Composer: George Frideric Handel, John Wainwright of Manchester
Performer: Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Elizabeth Watts, Mark Le Brocq, James Oldfield, Huddersfield Choral Society
Orchestra: Northern Sinfonia
Conductor: Jane Glover
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Signum
Catalogue: SIGCD246
Release: 2011
Size: 1.38 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Wainwright: Christians AwakeCatherine Wyn-Rogers02:02
Handel: Messiah
02. Overture: Sinfony
Part 1
03. Comfort Ye (tenor)
04. Every Valley (tenor)
05. And the Glory of the Lord (chorus)
06. Thus saith the Lord (bass)
07. But who may abide (alto)
08. And He shall purify (chorus)
09. Behold, a virgin (alto)
10. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (alto)
11. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass)
12. The people that walked in darkness (bass)
13. For unto us a Child is born (chorus)
14. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
15. There were shepherds (soprano) – And lo, the Angel (soprano)
16. And suddenly there was with the Angel (soprano)
17. Glory to God in the highest (chorus)
18. Rejoice greatly (soprano)
19. Then shall the eyes of the blind (alto) – He shall feed His flock (alto)
20. His yoke is easy (chorus)
Part 2
21. Behold the Lamb of God (chorus)
22. He was despised (alto)
23. Surely, He hath borne our grief’s (chorus)
24. And with His stripes (chorus)
25. All we like sheep have gone astray (chorus)
26. All they that see Him (tenor)
27. He trusted in God (chorus)
28. Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (tenor)
29. Behold and see (tenor)
30. He was cut off (tenor)
31. But Thou didst not leave (tenor)
32. Lift up your heads (chorus)
33. Though art gone up on high (alto)
34. The Lord gave the word (chorus)
35. How beautiful are the feet (soprano)
36. Their sound is gone out into all lands (chorus)
37. Why do the nations so furiously rage (bass)
38. Let us break their bonds asunder (chorus)
39. He that dwelleth in Heaven (tenor)
40. Thou shalt break them (tenor)
41. Hallelujah! (chorus)
Part 3
42. I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano)
43. Since by man came death (chorus)
44. Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass)
45. The trumpet shall sound (bass)
46. Then shall be brought to pass (alto) – O death, where is thy sting? (alto & tenor)
47. But thanks be to God (chorus)
48. If God be for us (soprano)
49. Worthy is the Lamb (chorus)
50. Amen (chorus)
The Huddersfield Choral society has one of the longest and most fruitful relationships with Handel’s famous Messiah than perhaps any other chorus in the world: they first performed it in concert during their inception year of 1836, and have continued to do so annually since 1860 with concerts the world over as well as in their hometown of Huddersfield.
Recorded live in concert in December 2010, this new recording combines the famous ensemble with the Northern Sinfonia and four world-class professionals, under the direction of Jane Glover CBE. The disc begins with John Wainwright’s ‘Christians Awake’, a traditional addition to the Messiah programme at their concerts in Huddersfield.
Also available on Signum is the Huddersfield Choral Society’s performance of Mozart’s 1787 arrangement of the work, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Dame Felicity Lott, Philip Langridge and others under the direction of Sir Charles Mackerras (SIGCD074).