tracks

1. Sinfonia (Grave - Allegro Moderato)
2. Accompagnato (Tenor): Comfort Ye My People
3. Air (Tenor): Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
4. Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed
5. Accompagnato (Bass): Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts
6. Air (Alto): But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming
7. Chorus: And He Shall Purify
8. Recitative (Contralto): Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
9. Air (Contralto) And Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings
10. Accompagnato (Bass): For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover
11. Air (Bass): The People That Walked In Darkness
12. Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born
13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
14. Recitative (Soprano): There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field. Accompagnato (Soprano): And Io, The Angel Of The Lord
15. Recitative (Soprano): And The Angel Said Unto Them
16. Accompagnato (Soprano): And Suddenly There Was With The Angel
17. Chorus: Glory To God In The Highest
18. Air (Soprano): Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion
19. Recitative (Contralto): Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind
20. Air (Contralto & Soprano): He Shall Feed His Flock
21. Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light
22. Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God
23. Air (Contralto): He Was Despised
24. Chorus: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
25. Chorus: And With His Stripes We Are Healed
26. Chorus: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
27. Accompagnato (Tenor): All They That See Him
28. Chorus: He Trusted In God
29. Accompagnato (Tenor): Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
30. Arioso (Tenor): Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow
31. Accompagnato (Soprano): He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land
32. Air (Soprano): But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul
33. Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
34. Recitative (Tenor). Unto Which Of The Angels
35. Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him
36. Air (Alto): Thou Art Gone Up On High
37. Chorus: The Lord Gave The Word
38. Air (Soprano): How Beautiful Are The Feet
39. Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out
40. Air (Bass): Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage
41. Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
42. Recitative (Tenor): He That Dwelleth In Heaven
43. Air (Tenor): Thou Shalt Break Them
44. Chorus: Hallelujah
45. Air (Soprano): I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
46. Chorus: Since By Man Came Death
47. Recitative (Bass): Behold, I Tell You A Mystery
48. Air (Bass): The Trumpet Shall Sound
49. Recitative (Alto): Then Shall Be Brought To Pass
50. Duet (Alto & Tenor): O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
51. Chorus: But Thanks Be To God
52. Air (Contralto): If God Be For Us
53. Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain - Amen

notes

℗ 1988 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg

Recording: London, Abbey Road Studios 1/1988

Cover: Painting by Fra Angelico (Detail), Church of San Dommenica, Fiesole, Italy

75 page booklet with English, German, French and Italian notes and libretto

Printed in West Germany by Münstermann-Druck Hanover ℗ 1988 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg.
Recording: London, Abbey Road Studios 1/1988
Total Playing Time 1:15:54.
Played on authentic instruments.
Cover: Painting by Fra Angelico (Detail), Church of San Dommenica, Fiesole, Italy.
Manufactured and Marketed by PolyGram, New York, NY.

