Let's Worship Him

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1. I've Got the Best    
2. Lookin' for You    
3. We Are Not Ashamed    
4. Touch Me    
5. Perfect Peace    
6. Finally    
7. Let's Worship Him    
8. That's Why I Needed You    
9. Quiet Times    
10. Jesus Is Lord    

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Handel - Messiah / Augér, von Otter, Chance, Crook, Tomlinson, English Concert, Pinnock
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 Handel - Messiah / Augér, von Otter, Chance, Crook, Tomlinson, English Concert, Pinnock
George Frideric Handel , Arleen Auger , Anne Sofie von Otter , Trevor Pinnock , The English Concert & Choir , Michael Chance , Howard Crook , and John Tomlinson
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ASIN: B0000057DB
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Messiah: Part One - 1. Sinfony (Grave - Allegro moderato)
  2. Messiah: Part One - 2. Accompagnato : Comfort Ye My People
  3. Messiah: Part One - 3. Air : Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
  4. Messiah: Part One - 4. Chorus : And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed
  5. Messiah: Part One - 5. Accompagnato : Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts
  6. Messiah: Part One - 6. Air : But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming
  7. Messiah: Part One - 7. Chorus : And He Shall Purify
  8. Messiah: Part One - 8. Recitative : Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
  9. Messiah: Part One - 9. Air and Chorus : O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings
  10. Messiah: Part One - 10. Accompagnato : For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover
  11. Messiah: Part One - 11. Air : The People That Walked In Darkness
  12. Messiah: Part One - 12. Chorus : For Unto Us A Child Is Born
  13. Messiah: Part One - 13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
  14. Messiah: Part One - 14. Recitative: There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field - Accompagnato: And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord - 15. Recitative: And The Angel Said Unto Them - 16. Accompagnato: And Suddenly There Was With The Angel
  15. Messiah: Part One - 17. Chorus : Glory To God In The Highest
  16. Messiah: Part One - 18. Air : Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion
  17. Messiah: Part One - 19. Recitative : Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind
  18. Messiah: Part One - 20. Air : He Shall Feed His Flock
  19. Messiah: Part One - 21. Chorus : His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light
  20. Messiah: Part Two - 22. Chorus : Behold The Lamb Of God
  21. Messiah: Part Two - Air : 23. He Was Despised

Tracks:

  1. Messiah: Part Two - 24. Chorus : Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
  2. Messiah: Part Two - 25. Chorus : And With His Stripes We Are Healed
  3. Messiah: Part Two - 26. Chorus : All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
  4. Messiah: Part Two - 27. Accompagnato : All They That See Him
  5. Messiah: Part Two - 28. Chorus : He Trusted In God
  6. Messiah: Part Two - 29. Accompagnato : Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
  7. Messiah: Part Two - 30. Arioso : Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow
  8. Messiah: Part Two - 31. Accompagnato : He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land
  9. Messiah: Part Two - 32. Air : But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul
  10. Messiah: Part Two - 33. Chorus : Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
  11. Messiah: Part Two - 34. Recitative : Unto Which Of The Angels
  12. Messiah: Part Two - 35. Chorus : Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him
  13. Messiah: Part Two - 36. Air : Thou Art Gone Up On High
  14. Messiah: Part Two - 37. Chorus : The Lord Gave The Word
  15. Messiah: Part Two - 38. Air : How Beautiful Are The Feet
  16. Messiah: Part Two - 39. Chorus : Their Sound Is Gone Out
  17. Messiah: Part Two - 40. Air : Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage
  18. Messiah: Part Two - 41. Chorus : Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
  19. Messiah: Part Two - 42. Recitative : He That Dwelleth In Heaven
  20. Messiah: Part Two - 43. Air : Thou Shalt Break Them
  21. Messiah: Part Two - 44. Chorus : Hallelujah
  22. Messiah: Part Three - 45. Air : I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
  23. Messiah: Part Three - 46. Chorus : Since By Man Came Death
  24. Messiah: Part Three - 47. Recitative : Behold, I Tell You A Mystery
  25. Messiah: Part Three - 48. Air : The Trumpet Shall Sound
  26. Messiah: Part Three - 49. Recitative : Then Shall Be Brought To Pass
  27. Messiah: Part Three - 50. Duet : O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
  28. Messiah: Part Three - 51. Chorus : But Thanks Be To God
  29. Messiah: Part Three - 52. Air : If God Be For Us
  30. Messiah: Part Three - 53. Chorus : Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain --- Amen

