Messiah : arias and choruses / George Frideric Handel.
| Author/creator | Handel, George Frideric |
| Format | Audio (CD) |
| Publication Info | New York : Universal, [2001?] |
| Description | 1 audio disc (64 min., 44 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023 performer. |
| Other author/creator | McKellar, Kenneth, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Ward, David, 1922-1983, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Malcolm, George, 1917-1997, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Downes, Ralph, 1904-1993, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Stringer, Alan, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Boult, Adrian, Sir, 1889- conductor. |
| Other author/creator | London Symphony Orchestra performer. |
| Other author/creator | London Symphony Chorus, performer. |
| Uniform title | Messiah. Selections |
| Portion of title | Arias and choruses |
| Series | Eloquence Eloquence (New York, N.Y.) ^A599705 |
| Contents | No. 2, Recitative (tenor): Comfort ye, comfort ye my people (3:38) -- No. 3, Aria (tenor): Every valley shall be exalted (3:33) -- No. 4 (chorus): And the glory of the Lord (3:16) -- No. 8, Recitative (alto): Behold, a virgin shall conceive ; No. 9, Aria (alto, chorus): O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (7:24) -- No. 12 (chorus): For unto us a child is born (4:28) -- No. 16, Recitative (soprano) And suddenly there was with the angel ; No. 17 (chorus) Glory to God in the highest (2:34) -- No. 18, Aria (soprano): Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (4:41) -- No. 40, Aria (bass): Why do the nations so furiously rage together? (2:53) -- No. 41 (chorus): Let us break their bonds asunder (1:53) -- No. 44 (chorus): Hallelujah! (4:37) -- No. 45, Aria (soprano): I know that my redeemer liveth (7:12) -- No. 47, Recitative (bass): Behold, I tell you a mystery ; No. 48, Aria (bass): The trumpet shall sound (9:08) -- No. 53 (chorus): Worthy is the lamb ; Amen (9:22). |
| General note | Reissue of Decca recording released 1961. |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| Performer | Joan Sutherland, soprano ; Grace Bumbry, alto ; Kenneth McKellar, tenor ; David Ward, bass ; George Malcolm, harpsichord ; Ralph Downes, organ ; Alan Stringer, trumpet ; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Sir Adrian Boult, conductor. |
| Publisher number | 289 467 401-2 Universal |
Availability
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| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-8423 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |