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Händel - Messiah

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Catalogue numberBIS-891 CD
Release date1997-08-31
Discs2
Total time140:00

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This album features Handel’s *Messiah* as performed by Masaaki Suzuki and the Bach Collegium Japan. Suzuki’s interpretation of this beloved oratorio is based on the 1753 Covent Garden performance, aiming for authenticity with a period-appropriate orchestra and choir size. The *Messiah* tells the story of Christ’s life, from the prophecies of his coming to his resurrection, blending scripture with Handel's masterful choral and instrumental writing. The recording was made in the Shoin Women's University Chapel, known for its exceptional acoustics .
 
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Disc 1
 
  Composer: Händel, Georg Friedrich
  Part the First 54:17
01 Majora Canamus (narrator) - And without controversy 00:36 $ 0.09 USD
02 Symphony 03:07 $ 0.47 USD
03 Accompagnato (tenor) - Comfort ye my people 02:55 $ 0.44 USD
04 Air (tenor) - Ev´ry valley shall be exalted 03:15 $ 0.49 USD
05 Chorus - And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed 02:48 $ 0.42 USD
06 Acc. (bass) - Thus saith the Lord 01:27 $ 0.22 USD
07 Air (alto) - But who may abide the day of His coming 04:20 $ 0.65 USD
08 Chorus - And He shall purify the sons of Levi 02:27 $ 0.37 USD
09 Recitative (alto) - Behold, a virgin shall conceive 00:29 $ 0.07 USD
10 Air and Chorus - O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion 05:36 $ 0.84 USD
11 Acc. (bass) - For behold, darkness shall cover the earth 02:02 $ 0.31 USD
12 Air (bass) - The people that walked in darkness 03:47 $ 0.57 USD
13 Chorus - For unto us a child is born 03:46 $ 0.57 USD
14 Pifa 02:48 $ 0.42 USD
15 Recitative (soprano) - There were shepherds abiding 00:15 $ 0.04 USD
16 Acc. (soprano) - And lo, the angel of the Lord 00:17 $ 0.04 USD
17 Recitative (soprano) - And the angel said unto them 00:32 $ 0.08 USD
18 Acc. (soprano) - And suddenly there was with the angel 00:16 $ 0.04 USD
19 Chorus - Glory to God in the highest 01:47 $ 0.27 USD
20 Air (soprano) - Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion 04:12 $ 0.63 USD
21 Recitative (alto) - Then shall the eyes of the blind be
open´d 		00:31 $ 0.08 USD
22 Duet (alto, soprano) - He shall feed His flock 04:49 $ 0.72 USD
23 Chorus - His yoke is easy, His burthen is light 02:15 $ 0.34 USD
 
  Part the Second 52:29
24 Chorus - Behold the Lamb of God 03:11 $ 0.48 USD
25 Air (alto) - He was despised and rejected of men 11:04 $ 1.66 USD
 
 
Disc 2
 		01 Chorus - Surely, He hath borne our griefs 01:49 $ 0.27 USD
02 Chorus - And with His stripes we are healed 01:34 $ 0.24 USD
03 Chorus - All we like sheep have gone astray 03:57 $ 0.59 USD
04 Acc. (tenor) - All they that see Him laugh 00:46 $ 0.12 USD
05 Chorus - He trusted in God that He would deliver Him 02:18 $ 0.35 USD
06 Acc. (tenor) - Thy rebuke hath broken His heart 01:47 $ 0.27 USD
07 Arioso (tenor) - Behold, and see if there be any sorrow 01:47 $ 0.27 USD
08 Acc. (soprano) - He was cut off out of the land 00:17 $ 0.04 USD
09 Air (soprano) - But thou didst not leave His soul in Hell 02:10 $ 0.33 USD
10 Chorus - Lift up your heads, O ye gates 02:59 $ 0.45 USD
11 Recitative (tenor) - Unto which of the angels said He 00:22 $ 0.06 USD
12 Chorus - Let all the angels of God worship him 01:26 $ 0.22 USD
13 Air (alto) - Thou art gone up on high 02:53 $ 0.43 USD
14 Chorus - The Lord gave the word 01:11 $ 0.18 USD
15 Air (soprano) - How beautiful are the feet of Him 02:18 $ 0.35 USD
16 Chorus - Their sound is gone out 01:44 $ 0.26 USD
17 Air (bass) - Why do the nations so furiously rage together 01:22 $ 0.21 USD
18 Chorus - Let us break their bonds asunder 01:46 $ 0.27 USD
19 Recitative (tenor) - He that dwelleth in heaven 00:12 $ 0.03 USD
20 Air (tenor) - Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron 02:07 $ 0.32 USD
21 Chorus - Hallelujah! 03:29 $ 0.52 USD
 
  Part the Third 32:41
22 Air (soprano) - I know that my Redeemer liveth 05:31 $ 0.83 USD
23 Chorus - Since by man came death 02:04 $ 0.31 USD
24 Acc. (bass) - Behold, I tell you a mystery 00:39 $ 0.10 USD
25 Air (bass) - The trumpet shall sound 08:48 $ 1.32 USD
26 Recitative (alto) - Then shall be brought to pass 00:17 $ 0.04 USD
27 Duet (alto, soprano) - O Death, where is the sting 01:45 $ 0.26 USD
28 Chorus - But thanks be to God 02:09 $ 0.32 USD
29 Air (alto) - If God be for ever 04:27 $ 0.67 USD
30 Chorus - Worthy is the Lamb that was slain 07:01 $ 1.05 USD
 
  Album total 140:00
ConductorSuzuki, Masaaki
Tenor/narratorElwes, John
ComposerHändel, Georg Friedrich
EnsembleBach Collegium Japan
BassThomas, David
AltoMera, Yoshikazu
SopranoSuzuki, Midori
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