John Butt, Dunedin Consort & Players - George Frideric Handel: Messiah (2006)
John Butt, Dunedin Consort & Players - George Frideric Handel: Messiah (2006)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 696 Mb | Total time: 76:37+63:28 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Linn Records | # CKD 285 | Recorded: 2006
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 696 Mb | Total time: 76:37+63:28 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Linn Records | # CKD 285 | Recorded: 2006
This recording of Messiah by the Dunedin Consort is based on a reconstruction of the original version premiered in Dublin in 1742. The Dublin version is rarely performed because the composer had simplified parts in deference to the vocal limitations of some of the local soloists, because it is not as complete as later versions of the score and because revisions Handel made after the first performance have become standard. This recording also seeks to duplicate the original performing forces as authentically as possible by having the soloists perform the choruses, as well, using a total of only 12 singers. The result is remarkably and refreshingly intimate. In spite of the modesty of scale, conductor John Butt leads a reading that never sounds small or limited; the performers convey the full extent of the work's wide emotional range. The size of the chorus allows for an unusually light touch in the movements requiring choral coloratura, and the Dunedin Consort responds nimbly. The soloists are all of the highest quality, with youthful-sounding voices more robust and less mannered than what one generally associates with the English oratorio tradition. Bass Matthew Brook's "But who may abide the Day of His Coming," is delivered with astonishing breath control and power. Nicholas Mulroy's virile tenor gives "Comfort ye," a welcome solidity. Contralto Clare Wilkinson sings "He shall feed His flock," with breathtaking poignancy, as intimately as a lullaby. Soprano Susan Hamilton sings "I know that my Redeemer liveth," with stunning simplicity and purity. Annie Gill's contralto is sweet and light in "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion." All the soloists communicate with a naturalness and directness that create an unusually intense sense of drama; despite having disciplined and beautifully modulated voices, they sing as if they are telling a personal and deeply felt story, in the tradition of the best folk singers. The orchestra responds to Butt's leadership with a lively and well-balanced performance. The SACD recording is clear and present, and details emerge with the vivid characteristic of chamber music. In every aspect, this is one of the most compelling and engaging Messiahs on disc.–Stephen Eddins
Performer:
Susan Hamilton, soprano
Annie Gill, contralto
Clare Wilkinson, contralto
Nicholas Mulroy, tenor
Matthew Brook, bass
Dunedin Consort & Players
Conductor - John Butt
Tracklist:
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Messiah, (Dublin Version, 1742)
CD1:
01. Sinfonia
02. Recit: Comfort ye!
03. Air: Every valley shall be exalted
04. Chorus: And the Glory of the Lord
05. Recit: Thus saith the Lord
06. Air: But who may abide
07. Chorus: And He shall purify
08. Recit: Beholdd a virgin shall conceive
09. Air: O thou that tellest good tidings
10. Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings
11. Recit: For behold!
12. Air: The people that walked in darkness
13. Chorus: For unto us a child is born
14. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
15. Recit: There were shepherds
16. Recit: And lo!
17. Recit: And the angel said unto them
18. Recit: And suddenly
19. Chorus: Glory to God
20. Air: Rejoice greatly
21. Recit: Then shall the eyes of the blind
22. Air: He shall feed His flock
23. Chorus: His yoke is easy
24. Chorus: Behold the lamb of God
25. Air: He was despised
26. Chorus: Surely
27. Chorus: And with His Stripes
28. Chorus: And we like sheep
APPENDIX
29. Recit: But Who may abide
CD2:
01. Recit accomp: All they that see Him
02. Chorus: He trusted in God
03. Recit accomp: Thy rebuke
04. Air: Behold and see
05. Recit accomp: He was cut off
06. Air: But thou didst not leave
07. Chorus: Lift up your heads
08. Recit: Unto which of the angels
09. Chorus: Let all the angels
10. Air: Thou art gone up
11. Chorus: The Lord gave the word
12. Soli & Chorus: How beautiful are the feet
13. Air: Why do the nations
14. Chorus: Let us break
15. Recit: He that dwelleth
16. Chorus: Hallelujah
17. Air: I know that my redeemer liveth
18. Soli & Chorus: Since by man
19. Recit accomp: Behold I tell you a mistery
20. Air: The trumpet shall sound
21. Recit: Then shall be brought
22. Duet: O death where is thy sting
23. Chorus: But thanks
24. Air: If God be for us
25. Chorus: Worthy is the lamb
26. Chorus: Amen
APPENDIX
27. Recit: He that dwelleth in Heaven shall laugh them to scorn
28. Air: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron
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John Butt, Dunedin Consort & Players - George Frideric Handel: Messiah (2006)
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