| RECORDINGS |
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| LABEL: |
ARTE
NOVA CLASSICS |
| CATALOG
NUMBER: |
418490 |
| UPC
NUMBER: |
723721312152 |
| NUMBER OF DISCS: |
2 |
| RUNNING TIME: |
71:24,
56:34 |
| YEAR
RECORDED: |
JUNE
22, 23, 1996 |
| CD
RELEASE DATE: |
SEPTEMBER
4, 2007 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
ROSS
POPLE |
| ORCHESTRA: |
LONDON
FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA |
| CHOIR: |
TALLIS
CHAMBER CHOIR |
| SOPRANO: |
ANN
LIEBECK |
| ALTO: |
YVONNE
HOWARD |
| TENOR: |
RICHARD
EDGAR-WILSON |
| BASS: |
DAVID
BARRELL |
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DISC ONE
1. Part 1. Symphony. Grave - Allegro
moderato
2. Part 1. Accompagnato. Comfort ye my
people
3. Part 1. Air. Ev'ry valley shall be
exalted
4. Part 1. Chorus. And the glory of the
Lord
5. Part 1. Accompagnato. Thus saith the
Lord
6. Part 1. Air. But who may abide the day
of His coming
7. Part 1. Chorus. And He shall purify
8. Part 1. Recitative. Behold, a virgin
shall conceive
9. Part 1. Air and Chorus. O thou that
tellest
10. Part 1. Accompagnato. For behold
11. Part 1. Air. The people that walked in
darkness
12. Part 1. Chorus. For unto us a Child is
born
13. Part 1. Pifa. Larghetto e mezzo piano
14. Part 1. Recitative. There were
shepherds
15. Part 1. Accompagnato. And lo, the
angel
16. Part 1. Recitative. And the angel said
unto them
17. Part 1. Accompagnato. And suddenly
18. Part 1. Chorus. Glory to God in the
highest
19. Part 1. Air. Rejoice greatly, O
daughter of Zion
20. Part 1. Recitative. Then shall the
eyes of the blind
21. Part 1. Duet. He shall feed His flock
22. Part 1. Chorus. His yoke is easy, His
burden is light
23. Part 2. Chorus. Behold the Lamb of God
24. Part 2. Air. He was despised
25. Part 2. Chorus. Surely, He hath borne
our griefs
26. Part 2. Chorus. And with His stripes
we are healed
27. Part 2. Chorus. All we like sheep have
gone astray
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DISC TWO
1. Part 2. Accompagnato. All they
that see Him
2. Part 2. Chorus. He trusted in God
3. Part 2. Accompagnato. Thy rebuke hath
broken His heart
4. Part 2. Arioso. Behold, and see if
there be any sorrow
5. Part 2. Accompagnato. He was cut off
6. Part 2. Air. But Thou didst not leave
His soul in Hell
7. Part 2. Chorus. Lift up your heads
8. Part 2. Recitative. Unto which the
angels said He at any time
9. Part 2. Chorus. Let all the angels of
God worship Him
10. Part 2. Chorus. The Lord gave the word
11. Part 2. Air. How beautiful are the
feet of them
12. Part 2. Air. Why do the nations so
furiously rage together
13. Part 2. Chorus. Let us break their
bonds asunder
14. Part 2. Recitative. He that dwelleth
in heaven
15. Part 2. Air. Thou shalt break them
with a rod of iron
16. Part 2. Chorus. Hallelujah
17. Part 3. Air. I know that my Redeemer
liveth
18. Part 3. Chorus. Since by man came
death
19. Part 3. Accompagnato. Behold, I tell
you a mystery
20. Part 3. Air. The trumpet shall sound
21. Part 3. Duet. O death, where is thy
sting?
22. Part 3. Chorus. But thanks be to God
23. Part 3. Chorus. Wothy is the Lamb that
was slain
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SITE RATING: 7/10
SITE
REVIEW: New
Zealand-borne British conductor Ross Pople leads a very sure Messiah
that will be sure to please most listeners,
with his own London Festival Orchestra
playing, and the small forces of the Tallis
Chamber
Choir giving a very unified, tight
reading of the score. Tenor Richard
Edgar-Wilson is a bit florid for my tastes,
singing with plenty of high operatic
style, but it's "bass" David Barrell who is
the curiosity on this recording; he's not a
bass at all but a Welsh tenor (!) his tone
is quite light, and he struggles to reach
the low pitches! Why he was cast here
is one of those mysteries that I suspect
I'll never discover. Of the other
soloists, alto Yvonne Howards has a strong
vibrato in her tone, but lots of dramatic
weight in her solos, and soprano Ann Liebeck
sounds slightly challenged in her role, with
pitch problems in the higher reaches.
I also heard a couple of errors in the
trumpets, which leads to believe, though
it's not stated explicitly in the notes,
that this might be a live performance.
If so, it's a overall fine one, with
brisk, bright tempos and generally bright
singing. ~ BDW
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