| Management number | 254338545 | Release Date | 2026/11/07 | List Price | US$11.60 | Model Number | 254338545 | ||
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The RIAS Kammerchor Berlin and it's chief conductor Justin Doyle present Handel's Messiah, together with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and an all-British quartet of outstanding soloists, consisting of Julia Doyle (soprano), Tim Mead (countertenor), Thomas Hobbs (tenor) and Roderick Williams (bass). Messiah is not only Handel's most famous work, but equally one of the cornerstones of British choral culture. Soon after the work's premiere, a tradition of mass performances full of pomp and circumstance took root, with the Hallelujah as a showstopper. This new period-instruments recording, however, aims to bring the piece back to the size and intimacy of the 1742 premiere in Dublin. The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin has a substantial PENTATONE discography, including Handel's Concerti grossi Op. 6 and Op. 3, (released in 2019 and 2020), Telemann's opera Miriways (2019) and CANTATA with Bejun Mehta (2018). The RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, Justin Doyle, Julia Doyle, Tim Mead, Thomas Hobbs and Roderick Williams all make their PENTATONE debut.
| Performer | Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin Doyle Rias Kammerchor Berlin |
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| Music genre | Classical |
| Media format | CD |
| Original release date | 2009 |
| Has parental advisory label | N |
| Number of discs | 2 |
| Track listing | Coming Soon! |
| Record label | Pentatone |
| Composer | Handel |
| Songwriter | Handel / Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin |
| Track name | Overture, And the Glory, And He Shall Purify, O Thou That Tellest, For Unto Us a Child, Pastoral, Glory to God, His Yoke Is Easy, Behold the Lamb of God, Surely, And With His Stripes, Lift Up Your Heads, Hallelujah Chorus, Since By Man Came Death, But Thanks Be to God, Worthy Is the Lamb, Amen, Comfort ye my people, Ev'ry valley shall be exalted, And the glory of the Lord, Behold, a virgin shall conceive, O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light, For unto us a child is born, He was despised and rejected of men, Surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows, And with his stripes we are healed, All we like sheep have gone astray, All they that see him laugh him to scorn, He trusted in God that he would deliver him, Thy rebuke hath broken his heart, Behold and see if there be any sorrow, Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, He shall feed his flock like a shepherd, His yoke is easy, Sinfonia, Comfort ye, my people, Thus saith the Lord, But who may abide the day of his coming?, And he shall purify, The people that walked in darkness, Pastoral Symphony, There were shepherds abiding in the field/And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them/ And the angel said unto them/ And suddenly, He shall feed his flock/Come unto him, Why do the nations so furiously rage together?, Messiah: Sinfony, Messiah: Comfort Ye, Messiah: Every Valley, Messiah: And The Glory Of the Lord, Messiah: Thus Saith The Lord, Messiah: But Who May Abide, Messiah: And He Shall Purify, Messiah: Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive, Messiah: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion, Messiah: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth, Symphony, Comfort ye (Accompagnato), Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (Air), And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed (Chorus), Thus saith the Lord of Hosts (Accompagnato), But who may abide the day of His coming (Air), And He shall purify the sons of Levi (Chorus), a virgin shall conceive (Recitative), O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Air), darkness shall cover the earth (Accompagnato), The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light (Air), For unto us a Child is born (Chorus), Pifa (Pastoral Symphony), Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, The Lord our enemy has slain (Chorus), Nell dolce dell'obblio, Allegro, Larghetto, Allegro moderato, Sinfonia to Act 2 (from Ariodante), Recit & Aria: Scherza infida (from Ariodante), Let the Bright Seraphim (Air & Chorus) |
| Digital audio file format | CD |
| Music media format | CD |
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