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This is a terrific performance of Messiah. Not only are the soloists all superb, but Trevor Pinnock completely contradicts the image of many period instrument performances as small-scale, scrappy affairs. Indeed, he invests the choruses with as much genuine Handelian pomp as Beecham at his most extravagant. The trumpets really blaze, and the timpani thunder, and everyone simply has a great time. A joyous performance, just right for the holiday season. --David Hurwitz

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Trevor Pinnock meets with mixed success in this account of the Messiah with the English Concert & Choir and soloists Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, and John Tomlinson, recorded and released in 1988. Its strengths are the strengths of the early-music movement in general. The size and distribution of the instrumental and vocal forces are optimal, which means that textures are clear and balances apt. Rhythms are nicely pointed, though often, in Pinnock's case, not quite well enough sprung. Tempos are well chosen; for example, "All we like sheep"--which turns out to be one of the set's best numbers--is a real bourré, and Pinnock animates it in just the right way. But the performance often seems workmanlike and unemotional, weighed down in too many instances by the humdrum work of the chorus. The alto section in particular, which is half male and half female, sings timidly and is constantly swallowing its entrances. Bass soloist John Tomlinson is a further drag on the effort. He has the right idea--that there's an Italian opera hiding behind all this biblical imagery--but his cottony sound is out of place, a misguided attempt to mimic Nicolai Ghiaurov. His usable range is less than a tenth (he croaks the low G's and F-sharps), and his diction is horrible. "Thus spake the Lord" is strangled, and when, in "The trumpet shall sound" Tomlinson gets to the words "we shall be changed," one can't help wishing that he had been changed too, right before the sessions started. --Ted Libbey

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Ladies & gentleman: The Lord'n Savior, God Almighty.......2007-06-13

Handel's Messiah is my favorite piece of classical music. Of the two versions that I had I only have left this one, and it is not the best (the other had been a cheap recording whose author's name I forgot too). This version seems to lack a little enthusiasm from the voices; too melancholic. Anyway, this is the first review of any music that I write, and probably will be the last too, so I just want to leave my impression of how I feel when I hear these solemn and heavenly sounds. One feels so raised to the heavenlies... I can almost sense the presence of the Lord Almighty up yonder among the clouds, and me being carried in solemnity to meet Him. Far away are the buzzing sounds of earthly chores. The air is fresh and clean as we are raised above the valleys, and we come to meet God's elected amid the singing, stronger and stronger. Jubilant, bathed in the glorious rays of the Savior's Light, we come together and sing: Glory to God, glory to God, praise and glory for He is coming...

2 out of 5 stars So Fashionable, and So Disappointing.......2007-02-01

This would be a great 21st Century Reader's Digest version of Messiah, if such a thing existed any more. Handel did as much as he could, but really, the performers still have to do something besides posture, which, by the way, seems to me to characterize many performances these days. Fashionable, but musically deficient.

Specifically: John Tomlinson sings like he thinks he IS God, instead of singing about Him. Heavy, cumbersome, and overblown. May I add boorish?

Arleen Auger has a very sweet voice. And??

Despite the program notes insisting that certain segments of this Messiah are given to "the contralto", Anne Sofie von Otter is NOT a contralto. Not even close.

The male alto can barely sustain a legato line - why he insists upon throwing in those complicated, badly-performed embellishments I can't figure. Well, I can, but I'd really rather not say.

Wake up, choristers!! It's 'For Unto Us A Child Is Born," not "Oy, I have to go to the grocery store today."

Boy do I regret having spent almost $40 on this one. Thank goodness I have the Colin Davis to console me.

4 out of 5 stars A nice combination of period nad tradiitonal.......2006-12-17



This 1988 recording sits between the euqally English, euqally period-ifnluenced Hogwood and Garidner. Of the three, Hogwood sounds more 'authentic' because it uses boys in the chorus and singers schooled period practice. By comparison, Pinnock's soprano, Arleen Auger, and mozeeo, Von Otter, are essentially modern singers--gorgeous ones, of course, Gardiner is far more anemic in his conducting and uses a scrwny-sounding orchestra, so if that's more authentic, so be it. Of the three, Pinnock gives us more traditional music values in his emotional expression and instrumental timbres.

The competiiton is mushc stiffer now than in 1988, but Pinnock's reading has survived the test of time. He is not a genuinely inspired conductor--sadly, Messiah has become a cottage industry that excludes most big-name talents--but neither are Gardiner and Hogwood. (For sheer musicality, I tend to put my money on Andrew Parrott, Robert King, Marc Minkowski, Niklaus Harnoncourt, and Rene Jacobs.) But he's certainly good eough. The reason I haven't given five stars is that the male soloists aren't first-rate, and in particular the Wotan voice of John Tomlinson sounds cavernous in the bass arias. Add to that Pinnock's tendency toward tepidness, and what you end up with is a very good but not great performance.

