| RECORDINGS |
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| LABEL: |
AMSTERDAM
CLASSICS |
| CATALOG
NUMBER: |
AC
20056 |
| EAN
NUMBER: |
871395200395 |
| NUMBER OF DISCS: |
2 |
| RUNNING TIME: |
2:16:38 |
| YEAR
RECORDED: |
2006 |
| CD
RELEASE
DATE: |
MARCH
25,
2013 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
PIETER
JAN
LEUSINK |
| ORCHESTRA: |
THE
BACH
ORCHESTRA OF THE NETHERLANDS |
| CHOIR: |
THE
BACH
CHOIR OF THE NETHERLANDS |
| SOPRANO: |
MIRANDA
VAN
KRALINGEN |
| COUNTERTENOR: |
SYTSE
BUWALDA |
| TENOR: |
MARTINUS
LEUSINK |
| BASS: |
MATH
DIRKS |
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DISC ONE
1. Messiah HWV 56, Part I:
Sinfony 3:08
2. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Recitative
(Tenor): Comfort Ye My
People 2:47
3. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Aria (Tenor):
Ev'ry Valley Shall Be
Exalted 3:21
4. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Chorus: And
the Glory of the Lord
2:39
5. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Recitative
(Bass): Thus Saith the
Lord 1:19
6. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Aria (Alto):
But Who May Abide 4:24
7. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Chorus: And
He Shall Purify 2:22
8. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Recitative
(Alto): Behold a Virgin
Shall 0:24
9. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Aria (Alto
& Chorus): O Thou That
Tellest 5:31
10. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Recitative
(Bass): For Behold,
Darkness
1:51
11. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Aria (Bass):
The People That Walked in the
Darkness
3:37
12. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Chorus: For
Unto Us a Child Is
Born 3:54
13. Messiah HWV 56, Part I:
Pifa 2:46
14. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Recitative
(Soprano): There Were Sheperds in the
Field 0:11
15. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Recitative
(Soprano): And Lo, the
Angel 0:17
16. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Recitative
(Soprano): And the Angel
Said 0:34
17. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Recitative
(Soprano): And Suddenly There Was an
Angel 0:18
18. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Chorus:
Glory to God 1:46
19. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Aria
(Soprano): Rejoice
4:32
20. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Recitative
(Alto): Then Shall the
Eyes 0:25
21. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Aria (Alto
& Soprano): He Shall Feed His
Flock 4:36
22. Messiah HWV 56, Part I: Chorus: His
Yoke Is Easy and His Burthen Is
Light 2:19
23. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Chorus:
Behold the Lamb of God
2:39
24. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Aria
(Alto): He Was
Despised 9:23
25. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Chorus:
Surely He Hath Born
1:47
26. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Chorus: And
With His Stripes 1:55
27. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Chorus: All
We Like Sheep 3:53
28. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Recitative
(Tenor): All They That See
Him 0:41
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DISC TWO
29. Messiah HWV 56, Part II:
Chorus: He Trusted in
God 2:23
30. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Recitative
(Tenor): Thy Rebuke Hath
Broken 1:32
31. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Aria
(Tenor): Behold, and
See 1:16
32. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Recitative
(Soprano): He Was Cut Off
Out 0:17
33. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Aria
(Soprano): But Thou Didst Not
Leave 2:05
34. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Chorus:
Lift Up Your Heads
3:03
35. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Recitative
(Tenor): Unto Which of the
Angels 0:18
36. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Chorus: Let
All the Angels of God
1:26
37. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Aria
(Alto): Thou Art Gone Up On
High 3:04
38. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Chorus: The
Lord Gave the Word
1:15
39. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Aria
(Soprano): How Beautiful Are the
Feet 2:10
40. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Chorus:
Their Sound Is Gone
Out 1:22
41. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Aria
(Bass): Why Do the
Nations 3:03
42. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Chorus: Let
Us Break 1:54
43. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Recitative
(Tenor): He That
Dwelleth 0:10
44. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Aria
(Tenor): Thou Shalt Break
Them 1:59
45. Messiah HWV 56, Part II: Chorus:
Hallelujah 3:36
46. Messiah HWV 56, Part III: Aria
(Soprano): I Know That My
Redeemer 5:18
47. Messiah HWV 56, Part III: Chorus:
Since By Man Came
Death 1:57
48. Messiah HWV 56, Part III: Recitative
(Bass): Behold I Tell You a
Mistery 0:31
49. Messiah HWV 56, Part III: Aria
(Bass): The Trumpet Shall
Sound 9:02
50. Messiah HWV 56, Part III: Recitativo
(Alto): Then Shall Be
Brought 0:15
51. Messiah HWV 56, Part III: Duet (Alto
& Tenor): O Death, Where Is Thy
Sting 1:07
52. Messiah HWV 56, Part III: Chorus:
But Thanks Be to God
2:23
53. Messiah HWV 56, Part III: Aria
(Soprano): If God Be for
Us 4:45
54. Messiah HWV 56, Part III: Chorus:
Worthy Is the Lamb
1:10
55. Messiah HWV 56, Part III: Chorus:
Blessing and Honour
1:55
56. Messiah HWV 56, Part III: Chorus:
Amen 4:03
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SITE RATING: 7/10
SITE
REVIEW: I’m a
little confused about this release at the
moment. That’s because the label that’s
released it in digital format here in the
States, Amsterdam Classics, show it’s original
recording date as 2006 - and according to my
investigation, director Pieter Jan Leusink did
indeed record a Messiah in 2006, but
with the Holland Boys Choir, not the Bach
Choir as shown here. Adding to this,
Amsterdam Classics is releasing a new
recording of Messiah in July 2013, with
director Leusink, again with The Bach Choir
and Orchestra of the Netherlands, but with two
of the soloists different from what is listed
on this digital release! So, is
the release information wrong, or is this a
separate, THIRD Messiah from Leusink?
At this point I do not know, but I have
ordered the Holland Boys Choir version, and am
expecting to receive the new Messiah box later
this year, so hopefully I can straighten out
all the confusion.
That said, this is a generally sparkling
performance - the Bach Orchestra of the
Netherlands play with light precision, and
Leusink keeps tempi dancing and moderate
throughout. Tenor Martinus Leusink (yes,
the director’s son) is not as commanding as I
would like on his arias, sounding somewhat
uneven on his melismas, and with a tone that
is on the thin side. Bass Math Dirks has
a fine tone, lacking only a truly brilliant
presence to vault his performance into the
upper echelon of Handellian basses.
Countertenor Sytse Buwalda is wonderful - warm
and expressive, displaying enviable
sensitivity in his arias. Soprano
Miranda van Kralingen sounds oddly tremulous
on her first recitatives, almost as if she’s
unprepared for the moment, but later redeems
herself with a warm, generous “Rejoice
greatly.” The Bach Choir of the
Netherlands is not recorded evenly, with the
upper registers being sometimes overpowered by
the lower, but their tone and commitment are
excellent.
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