| RECORDINGS |
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| LABEL: |
ALLEGRETTO |
| CATALOG
NUMBER: |
ACD
8411 |
| UPC
NUMBER: |
04716384112 |
| NUMBER OF DISCS: |
1 |
| RUNNING TIME: |
70:30 |
| YEAR
RECORDED: |
1985 |
| CD
RELEASE
DATE: |
1991 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
DONALD
NEUEN |
| ORCHESTRA: |
EASTMAN
PHILHARMONIC
CHAMBER
ORCH. |
| CHOIR: |
EASTMAN
CHORALE |
| SOPRANO: |
JENNIFER
CABLE,
CARMEN
PELTON, TERESA RINGHOLZ |
| CONTRALTO: |
MARCIA
BALDWIN,
JAN DEGAETANI |
| TENOR: |
SETH
MCCOY |
| BASS: |
THOMAS
PAUL,
JAMES COURTNEY |
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| AUDIO SAMPLES |
OTHER
RELEASES |
NONE |
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DISC ONE
1. And The Glory of the Lord
2. And He Shall Purify
3. Recitative Behold, A
Virgin Shall Conceive
4. Air and Chorus O Thou That
Tellest Good Tidings To Zion
5. For Unto Us a Child Is
Born
6. Glory To God
7. His Yoke Is Easy, and His
Burden Is Light
8. Behold the Lamb of God
9. Surely He Hath Borne Our
Griefs
10. And With His Stripes We
Are Healed / All We Like Sheep Have
Gone Astray
11. All We Like Sheep Have
Gone Astray (cont)
12. Recitative All They That
See Him, Laugh Him To Scorn
13. He Trusted In God That He
Would Deliver Him
14. Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye
Gates
15. Recitative Unto Which Of
The Angels Said He
16. Let All The Angels Of God
Worship Him
17. The Lord Gave The Word
18. Their Sound Is Gone Out
Into All Lands
19. Air and Recitative Why Do
The Nations So Furiously Rage
20. Let Us Break Their Bonds
Asunder
21. Recitative He That
Dwelleth In Heaven
22. Air Thou Shalt Break Them
23. Hallelujah!
24. Since By Man Came Death
25. Recitative Then Shall Be
Brought To Pass
26. Duet O Death, Where Is
Thy Sting
27. But Thanks Be To God
28. Worthy Is The Lamb/Amen
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SITE RATING: 6/10
SITE
REVIEW: In the liner
notes for this highlights collection of
Messiah, Professor Emeritus Alfred Mann
claims no special genius in the creation of
this recording; the only reason he gives for
this disc was ...well, basically, because
they could. The occasion being the
three hundredth anniversary of Handel's
birth, and the forces being the Eastman
School
of Music. Sounds like as good a reason
as any to make a record, right? As a
performance, it's certainly competent, but
no more than that; the soloists, who are
generously doled out between several
students, at times struggle with the
technical demands of the work, but the
chorus and orchestra perform well, but
again, without any distinctive style or
command over the music. It's a studio
recording, done in the school's own studios,
which surprised me, I would've guessed this
project would have been live, and probably
could have benefited from the energy of a
live setting. I imagine if you were a
student or parent of a student who took part
in this recording, this would be a nice
keepsake, but for anyone else, I can't
imagine that it would hold any appeal except
for die-hard collectors. First issued in
1985 on Word, then reissued (why?) in 1991
on Allegretto, this album has been popping
up on anonymous "budget" labels in recent
years, but in whatever guise, it has been
surpassed many times by far more affecting
performances. ~ BDW
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