The Messiah (Highlights)

~ Release by Handel; English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Sinfonia engineer: Robert Auger (audio) producer: Seymour Solomon (producer and founder of Vanguard Records) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1970-07) choir vocals: Amor Artis Chorus (in 1970-07) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-07) conductor: Johannes Somary (in 1970-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Vanguard Classics (in 1991) recorded at: Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07) recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony (in 1970-07) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741) part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I	Georg Friedrich Händel		3:08
2	Comfort Ye engineer: Robert Auger (audio) producer: Seymour Solomon (producer and founder of Vanguard Records) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1970-07) choir vocals: Amor Artis Chorus (in 1970-07) solo tenor vocals and tenor vocals: Alexander Young (tenor) (in 1970-07) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-07) conductor: Johannes Somary (in 1970-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Vanguard Classics (in 1991) recorded at: Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07) recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor) (in 1970-07) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I	Georg Friedrich Händel		3:49
3	Ev'ry Valley engineer: Robert Auger (audio) producer: Seymour Solomon (producer and founder of Vanguard Records) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1970-07) choir vocals: Amor Artis Chorus (in 1970-07) solo tenor vocals and tenor vocals: Alexander Young (tenor) (in 1970-07) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-07) conductor: Johannes Somary (in 1970-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Vanguard Classics (in 1991) recorded at: Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07) recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry Valley” (Tenor) (in 1970-07) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741) part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I	Georg Friedrich Händel		4:00
4	For unto us engineer: Robert Auger (audio) producer: Seymour Solomon (producer and founder of Vanguard Records) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1970-07) choir vocals: Amor Artis Chorus (in 1970-07) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-07) conductor: Johannes Somary (in 1970-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Vanguard Classics (in 1991) recorded at: Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07) recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For Unto Us a Child Is Born” (in 1970-07) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741) part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I	Georg Friedrich Händel		4:14
5	Pifa engineer: Robert Auger (audio) producer: Seymour Solomon (producer and founder of Vanguard Records) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1970-07) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-07) conductor: Johannes Somary (in 1970-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Vanguard Classics (in 1991) recorded at: Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07) recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa) (in 1970-07) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741) part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I	Georg Friedrich Händel		3:46
6	And suddenly engineer: Robert Auger (audio) producer: Seymour Solomon (producer and founder of Vanguard Records) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1970-07) choir vocals: Amor Artis Chorus (in 1970-07) solo soprano vocals and soprano vocals: Margaret Price (soprano) (in 1970-07) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-07) conductor: Johannes Somary (in 1970-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Vanguard Classics (in 1991) recorded at: Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07) recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 16. Recitative “And suddenly there was with the angel” (Soprano) (in 1970-07) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I	Georg Friedrich Händel		0:21
7	Glory to God engineer: Robert Auger (audio) producer: Seymour Solomon (producer and founder of Vanguard Records) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1970-07) choir vocals: Amor Artis Chorus (in 1970-07) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-07) conductor: Johannes Somary (in 1970-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Vanguard Classics (in 1991) recorded at: Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07) recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest” (in 1970-07) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741) part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I	Georg Friedrich Händel		1:40
8	Rejoice greatly engineer: Robert Auger (audio) producer: Seymour Solomon (producer and founder of Vanguard Records) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1970-07) choir vocals: Amor Artis Chorus (in 1970-07) solo soprano vocals and soprano vocals: Margaret Price (soprano) (in 1970-07) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-07) conductor: Johannes Somary (in 1970-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Vanguard Classics (in 1991) recorded at: Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07) recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano) (in 1970-07) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741) part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part I	Georg Friedrich Händel		5:06
9	He was despised engineer: Robert Auger (audio) producer: Seymour Solomon (producer and founder of Vanguard Records) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1970-07) alto vocals and solo alto vocals: Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano) (in 1970-07) choir vocals: Amor Artis Chorus (in 1970-07) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-07) conductor: Johannes Somary (in 1970-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Vanguard Classics (in 1991) recorded at: Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07) recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto) (in 1970-07) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741) part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part II	Georg Friedrich Händel		10:56
