(He was cut off out of the
land 0:27
31. The Messiah: Part. II, Aria (But
thou didst not leave his
soul 2:14
32. The Messiah: Part. II, Chorus (Lift
up your hands, O ye
gates 3:06
33. The Messiah: Part. II, Recitativo
(Unto which of the
angels 0:24
34. The Messiah: Part. II, Chorus (Let
all the angels of God
1:31
35. The Messiah: Part. II, Aria (Thou
art gone up high 3:21
36. The Messiah: Part. II, Chorus (The
Lord gave the word
1:11
37. The Messiah: Part. II, Aria (How
beautiful are the feet
2:44
38. The Messiah: Part. II, Chorus (Their
sound is gone out 1:58
39. The Messiah: Part. II, Aria (Why do
the nations 3:02
40. The Messiah: Part. II, Chorus (Let
us break their bonds
asunder 1:54
41. The Messiah: Part. II, Recitativo
(He that dwelleth in
Heaven 0:21
42. The Messiah: Part. II, Aria (Thou
shalt break them with a
rod 2:14
43. The Messiah: Part. II, Chorus
(Hallelujah 3:45
44. The Messiah: Part. III, Aria (I know
that my redeemer
liveth 5:44
45. The Messiah: Part. III, Chorus
(Since by man came
death 2:13
46. The Messiah: Part. III,
Accompagnato (Behold I tell you a
mystery 0:43
47. The Messiah: Part. III, Aria (The
trumpet shall sound
9:40
48. The Messiah: Part. III, Recitativo
(Then shall be brought to
pass 0:28
49. The Messiah: Part. III, Duet (O
death where is thy
sting 1:09
50. The Messiah: Part. III, Chorus (But
thanks be to God 2:10
51. The Messiah: Part. III, Aria (If God
be for us 5:30
52. The Messiah: Part. III, Chorus
(Worthy is the lamb
3:33
53. The Messiah: Part. III, Chorus
(Amen 4:04
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SITE RATING: 7/10
SITE
REVIEW: First of all,
you should know that the track division above
is a bit of a cheat - the full recording of
this Messiah
is only available as a digital download, so
I'm guessing as to the actual division of
tracks between the two discs. There are
physical CDs available of the highlights disc,
but none for the full recording. As to
the performance, there are two conductors
listed, Salius Sondeckis for the Lithuanian
Chamber Orchestra, and Imants Kokars for the
Chorus Ave Sol, which leads me to suspect they
might have been recorded separately, but
aurally, there is no evidence of this.
The choir and orchestra work together
with great finesse, with the small, precise
forces coming together in admirable unity.
There are heavy Latvian accents present, from
both the choir, and the unnamed soloists, but
looking past that, this is an enjoyable
recording that I return to frequently, and the
small cost required for the complete download
make this a good choice for the
budget-conscious consumer who nevertheless
desires a quality performance. The
tempos are light and quick, with a definite
baroque feel to the affair, the soloists are
uniformly fine, although I wish there was more
information given as to who they are. A
good, inexpensive recording that impressed me
with its quality.
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