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Messiah

Creators: George Frederick Handel, Peter Marschik, Charles Humphries, London Academy, Martin Schebesta, Max Emanuel Cencic, Ivan Sharpe, Christopher Pigram
Label: Delta
Category: Music

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Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

2 reviews
Sales Rank: 457315

Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.2 x 4.9 x 1

UPC: 018111977128
EAN: 0018111977128
ASIN: B00001U02W

Release Date: September 28, 1999
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Tracks:

Disc 1

•	Sinfonia
•	No. 1, Comfort ye, comfort ye my people
•	No. 2, Ev'ry valley shall be exalted
•	No. 3, And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed
•	No. 4, Thus saith the Lord of Hosts
•	No. 5, But who may abide the day of his coming
•	No. 6, And he shall purify
•	No. 7, Behold, a virgin shall conceive
•	No. 10, For behold, darkness shall cover
•	No. 11, The people that walked in darkness
•	No. 12, For unto us a child is born
•	No. 13, Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
•	No. 14, There were shepherds abiding
•	And lo, the angel of the Lord
•	And the angel said unto them
•	And suddely there was
•	No. 15, Glory to God in the highest
•	No. 16, Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
•	No. 17, Then shall the eyes of the blind
•	No. 18, He shall feed his flock
•	No. 19, His yoke is easy, his burden is light
•	No. 20, Behold the Lamb of God
•	No. 21, He was despised
•	No. 22, Surely, he hath borne our griefs
•	No. 23, And with his stripes we are healed
•	No. 24, All we like sheep have gone astray
•	No. 25, All they that see him
•	No. 26, He trusted in God
•	No. 29, He was cut off out of the land
•	No. 30, But thou didst not leave his soul in hell
•	No. 31, Lift up your heads, O ye gates

Disc 2

•	No. 34, Thou art gone up on high (version for alto)
•	No. 35, The Lord gave the word
•	No. 36, How beautiful are the feet
•	No. 37, Their sound is gone out
•	No. 38, Why do the nations
•	No. 39, Let us break their bonds asunder
•	No. 40, He that dwelleth in heaven
•	No. 41, Thou shalt break them
•	Messiah: No. 42, Hallelujah - Vienna Boys' Choir, Handel, George Frid
•	Messiah: No. 43, I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Vienna Boys' Choir, Handel, George Frid
•	Messiah: No. 44, Since by Man Came Death - Vienna Boys' Choir, Handel, George Frid
•	Messiah: No. 45, Behold, I Tell You a Mystery - Vienna Boys' Choir, Handel, George Frid
•	Messiah: No. 46, The Trumpet Shall Sound - Vienna Boys' Choir, Handel, George Frid
•	Messiah: No. 48, O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? - Vienna Boys' Choir, Handel, George Frid
•	Messiah: No. 49, But Thanks Be to God - Vienna Boys' Choir, Handel, George Frid
•	Messiah: No. 50, If God Be for Us - Vienna Boys' Choir, Handel, George Frid
•	Messiah: No. 51, Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain - Amen - Vienna Boys' Choir, Handel, George Frid
•	No. 42, Hallelujah
•	No. 43, I know that my Redeemer liveth
•	No. 44, Since by man came death
•	No. 45, Behold, I tell you a mystery
•	No. 46, The trumpet shall sound
•	No. 47, Then shall be brought to pass
•	No. 48, O death, where is thy sting?
•	No. 49, But thanks be to God
•	No. 50, If God be for us
•	No. 51, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain - Amen

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Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars

Great price, slow, occasionally sloppy performance... July 24, 2008
This performance of Messiah, conducted by Peter Marschik and performed by the choir and soloists of the Vienna Boys Choir, was originally released on the Cappricio label, and has since been licensed by Laserlight and other budget labels at significantly reduced prices. I purchased the Laserlight edition while exploring several different Messiahs. This recording has a couple of plusses, especially in the expressive soloists: the fiery tenor Ivan Sharpe does a magnificent job with "Comfort Ye My People" and "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted" and the boy soprano Max Emmanuel Cencic is glorious on "There Were Shepherds Abiding" while Countertenor Charles Humphries is also fine, if not absolutely proficient, on his solos. This performance is definitely worth hearing for the soloists.

The troubles I have with this particular Messiah are the unaccountably slow tempos set on some of the choruses: "And He Shall Purify" and "For Unto Us A Child Is Born" seem unnecessarily languid, stripping them of any sense of joy or rejoicing, and paling in comparison to other Messiahs. The other big problem with this recording is the Vienna Boys' Choir, which is surprisingly ragged and disunified on most of their choruses. There is little precision or style in their singing, which leads me to believe this recording was put together with little rehearsal. There are a couple of moments as well where the choir goes noticeably out of tune. Not a first choice for a Messiah, but worth hearing for the tender, expressive soloists.

4 out of 5 stars

Not what you'd expect July 23, 2000
7 out of 8 found this review helpful

Warning: NOT a complete Messiah! But do buy it, not only because it's cheap but also because of Max Emanuel Cencic, a great Croatian sopranist with an absolutely angelic voice. For a complete recording, I would suggest the Christie featuring Andreas Scholl.