tracks

Sinfonia
Comfort Ye, Me People - Accompagnato
Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted - Aria
And The Glory Of The Lord - Coro
Thus Saith The Lord - Accompagnato
But Who May Abide - Aria
And He Shall Purify - Coro
Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive - Recitativo
O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion - Aria / O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion - Coro
For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth - Accompagnato
The People That Walked In Darkness - Aria
For Unto Us A Child Is Born - Coro
Pifa - Sinfonia Pastorale
There Were Shepherds - Recitativo / And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord - Accompagnato / And The Angel Said Unto Them - Recitativo / And Suddenly There Was With The Angel - Accompagnato
Glory To God - Coro
Rejoice Greatly - Aria
Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind - Recitativo
He Shall Feed His Flock - Duetto
His Yoke Is Easy - Coro
Behold The Lamb Of God - Coro
He Was Despised - Aria
Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs - Coro
And With His Stripes - Coro
All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray - Coro
All They That See Him - Accompagnato
He Trusted In God - Coro
Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart - Accompagnato
Behold, And See - Arioso
He Was Cut Off - Accompagnato
But Thou Didst Not Leave - Aria
Lift Up Your Heads - Coro
Unto Which Of The Angels - Recitativo
Let All The Angels Of God - Coro
Thou Art Gone Up On High - Aria
The Lord Gave The Word - Coro
How Beautiful Are The Feet - Aria (Alternative Version)
Their Sound Is Gone Out - Coro (Alternative Version)
Why Do The Nations - Aria
Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder - Coro
He That Dwelleth In Heaven - Recitativo
Thou Shalt Break Them - Aria
Hallelujah - Coro
I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Aria
Since My Man Came Death - Coro
Behold, I Tell You A Mistery - Accompagnato
The Trumpet Shall Sound - Aria
Then Shall Be Brought To Pass - Recitativo
O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? - Duetto
But Thanks Be To God - Coro
If God Is For Us - Aria
Worthy Is The Lamb… Amen. - Coro

notes

℗ 1983 © 1992 Philips Classics Productions.

Recorded on period instruments in London, November 1982.

Booklet in English, German & French.

Total playing time: 2.17'08". On back cover:
on period instruments = auf originalinstrumenten = sur instruments anciens
Total playing-time: 2.17'08"
Recorded = Aufnahme = Enregistrement: London 11/1982
Decca regt trade mark DECCA MUSIC GROUP LIMITED London, England
a Universal Music company
© 1992 Decca Classics Productions
Printed in Germany = Imprimé en Allemagne
Made in Germany

On CD:
Decca Music Group Limited
℗ 1983 Universal International Music BV
Made in the EU

credits

Bass Vocals – Robert Hale (2)
Bass Vocals [Choir] – Alan Brafield, Benjamin Odom, Charles Stewart (2), Christopher Green, Geoffrey Dolton, Richard Lloyd Morgan, Simon Oberst
Bassoon – Alastair Mitchell, Andrew Watts (2)
Cello – Angela East, Julie Lehwalder, Madeline Thorner, Timothy Mason
Choir – Monteverdi Choir,
Composed By – Händel,
Concertmaster – Elizabeth Wilcock
Conductor – John Eliot Gardiner
Countertenor Vocals – Charles Brett
Countertenor Vocals [Choir] – Ashley Stafford, Brian Gordon (2), David Cole (7), Julian Clarkson, Matthew Bright, Michael Chance, Patrick Collin
Double Bass – Amanda MacNamara, Valerie Botwright
Liner Notes – John Eliot Gardiner, Nicholas Kenyon
Liner Notes [German Translation] – Wilfried Sczepan
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Catherine Robbin
Oboe – Richard Earle, Robin Canter, Sophia McKenna, Valerie Darke
Orchestra – English Baroque Soloists,
Organ, Harpsichord – Alastair Ross
Soprano Vocals – Margaret Marshall
Soprano Vocals [Boy Soprano] – Saul Quirke
Soprano Vocals [Choir] – Carol Hall (2), Catherine Kroll, Gill Ross, Jane Fairfield, Jean Knibbs, Jenny Hill, Lucinda Houghton, Lyn Parkyns, Marilyn Troth, Mary Seers, Suzanne Flowers
Tenor Vocals – Anthony Rolfe-Johnson,
Tenor Vocals [Choir] – Andrew Murgatroyd, Colin Mair, John-Huw Thomas, Nicholas Robertson, Paul Harrhy, Philip Pettifor, William Pool
Timpani – Charles Fullbrook
Trumpet – Crispian Steele-Perkins, David Staff
Viola – Annette Isserlis, Jan Schlapp, Joan Brickley, Katherine Hart
Violin [1st] – Alison Bury, Desmond Heath, Elizabeth Wilcock, Helen Orsler, Hildburg Williams, Miles Golding
Violin [2nd] – Alison Townley, Bill Turnell, Graham Cracknell, Julie Miller (2), Roy Goodman
Bass Vocals – Robert Hale (2)
Bass Vocals [Choir] – Alan Brafield, Benjamin Odom, Charles Stewart (2), Christopher Green, Geoffrey Dolton, Richard Lloyd Morgan, Simon Oberst
Bassoon – Alastair Mitchell, Andrew Watts (2)
Cello – Angela East, Julie Lehwalder, Madeline Thorner, Timothy Mason
Choir – Monteverdi Choir,
Composed By – Händel,
Concertmaster – Elizabeth Wilcock
Conductor – John Eliot Gardiner
Countertenor Vocals – Charles Brett
Countertenor Vocals [Choir] – Ashley Stafford, Brian Gordon (2), David Cole (7), Julian Clarkson, Matthew Bright, Michael Chance, Patrick Collin
Double Bass – Amanda MacNamara, Valerie Botwright
Illustration [14th Century "The Crucifixion" (Detail)] – Vitale da Bologna
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Catherine Robbin
Oboe – Richard Earle, Robin Canter, Sophia McKenna, Valerie Darke
Orchestra – English Baroque Soloists,
Organ, Harpsichord – Alastair Ross
Soprano Vocals – Margaret Marshall
Soprano Vocals [Boy Soprano] – Saul Quirke
Soprano Vocals [Choir] – Carol Hall (2), Catherine Kroll, Gill Ross, Jane Fairfield, Jean Knibbs, Jenny Hill, Lucinda Houghton, Lyn Parkyns, Marilyn Troth, Mary Seers, Suzanne Flowers
Tenor Vocals – Anthony Rolfe-Johnson,
Tenor Vocals [Choir] – Andrew Murgatroyd, Colin Mair, John-Huw Thomas, Nicholas Robertson, Paul Harrhy, Philip Pettifor, William Pool
Timpani – Charles Fullbrook
Trumpet – Crispian Steele-Perkins, David Staff
Viola – Annette Isserlis, Jan Schlapp, Joan Brickley, Katherine Hart
Violin [1st] – Alison Bury, Desmond Heath, Elizabeth Wilcock, Helen Orsler, Hildburg Williams, Miles Golding
Violin [2nd] – Alison Townley, Bill Turnell, Graham Cracknell, Julie Miller (2), Roy Goodman

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Philips Classics Productions
Made By – PMDC, Germany
Record Company – Decca Music Group Limited
Copyright (c) – Decca Classics Productions
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Universal International Music B.V.
Made By – EDC, Germany

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