5 out of 5 stars Wait! Before you buy..........2006-05-28

... This Messiah has recently been re-released at a much cheaper price. Go back and look for the DG "The Originals" release, which is being sold new for under $12.

5 out of 5 stars La mas bella y fidedigna interpretacion que se pueda obtener.......2004-12-29

Soy uno de los mas fanaticos seguidores de Handel y de su obra El Mesias... He escuchado muchas versiones de esta genial e impresionante obra del maestro Handel y, sencillamente no me queda mas que recomendar esta interpretacion, bajo la batuta del maestro Trevor Pinnock. Se nota la exigencia con que esta version se interpreto, dentro el contexto del arte barroco y la magnificencia de la pronunciacion del ingles de la epoca. La orquesta se luce impresionantemente desde la obertura... y le da a cada movimiento, toda aquella fuerza y a la vez delicadeza requerida en el sentimiento que aplica en cada uno de los textos biblicos escogidos por el guionista Jennens. El Coro del English Concert es arrebatador y demuestra maestria en la interpretacion de cada una de las arias que le corresponde. La soprano Arleen Auger, la puedo definir como un angel cantando y resulta ser una caricia a los oidos, a la vez que es capaz de arrancarle a uno las lagrimas por lo excelso de su magia interpretativa. El tenor Crook, aunque no es un tenor con tesitura para canto barroco, es realmente habil y agil al momento de interpretar los melismas caracteristicos de este brillante periodo musical. El contratenor Michael Chance, es fenomenal y quiera Dios que yo tenga el honor de conocer a este genio del canto: "But who may abide..." interpretado por Chance en esta version, es como para caer en extasis. La contralto Anne Sophie von Otter..., tiene una voz oscura y redondeada..., tambien resulta una caricia a los oidos y su "If God be for us..." es desbordante, capaz tambien de hacerle a uno derramar lagrimas por su belleza interpretativa. El bajo Tomlinson..., es barbaro!!! (Soy bajo-baritono en el Coro de la Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Costa Rica...) A pesar de su voz tan oscura, es tremendamente agil cuando le toca cantar los melismas y es genial al alcanzar la tonalidad brillante en las partes de notas altas y agudas...; por ejemplo: "The people that walked in darkness..." y "Why do the nations..." Tengo seis años de experiencia, interpretando musica coral y tengo que decir que espere esos seis años, desde 1999, para felizmente cantar esta obra "El Mesias". Ha sido fantastico finalmente lograr este objetivo..., la espera valio la pena y debo admitir que mi inspiracion ha sido sin duda alguna, la version que puede usted encontrar en este disco compacto. Doy gracias a todos los que intervinieron en esta grabacion (al maestro Trevor Pinnock, al English Concert and Choir y a los solistas ya mencionados), en nombre mio y en nombre del maestro Handel.
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    Abide With Me
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    Compiled Here Are Fifty of the Most Beloved Hymns Performed by Three of England's Most Distinguished Choirs. Every Selection Here is Sung in an Appropriately Dignified Manner and If You're Up for Over Two Hours of Consistently Well-rendered Quintessentially English Treatments of These Vernacular Favorites it Simply Doesn't Get Any Better Than This.

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    5 out of 5 stars Inspirational!.......2004-10-08

    Majestic hymns sung with British accents. A great combination! I haven't noticed any objectionable sounds on my copy.

    4 out of 5 stars hymns we sang in church.......2003-02-16

    i grew up in a traditional presbyterian church that had a pipe organ. i wanted a cd of many of the hymns that we sang in church sung by a choir and accompanied by a pipe organ. this cd fulfilled my wishes perfectly. the hymns are performed in a very straight-forward fashion with no show-boating or excess flourishes which is exactly what i wanted. this is not gospel music but what i refer to as liturgical music to indicate that it is religious music but not gospel music. i would give it 5 stars but there is a slight hiss. other than that the recording quality is very good.
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      Handel - Messiah / Vyvyan · Sinclair · Vickers · Tozzi · Royal PO · Beecham
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • Beecham's noisy Messiah
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      		 Handel - Messiah / Vyvyan · Sinclair · Vickers · Tozzi · Royal PO · Beecham
      George Frideric Handel , Sir Thomas Beecham , Jennifer Vyvyan , Monica Sinclair , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , Jon Vickers , and Giorgio Tozzi
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      ASIN: B000003FB8
      Release Date: 1992-07-14

