Oratorio `Messiah` (1741), HWV 56 (Handel)

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
Oratorio `Messiah` (1741), HWV 56

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John Alldis (conductor) , Felicity Lott (soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor), Alfreda Hodgson (ñontralto), London Philharmonic Orchestra

London Philharmonic Choir. Recording 1979
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David van Asch (bass-baritone) , The Scholars Baroque Ensemble

Altos – David Gould , Angus Davidson, Frances Jellard // Basse – Charles Gibbs, Peacock, David Van Asch // Sopranos – Diane Atherton, Janet Coxwell, Helen Parker, Kym Amps // Tenors – Gerald O`Beirne*, James Oxley, John Bowen, Robin Doveton // Directed By David Van Asch // 1992.
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Thomas Beecham (conductor) , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Recordings 1947 by Elsie Suddeby - soprano, Marjorie Thomas - contralto, Heddle Nash - tenor, Trevor Antony - bass. Luton Choral Society.
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Leonard Bernstein (conductor) , New York Philharmonic, Westminster Cathedral Choir

Philharmonic Orchestra, New York, Adele Addison (soprano), Russell Oberlin (countertenor), David Lloyd (tenor), William Warfield (baritone), Westminster Choir. Recorded 1956
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Richard Bonynge (conductor) , Joan Sutherland (soprano), Tom Krause (bass-baritone), English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Huguette Tourangeau - mezzo-soprano, Werner Krenn - tenor, Dermot Coleman - boy soprano. 1969
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Adrian Boult (conductor) , Joan Sutherland (soprano), Grace Bumbry (mezzo-soprano), Kenneth McKellar (tenor), London Symphony Orchestra

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Jorg Breiding (choirmaster) , Jan Kobow (tenor), Knabenchor Hannover, Barockorchester L`Arco

2002, Marktkirche, Hannover // Siri Karoline Thornhill (soprano), Martin Wölfel (altus), Jan Kobow (tenor), Kay Stiefermann (bass)
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John Butt (conductor) , Dunedin Consort

Dunedin Consort & Players / John Butt (direction & harpsichord) / 2006
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William Lincoln Christie (conductor) , Barbara Schlick (soprano), Sandrine Piau (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Les Arts Florissants

Mark Padmore - tenor, Nathan Berg - bass. Recording 1993
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Harry Christophers (conductor) , Lynne Dawson (soprano), David James (countertenor), Michael George (bass), The Sixteen

Catherine Denley - mezzo-soprano, Meldwin Davis - tenor. Recording - December 1986, London.
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Stephen Cleobury (conductor) , The Brandenburg Consort, Choir of King`s College, Cambridge

Choir of King`s College Cambridge. The Brandenburg Consort, conducted by Stephen Cleobury. Label: Brillant Classics, Sergey Disks Collection in the Baroque style`. Live broadcast in 1994.
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Colin Davis (conductor) , Heather Harper (soprano), Helen Watts (mezzo-soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), London Symphony Orchestra, The London Symphony Chorus

John Wakefield - tenor. Ralph Downes - organ, Leslie Pearson - harpsichord. Recorded in 1966.
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Andrew Davis (conductor) , Kathleen Battle (Soprano), Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Kathleen Battle - Soprano, Florence Quivar - Alto,John Aler - Tenor, Samuel Ramey - Bass. Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Recording - December 22-23 , 1986
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Colin Davis (conductor) , Susan Gritton (soprano), Sara Mingardo (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor), London Symphony Orchestra

Alastair Miles - bass. Tenebrae Choir. Recorded: December 10 and 12, 2006, Barbican, London.
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Alexander Dmitriev (conductor) , Luisa Andrushevich (soprano), Lyudmila Filatova (soprano), Karlis Zarins (tenor), Leningrad Philharmonic Academic Symphony Orchestra

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Diego Fasolis (conductor) , Lynne Dawson (soprano), Charles Daniels (tenor), Antonio Abete (bass), Swiss Radio Choir, Orchestra `I Barocchisti`

2000, Lugano. Soloists: Lynne Dawson (soprano), Guillemette Laurens (mezzo-soprano), Charles Daniels (tenor), Antonio Abete (bass).
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John Elliot Gardiner (conductor) , Margaret Marshall (soprano), Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (tenor), Robert Hale (bass baritone), English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir

1982
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Almuth Höfker (conductor)

