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Arleen Auger|Handel: Messiah

Handel: Messiah

Arleen Augér, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson, The English Concert Choir, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

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A true classic of historically informed performance practice, Trevor Pinnock's 1988 recording of George Frederick Handel's Messiah with the English Concert and Choir is one of the finest versions available to offer authentic instruments and lively, embellished singing that is idiomatic to the Baroque period. With such superb soloists as soprano Arleen Augér, contralto Anne Sofie von Otter, countertenor Michael Chance, tenor Howard Crook, and bass John Tomlinson performing at a consistently high level of vocal quality and interpretive skill, and with the choir singing with lean lines and crisp enunciation, the oratorio's text is perfectly understandable and enjoyable for its dramatic retelling of the Gospel narrative. But the musical glory of this recording is the marvelous sound of the English Concert, which supplies the accompaniment with radiant sonorities and exciting rhythmic vitality, and makes this Messiah a clear demonstration of why rediscovering period practice is essential to revealing the true nature of early music. At the time of its release, this version was still a pioneering effort, competing against many other recordings of Messiah in a stodgy traditional style that bore the stylistic accretions of over two centuries. But Pinnock and his fellows in the cause stripped away the musicological varnish and made knowledge of Baroque instrumentation and ornamentation essential to performing the music of Handel and other composers of the era, and the effects of their efforts are obvious in most recordings of the 21st century.

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Arleen Auger

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Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

1
I.Symphony
00:03:23

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

2
2. "Comfort ye, My people"
Howard Crook
00:03:27

Howard Crook, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

3
III. "Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted"
Howard Crook
00:03:31

Howard Crook, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

4
IV. "And the Glory of the Lord"
00:02:51

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

5
5. "Thus saith the Lord"
John Tomlinson
00:01:35

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Tomlinson, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

6
VI. "But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming"
Michael Chance
00:04:45

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Michael Chance, Alto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

7
VII. "And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi"
00:02:25

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

8
8. "Behold, a virgin shall conceive"
Anne Sofie von Otter
00:00:29

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Anne Sofie von Otter, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

9
IX. "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion"
Anne Sofie von Otter
00:05:30

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Anne Sofie von Otter, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

10
10. "For behold, darkness shall cover"
John Tomlinson
00:03:03

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Tomlinson, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer, Executive Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer, Executive Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

11
11. "The people that walked in darkness"
John Tomlinson
00:03:55

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Tomlinson, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

12
12. "For unto us a Child is born"
00:04:04

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

13
XIII. "Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)"
00:01:10

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

14
14. "There were shepherds ... And suddenly there"
Arleen Auger
00:01:34

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Arleen Auger, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

15
15. "Glory to God in the highest"
00:01:57

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Director, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

16
XVI. "Rejoice Greatly, o Daughter of Zion"
Arleen Auger
00:04:49

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Arleen Auger, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

17
17a. "Then shall the eyes of the blind"
Anne Sofie von Otter
00:00:21

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Anne Sofie von Otter, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Messiah / Part 1 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

18
18a. "He shall feed his flock"
Arleen Auger
00:06:09

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Arleen Auger, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anne Sofie von Otter, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

19
19. "His yoke is easy"
00:02:16

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

20
20. "Behold the Lamb of God"
00:03:20

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

21
21. "He was despised"
Anne Sofie von Otter
00:13:16

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Anne Sofie von Otter, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

DISC 2

1
XXII. "Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs"
00:02:30

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

2
XXIIII. "And With His Stripes We Are Healed"
00:01:52

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

3
XXIV. "All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray"
00:03:53

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

4
25. "All they that see Him"
Howard Crook
00:00:47

Howard Crook, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

5
26. "He trusted in God"
00:02:33

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

6
XXVII. "Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart"
Howard Crook
00:01:49

Howard Crook, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

7
XXVIII. "Behold and See"
Howard Crook
00:01:59

Howard Crook, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

8
29. "He was cut off"
Arleen Auger
00:00:14

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Arleen Auger, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

9
30. "But thou didst not leave"
Arleen Auger
00:02:08

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Arleen Auger, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

10
31. "Lift up your heads"
00:03:04

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

11
32. "Unto which of the angels"
Howard Crook
00:00:12

Howard Crook, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

12
XXXIII. "Let All the Angels of God"
00:01:29

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

13
34a. "Thou art gone up on high"
Michael Chance
00:03:10

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Michael Chance, Alto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

14
XXXV. "The Lord Gave the Word"
00:01:05

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

15
36. "How beautiful are the feet"
Arleen Auger
00:02:37

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Arleen Auger, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

16
37a. "Their sound is gone out"
00:01:22

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

17
XXXVIII. "Why Do the Nations so Furiously Rage Together?"
John Tomlinson
00:02:56

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Tomlinson, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

18
39. "Let us break their bonds asunder"
00:01:48

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

19
40. "He that dwelleth in heaven"
Howard Crook
00:00:10

Howard Crook, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

20
XLI. "Thou Shalt Break Them"
Howard Crook
00:02:05

Howard Crook, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

21
XLII. "Hallelujah"
The English Concert Choir
00:03:56

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 3 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

22
XLIII. "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"
Arleen Auger
00:06:43

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Arleen Auger, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

23
44. "Since by man came death"
00:02:20

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

24
45. "Behold, I tell you a mystery"
John Tomlinson
00:00:31

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Tomlinson, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

25
46. "The trumpet shall sound"
John Tomlinson
00:08:59

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Tomlinson, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

26
47. "Then shall be brought to pass"
Michael Chance
00:00:16

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Michael Chance, Alto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

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48. "O death where is thy sting?"
Michael Chance
00:01:03

Howard Crook, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Michael Chance, Alto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

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49. "But thanks be to God"
00:02:12

George Frideric Handel, Composer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - The English Concert Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

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L. "If God Be for Us"
Anne Sofie von Otter
00:04:40

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Anne Sofie von Otter, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The English Concert, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Trevor Pinnock, Conductor, MainArtist - Ulrich Vette, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dr. Andreas Holschneider, Producer - Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, Producer, Recording Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Kriesch, Producer

℗ 1988 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Album review

A true classic of historically informed performance practice, Trevor Pinnock's 1988 recording of George Frederick Handel's Messiah with the English Concert and Choir is one of the finest versions available to offer authentic instruments and lively, embellished singing that is idiomatic to the Baroque period. With such superb soloists as soprano Arleen Augér, contralto Anne Sofie von Otter, countertenor Michael Chance, tenor Howard Crook, and bass John Tomlinson performing at a consistently high level of vocal quality and interpretive skill, and with the choir singing with lean lines and crisp enunciation, the oratorio's text is perfectly understandable and enjoyable for its dramatic retelling of the Gospel narrative. But the musical glory of this recording is the marvelous sound of the English Concert, which supplies the accompaniment with radiant sonorities and exciting rhythmic vitality, and makes this Messiah a clear demonstration of why rediscovering period practice is essential to revealing the true nature of early music. At the time of its release, this version was still a pioneering effort, competing against many other recordings of Messiah in a stodgy traditional style that bore the stylistic accretions of over two centuries. But Pinnock and his fellows in the cause stripped away the musicological varnish and made knowledge of Baroque instrumentation and ornamentation essential to performing the music of Handel and other composers of the era, and the effects of their efforts are obvious in most recordings of the 21st century.

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