Composer: George Frideric Handel
Performer: Benedikt Kristjánsson, Tobias Berndt, Benno Schachtner, Dorothee Mields, Gaechinger Cantorey
Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Accentus Music
Release: 2020
Size: 2.4 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Messiah
Part 1
01. No. 1, Symphony
02. No. 2, Comfort Ye My People
03. No. 3, Ev’ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
04. No. 4, And the Glory of the Lord
05. No. 5, Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts
06. No. 6, But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming
07. No. 7, And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi
08. No. 8, Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive
09. No. 9a, O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
10. No. 9b, O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
11. No. 10, For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth
12. No. 11, The People That Walked in the Darkness Have Seen a Great Light
13. No. 12, For unto Us a Child Is Born
14. No. 13, Pastoral Symphoy
15. No. 14a, There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Fields
16. No. 14b, And Lo, the Angel of the Lord
17. No. 15, And the Angel Said unto Them
18. No. 16, And Suddenly There Was with the Angel
19. No. 17, Glory to God in the Highest
20. No. 18, Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion
21. No. 19, Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened
22. No. 20, He Shall Feed His Flock like a Shepherd
23. No. 21, His Yoke Is Easy
Part 2
24. No. 22, Behold the Lamb of God
25. No. 23, He Was Despised and Rejected of Men
26. No. 24, Surely He Has Borne Our Griefs and Carried Our Sorrows
27. No. 25, And with His Stripes We Are Healed
28. No. 26, All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
29. No. 27, All They That See Him Laugh Him to Scorn
30. No. 28, He Trusted in God That He Would Deliver Him
31. No. 29, Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
32. No. 30, Behold and See if There Be Any Sorrow
33. No. 31, He Was Cut Off
34. No. 32, But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell
35. No. 33, Lift-Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
36. No. 34, Unto Which of the Angels
37. No. 35, Let All the Angels of God Worship Him
38. No. 36, Thou Art Gone-Up on High
39. No. 37, The Lord Gave the Word
40. No. 38, How Beautiful Are the Feet
41. No. 39, Their Sound Is Gone Out
42. No. 40, Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together
43. No. 41, Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
44. No. 42, He That Dwelleth in Heaven
45. No. 43, Thou Shalt Break Them with a Rod of Iron – . No. 44, Hallelujah
Part 3
46. No. 45, I Know That My Reedemer Liveth
47. No. 46, Since by Man Came Death
48. No. 47, Behold, I Tell You a Mystery
49. No. 48, The Trumpet Shall Sound
50. No. 49, Then Shall Be Brought to Pass
51. No. 50, O Death, Where Is Thy Sting
52. No. 51, But Thanks Be to God
53. No. 52, If God Be for Us, Who Can Be Against Us
54. No. 53, Worthy Is the Lamb
55. No. 54, Amen
Handel’s ‘Messiah’ is one of the most sung oratorios in the world and its great choruses and arias can be heard on countless classical collections. From its premiere to the present day, this great sacred work enjoys almost unbroken popularity and has always fascinated audiences and musicians alike. In the chapter “Resurrection of George Frideric Handel” of his book “Decisive Moments in History”, Stefan Zweig provides a particularly colourful description of Handel’s “Messiah”. Starting from the fresh spirit of the work, he creates a lively story that lets the reader look over his shoulder as he composes the work. In it, he illustrates the timelessness and special position of this great composition in the context of music history. In September 2019, the choir and orchestra of the Gaechinger Cantorey, under the direction of their principal conductor Hans-Christoph Rademann, got to the bottom of this singular work and, together with an excellent quintet of soloists, recorded this stirring and masterly interpretation.