Maria Friesenhausen - soprano, Frauke Haasemann - contralto, Karl Markus - tenor, Erich Wenk - bass. Evangelische Kantorei Siegen. Bachorchester Köln. 28.11.1971.
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Emmanuelle Haim (conductor) , Lucy Crowe (soprano), Tim Mead (countertenor), Andrew Staples (tenor), Le Concert d`Astree Ensemble

Lucy Crowe, soprano, Tim Mead, alto, Andrew Staples, tenor, Christopher Purves, bass.
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Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) , Concentus Musicus Wien

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Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) , Christine Schafer (soprano), Michael Shade (tenor), Gerald Finley (baritone), Concentus Musicus Wien

Christine Schafer, Michael Schade, Anna Larsson, Gerald Finley. Concentus Musicus Wien. Recording - December 17-21, 2004, Vienna.
        (6)
Richard Hickox (conductor) , Joan Rogers (soprano), Della Jones (mezzo-soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor), Collegium Musicum 90

Christopher Robson - countertenor, Bryn Terfel - bass-baritone. Recording - January 11-17, 1991, London.
        (3)
Edward Higginbottom (Conductor) , Academy of Ancient Music (Cambridge, England)

1751 version by Henry Jenkinson, Otta Jones, Robert Brooks - trebles, Iestyn Davies - countertenor, Toby Spence - tenor, Eamonn Dougan - bass. Choir of New College Oxford. Recording - January 3-8, 2006, London.
        (1)
Christopher Hogwood (conductor) , Emma Kirkby (soprano), Judith Nelson (soprano), David Thomas (bass), Academy of Ancient Music (Cambridge, England)

Emma Kirkby - soprano, Judith Nelson - soprano, Carolyn Watkinson - contralto, Paul Elliott - tenor, David Thomas - bass. Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Date of recording: 1980.
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Otto Klemperer (conductor) , Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Philharmonia Orchestra

Grace Hoffman - mezzo-soprano, Jerome Hines - bass. Recording of 1965
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Jaroslav Kre (conductor)

Choruses // 1989, Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava
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Pieter Jan Leusink (conductor)

Maja Roodveldt - soprano, Sytse Buwalda - countertenor, Paul van den Bemt - tenor, Julian Hartman - bass. Florilegium Musicum. City Boys Choir (Elburg). Recorded: September 1993, Holland.
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Neville Marriner (conductor) , Elly Ameling (soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Elly Ameling - soprano, Anna Reynolds - mezzo-soprano, Philip Langridge - tenor, Gwynne Howell - bass. Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, conductor sir Neville Marriner. Label: Decca.
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Neville Marriner (conductor) , Sylvia McNair (soprano), Anne-Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Michael Chance (ñountertenor), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Jerry Hadley - tenor, Robert Lloyd - bass. April 1992, Dublin.
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Paul McCreesh (conductor) , Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Charles Daniels (tenor), Neal Davies (bass), Gabrieli Consort & Players

Soprano I – Dorothea Roeschmann, soprano II – Susan Gritton, contralto – Bernarda Fink, tenor – Charles Daniels, bass – Neal Davies. All Saints Church, Tooting, London, 12/1996.
        (2)
Nicholas McGegan (conductor) , Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (San Francisco)

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. U. C. Berkeley Chamber Choir (Philip Brett - conductor). Lorraine Hunt, Janet Williams - sopranos, Patricia Spence - mezzo-soprano, Drew Minter - countertenor, Jeffrey Thomas - tenor, William Parker - bass-baritone. Recorded: January 4-7, 1991, Berkeley, California.
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Eugene Ormandy (conductor) , Eileen Farrell (soprano), Martha Lipton (mezzo-soprano), Philadelphia Orchestra

Eileen Farrell - soprano
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Andrew Parrott (conductor) , Emma Kirkby (soprano), James Bowman (countertenor)

Emma Kirkby - soprano, Emily van Evera - soprano, David Thomas - bass, Joseph Cornwell - tenor, James Bowman - countertenor. The Taverner Choir & Players. recording of 1988
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Martin Pearlman (conductor) , Boston Baroque

Boston Baroque, con. Martin Pearlman / 1992, Campion Center, Weston, Massachusetts, USA
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Mod Perceval-Allen (soprano)