      Tracks:

      1. Messiah: Overture - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
      2. Messiah: Recit: Comfort Ye, My People (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
      3. Messiah: Air: Every Valley Shall Be Exalted (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
      4. Messiah: Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord - John McCarthy
      5. Messiah: Recit: Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts (Bass) - Giorgio Tozzi
      6. Messiah: Air: But Who May Abide (Bass) - Giorgio Tozzi
      7. Messiah: Chorus: And He Shall Purify - John McCarthy
      8. Messiah: Recit: Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive (Contralto) - Monica Sinclair
      9. Messiah: Air & Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings (Contralto) - John McCarthy
      10. Messiah: Recit: For, Behold, Darkness Shall Cover (Bass) - Giorgio Tozzi
      11. Messiah: Air: The People That Walked In Darkness (Bass) - Giorgio Tozzi
      12. Messiah: Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born - John McCarthy
      13. Messiah: Pastoral Symphony - Royal Philharmonic Chorus
      14. Messiah: Recit: There Were Shepherds Abiding (Soprano) - Jennifer Vyvyan
      15. Messiah: Recit: And The Angel Said Unto Them (Soprano) - Jennifer Vyvyan
      16. Messiah: Recit: And Suddenly There Was (Soprano) - Jennifer Vyvyan
      17. Messiah: Chorus: Glory To God In The Highest - John McCarthy
      18. Messiah: Air: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter (Soprano) - Jennifer Vyvyan
      19. Messiah: Recit: Then Shall The Eyes (Contralto) - Monica Sinclair
      20. Messiah: Air: He Shall Feed His Flock; Come Unto Him (Contralto & Soprano) - Monica Sinclair
      21. Messiah: Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy - John McCarthy

      Tracks:

      1. Messiah: Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God - John McCarthy
      2. Messiah: Air: He Was Despised (Contralto) - Monica Sinclair
      3. Messiah: Chorus: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs - John McCarthy
      4. Messiah: Chorus: And With His Stripes We Are Healed - John McCarthy
      5. Messiah: Chorus: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray - John McCarthy
      6. Messiah: Recit: All They That See Him (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
      7. Messiah: Chorus: He Trusted In God - John McCarthy
      8. Messiah: Recit: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
      9. Messiah: Air: Behold, And See If There Be (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
      10. Messiah: Recit: He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
      11. Messiah: Air: But Thou Didst Not Leave (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
      12. Messiah: Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads - John McCarthy
      13. Messiah: Air: How Beautiful Are The Feet (Soprano) - Jennifer Vyvyan
      14. Messiah: Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands - John McCarthy
      15. Messiah: Air: Why Do The Nations So Furious Rage (Bass) - Giorgio Tozzi
      16. Messiah: Chorus: Lets Us Break Their Bonds Asunder - John McCarthy
      17. Messiah: Recit: He That Dwelleth In Heaven (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
      18. Messiah: Air: Thou Shalt Break Them (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
      19. Messiah: Chorus: Hallelujah! - John McCarthy
      20. Messiah: Part III - Air: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano) - Jennifer Vyvyan
      21. Messiah: Chorus: Since By Man Came Death - John McCarthy
      22. Messiah: Recit: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery (Bass) - Giorgio Tozzi
      23. Messiah: Air: The Trumpet Shall Sound (Bass) - Giorgio Tozzi
      24. Messiah: Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb - John McCarthy

      Tracks:

      1. Messiah: Recit: Unto Which Of The Angels (Tenor) - Jon Vickers
      2. Messiah: Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him - John McCarthy
      3. Messiah: Air: Thou Art Gone Up On High (Bass) - Giorgio Tozzi
      4. Messiah: Chorus: The Lord Gave The Word - John McCarthy
      5. Messiah: Recit: Then Shall Be Brought To Pass (Contralto) - Monica Sinclair
      6. Messiah: Duet: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? (Contralto & Tenor) - Monica Sinclair
      7. Messiah: Chorus: But Thanks Be To God - John McCarthy
      8. Messiah: Air: If God Be For Us (Soprano) - Jennifer Vyvyan

      Amazon.com essential recording

      Sir Thomas Beecham's Messiah has become notorious among baroque purists (like this writer) for embodying the worst excesses of pre-1960 Handel performance: ponderous tempos, stentorian opera singers, huge lumbering choruses and orchestras, crashing cymbals, clanging triangles.... Well, we'll need a new straw man: this performance is WONDERFUL. Jon Vickers and Giorgio Tozzi negotiate Handel's writing surprisingly well; Jennifer Vyvyan takes to it naturally. The chorus and orchestra (yes, including trombones, tuba, triangle, and cymbals) may obscure the part-writing, but they fill the music with power, grandeur, and faith. If Mozart could re-orchestrate Messiah, why not Beecham? This may not be Handel's Messiah as such, it may even be a period piece itself--but it's magnificent. --Matthew Westphal

