Handel - Messiah - Johannes-Passion, La Resurrezione / Choral Classics / Brilliant Classics 5x Audio CD 2012, Box Set / 94317

Handel - Messiah - Johannes-Passion, La Resurrezione / Choral Classics / Brilliant Classics 5x Audio CD 2012, Box Set / 94317 UPC 5028421943176   La resurrezione (The Resurrection), HWV 47, is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, set to a libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capece (1652–1728). Capece was court poet to Queen Marie Casimire of Poland, who was living in exile in Rome. It was first performed on Easter Sunday, 8 April 1708 at Rome, with the backing of the Marchese Francesco Ruspoli, Handel's patron at this time. The work details the events between — and during — Good Friday and Easter Sunday, with the action carried forward in recitative, and exploration of character and delineation of mood taking place in the arias. The characters of the liturgical drama that appear in the oratorio are Lucifer (bass), Mary Magdalene (soprano), an angel (soprano), John the Evangelist (tenor), and Mary Cleophas (alto).   Label: Brilliant Classics – 94317 Series: Choral Classics Format: 5 x CD, Box Set, Compilation Country: Europe Released:    2012 Genre: Classical Style: Baroque, Oratorio     Tracklist:     Messiah (Oratorio In Three Parts HWV56) Alto Vocals – Hilary Summers Bass Vocals – Alastair Miles Choir – The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge Conductor – Stephen Cleobury Ensemble – The Brandenburg Consort Leader [The Brandenburg Consort] – Roy Goodman Libretto By – Charles Jennens Soprano Vocals – Lynne Dawson Tenor Vocals – John Mark Ainsley Trumpet – Crispian Steele-Perkins   1-1   Sinfonia 3:02   1-2   Recitative (Tenor): Comfort Ye My People 2:51   1-3   Aria (Tenor): Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted 3:20   1-4   Chorus: And The Glory, The Glory Of The Lord 2:51   1-5   Recitative (Bass): Thus Said The Lord 1:19   1-6   Aria (Alto): But Who May Abide 4:04   1-7   Chorus: And He Shall Purify 2:29   1-8   Recitative (Alto): Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive 0:23   1-9   Aria (Alto) & Chorus: O Thous That Tellest 5:26   1-10   Recitative (Bass): For Behold, Darkness Shall Come Over The Earth 2:01   1-11   Aria (Bass): The People That Walked In Darkness 3:17   1-12   Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born 4:04   1-13   Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) 2:30   1-14   Recitative (Soprano): There Were Shepherds 0:30   1-15   Recitative (Soprano): And The Angel Said Unto Them 0:31   1-16   Recitative (Soprano): And Suddenly There Was With The Angel 0:16   1-17   Chorus: Glory To God In The Highest 1:52   1-18   Aria (Soprano): Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion 4:16   1-19   Recitative (Alto): Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind 0:24   1-20   Aria (Soprano): And He Shall Feed His Flock 4:34   1-21   Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy 2:20   1-22   Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God 2:21   1-23   Aria (Alto): He Was Despised 9:50   2-1   Chorus: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs 1:42   2-2   Chorus: And With His Stripes We Are Healed 1:47   2-3   Chorus: All We Like Sheep 3:43   2-4   Recitative (Tenor): All They That See Him 0:40   2-5   Chorus: He Trusted In God 2:18   2-6   Recitative (Tenor): Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart 1:48   2-7   Aria (Tenor): Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow 1:21   2-8   Recitative (Tenor): He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land 0:17   2-9   Aria (Soprano): But Thou Didst Not Leave 2:20   2-10   Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads 2:58   2-11   Recitative (Tenor): Unto Which Of The Angels 0:18   2-12   Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him 1:27   2-13   Aria (Alto): Thou Art Gone Up On High 3:11   2-14   Chorus: The Lord Gave The Word 1:04   2-15   Aria (Soprano): How Beautiful Are The Feet 2:02   2-16   Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out 1:29   2-17   Aria (Bass): Why Do The Nations 1:25   2-18   Chorus: L