1906. The London Welsh Choir. Orchestra: The Queen`s Hall Players. Conductor unknown./ Mod Perseval Allen (soprano), Elizabeth Dews (contralto), John Harrison (tenor), Charles Knowles (bass).
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Trevor Pinnock (conductor) , Arleen Auger (soprano), Anne-Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), John Tomlinson (bass), The English Concert Orchestra

Michael Chance - Alto, Howard Crook - Tenor. The English Concert Choir. Year of release of the disc: 1988.
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Hans-Christoph Rademann (conductor) , Dorothee Mields (soprano)

Dorothee Mields (soprano) Benno Schachtner (countertenor) Benedikt Kristjá
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Karl Richter (conductor) , Helen Donath (soprano), London Philharmonic Orchestra

Helen Donath, Anna Reynolds, Stuart Burrows, Donald McIntyre. John Alldis Choir. Recording - November 1972, London.
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Karl Richter (conductor) , Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Münchener Bach-Orchester, Munchener Bach-Chor

On it. yaz. Gundula Janowitz - Sopran, Marga Hoeffgen - Alt, Ernst Haefliger - Tenor, Franz Crass - Bass. Maurice Andre - Solo-Trompete, Hedwig Bilgram - Cembalo, Elmar Schloter - Orgel. Recording of 1965
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Georgi Robev (conductor) , Symphony Orchestra of Bulgarian National Radio, Bulgarian National Svetoslav Obretenov Choir

N. Dobriyanova-soprano, A. Milcheva-Nonova-mezzo-soprano, L. Dyakovsky-tenor, S. Markov-baritone, L. Metropolitan-choirmaster.
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John Rutter (conductor) , Joanne Lunn (soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Joanne Lunn - soprano, Melanie Marshall - mezzo-soprano, James Gilchrist - tenor, Christopher Purves - bass-baritone. The Cambridge Singers. 2007
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Malcolm Sargent (conductor) , Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Huddersfield Choral Society. Organ – Edward Cooper. Isobel Bailly (c), Gladys Ripley (k), James Johnston (t), Norman Walker (b).Huddersfield, July 12-17 and September 26, 1946.
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Hermann Scherchen (conductor) , London Philharmonic Orchestra

Margaret Ritchie - soprano, Constance Shacklock - mezzo-soprano, William Herbert - tenor, Richard Standen - bass. Recording - September 1953, London.
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Claudio Scimone (conductor) , Lucia Valentini-Terrani (mezzo-soprano), Bruce Ford (tenor), Gwynne Howell (bass), I Solisti Veneti

Patricia Schuma - Soprano, lucia Valentini Terrani - Contralto, Bruce Ford - Tenor, Gwynne Howell - Bass, Bernard Soustrot - Trumpet. The Ambrosian Singers, I Solisti Veneti, conductor Claudio Scimone.
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Robert Shaw (conductor) , Florence Kopleff (contralto), Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Judith Raskin - soprano, Florence Kopleff - contralto, Richard Lewis - tenor, Thomas Paul - bass, Robert Conant - harpsichord, Robert Arnold - organ, James Smith - solo trumpet. New York, 13-20 June 1966.
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Georg Solti (conductor) , Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Anne Gjevang - contralto, Keith Lewis - tenor, Gwynne Howell - bass. Recording - October 1984, Chicago.
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Johannes Somary (conductor) , Margaret Price (soprano), Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano), English Chamber Orchestra

Alexander Young - tenor, Justino Diaz - bass. Amor Artis Chorale. Recorded in 1971, Great Britain.
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Masaaki Suzuki (conductor) , Yoshikazu Mera (countertenor), Bach Collegium Japan

Midori Suzuki (soprano) / Yoshikazu Mera (alto) / John Elwes (tenor) / David Thomas (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki (cond.) / Venue Shoin Women`s University, Kobe, Japan, 1996
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Ivars Taurins (conductor) , Karina Gauvin (soprano), Robin Blaze (countertenor), Rufus Muller (tenor), Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Toronto), Tafelmusik Chamber Choir

Karina Gauvin (soprano), Robin Blaze (countertenor), Rufus Müller (tenor), Brett Polegato (bass) // 2011, Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory, Toronto (live)
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David Willcocks (conductor) , James Bowman (countertenor), Robert Tear (tenor), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King`s College, Cambridge

Benjamin Luxon - bass. Recording - July 27-29, 1971 and July 9, 1972, Cambridge.
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