      Customer Reviews:

      3 out of 5 stars Beecham's noisy Messiah.......2006-12-23

      Here's the famous Messiah from Thomas Beecham and forces that uses crashing cymbals, enhanced timpani and brass to make it sound like a collusion between classical forces, a rock band and Canadian Brass. Listen to second CD excerpt from "Hallelujah!" for the opening cymbal crash to get an idea of what's going on.

      This performance has been debated for 40 years as to whether it is musically adept, musically correct, an exemplar of the English choral tradition, or just a big old batch of fun at Handel's expense. I first owned this during a time when I also owned a recording Handel's "Royal Fireworks Music" featuring 40 woodwinds. The two made roughly an equal amount of noise.

      There isn't much question this performance is completely out of step with the way Handel is performed in most venues today. Check out the wonderful Jon Vickers' highly operatic opening aria, "Comfort ye", then compare that to any leaned-out period group you've heard. You'll get another idea of the dimension of Beecham's project.

      While not on the agenda of the Flat Earth Society, the only real interest in a performance like this -- especially having to endure it on three CDs when just about everyone else puts it on two -- is nostalgia or history, whichever happens to be the case for you.

      My personal favorite version is in the 4-CD box of "Messiah" and "Israel In Egypt" where Andrew Parrott leads his Taverner Choir & Players and some of the best early music singers including Emma Kirkby, Emily van Evera, Margaret Cable, David Thomas, and Joseph Cornwall. HIs Messiah isn't perfect -- it uses a countertenor for a bass in one aria -- but it is more moderate than most PPP recordings and has a wonderful romantic edge to most of the score. It comes with a top notch recording of "Israel in Egypt" and still costs less than the Beehcham.

      5 out of 5 stars The Big Victorian Handel 'Messiah': Indulge Yourself!.......2006-12-16

      We live in an era when purity of intent and respect for composers' works is at an all time high. Not only are we blessed with superb 'authentic' performances on period instruments and with small choruses and countertenors and state of the art bel canto singers for Handel's evergreen "Messiah", there are many superlative recordings that are as polished as any one work on current recordings. Supposedly we are hearing Messiah the way Handel envisioned it. Perhaps so, but who is to say that had Handel the resources available today he wouldn't have jumped for joy at the drama of the old British Choral Societies version that Sir Thomas Beecham conducts on this anything but dusty recording from many years ago. The 'Old School' had its good points.

      Beecham goes all out with an orchestration, while attributed to Sir Eugene Goosens is also probably some of Beecham's own inimitable tinkering, that adds instruments not only in numbers but also in color and depth of sound. Winds double strings, percussion includes the full battery instead of just tympani, the big cello and viola sound stand equally with the big violin sound, etc. The chorus is huge, and while this allows the big dramatic moments to be intense, the fine diction Beecham demanded remains solidly intact.

      The soloists are in an operatic class of their own. Jennifer Vyvyan and Monica Sinclair were major singers when this recording was made and their singing is big and well ornamented. Jon Vickers and Giorgio Tozzi bring Verdi into the room and he is a welcome visitor to Beecham's vision of this work.

      For this listener, who prefers the 'correct, authentic' performance, this recording and others even older that celebrate the BIG Messiah are a delight. And that just proves that performance standards, no matter the interpretation of the conductor, are paramount: Beecham gives a solid, convincing interpretation to the operatic Messiah. It is lush, and huge, and absolutely wonderful to hear again! Grady Harp, December 06

      5 out of 5 stars Comfort Ye!.......2006-10-30

      If your not familiar with "Messiah" don't let the reviews scare you - this is certainly a great choice for your first or only recording. There is a lot of feeling in the playing and singing, and i feel it is quite respectful not only of the composer, but the subject matter. It includes a booklet with all the lyrics, and an essay by Beecham himself about the piece. It is a complete recording, with a "bonus cd" of extra verses not usually performed (as explained in the essay). The audio quality is great for the time it was recorded. Its much more worthy to be listened to and contemplated than to be put on as backround music at Christmastime. The price is certainly reasonable in light of the quality of the performance.

