Handel - Clift, Robbin, Fowler, Ledbetter, Martin Pearlman, Boston Baroque - Messiah flac mp3 download

Tracklist

Part One
1-01	1. Sinfonia	2:52
1-02	2. Comfort Ye My People - Tenor Recitative	2:48
1-03	3. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted - Tenor Air	3:10
1-04	4. And The Glory Of The Lord - Chorus	2:38
1-05	5. Thus Saith The Lord - Bass Racitative	1:24
1-06	6. But Who May Abide - Alto Air	3:58
1-07	7. And He Shall Purify - Chorus	2:08
1-08	8. Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive - Alto Recitative	0:22
1-09	9. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion - Alto Air & Chorus	5:19
1-10	10. For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth - Bass Recitative	1:50
1-11	11. The People That Walked In Darkness - Bass Air	4:05
1-12	12. For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Chorus	3:35
1-13	13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)	2:54
1-14.1	14a. There Were Shepherds - Soprano Recitative	0:13
1-14.2	14b. And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord Came Upon Them - Soprano Recitative	0:21
1-15	15. And The Angel Said Unto Them - Soprano Recitative	0:36
1-16	16. And Suddenly There Was With The Angel - Soprano Recitative	0:16
1-17	17. Glory To God - Chorus	1:43
1-18	18. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion - Soprano Air	4:15
1-19	19. Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind - Alto Recitative	0:23
1-20	20. He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd - Alto & Soprano Air	4:39
1-21	21. His Yoke Is Easy - Chorus	2:11
Part Two
1-22	22. Behold The Lamb Of God - Chorus	2:27
1-23	23. He Was Despised - Alto Air	8:20
Part Two (Continued)
2-01	24. Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs - Chorus	1:48
2-02	25. And With His Stripes We Are Healed - Chorus	1:44
2-03	26. All We Like Sheep - Chorus	3:22
2-04	27. All They That See Him - Tenor Recitative	0:44
2-05	28. He Trusted In God - Chorus	2:16
2-06	29. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart - Tenor Recitative	1:31
2-07	30. Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow - Tenor Arioso	1:13
2-08	31. He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land Of The Living - Tenor Recitative	0:19
2-09	32. But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell - Chorus	1:24
2-10	33. Lift Up Your Heads - Chorus	2:54
2-11	34. Unto Which Of The Angels - Tenor Recitative	0:15
2-12	35. Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him - Chorus	1:24
2-13	36. Thou Art Gone Up On High - Alto Air	2:53
2-14	37. The Lord Gave The Word - Chorus	1:12
2-15	38. How Beautiful Are The Feet - Soprano Air	2:04
2-16	39. Their Sound Is Gone Out - Chorus	1:21
2-17	40. Why Do The Nations? - Bass Air	2:41
2-18	41. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder - Chorus	1:41
2-19	42. He That Dwelleth In Heaven - Tenor Recitative	0:13
2-20	43. Thou Shall Break Them - Tenor Air	2:05
2-21	44. Hallelujah - Chorus	3:33
Part Three
2-22	45. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Soprano Air	5:02
2-23	46. Since By Man Came Death - Chorus	2:03
2-24	47. Behold, I Tell You A Mystery - Bass Recitative	0:33
2-25	48. The Trumpet Shall Sound - Bass Air	8:41
2-26	49. Then Shall Be Brought To Pass - Alto Recitative	0:14
2-27	50. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? - Alto & Tenor Duet	1:09
2-28	51. But Thanks Be To God - Chorus	2:07
2-29	52. If God Be For Us - Soprano Air	4:01
2-30	53. Worthy Is The Lamb ... Amen - Chorus	7:09

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Telarc Records
• Copyright (c) – Telarc Records
• Manufactured By – Digital Audio Disc Corp.
• Recorded At – Campion Center, Boston, MA

Credits

• Art Direction – Anilda Carrasquillo, Ray Kirschensteiner
• Baritone Vocals – Victor Ledbetter
• Choir – Boston Baroque Chorus
• Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
• Conductor, Harpsichord – Martin Pearlman
• Cover [Graphics] – Susan Cybulski
• Cover [Painting] – Albrecht Dürer
• Edited By – Finesplice, Tony Bridge
• Engineer – Jack Renner
• Executive-Producer – Robert Woods
• Liner Notes [English] – Martin Pearlman
• Liner Notes [French] – Patricia Dussaux
• Liner Notes [German] – Gila Fox
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Catherine Robbin
• Orchestra – Boston Baroque
• Photography By – Art Resource, NY, Erich Lessing
• Producer – James Mallinson
• Soprano Vocals – Karen Clift
• Supervised By – Elaine Martone
• Technician [Assistance] – John Newton
• Tenor Vocals – Bruce Fowler

Notes

Playing Time: CD 1: 62:41; CD 2: 69:01; Total: 132:02

Recorded in Campion Center, Weston Center, Massachusetts, May 18-22, 1992
Microphones: Neuman M-50b (tube), Schoeps M-221B/MK-5
Console: Studer 962
Digital Recording Processor: Apogee Model 500 A/D Converter
Microphone, Interconnecting & Speaker Cables: This recording utilized the latest in cable technology including Monster Cable M1500, M1.5, Series I & III Prolink and Music Interface Technologies Proline
Monitor Speakers: B&W 801 Matrix 2
Monitored Through Appogee Model 500 D/A Converter
Power Amplifiers: B&W MPA 810
Exclusive Control Room Acoustics Treatment: RPG Diffusors & Abffusors
Digital Editing: Sony DAE 3000

During the recording of the digital masters and the subsequent transfer to disc, the signal was not passed through any processing device (i.e., compression, limiting or equalization) at any step during production.

Cover Painting: "The Virgin with the Wreath of Roses", Narodni Galerie, Praque, Czechoslavakia

℗ & © 1992 Telarc

Printed in USA

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 089408032226
• ASIN: B000003CYY
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - CD 1): DIDX 014349
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - CD 2): DIDX 041350
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - CD 1): DIDX-014349 2 ¤ ¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ A02
• Mastering SID Code (Variant 2 - CD 1): IFPI L322
• Mould SID Code (Variant 2 - CD 1): IFPI 50F0
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - CD 2): DIDX-014350 4 ¤ ¤¤ ¤¤¤¤ A08
• Mould SID Code (Variant 2 - CD 2): IFPI 50EA
• SPARS Code: DDD