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| LABEL: |
RCR
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| CATALOG
NUMBER: |
RCR 1453
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| UPC
NUMBER: |
UNKNOWN
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| NUMBER OF DISCS: |
2
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| RUNNING TIME: |
UNKNOWN
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| YEAR
RECORDED: |
2014?
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| CD
RELEASE DATE: |
2014
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| CONDUCTOR: |
BERNHARD SIEBERER
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| ORCHESTRA: |
AURA MUSICALE BUDAPEST
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| CHOIR: |
VOKALENSEMBLE VOCAPELLA
INNSBRUCK
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| SOPRANO: |
MONIKA MAUCH
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| COUNTERTENOR: |
PASCAL BERTIN
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| TENOR: |
CHRISTOPH PREGARDIEN
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| BARITONE: |
MARKUS FLAIG
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| AUDIO SAMPLES |
HIGHLIGHTS |
OTHER
RELEASES |
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NONE
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NONE
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DISC ONE
1. Sinfony
3:27
2. Accompagnato - Comfort ye my people /
Air - Every valley shall be
exalted
6:44
3. Chorus - And the glory of the
Lord
3:01
4. Accompagnato - Thus saith the Lord /
Air - But who may abide the day of His
coming
5:43
5. Chorus - And He shall
purify
2:46
6. Recitative - Behold, a virgin shall
conceive / Air and Chorus - O thou that
tellest good tidings to
Zion
6:01
7. Accompagnato - For behold, darkness
shall cover the earth / Air - The people
that walked in darkness
6:06
8. Chorus - For unto us a Child is
born
4:28
9. Pifa / R - There were shepherds,
abiding in the field / A - An lo, the
angel of the Lord came upon them / R - And
the angel said unto them / A - And
suddenly there was with the angel / Ch -
Glory to God in the
highest
4:31
10. Air - Rejoice greatly, o daughter of
Sion
4:26
11. Recitative - Then shall the eyes of
the blind be open`d / Duet - He shall feed
His flock like a
shepherd
5:35
12. Chorus - His yoke is
easy
2:41
13. Concerto Grosso op. 3, Nr. 2, 2.Satz /
Chorus - Behold the Lamb of
God
5:40
14. Air - He was
despised 11:11
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DISC TWO
1. Chorus - Surely He hath borne our
griefs / Chorus - And with His stripes we
are healed / Chorus - All we like
sheep
7:59
2. Accompagnato - All they that see Him /
Chorus - He trusted in
God
3:12
3. Accompagnato - Thy rebuke hath broken
His heart / Arioso - Behold and see /
Accompagnato - He was cut off out of the
land of the living / Air - But Thou didst
not leave His soul in
hell
6:15
4. Chorus - Lift up your
heads
3:20
5. Recitative - Unto which of the angels /
Chorus - Let all the angels of God worship
Him
1:52
6. Air - Thou art gone up on
high
3:10
7. Chorus - The Lord gave the word / Air -
How beautiful are the feet of
them
3:41
8. Chorus - Their sound is gone out into
all lands / Air - Why do the nations so
furiously rage together / Chorus - Let us
break their bonds asunder / Recitative -
He that dwelleth in heaven / Air - Thou
shalt break them
6:48
9. Chorus - Hallelujah !
4:14
10. Concerto grosso op. 3, Nr. 3, 2.Satz /
Air - I know that my redeemer
liveth
6:28
11. Chorus - Since by man came
death
2:07
12. Accompagnato - Behold, I tell you a
mystery / Air - The trumpet shall
sound
9:31
13. Recitative - Then shall be brought to
pass / Duett - O death, o death, where is
thy sting / Chorus - But thanks be to
God
4:24
14. Air - If God be for us, who can be
against us ?
4:42
15. Chorus - Worthy is the Lamb / Chorus -
Blessing and honour, glory and pow`r, be
unto Him / Chorus - Amen
8:17
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SITE RATING: 6/10
SITE
REVIEW: A severely
truncated performance, spread out over two
discs, this English-language Messiah
(despite the Germanic title) comes from
Hungary, with Austrian conductor Bernhard
Sieberer taking the helm of the
Budapest-based Aura Musicale, and the
Vokalensemble Vocapella Inssbruck
chorus. This is a somewhat heavy,
deliberate performance, and, not finding any
other information as to when and where this
performance took place, I have to assume that
it's a live concert performance, although I
can't detect any audience presence. The
recorded ambience is warm and open, with good
balance between the singers and
orchestra. Tenor Christoph Pregardien is
good, although a little thick in his timbre -
he chooses some ear-catching ornamentation in
his solos, which I enjoyed. Bass Markus
Flaig is similarly endowed with a rich tone,
but pleasing delivery, although his German
accent is somewhat pronounced. French
countertenor Pascal Bertin is quite good - one
of the best countertenors I've heard on a
Messiah (and which I generally don't
appreciate) - but his performance and
investment in his arias are excellent, with a
stunning tone and delivery. German
soprano Monika Mauch is good, but a little
stiff and proper in her reading. The
Vocapella Innsbruck chorus is similarly
competent, with good blend and unity, lacking
only a distinctive presence. The tempos
throughout are frestratingly moderate, rarely
rising above a walking tempo - and
occasionally glacial, as in the eleven-minute
plus "He Was Despised" - and the conductor
makes the head-scratching choice of inserting
two brief movements of Handel's Concerto
Grosso No. 3 before two moments -
leading into the chorus "Behold The Lamb Of
God" and again before "I Know That My Redeemer
Liveth!" A curious recording, which has
many good elements, but is frustratingly
lacking a spark of excitement or fervor, which
may explain why it has taken six years to be
digitally released. On two separate
discs, which you can find here
and here.
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