      3 out of 5 stars Familiarity hasn't bred much affection.......2005-11-02

      I first became acquainted with this recording at the tender age of 12 when I received the original Soria edition as a Christmas gift. I remember being intensely disappointed at what seemed to me then as more circus than music. Time has mellowed that negative reaction and gives a more balanced assessment of Beecham's achievement - I bought the CD reissue after all. It still doesn't inspire much affection in yours truly although I can appreciate the soloists' contributions, particularly Tozzi. The lamented Vyvyan was in better voice with Boult. Here she has a rapid vibrato and a curious way of articulating the high notes. The orchestrations seem to maintain more of the clarity of the writing by concentrating on the bass and the top without clogging up the middle voices in the manner of the Victorians. There are three pieces where it just doesn't work at all to these ears: the brassy "All we like sheep," "Hallelujah" (which summons visions of Fucik's 'Entry of the Gladiators' every time I hear it), and the disintegration of the obbligato trumpet into flute noodlings in "The trumpet shall sound," in a lightweight performance that is at odds with the grandeur of the text. I'll also admit that the splashy brilliance of "For unto us a Child is born" and the surging drama of "Surely, He hath borne our griefs" are very satisfying.

      In the forty some recordings I own (and the many performances I've attended) there's no best and no definitive. This is one I respect but don't care to hear very often.

      3 out of 5 stars Thanks to Jon!.......2005-03-08

      This recording is worth having first of all beacause of the credible singing of Jon Vickers! Yes, he really sings on the words. The "Comfort Ye" and "Every valley..." have a knew dimension after Jons reading of the score. Of course I know that in tradition we want a very much more lyrical voice to this masterpiece. But he's not alone here, and now we are already into the problem; the choir! It's just terrible, yes terrible!
      I'm just ending up with "Thanks to Jon!"




      Handel: Messiah
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • Finally a Messiah with fervor!
      • Great recording!
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      Manufacturer: Naxos
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      ASIN: B00002R16A
      Release Date: 1999-11-30

      Tracks:

      1. Messiah: No. 1 Overture
      2. Messiah: No. 2 Arioso For Tenor
      3. Messiah: No. 3 Air For Tenor
      4. Messiah: No. 4 Chorus
      5. Messiah: No. 5 Recitative For Bass
      6. Messiah: No. 6 Air For Bass
      7. Messiah: No. 7 Chorus
      8. Messiah: No. 8 Recitative For Alto
      9. Messiah: No. 9 Air For Alto And Chorus
      10. Messiah: No. 10 Arioso For Bass
      11. Messiah: No. 11 Air For Bass
      12. Messiah: No. 12 Chorus
      13. Messiah: No. 13 Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
      14. Messiah: No. 14a Recitative And No. 14b Arioso For Soprano
      15. Messiah: No. 15 Recitative For Soprano
      16. Messiah: No. 16 Arioso For Soprano
      17. Messiah: No. 17 Chorus
      18. Messiah: No. 18 Air For Soprano
      19. Messiah: No. 19 Recitative For Alto
      20. Messiah: No. 20 Air For Alto And Soprano
      21. Messiah: No. 21 Chorus
      22. Messiah: No. 22 Chorus
      23. Messiah: No. 23 Air For Alto
      24. Messiah: No. 24 Chorus
      25. Messiah: No. 25 Chorus
      26. Messiah: No. 26 Chorus

      Tracks:

      1. Messiah: No. 27 Arioso For Tenor
      2. Messiah: No. 28 Chorus
      3. Messiah: No. 29 Recitative For Tenor
      4. Messiah: No. 30 Air For Tenor
      5. Messiah: No. 31 Recitative For Tenor
      6. Messiah: No. 32 Air For Tenor
      7. Messiah: No. 33 Chorus
      8. Messiah: No. 34 Recitative For Tenor
      9. Messiah: No. 35 Chorus
      10. Messiah: No. 36 Air For Alto
      11. Messiah: No. 37 Chorus
      12. Messiah: No. 38 Aria For Soprano
      13. Messiah: No. 39 Chorus
      14. Messiah: No. 40 Air For Bass
      15. Messiah: No. 41 Chorus
      16. Messiah: No. 42 Recitative For Tenor
      17. Messiah: No. 43 Air For Tenor
      18. Messiah: No. 44 Chorus
      19. Messiah: No. 45 Air For Soprano
      20. Messiah: No. 46 Chorus
      21. Messiah: No. 47 Recitative For Bass
      22. Messiah: No. 48 Air For Bass
      23. Messiah: No. 49 Recitative For Alto
      24. Messiah: No. 50 Duet For Alto And Tenor
      25. Messiah: No. 51 Chorus
      26. Messiah: No. 52 Air For Soprano
      27. Messiah: No. 53 Chorus
      28. Messiah: Amen

