James Bowman Margaret Cable Joseph Cornwell - Handel Messiah (51 tracks) +Album Reviews

Search - James Bowman, Margaret Cable, Joseph Cornwell :: Handel: Messiah

James Bowman, Margaret Cable, Joseph Cornwell
Handel: Messiah
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (24) - Disc #1
1. Sinfony Grave/Allegro Moderato
2. Accompagnato: Tenor 'Comfort Ye My People'
3. Air: Tenor 'Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted'
4. Chorus 'And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed'
5. Accompagnato:Tenor 'Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts'
6. Air: Countertenor 'But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming'
7. Chorus 'And He Shall Purify'
8. Recitative: Alto 'Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive'
9. Chorus 'O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion'
10. Accompagnato: Bass 'For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth'
11. Air: Bass 'The People That Walked In Darkness'
12. Chorus 'For Unto Us A Child Is Born'
13. Pifa Larghetto E Mezzo Piano
14. Recitative & Accompagnato: Soprano II 'There Were Shepherds'/Recitative: Soprano II 'And The Angel Said Unto Them'/Accoompagnato: Soprano II 'And Suddenly There Was With The Angel'
15. Chorus 'Glory To God In The Highest'
16. Air: Soprano I 'Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion'
17. Recitative: Countertenor 'Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind Be Open'd'
18. Air: Soprano I 'He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd'
19. Chorus 'His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light'
20. Chorus 'Behold, The Lamb Of God'
21. Air: Alto 'He Was Despised'
22. Chorus 'Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs'
23. Chorus 'And With His Stripes We Were Healed'
24. Chorus 'All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray'
Track Listings (27) - Disc #2
1. Accompagnato: Tenor 'All They That See Him, Laugh Him To Scorn'
2. Chorus 'He Trusted In God'
3. Accompagnato: Tenor 'Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart'
4. Arioso: Tenor 'Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow'
5. Accompagnato: Soprano II 'He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land Of The Living'
6. Air: Soprano II 'But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell'
7. Chorus 'Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates'
8. Recitative: Tenor 'Unto Which Of The Angels'
9. Chorus 'Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him'
10. Air: Countertenor 'Thou Art Gone Up On High'
11. Chorus 'The Lord Gave The Word'
12. Air: Soprano I 'How Beautiful Are The Feet'
13. Chorus 'Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands'
14. Air: Bass 'Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together'
15. Chorus 'Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder'
16. Recitative: Tenor 'He That Dwelleth In Heaven'
17. Air: Tenor 'Thou Shalt Break Them'
18. Chorus 'Hallelujah!'
19. Air: Soprano I 'I Know That My Redeemer Liveth'
20. Chorus 'Since By Man Came Death'
21. Accompagnato: Bass 'Behold, I Tell You A Mystery'
22. Air: Bass 'The Trumpet Shall Sound'
23. Recitative: Countertenor 'Then Shall Be Brought To Pass The Saying'
24. Duet: Countertenor & Tenor 'O Death, Where Is Thy Sting'
25. Chorus 'But Thanks Be To God'
26. Air: Alto 'If God Be For Us'
27. Chorus 'Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain... Amen'

CD Details

All Artists: James Bowman, Margaret Cable, Joseph Cornwell, Emily van Evera, Emma Kirkby, David Thomas, Andrew Parrott, The Taverner Consort
Title: Handel: Messiah
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Virgin Classics
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 5/7/2002
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Holiday & Wedding, Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750)
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 724356200425

CD Reviews

This is a fantastic performance

The Music Man | United States | 01/08/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"There is no countenancing the rabid review of this set below - I purchased this performance of Messiah as part of a boxed set (paired with Israel In Egypt) and found the interpretation to be completely masterful. Besides the crystal clear intonation of the chorus and orchestra, the spot-on tempos (neither racing fast nor ponderously slow), there is the delicious Emma Kirkby on soprano, the pitch-perfect James Bowman as countertenor, David Thomas as an authoritative Bass, Joseph Cornwell singing a heroic, passionate tenor, and Margaret Cable's creamy, moving Alto solos. But the true heroes of this rendition of Messiah are the Taverner Choir and Players, who, under the sure direction of Andrew Parrott, play and sing as one unit. The sound is remarkably balanced and the performance clean and nuanced. This is a "historically-informed" recording, with period instruments and baroque mannerisms intact. It's lovely in every detail; and of my twenty-odd recordings of Messiah, it ranks in the top three. Essential and, at this AMAZING price, can be recommended by me as a first choice for buyers looking for a complete Messiah."