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| LABEL: |
CBC
RECORDS |
| CATALOG
NUMBER: |
SMCD
5193 |
| UPC
NUMBER: |
059582519325 |
| NUMBER OF DISCS: |
1 |
| RUNNING TIME: |
65:20 |
| YEAR
RECORDED: |
1998 |
| CD
RELEASE
DATE: |
OCTOBER
20,
1998 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
IVARS
TAURINS |
| ORCHESTRA: |
TAFELMUSIK
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA |
| CHOIR: |
TAFELMUSIK
CHAMBER CHOIR |
| SOPRANO: |
NATHALIE
PAULIN |
| ALTO: |
MATTHEW
WHITE |
| TENOR: |
BENJAMIN
BUTTERFIELD |
| BASS: |
BRETT
POLEGATO |
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DISC ONE
1. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56:
Overture
2. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: And the
glory
3. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: And He shall
purify
4. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: O thou that
tellest
5. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: For unto us
a Child is born
6. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Pifa
7. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Glory to God
8. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: His yoke is
easy
9. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Behold the
Lamb of God
10. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Surely He
hath borne our griefs
11. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: And with
His stripes we are healed
12. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: All we like
sheep have gone astray
13. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: All they
that see Him
14. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: He trusted
in God
15. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Lift up
your heads
16. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Let all the
angels of God
17. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: The Lord
gave the word
18. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Their sound
is gone out
19. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Why do the
nations
20. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Let us
break their bonds
21. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah
22. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Since by
man came death
23. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: O death,
where is they sting?
24. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: But thanks
be to God
25. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Worthy is
the Lamb
26. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Amen
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SITE RATING: 9/10
SITE
REVIEW: I found this
to be a completely refreshing, and
exhilarating performance of Messiah
highlights, with bright, brisk tempi, stunning
dynamic flourishes, and exact unity from the
choir. I had never before heard of the
Canadian Tafelmusik
Chamber Orchestra and Choir, (now known
as the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Choir)
or its director, Ivars Taurins, but I'm very
much impressed by this virtuoso performance,
and their command of the Baroque tradition.
Played and sung with period instruments,
this is an electrifying delivery of all of the
choruses, with select solo lead ins.
I've read other reviews that seem very
nitpicky about the soloists, but I found them
perfectly in keeping with the performance, and
when you're purchasing a disc like this, the
soloists aren't the main attraction. The
choir and orchestra "pop" on such contrapuntal
pieces as "Let Us Break Their Bonds" which is
one of most exciting interpretations I've ever
heard, and bring a fresh emphasis to the
growing crescendos of the "Hallelujah" chorus,
and "Worthy Is The Lamb" A truly
refined, fresh interpretation that's one of my
favorites. Although the highlights disc
is out of print on CD as of this writing, a
more expansive recording (33 tracks) is
available as a digital download.
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