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Finally a Messiah with fervor!.......2005-10-20

      I've hunted a thrilling performance of The Messiah through 240 versions so far. This is the best I've found. Some are self-conscious, dutifully singing as instructed. Some are almost childish in their lilt. Some are overblown with so much bombast that you can barely hear the heart of the music. Some are concentrated on faithfulness to the original instruments. If you want a performance that will make you shiver with the power and joy of the music, this is the one. The singers are singing about GLORY. They sound as if they are ecstatic. The musicians are at one with the music and they create a virtual cathedral wherever this CD is played, just close your eyes. Or, let your own imagery, be it celestial, or of great oceans...carry you away.

      5 out of 5 stars Great recording!.......2003-09-22

      There are so many performances of the Messiah out there that it is very difficult to point to a difinative one, but I'd put this in the catagory of the "very good" ones. As other reviewers have said, every performance is different and has its own character. Each has stronger and weaker points. Here the conductor and musicians have made good, solid musical choices. There is an amazing attention to detail which is not so obvious the first listen through but which makes the piece shine. The tempos seem to be right on, and there is no frivolous over-embellishment by the soloists. There is no attempt to be showey. The dramatic dynamics in the first section of the overture are interesting, but seem to work after you hear it a few times. This performance also includes sections which are often omitted (Second half of "He shall feed his flock," "Thou art gone up on high," "Great was the company of the preachers," and "Death where is thy sting"). I prefer the more intimate quality of a small ensemble of musicians to the mega-performances by the London Philharmonic, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, etc.. As with this performance, the smaller group lends a clarity to the music, where the larger ensembles can get a little "muddy" at times. Just my personal preference. Overall, this is a very good performance, and certainly the low price (being on the Naxos lable) makes this a clear choice.

      2 out of 5 stars Good and Bad.......2000-04-09

      I was more interested in "The Messiah" for the religious content than as a music critic, but this was too much. The strings are tinny. The orchestra is plodding. The soloists and choir are thankfully very good and seem to understand the meaning of the words. It is a shame the sound mix is uneven. The male parts come across loud and clear, but the poor women. For instance, No. 9 Oh thou that tellest..., the soloist sounded like she was singing in an echo chamber far from the mike. This is one of the most disappointing versions of "The Messiah" I have heard in a long time.

      4 out of 5 stars This is a great recording!.......2000-02-11

      I was really surprised with the new that the Messiah's New World premiere was held at Trinity Church in October 1770, twenty-eight years after it was written. This fact only will make one proud in having this CD among his collection.

      Anyhow, this is nothing more than a historic detail and would not count if this recording had not an outstanding first-rate ensemble of singers. Without doubt there is no definitive version of Messiah. Each one has its own distinctive touch and feeling and exploring it is always a pleasant journey through imagination.

      As stated by the conductor: "we must concede that performing Messiah with twenty singers and an appropriately balanced instrumental ensemble represents, at best, an imperfect comprimise", it will be easy to understand that this recording does not stand among the greatest and will probably carry some imperfections. I will mention two that kind of disppointed me a little bit. The Overture and the Chorus Worthy is the Lamb, for some reason misses the habitual vigor and strenght. Everything else is great and this is definitely a worth buying.
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        • worthy of praise for our Lord, Jesus
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        Release Date: 2005-09-27

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        1. Sanctus - Ana Laura
        2. Holy, Holy, Holy Lord - Bebo Norman, Danielle Young
        3. Here with Us - Joy Williams
        4. Hail Almighty King - Andrew Osenga, Cliff Young
        5. Messiah Has Come - Cindy Morgan
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        5 out of 5 stars worthy of praise for our Lord, Jesus.......2005-12-04

        Please buy this new christmas worship album. This CD is a great mix of contemporary and traditional Christmas music. The whole CD never lets us forget the "Christ" in Christmas. I especially love Joy William's gorgeous "Here With Us." Also spectacular is Bebo Norman's, "Mary's Prayer." Please just take my word. This is a CD you will enjoy every year at this most blessed time in the winter season. I challenge every one of you who reads this review. Take a chance. You and your soul will not be dissappointed. You will find yourself lifting your hands to Jesus and praising His Holy name. Grace and Peace to you and your families.
        Great Choruses From Messiah
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Three thumbs up!!!
        • These choruses have never been sung better
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        ASIN: B000003FC6
        Release Date: 1992-09-15

        Tracks:

        1. Messiah: And the Glory of the Lord
        2. Messiah: And He Shall Purify
        3. Messiah: For Unto Us a Child Is Born
        4. Messiah: Glory to God
        5. Messiah: His Yoke Is Easy
        6. Messiah: Behold the Lamb of God
        7. Messiah: Surely He Hath Born Our Griefs/And with His Stripes We Are Healed/All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
        8. Messiah: He Trusted in God
        9. Messiah: Lift Up Your Heads, Oh Ye Gates
        10. Messiah: Let All the Angels of God Worship Him
        11. Messiah: The Lord Gave His Word
        12. Messiah: Their Sound Is Gone Out into All Lands
        13. Messiah: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
        14. Messiah: Hallelujah
        15. Messiah: Since by Man Came Death
        16. Messiah: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?/But Thanks Be To God
        17. Messiah: Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Three thumbs up!!!.......2007-01-20

        Awesome!!!! I love the Messiah and these people sing it fast!

        5 out of 5 stars These choruses have never been sung better.......2006-12-17

        This excerpt disc comes from Shaw's mid-Sixties Messiash, one of the first (along with Mackerras on EMI and Colin Davis on Philips) to offer the small-scale chorus and orchestra that have now become standard. There's only a primitive attempt to osund 'authentic,' but that hardly matters in the choruses.

        What does matter is Shaw's superb selection of professional New York singers. Making up the Robert Shaw Chorale for more than twenty years, they remain the gold standard for choral singing on records. The unity and balance to be heard here are miraculous, and even though Shaw wasn't the greatest Baroque conductor, this aspect of his Messiah is glorious. Too bad that RCA doesn't get some of the edge off the recorded sound.
        Inspirations
        Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
        • Insprirations
        • Peaceful
        		 Inspirations

        Manufacturer: Trauma (Red)
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        All Works by J.S. BachAll Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by BeethovenAll Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        Rodgers, RichardRodgers, Richard | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
        CantatasCantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        Vargas, RamonVargas, Ramon | U to Z | Featured Performers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        CantatasCantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
        GospelGospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
        Christian Contemporary MusicChristian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
        Praise & WorshipPraise & Worship | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B0000E331E
        Release Date: 2004-02-10

        Tracks:

        1. Introduction, George Foreman
        2. Sounds Of The Earth, Ram=F3n Vargas
        3. I Gave Him My Life, Ram=F3n Vargas & Vienna Boys Choir
        4. How To Become A Champion, George Foreman
        5. Song For The Little Girls, Vienna Boys Choir
        6. All Things Are Possible, George Foreman
        7. It Was Jesus Who Died For Me, Ram=F3n Vargas
        8. Jesus I Will Sing For You, Domino Blue
        9. Without Jesus, Ram=F3n Vargas & Vienna Boys Choir
        10. Let Us Live, George Foreman
        11. All Things Are Possible, Instrumental

        Tracks:

        1. Oh Happy Day, The Edwin Hawkins Singers
        2. How Great Thou Art, Lee Greenwood
        3. Thank You, Yolanda Adams
        4. Let There Be Peace On Earth, B.J. Thomas (Duet with Tabitha Fair)
        5. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, Symphonette Society
        6. Panis Angelicus, Jose Carreras
        7. The Lord's Prayer, Jim Nabors
        8. Amazing Grace, Sandi Patty
        9. Joyful Joyful, The New York Restoration Choir Directed By Donnie McClurkin
        10. On Eagle's Wings, Michael Crawford
        11. You'll Never Walk Alone, Aretha Franklin

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Insprirations.......2004-08-09

        I found this album to be truly uplifting. George Foreman has touched a chord and the use of the different performers, along with George's excellent voice, is outstanding. This album will make a difference for many who buy it. I consider it to be excellent!

        1 out of 5 stars Peaceful.......2004-06-06

        This is a great cd in words, horrible in singing. This guy's like Paul McCartney. His painting a bunch of buckets of paint on a wall. This guy's music is a bunch of noise mixed into this thing that makes rap sound like gospel music. He stinks at boxing, cooking (just look at the guy), and everything else! This is a failiure of a sellout. If you think this is the chef of all time, get this cd.

        Music Review:

        1. Live at Azusa, Vol. 4 [Live]
        2. Lookin' Back '77-'86
        3. Lord of All
        4. Louisiana Hayride Gospel, Vol. 1: Classic Gospel Radio
        5. More to This Life
        6. My Beloved Be Still and Know
        7. My Refuge
        8. Nearer My God to Thee: The Gospel Series
        9. Not Just Another Song
        10. Peace In The Valley

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