10	Surely he hath borne engineer: Robert Auger (audio) producer: Seymour Solomon (producer and founder of Vanguard Records) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1970-07) choir vocals: Amor Artis Chorus (in 1970-07) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-07) conductor: Johannes Somary (in 1970-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Vanguard Classics (in 1991) recorded at: Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07) recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 24. Chorus “Surely he hath borne our griefs” (in 1970-07) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741) part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part II	Georg Friedrich Händel		3:16
11	All we like sheep engineer: Robert Auger (audio) producer: Seymour Solomon (producer and founder of Vanguard Records) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1970-07) choir vocals: Amor Artis Chorus (in 1970-07) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-07) conductor: Johannes Somary (in 1970-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Vanguard Classics (in 1991) recorded at: Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07) recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 26. Chorus “All we like sheep” (in 1970-07) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741) part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part II	Georg Friedrich Händel		3:33
12	The Lord gave the word engineer: Robert Auger (audio) producer: Seymour Solomon (producer and founder of Vanguard Records) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1970-07) choir vocals: Amor Artis Chorus (in 1970-07) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-07) conductor: Johannes Somary (in 1970-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Vanguard Classics (in 1991) recorded at: Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07) recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word” (in 1970-07) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741) part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part II	Georg Friedrich Händel		1:11
13	Why do the nations? engineer: Robert Auger (audio) producer: Seymour Solomon (producer and founder of Vanguard Records) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1970-07) bass vocals and solo bass vocals: Justino Díaz (operatic bass) (in 1970-07) choir vocals: Amor Artis Chorus (in 1970-07) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-07) conductor: Johannes Somary (in 1970-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Vanguard Classics (in 1991) recorded at: Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07) recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the Nations” (Bass) (in 1970-07) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741) part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part II	Georg Friedrich Händel		3:01
14	Hallelujah engineer: Robert Auger (audio) producer: Seymour Solomon (producer and founder of Vanguard Records) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1970-07) bass vocals: Justino Díaz (operatic bass) choir vocals: Amor Artis Chorale (in 1970-07) contralto vocals: Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano) soprano vocals: Margaret Price (soprano) tenor vocals: Alexander Young (tenor) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-07) conductor: Johannes Somary (in 1970-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Vanguard Classics (in 1991) recorded at: Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07) recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah” (in 1970-07) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741) part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part II	Georg Friedrich Händel		3:38
15	I know that my Redeemer liveth engineer: Robert Auger (audio) producer: Seymour Solomon (producer and founder of Vanguard Records) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1970-07) choir vocals: Amor Artis Chorus (in 1970-07) solo soprano vocals and soprano vocals: Margaret Price (soprano) (in 1970-07) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-07) conductor: Johannes Somary (in 1970-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Vanguard Classics (in 1991) recorded at: Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07) recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I Know That my Redeemer Liveth” (Soprano) (in 1970-07) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741) part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part III	Georg Friedrich Händel		7:20
16	Worthy is the Lamb... Amen engineer: Robert Auger (audio) producer: Seymour Solomon (producer and founder of Vanguard Records) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) harpsichord and organ: Colin Tilney (harpsichordist) (in 1970-07) bass vocals: Justino Díaz (operatic bass) choir vocals: Amor Artis Chorale (in 1970-07) contralto vocals: Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano) soprano vocals: Margaret Price (soprano) tenor vocals: Alexander Young (tenor) orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-07) conductor: Johannes Somary (in 1970-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Vanguard Classics (in 1991) recorded at: Wembley Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-07) recording of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 53. Chorus “Worthy is the Lamb… Amen” (in 1970-07) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741) part of: Messiah, HWV 56: Part III	Georg Friedrich Händel		6:42

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ASIN:	US: B0000023CP [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 723918402024
Format:: CD
Length:: 1:05:40

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data Quality:: Normal

Labels

Vanguard Classics
OVC 4020

Release events

United Kingdom
1990

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