George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV.56. Highlights
Part 1 - No. 1. Symphony
No. 2. 'Comfort ye, my people' (tenor)
No. 3. 'Ev'ry valley shall be exalted' (tenor)
No. 4. 'And the glory Of the Lord' (chorus)
No. 5. 'Thus saith the Lord' (bass )
No. 6. 'But who may abide' (counter-tenor)
No. 12. 'For unto us a child is born' (chorus)
No. 14a. 'There were shepherds' (soprano)
No. 14b. 'And lo, the angel of the Lord' (soprano)
No. 15. 'And the angel said unto them' (soprano)
No. 16. 'And suddenly there was with the angel' (soprano)
No. 17. 'Glory To God' (chorus)
No. 18. 'Rejoice greatly' (soprano)
No. 19. 'Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened' (alto)
No. 20. 'He shall feed His flock' (alto & soprano)
Part 2 - No. 23. 'He Was despised' (alto)
No. 24. 'Surely He hath borne our griefs' (chorus)
No. 40. 'Why do the nations' (bass)
No. 41. 'Let us break their bonds asunder' (chorus)
No. 44. 'Hallelujah!' (chorus)
Part 3 - No. 45. 'I know that my Redeemer liveth' (soprano)
No. 47. 'Behold, I tell You a mystery' (bass)
No. 48. 'The trumpet shall sound' (bass)
No. 53. 'Worthy is the Lamb' (chorus)
No. 54. 'Amen' (chorus)
Sara Macliver- soprano, Alexandra Sherman- alto, Christopher Field- counter-tenor, Paul McMahon- tenor, Teddy Tahu Rhodes- bass, Cantillation Choir, Orchestra of the Antipodes (period instruments) conducted by Antony Walker
ABC Classics 4764223 [recorded in concert 10-14 July 2002; this digital download released 2011; total time 73 mins]
[digital download; flacs, cover scan. No booklet with this download but the booklet from the ABC Classics issue of the complete oratorio, sourced from the internet is included in this download folder]
Recording venue: Cardinal Cereti Memorial Chapel, St Patrick's Estate, Manly, Sydney
Recording engineer: Allan Maclean; Producer: Virginia Reed
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