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Handel: Messiah

Emmanuelle Haïm

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A spectacular version on period instruments in historically informed style, Emmanuelle Haïm's rendition of George Frideric Handel's Messiah with Le Concert d'Astrée was among the finest to appear in 2014. Vigorous in rhythm and brisk in tempo, the performance is extremely lively and exciting, without a trace of traditional religiosity or stodginess, and the drama inherent in Handel's music is brilliantly realized in the energetic singing and playing. Featuring soprano Lucy Crowe, countertenor Andrew Staples, tenor Tim Mead, and bass Christopher Purves in a well-balanced quartet, and a chamber choir and orchestra that are as limber as they are lean, the oratorio moves at a rapid clip and takes little time to brood. Even the customarily slow numbers move along at a comfortable walking pace, and Haïm ensures that they maintain interest through transparent textures, fresh ornamentation, and forward momentum. This interpretation may be a little too exciting for listeners who like their Messiah reflective and reverent, but fans of the streamlined counterpoint and scintillating timbres of Baroque performance practice will enjoy the vitality and bright sonorities of this recording. Highly recommended, whether on CD, SACD, or digital download.

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1
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Sinfonia
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:02:56

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

2
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "Comfort Ye My People"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:02:52

Andrew Staples, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

3
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 1: Aria. "Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:03:04

Andrew Staples, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

4
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 1: Chorus. "And the Glory, the Glory of the Lord"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:02:30

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

5
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 2: Accompagnato. "Thus Saith the Lord"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:01:25

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Purves, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

6
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 2: Aria. "But Who May Abide"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:04:11

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Tim Mead, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

7
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 2: Chorus. "And He Shall Purify"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:02:25

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

8
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Recitative. "Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:25

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Tim Mead, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

9
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Aria and Chorus. "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:04:54

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Tim Mead, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

10
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Accompagnato. "For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:02:16

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Purves, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

11
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Aria. "The People That Walked in Darkness"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:03:37

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Purves, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

12
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Chorus. "For Unto Us a Child Is Born"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:03:53

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet - Orchestre du Concert d'Astrée, Orchestra - Choeur du Concert d'Astrée, Chorus

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited

13
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Pastoral Symphony "Pifa"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:02:34

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

14
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Recitative. "There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:10

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet - Lucy Crowe, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

15
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Accompagnato. "And lo, the Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:16

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet - Lucy Crowe, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

16
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Recitative. "And the Angel Said Unto Them"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:30

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet - Lucy Crowe, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

17
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Accompagnato. "And Suddenly There was with the Angel a Multitude"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:17

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet - Lucy Crowe, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

18
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Chorus. "Glory to God"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:01:53

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

19
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 5: Aria. "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:04:04

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet - Lucy Crowe, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

20
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 5: Recitative. "Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:24

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Tim Mead, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

21
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 5: Aria. "He Shall Feed His Flock"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:05:17

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Tim Mead, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet - Lucy Crowe, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

22
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 5: Chorus. "His Yoke Is Easy"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:02:19

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

23
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Chorus. "Behold the Lamb of God"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:02:31

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

24
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Aria. "He Was Despised and Rejected of Men"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:10:11

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Tim Mead, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

25
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Chorus. "Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:01:47

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

26
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Chorus. "And with His Stripes We Are Healed"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:02:05

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

27
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Chorus. "All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:03:24

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

28
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "All They That See Him"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:41

Andrew Staples, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

29
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: "He trusted in God"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:02:20

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

30
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:01:22

Andrew Staples, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

31
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Arioso. "Behold, and See"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:01:29

Andrew Staples, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

32
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 2: Accompagnato. "He Was Cut Off"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:15

Andrew Staples, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

33
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 2: Aria. "But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:02:09

Andrew Staples, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

34
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 3: Chorus. "Lift Up Your Heads"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:02:56

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

35
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 4: Recitative. "Unto Which of the Angels"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:14

Andrew Staples, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

36
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 4: Chorus. "Let All the Angels of God Worship Him"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:01:29

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

37
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 5: Aria. "Thou Art Gone up on High"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:02:51

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Tim Mead, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

38
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 5: Chorus. "The Lord Gave the Word"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:01:06

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

39
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 5: Aria with Chorus. "How Beautiful Are the Feet"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:02:20

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet - Lucy Crowe, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

40
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 5: Chorus. "Their Sound Is Gone Out"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:01:23

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

41
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 6: Aria. "Why Do the Nations"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:02:43

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Purves, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

42
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 6: Chorus. "Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:01:40

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

43
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 6: Recitative. "He That Dwelleth in Heav'n"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:10

Andrew Staples, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

44
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 7: Aria. "Thou Shalt Break Them"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:01:50

Andrew Staples, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

45
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 7: Chorus. "Hallelujah"
Le Concert d'Astrée
00:03:38

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited

46
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 1: Aria. "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"
Lucy Crowe
00:05:59

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet - Lucy Crowe, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

47
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 1: Chorus. "Since by Man Came Death"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:01:59

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

48
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 2: Accompagnato. "Behold, I Tell You a Mystery"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:38

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Purves, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

49
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 2: Aria. "The Trumpet Shall Sound"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:08:43

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Purves, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

50
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 3: Recitative. "Then Shall Be Brought"
Emmanuelle Haïm
00:00:15

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Le Concert d'Astrée, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Emmanuelle Haim, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Purves, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Tim Mead, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Charles Jennens, Poet

© 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, A Warner Music Group Company. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited.

Album review

A spectacular version on period instruments in historically informed style, Emmanuelle Haïm's rendition of George Frideric Handel's Messiah with Le Concert d'Astrée was among the finest to appear in 2014. Vigorous in rhythm and brisk in tempo, the performance is extremely lively and exciting, without a trace of traditional religiosity or stodginess, and the drama inherent in Handel's music is brilliantly realized in the energetic singing and playing. Featuring soprano Lucy Crowe, countertenor Andrew Staples, tenor Tim Mead, and bass Christopher Purves in a well-balanced quartet, and a chamber choir and orchestra that are as limber as they are lean, the oratorio moves at a rapid clip and takes little time to brood. Even the customarily slow numbers move along at a comfortable walking pace, and Haïm ensures that they maintain interest through transparent textures, fresh ornamentation, and forward momentum. This interpretation may be a little too exciting for listeners who like their Messiah reflective and reverent, but fans of the streamlined counterpoint and scintillating timbres of Baroque performance practice will enjoy the vitality and bright sonorities of this recording. Highly recommended, whether on CD, SACD, or digital download.

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