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George Frideric Handel, Andrew Davis, Samuel Ramey
Handel: Messiah / Andrew Davis [Highlights]
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
1. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: No.1, Sinfonia
2. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: No.2, Comfort ye my people
3. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: No.3, Ev'ry valley shall be exalted
4. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: No.4, And the glory of the Lord
5. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: No.8, O thou that tellest
6. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: No.11, For unto us a Child is born
7. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: No.12, Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
8. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: No.16, Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion
9. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: No.17, He shall feed his flock
10. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: No.19, Behold the Lamb
11. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: No.20, He was despised
12. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: No.23, All we like sheep
13. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: No.36, Why do the nations so furiously rage together?
14. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: No.37, Let us break their bonds asunder
15. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: No.39, Hallelujah
16. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: No.40, I know that my Redeemer liveth
17. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: No.47, Worthy is the Lamb
18. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Amen

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CD Details

All Artists: George Frideric Handel, Andrew Davis, Samuel Ramey, John Aler, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Florence Quivar, Kathleen Battle
Title: Handel: Messiah / Andrew Davis [Highlights]
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 1
Label: EMI Classics
Release Date: 8/1/2000
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Holiday & Wedding, Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 724357401128, 724357401159

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CD Reviews

Absolutely Glorious!

Tom Colao | Libertyville, IL United States | 01/31/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have listened extensively to more than 15 recordings of Handel's Messiah, and have performed it several times as a tenor soloist, and I must say that this rendition has the combination of technical mastery, musical drama, and historical accuracy that renders it overall the best recording I have heard to date. Davis's solid, but not overly large orchestral forces balance the forte of the choral passages wonderfully, and he also makes use of the organ, which conductors all too frequently overlook - it absolutely makes all the difference, especially in numbers like the Hallelujah Chorus, which is done to perfection and which sold me on this recording in the first place. The soloists are fantastic; I wish the tenor (John Aler) had better command of dynamics and spent less time singing under pitch (I, being a tenor myself, notice these things far too much), but the overall effect of his voice is warm, burnished, and very well modulated. Battle, Quivar, and Ramey deliver superstar performances from superstar singers, and the Toronto Mendelssohn Chorus, while a little quiet for its size, nonetheless delivers the chorales with a precise strength that's refreshing, especially if you've grown up listening to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir wade around neck-deep in the choruses. Worth every penny you spend."

Handel's Messiah highlights

Tom Colao | 08/24/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Kathleen Battle does not dissapoint on this one. Her crystal clear and purely gracefull voice does handel great justice. Brovo !!!"