tracks

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

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

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 (2)
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

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Telarc Records
Copyright (c) – Telarc Records
Manufactured By – Digital Audio Disc Corp.
Recorded At – Campion Center, Boston, MA
Glass Mastered At – DADC – DIDX-014349
Glass Mastered At – DADC

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