credits

Alto Vocals [Soloist] – Michael Chance
Art Direction – Lutz Bode
Bass Vocals [Choir] – Chris Purves, Donald Greig, Mark Peterson (3), Richard Wistreich, Simon Birchall, Simon Grant (4), Stephen Alder, Stephen Charlesworth (2)
Bass Vocals [Soloist] – John Tomlinson (2)
Bassoon – Alastair Mitchell, Alberto Grazzi
Booklet Editor – Dr. David Butchart,
Cello – Christopher Poffley, Suki Towb, Timothy Kraemer
Cello [Continuo] – Jane Coe
Choir – The English Concert Choir
Composed By – George Frideric Handel,
Conductor, Harpsichord [Continuo] – Trevor Pinnock
Contralto Vocals [Choir] – Penny Vickers, Sandra Schultze,
Contralto Vocals [Soloist] – Anne Sofie Von Otter
Countertenor Vocals [Choir] – Ashley Stafford, Graeme Curry, Jonathan Kenny, Nicholas Clapton
Double Bass – Amanda McNamara, Peter McCarthy
Edited By – Ulrich Vette
Engineer – Hans-Peter Schweigmann
Horn – Anthony Halstead, Christian Rutherford
Libretto By – Charles Jennens
Liner Notes – Carole Boudreault, Donald Burrows
Liner Notes [French Translation] – Carole Boudreault
Liner Notes [German Translation] – Horst Leuchtmann
Liner Notes [Italian Translation] – Olimpio Cescatti
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Choir] – Caroline Trevor
Music Consultant [Keyboard Advisor] – Maurice Cochrane
Oboe – Anthony Robson, Gail Hennessy, Paul Goodwin (2), Sophia McKenna
Orchestra – The English Concert,
Organ [Continuo] – Ivor Bolton
Painting [Cover] – Fra Angelico (2)
Photography By [Artist Photos] – Clive Barda, Richard Holt
Producer – Dr. Andreas Holschneider
Recording Supervisor – Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
Soprano Vocals [Choir] – Alison Gough, Caroline Ashton, Deborah Roberts, Lucinda Houghton, Nicola Jenkin, Patricia Forbes, Rachel Platt, Sally Dunkley, Tessa Bonner, Twig Hall
Soprano Vocals [Soloist] – Arleen Auger
Tenor Vocal [Soloist]s – Howard Crook
Tenor Vocals [Choir] – Angus Smith, Nicolas Robertson, Paul Tindall, Peter Long, Philip Daggett, Philip Salmon, Simon Davies (3)
Timpani – Robert Howes
Trumpet – Michael Harrison (4), Michael Laird (2)
Typography [Typo Design] – Elke Neuß-Burghoff
Viola – Colin Kitching, Katherine Hart, Rupert Bawden, Trevor Jones (4)
Violin [1] – Graham Cracknell, Maurice Whitaker, Miles Golding, Pauline Nobes, Simon Standage, Susie Carpenter-Jacobs
Violin [2] – Alison Cracknell, Frances Turner, Marc Ashley Cooper, Margaret Faultless, Micaela Comberti, Walter Reiter
Alto Vocals [Soloist] – Michael Chance
Bass Vocals [Choir] – Chris Purves, Donald Greig, Mark Peterson (3), Richard Wistreich, Simon Birchall, Simon Grant (4), Stephen Alder, Stephen Charlesworth (2)
Bass Vocals [Soloist] – John Tomlinson (2)
Bassoon – Alastair Mitchell, Alberto Grazzi
Cello – Christopher Poffley, Suki Towb, Timothy Kraemer
Cello [Continuo] – Jane Coe
Choir – The English Concert Choir
Composed By – George Frideric Handel,
Contralto Vocals [Choir] – Penny Vickers, Sandra Schultze,
Contralto Vocals [Soloist] – Anne Sofie Von Otter
Countertenor Vocals [Choir] – Ashley Stafford, Graeme Curry, Jonathan Kenny, Nicholas Clapton
Directed By, Harpsichord – Trevor Pinnock
Double Bass – Amanda McNamara, Peter McCarthy
Edited By – Ulrich Vette
Engineer – Hans-Peter Schweigmann
Horn – Anthony Halstead, Christian Rutherford
Libretto By – Charles Jennens
Liner Notes – Carole Boudreault, Donald Burrows
Liner Notes [German Translation] – Horst Leuchtmann
Liner Notes [Italian Translation] – Olimpio Cescatti
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Choir] – Caroline Trevor
Music Consultant [Keyboard Advisor] – Maurice Cochrane
Oboe – Anthony Robson, Gail Hennessy, Paul Goodwin (2), Sophia McKenna
Orchestra – The English Concert,
Organ [Continuo] – Ivor Bolton
Painting [Cover] – Fra Angelico (2)
Photography By [Artist Photos] – Clive Barda, Richard Holt
Producer – Dr. Andreas Holschneider
Recording Supervisor – Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
Soprano Vocals [Choir] – Alison Gough, Caroline Ashton, Deborah Roberts, Lucinda Houghton, Nicola Jenkin, Patricia Forbes, Rachel Platt, Sally Dunkley, Tessa Bonner, Twig Hall
Soprano Vocals [Soloist] – Arleen Auger
Tenor Vocal [Soloist]s – Howard Crook
Tenor Vocals [Choir] – Angus Smith, Nicolas Robertson, Paul Tindall, Peter Long, Philip Daggett, Philip Salmon, Simon Davies (3)
Timpani – Robert Howes
Trumpet – Michael Harrison (4), Michael Laird (2)
Viola – Colin Kitching, Katherine Hart, Rupert Bawden, Trevor Jones (4)
Violin [1] – Graham Cracknell, Maurice Whitaker, Miles Golding, Pauline Nobes, Simon Standage, Susie Carpenter-Jacobs
Violin [2] – Alison Cracknell, Frances Turner, Marc Ashley Cooper, Margaret Faultless, Micaela Comberti, Walter Reiter

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polydor International GmbH
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polydor International GmbH
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Manufactured By – PolyGram Classics & Jazz

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