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| LABEL: |
MARTINGALE |
| CATALOG
NUMBER: |
1085 |
| UPC
NUMBER: |
853840001085 |
| NUMBER OF DISCS: |
2 |
| RUNNING TIME: |
136:34 |
| YEAR
RECORDED: |
2008 |
| CD
RELEASE
DATE: |
NOVEMBER
11,
2008 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
JOHN
RUTTER |
| ORCHESTRA: |
THE
ROYAL
PHILHARMONIC
ORCHESTRA |
| CHOIR: |
CAMBRIDGE
SINGERS |
| SOPRANO: |
JOANNE
LUNN |
| MEZZO-SOPRANO: |
MELANIE
MARSHALL |
| TENOR: |
JAMES
GILCHRIST |
| BARITONE-BASS: |
CHRISTOPHER
PERVES |
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DISC ONE
1. Sinfonia
(Overture) 3:11
2. Comfort Ye, My People
3:00
3. Every Valley Shall Be
Exalted 3:13
4. And the Glory of the
Lord 2:31
5. Thus Saith the Lord
1:26
6. But Who May Abide the Day of His
Coming? 4:27
7. And He Shall Purify
2:37
8. Behold, a Virgin Shall
Conceive 0:23
9. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to
Zion 5:01
10. For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the
Earth 2:16
11. The People That Walked in
Darkness 2:55
12. For Unto Us a Child Is
Born 4:00
13. Pifa (Pastoral
Symphony) 2:29
14. There Were Shepherds Abiding in the
Field/And Lo, the Angel of the Lord Came
Upon Them/And the Angel Said unto Them/And
Suddenly There Was with the
Angel 1:19
15. Glory to God 1:58
16. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of
Zion 4:14
17. Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be
Opened 0:22
18. He Shall Feed His Flock/Come Unto
Him 5:00
19. His Yoke Is Easy
2:27
20. Behold the Lamb of
God 2:48
21. He Was Despised 9:34
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DISC TWO
1. Surely He Hath Borne Our
Griefs 2:08
2. And with His Stripes We Are
Healed 1:57
3. All We Like Sheep Are Gone
Astray 3:47
4. All They That See Him Laugh Him to
Scorn 0:45
5. He Trusted in God
2:27
6. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His
Heart 1:54
7. Behold,and See If There Be Any
Sorrow 1:23
8. He Was Cut off Out of the Land of the
Living 0:22
9. But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in
Hell 2:18
10. Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye
Gates 3:14
11. Unto Which of the
Angels 0:20
12. Let All the Angels of God Worship
Him 1:31
13. Thou Art Gone Up on
High 2:51
14. The Lord Gave the
Word 1:08
15. How Beautiful Are the
Feet 2:03
16. Their Sound Is Gone
Out 1:22
17. Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage
Together? 2:51
18. Let Us Break Their Bonds
Asunder 1:54
19. He That Dwelleth in
Heaven 0:10
20. Thou Shalt Break
Them 1:52
21. Hallelujah! 3:57
22. I Know That My Redeemer
Liveth 5:33
23. Since by Man Came
Death 2:14
24. Behold, I Tell You a
Mystery 0:33
25. The Trumpet Shall
Sound 8:34
26. Then Shall Be Brought to
Pass 0:15
27. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?/But
Thanks Be to God 3:19
28. If God Be for Us
4:53
29. Worthy Is the
Lamb/Amen 7:26
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SITE RATING: 8/10
SITE
REVIEW: Being a
tremendous fan of John Rutter and the
Cambridge Singers, I was thrilled when I
discovered that they were going to record
their first-ever Messiah. My first
thought was: why hadn't they recorded it
before? But upon reflection, the
Cambridge Singers are not known as Baroque
stylists, although their forces and training
would lead a person to believe it would be one
of their fortes. Regardless, this is a
lovely, highly polished and mannered Messiah
which only suffers from its extreme politeness
and restraint. Fault cannot be laid at
either the ensembles or soloists, who perform
with such glistening beauty as befits their
reputations. Rather, John Rutter seems
to be the general who is holding back his
forces - this is a Messiah that has little
fire or passion - and not a drop of drama to
speak of, but instead presents Messiah
as a musical
masterpiece, somewhat white-washed
and pristine. Not that it's a bad thing
- this is a recording to be proud of, often
serene and with a 'dancing' lilt to it which
should be the envy of choirs everywhere; and
this is a 'young' Messiah - with most of the
singers sounding as if they are in the first
bloom of adulthood, with all the power and
freshness of youth, yet still possessing an
enviable control. Strangely, this
recording was not released on Rutter's own Collegium
label, which may account for the lack of
immediacy - this was a commissioned work for
Martingale Records, and might have lost some
of the inspiration accorded to a desire by
John Rutter to record this masterwork on his
own terms. ~ BDW
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