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composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
later versions:Der Messias: 31. Arie (Tenor): Du zerschlägst sie mit dem eisernen Zepter
part of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part II (order: 22)
arrangements:Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 43. Thou shalt break them (Goossens-Beecham Edition)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. Aria: Thou Shalt Break Them (tenor) (Wilberg Edition)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1959-06-15 – 1959-06-19Messiah, HWV 56: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (Tenor)Richard Lewis, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent2:05
1970-07Messiah: Part II No. 43 Thou shalt break them (tenor air)Alexander Young, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary2:16
1972-11Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. Recitative: “He that dwelleth in heaven” (tenor) / Air: “Thou shalt break them” (tenor)London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Richter2:22
1974Le Messie: n° 41 - Aria de ténorRyland Davies, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard?:??
1976-07Messiah, Part 2: Nos. 42-43. Recitative & Air tenor. "He that dwelleth in heaven..."Philip Langridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner2:34
1979Tenor Aria / Thou Shalt Break ThemPhilip Langridge, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis2:10
1982-02-13 – 1982-02-14Thou shalt break them / Air, tenorMartyn Hill, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Anders Öhrwall2:05
1982-11Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIII. Air (Tenor) "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron"Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner1:59
1982-11Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XLIII: Air "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron" (tenor)Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt1:59
1983-12-18 – 1983-12-20Messiah: 42. He that dwelleth in heaven / 43. Thou shalt break themAtlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus, Robert Shaw2:14
1984-05-24 – 1984-07-19Der Messias: No. 38 ArieRobert Gambill, Radio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Sir Neville Marriner2:05
1986-12-16 – 1986-12-20Messiah: Part II. XLIII. Tenor aria "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron"Orchestra of The Sixteen, Harry Christophers2:13
1986-12-22 – 1986-12-23Messiah: Part II. Air "Thou shalt break them"John Aler, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis1:59
1988-01Messiah, HWV 56: XLIII. Air (Tenor) "Thou Shalt Break Them"Howard Crook, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock2:06
1991-01-11 – 1991-01-17Messiah: Part II: 43. Thou Shalt Break ThemCollegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox2:01
1992-12-16 – 1993-03-16Messiah: Thou shalt break them with a rod of ironThe Brandenburg Consort, Stephen Cleobury2:09
1994Messiah: Part II. Aria "Thou shalt break them" (tenor)John Mark Ainsley, The Brandenburg Consort, Stephen Cleobury1:59
1996-05-05 – 1996-05-12Messiah: Part Two: Scene Five: No. 43. Air for TenorBenjamin Brecher, Trinity Church Orchestra, Owen Burdick1:56
1996-12Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene VII. Recitative "He that dwelleth in Heaven" / Song "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron"Charles Daniels, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh2:06
1997-09-18 – 1997-09-20Aria: Thou Shalt Break Them (Tenor)Thomas Randle, BBC Philharmonic, Harry Christophers1:56
1999Messiah: Part 2. Air (tenor): Thou shalt breakMichael Kristensen, Akademisk Orkester, Morten Topp2:04
2004-12-17 – 2004-12-21Air: Thou shalt break themliveArnold Schönberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt2:05
2006-01Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative "He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn" / no. 43. Air "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron"Kobie van Rensburg, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs1:59
2006-05-01 – 2006-05-04Appendix. Messiah: Air: Thou shalt break themDunedin Consort, John Butt2:03
2006-12-10 – 2006-12-12Messiah: Part II. XLIII. Tenor "Thou shalt break them"liveLondon Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis & Mark Padmore2:06
2008-12-22 – 2008-12-23Messiah: Part 2: Aria: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor)Allan Clayton, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton1:58
2016-12-20 – 2016-12-22Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 43: Air “Thou shalt break them”Rupert Charlesworth, Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet1:50
2017-12-18 – 2017-12-19The Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Air "Thou Shalt Break Them"liveNicholas Mulroy, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall2:00
41. Aria (Tenor) : Thou Shalt Break Them With A Rod Of IronAmsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman2:00
Air (Tenor): "Thou Shalt Break Them"Handel2:07
He That Dwelleth In Heaven: Recitativo / Thou Shalt Break Them: Aria (Tenor)George Frideric Handel; Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Colin Davis2:28
He That dwelleth in heaven...Recit. for Tenor / Thou shalt break them...Air for TenorGulf Coast Chorale2:42
He That dwelleth in heaven...Recit. for Tenor / Thou shalt break them...Air for TenorGulf Coast Chorale2:49
