Scholars Baroque Ensemble - Handel: Messiah - Famous Choruses (2007)
BAND/ARTIST: Scholars Baroque Ensemble
- Title: Handel: Messiah - Famous Choruses
- Year Of Release: 2007
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:03:19
- Total Size: 279 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Sinfonia
02. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: And the Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed
03. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi
04. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Aria. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
05. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: For unto us a child Is born
06. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 17, Glory to God in the Highest (Chorus)
07. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light
08. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Behold the Lamb of God
09. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs and Carried Our Sorrows
10. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: And with His Stripes We Are Healed
11. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
12. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: He Trusted in God That He Would Deliver Him
13. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Lift Up Your Heads
14. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Let All the Angels of God Worship Him
15. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: The Lord Gave the Word
16. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Duet. How Beautiful Are the Feet of Him That Bringeth Glad Tidings of Salvation
17. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
18. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Hallelujah!
19. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Since by Man Came Death
20. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Duet. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting
21. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain
Don't confuse this 2007 release of selections from Handel's Messiah with either the complete 1992 recording by the Scholars Baroque Ensemble or its 1995 highlights album: this is a different package of highlights, reissued in Naxos' Selection line with some confusing things in the table of contents and very minimal packaging. For example, "Comfort Ye, My People" is missing, so the listing for it in parentheses with the Sinfony is erroneous, and the variant duet with chorus, "How Beautiful are the Feet of Him," may puzzle some since "How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them" is usually heard as an air for solo soprano. Unfortunately, the absence of a booklet makes explication of these anomalies a bit difficult, so only listening to the CD makes everything plain. Still, these selections of famous choruses and arias are indeed taken from the Scholars Baroque Ensemble's exceptional period performance, and as long as it's understood that this CD is a trimmed-down highlights album, shorn of many of the solo vocal numbers, then one can get past its limitations and appreciate the crisp rhythms, fleet counterpoint, clear instrumentation, and expressive dynamics of this group's authentic Baroque interpretation. One really should only sample this disc, though, and if it pleases, put the money toward buying the Scholars' complete Messiah on two discs, which is still a bargain, even at Naxos' full price.
01. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Sinfonia
02. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: And the Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed
03. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi
04. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Aria. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
05. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: For unto us a child Is born
06. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 17, Glory to God in the Highest (Chorus)
07. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light
08. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Behold the Lamb of God
09. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs and Carried Our Sorrows
10. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: And with His Stripes We Are Healed
11. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
12. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: He Trusted in God That He Would Deliver Him
13. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Lift Up Your Heads
14. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Let All the Angels of God Worship Him
15. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: The Lord Gave the Word
16. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Duet. How Beautiful Are the Feet of Him That Bringeth Glad Tidings of Salvation
17. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
18. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Hallelujah!
19. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Since by Man Came Death
20. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Duet. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting
21. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain
Don't confuse this 2007 release of selections from Handel's Messiah with either the complete 1992 recording by the Scholars Baroque Ensemble or its 1995 highlights album: this is a different package of highlights, reissued in Naxos' Selection line with some confusing things in the table of contents and very minimal packaging. For example, "Comfort Ye, My People" is missing, so the listing for it in parentheses with the Sinfony is erroneous, and the variant duet with chorus, "How Beautiful are the Feet of Him," may puzzle some since "How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them" is usually heard as an air for solo soprano. Unfortunately, the absence of a booklet makes explication of these anomalies a bit difficult, so only listening to the CD makes everything plain. Still, these selections of famous choruses and arias are indeed taken from the Scholars Baroque Ensemble's exceptional period performance, and as long as it's understood that this CD is a trimmed-down highlights album, shorn of many of the solo vocal numbers, then one can get past its limitations and appreciate the crisp rhythms, fleet counterpoint, clear instrumentation, and expressive dynamics of this group's authentic Baroque interpretation. One really should only sample this disc, though, and if it pleases, put the money toward buying the Scholars' complete Messiah on two discs, which is still a bargain, even at Naxos' full price.
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