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Handel: Messiah

Erin Wall (soprano), Elizabeth DeShong (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), John Relyea (bass-baritone)

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis

Astonishingly well controlled…the solo voices are rich and weighty…[the] flute provides a charming obbligato to ‘How beautiful are the feet’, while the tenor’s ‘Thy rebuke…’ is intensely moving…a... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…
  • Release Date: 28th Oct 2016
  • Catalogue No: CHSA5176(2)
  • Label: Chandos
  • Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

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$32.75

Format: Hybrid Multi-channel

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Contents

Handel: Messiah

Work length1:54:04
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  • Andrew Staples (tenor), John Relyea (bass), Elizabeth DeShong (mezzo-soprano), Erin Wall (soprano)
  • Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
  • Sir Andrew Davis
  • Recorded: December 2015
  • Recording Venue: Live recording, Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Part I: Sinfonia: Grave - Allegro moderato

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Part I: Accompanied Recitative: Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye my People (Tenor)

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Part I: Aria: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (Tenor)

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Part I: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed (Chorus)

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Part I: Accompanied Recitative: Thus saith the Lord (Bass)

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Part I: Aria: But who may abide the day of His coming (Mezzo-soprano)

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Part I: And He shall purify the sons of Levi (Chorus)

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Part I: Recitative: Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive (Mezzo-soprano)

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Part I: Air: O Thou that Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (Mezzo-soprano, Chorus)

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Part I: Accompanied Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Bass)

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Part I: Aria: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light (Bass)

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Part I: For unto us a child is born (Chorus)

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Part I: Pastoral Symphony

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Part I: Accompanied Recitative: There were Shepherds Abiding in the Field (Soprano)

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Part I: Accompanied: And lo, the angel of the Lord (Soprano)

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Part I: Recitative: And the Angel said unto them (Soprano)

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Part I: Recitative: And suddenly there was the angel (Soprano)

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Part I: Glory to God in the highest (Chorus)

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Part I: Aria: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Soprano)

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Part I: Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd (Mezzo-soprano)

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Part I: Duet: He shall feed His flock (Mezzo-soprano, Soprano)

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Part I: His yoke is easy. Not too fast and with lots of bounce! (Chorus)

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Part II: Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus)

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Part II: Aria: He was despised and rejected of men (Mezzo-soprano)

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Part II: Surely, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows (Chorus)

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Part II: And with His stripes we are healed (Chorus)

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Part II: All we like sheep have gone astray (Chorus)

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Part II: Accompanied Recitative: All they that see Him laugh (Tenor)

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Part II: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Chorus)

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Part II: Accompanied Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (Tenor)

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Part II: Arioso: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow (Tenor)

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Part II: Accompanied Recitative: He was cut off out of the land (Tenor)

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Part II: Air: But Thou Didst not Leave his Soul in Hell (Tenor)

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Part II: Lift up your heads (Chorus)

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Part II: The Lord gave the word (Chorus)

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Part II: Duet: How beautiful are the feet of Him that bringeth glad tidings of salvation (Soprano)

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Part II: Aria: Why do the nations (Bass)

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Part II: Let us break their bonds (Chorus)

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Part II: Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn (Tenor)

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Part II: Aria: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (Tenor)

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Part II: Hallelujah! (Chorus)

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Part III: Aria: I know that my Redeemer liveth (Soprano)

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Part III: Since by man came death (Chorus)

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Part III: Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (Bass)

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Part III: Aria: The trumpet shall sound (Bass)

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Part III: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain (Chorus)

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