Le Messie Part 2: No. 41. Aria: Thou shalt break themRobert Tear, English Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras2:12
Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 3: 43. Air: I Know That My Redeemer LivethLynne Dawson, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski6:09
Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron" (Tenor)Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée1:50
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 (1742 Version): No. 43, Thou Shalt Break HimBenedikt Kristjánsson, Gaechinger Cantorey, Hans-Christoph Rademann0:14
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 43, Thou Shalt Break Them with a Rod of IronAkademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Justin Doyle1:54
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron - AirOrchestra of The Sixteen, Harry Christophers2:14
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIIb. Recitative (Tenor) "He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn" / XXXVIII. Air (Tenor) "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron"Mark Padmore, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie2:17
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIII. Air (Tenor) "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron"John Elwes, Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki2:07
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "He that dwelleth in heaven - Thou shalt break them"Paul Elliott, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood2:11
Messiah, HWV 56: XLII. Recitative (Tenor) "He That Dwelleth in Heaven" - XLIII. Air (Tenor) "Thou Shalt Break Them"La Chapelle Rhénane, Benoît Haller2:06
Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Thou Shalt Break ThemSmithsonian Concerto Grosso, Antal Doráti2:18
Messiah, Part II. "Thou shalt break them"The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter1:52
Messiah: 43. Thou shalt break themDavis Cunningham, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy2:16
Messiah: Air: Thos shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor)Nicolai Gedda, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer2:13
Messiah: Air. Tenor: 'Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron'. AndanteToronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis1:56
Messiah: Część Druga: Thou shalt break themLa Tempesta, Jakub Burzyński1:59
Messiah: He That Dwelleth in Heaven; Thou Shalt Break ThemArcady, Ronald Beckett1:58
Messiah: II, No. 20: Air "Thou shalt break them"Allan Clayton, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury2:03
Messiah: Part II, no. 22: Though shalt break them with a rod of ironAcademy of Ancient Music, Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom2:17
Messiah: Part II, No. 40 Recitative "He that dwelleth in heaven" / No. 41 Air "Thou shalt break them"John Wakefield, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis2:23
Messiah: Part II. Recitative "He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn" - Air "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron"William Christie, Les Arts Florissants2:12
Messiah: Part Two: Aria (Tenor): Thou Shalt Break ThemThe Choir & Orchestra of Pro Christe, Timothy Dean1:59
Messiah: Thou shalt break themGeorge Maran, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult2:19
Messiah: Thou Shalt Break ThemRobert Tear, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir David Willcocks2:18
Messiah: Thou Shalt Break Them (Air - Tenor)New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein2:07
Messiah: Thou shalt break them with a rod of ironOregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Helmuth Rilling1:59
Messiah: Thou shalt break them with a rod of ironWilfred Brown, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Süsskind2:15
Messiah: Thou shalt break them with a rod of ironMusica Sacra, Richard Westenburg2:04
Messiah: Thou shalt break them with a rod of ironEastman Chorale, Eastman Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra, Donald Neuen2:06
No.41: Aria (Ten): 'Thou shalt break them'Ivan Sharpe, Academy of London, Peter Marschik1:57
Part II: Air - “Thou Shalt Break Them”Alexander Young, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent2:15
Recitative (Tenore): He That Dwelleth In Heaven | Air (Tenore): Thou Shalt Break ThemBenjamin Hulett, Barockorchester Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius2:10
Recitative/Air: He That Dwelleth in Heaven / Thou Shalt Break ThemGeorg Friedrich Händel3:17
Second Part: Air (Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron)Collegium 1704, Václav Luks1:52
The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 43): Air (Tenor), Thou shalt break themPaul McMahon, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker2:01
The Messiah: Air: Thou shalt break themRobert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw2:13
Thou shalt break themApollo’s Fire, Jeannette Sorrell2:06
Thou Shalt Break ThemApollo’s Fire & Jeannette Sorrell2:12
Thou Shalt Break ThemJohn Wakefield, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis2:07
Thou Shalt Break Them[unknown]2:02
Thou Shalt Break Them (tenor air)Bruce Fowler, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman2:05
Thou Shalt Break Them a Rod of IronGeorge Frideric Handel, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra & Oregon Bach Festival Choir1:59