| RECORDINGS |
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| LABEL: |
NAXOS |
| CATALOG
NUMBER: |
8.550317 |
| UPC
NUMBER: |
730099531726 |
| NUMBER OF DISCS: |
1 |
| RUNNING TIME: |
57:19 |
| YEAR
RECORDED: |
1989 |
| CD
RELEASE DATE: |
JUNE
30, 1992 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
JAROSLAV
KR(E)CHEK |
| ORCHESTRA: |
CAPELLA
ISTROPLITANA |
| CHOIR: |
BRATISLAVA
CITY CHOIR |
| SOPRANO: |
N/A |
| CONTRALTO: |
N/A |
| TENOR: |
N/A |
| BASS: |
N/A |
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| AUDIO SAMPLES |
HIGHLIGHTS |
OTHER
RELEASES |
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DISC ONE
1. Messiah, HWV 56:
Overture 3:06
2. Messiah, HWV 56: And the Glory of the
Lord 2:56
3. Messiah, HWV 56: And He Shall
Purify 2:38
4. Messiah, HWV 56: For Unto Us a Child is
Born 4:03
5. Messiah, HWV 56: Pastoral
Symphony 3:08
6. Messiah, HWV 56: Glory to God in the
Highest 1:58
7. Messiah, HWV 56: His Yoke is
Easy 2:23
8. Messiah, HWV 56: Behold the Lamb of
God 3:27
9. Messiah, HWV 56: Surely He Hath Borne
Our Griefs 2:24
10. Messiah, HWV 56: And with His Stripes
we are Healed 1:46
11. Messiah, HWV 56: All we Like Sheep
Have Gone Astray 3:51
12. Messiah, HWV 56: He Trusted in
God 2:29
13. Messiah, HWV 56: Lift Up Your Heads O
Ye Gates 3:00
14. Messiah, HWV 56: Let All the Angels of
God Worship Him 1:32
15. Messiah, HWV 56: The Lord Gave the
Word 1:12
16. Messiah, HWV 56: Their Sound is Gone
Out 1:28
17. Messiah, HWV 56: Let us Break their
Bonds Asunder 1:53
18. Messiah, HWV 56:
Hallelujah 3:47
19. Messiah, HWV 56: Since By Man Came
Death 2:11
20. Messiah, HWV 56: But Thanks Be to
God 2:00
21. Messiah, HWV 56: Worthy is the Lamb
that was Slain 3:35
22. Messiah, HWV 56:
Amen 3:30
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SITE RATING: 6/10
SITE
REVIEW: This 1989
recording conducted by Jaroslav Kr(e)check and
performed by the Bratislava City Choir and
Capella Istropolitana on the Naxos label is a
good, solid, if unspectacular collection of
the Messiah choruses, as well as the Overture
and Pastoral Symphony. Sung in English,
the German chorus sing with noticeable accents
throughout, but that's not as distracting as
the overly-bright tones adopted by the soprano
and tenor voices, which sound occasionally
shrill. Also, there are moments of
disunity within the chorus, leading to some
sloppy passages. Kr(e)check's tempos are
mostly on the moderately bright side, with
nothing jumping out at the listener as
extreme. It's a safe, competent reading
- but little which moved me. The
recorded sound is also a little dim - lacking
the depth and definition which would have
helped in some of the articulation which is
lost in the muddied acoustics - only the
trumpets sound overly mic'ed, punching out of
the fabric of sound and often overpowering the
chorus with their enthusiasm. In all,
its a good, solid performance, but there are
other, better choices for those seeking a
"just the choruses" highlights disc.
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