Frieder Bernius - Handel: Messiah (2016)

Artist: Frieder Bernius
Title: Handel: Messiah
Year Of Release: 2009 / 2016
Label: Carus
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, scans)
Total Time: 02:19:02
Total Size: 786 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Handel: Messiah
Year Of Release: 2009 / 2016
Label: Carus
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, scans)
Total Time: 02:19:02
Total Size: 786 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
CD 1
1. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. No. 1. Sinfony
2. No. 2. Accompagnato. Comfort ye my people
3. No. 3. Air. Ev'ry valley shall be exalted
4. No. 4. Chorus. And the glory of the Lord
5. No. 5. Accompagnato. Thus saith the Lord
6. No. 6. Air. But who may abide
7. No. 7. Chorus. And He shall purify
8. No. 8. Recitative. Behold, a virgin shall conceive / Air and Chorus. O thou that tellest go
9. No. 9. Accompagnato. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
10. No. 10. Air. The people that walked in darkness
11. No. 11. Chorus. For unto us a child is born
12. No. 12. Pifa. Recitative. There were shepherds abiding in the field
13. No. 13. Accompagnato. And lo, the angel of the Lord
14. No. 14. Recitative. And the angel said unto them / Accompagnato. And suddenly there was wit
15. No. 15. Chorus. Glory to God in the highest
16. No. 16. Air. Rejoice greatly
17. No. 17. Recitative. Then shall the eyes of the blind / Air. He shall feed his flock
18. No. 18. Chorus. His yoke is easy
19. Part 2. No. 19. Chorus. Behold the Lamb of God
20. No. 20. Recitative. He was despised
CD 2
1. Part 2. No. 21. Chorus. Surely He hath borne our griefs
2. No. 22. Chorus. And with His stripes we are healed
3. No. 23. Chorus. All we, like sheep
4. No. 24. Accompagnato. All they that see Him
5. No. 25. Chorus. He trusted in God that He would deliver Him
6. No. 26. Accompagnato. Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
7. No. 27. Arioso. Behold, and see, if there be any sorrow
8. No. 28. Accompagnato. He was cut off out of the land of the living
9. No. 29. Air. But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell
10. No. 30. Chorus. Lift up your heads
11. No. 31. Recitative. Unto which of the angels / Chorus. Let all the angels of God worship hi
12. No. 32. Air. Thou art gone up on high
13. No. 33. Chorus. The Lord gave the word
14. No. 34. Air. How beautiful are the feet of them
15. No. 35. Chorus. Their sound is gone out
16. No. 36. Air. Why do the nations
17. No. 37. Chorus. Let us break their bonds asunder
18. No. 38. Recitative. He that dwelleth in heaven / Air. Thou shalt break them
19. Part 3. No. 40. Air. I know that my Redeemer liveth
20. No. 41. Chorus. Since by man came death
21. No. 42. Accompagnato. Behold, I tell you a mystery
22. No. 43. Air. The trumpet shall sound
23. No. 44. Recitative. Then shall be brought to pass / Duet. O death, where is thy sting?
24. No. 45. Chorus. But thanks be to God
25. No. 46. Air. If God be for us
26. No. 47. Chorus. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain / No. 48. Chorus. Amen
Seldom has a CD recording been so eagerly awaited as the “Messiah” with Frieder Bernius. This CD is distinguished both by the special sound and refinement of his ensembles – the Kammerchor and the Barockorchester Stuttgart, which has long enjoyed a outstanding reputation for historically informed performance practice – as well as by the select ensemble of soloists, including Carolyn Sampson, Daniel Taylor, Benjamin Hulett and Peter Harvey. Carus continues its CDs series of works by George Frideric Handel with “Messiah,” his most famous oratorio. Handel composed the three-part work for the English royal family and gave it its first performance with much success in Dublin in 1742. “The sacred oratorio,” as contemporaries called it, combines elements of the English anthem, Italian oratorio, and even German Passion music. Already during Handel’s lifetime “Messiah” was among his most-often performed works and it achieved virtually cult status.