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George Frederick Handel, Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Handel: Messiah
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (22) - Disc #1
1. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: Overture
2. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: 'Comfort Ye, My People'
3. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: 'Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted'
4. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: 'And the Glory of the Lord'
5. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: 'Thus Saith the Lord'
6. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: 'But Who May Abide'
7. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: 'And He Shall Purify'
8. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: 'Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive'
9. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: 'O Thou that Tellest Good Tidings to Zion'
10. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: 'For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth'
11. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: 'The People that Walked in Darkness'
12. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: 'For Unto Us a Child is Born'
13. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: Pastoral Symphony
14. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: 'There Were Shepherds'
15. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: 'Glory to God in the Highest'
16. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: 'Rejoice Greatly'
17. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: 'Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind'
18. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: 'He Shall Feed His Flock'
19. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1: 'His Yoke is Easy'
20. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'Behold the Lamb of God'
21. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'He Was Despised and Rejected'
22. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'Surely He Hath Born Our Griefs'
Track Listings (27) - Disc #2
1. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'And With His Stripes We are Healed'
2. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'All We Like Sheep'
3. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'All They that See Him'
4. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'He Trusted in God'
5. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart'
6. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'Behold and See'
7. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'He Was Cut Off'
8. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul'
9. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'Lift Up Your Heads'
10. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'Thou are Gone Up on High'
11. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'The Lord Gave the Word'
12. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'How Beautiful are the Feet'
13. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'Their Sound is Gone Out'
14. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'Why do the Nations'
15. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'Let Them Break Their Bonds Asunder'
16. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'He That Dwelleth in Heaven'
17. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2: 'Hallelujah'
18. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3: 'I Know that My Redeemer Liveth'
19. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3: 'Since Byt Man Came Death'
20. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3: 'Behold, I Tell You a Mystery'
21. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3: 'The Trumpet Shall Sound'
22. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3: 'Then Shall be Brought to Pass'
23. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3: 'O Death Where is thy Sting/But Thanks Be to God'
24. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3: 'If God Be For Us'
25. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3: 'Unto Which of the Angels'
26. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3: 'Worthy is the Lamb'
27. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3: 'Amen'

CD Details

All Artists: George Frederick Handel, Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Elsie Suddaby, Heddle Nash
Title: Handel: Messiah
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Classica D'oro
Original Release Date: 1/1/1947
Re-Release Date: 11/6/2001
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 723724046627

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CD Reviews

"You Pays Your Money...."

P. Greenstein | Oakland, CA | 12/25/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Beecham's second of three Messiah recordings originally issued in 1947 is really his best. I have already reviewed the somewhat better transfer on Biddulph so I won't go on and on here about this great performance. This Classica D'Oro issue is certainly much easier to find.

Firstly, though not hi/fi the sound is pretty good though the Biddulph issue is a little better. Depending on your speakers you may want to brighten up the sound a bit.

The only real problem with this set is that Classica D'Oro's anonymous transfer engineer obviously didn't know the score and left two dacapo arias hanging at the ends of their "B" sections. Handel would not have been amused! In the days of '78 records you were expected to just turn the record over to hear the repeat of the "A" section.

In addition, the original issue had two numbers from Part II, the recitative "Unto Which of the Angels" (here sung by the soprano) and the chorus "Let all the angels of God" inexplicably inserted near the end of the entire oratorio. That mistake is duly repeated here.

The Biddulph set brings collector's prices. This bargain issue is priced so low that it's hard to complain much about a few mistakes in the transfer.

I say grab it now!"