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Handel - Messiah / Ameling · A. Reynolds · Langridge · Howell · Marriner

George Frideric Handel , Neville Marriner , Elly Ameling , Philip Langridge , Academy & Chours of St. Martin-in-the-Fields , Anna Reynolds , Gwynne Howell Audio CD
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Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. Symphony - SymphonyAcademy of St. Martin in the Fields 3:03$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  2. Comfort ye, My People...Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted - "Comfort ye, My people... Ev'ry Valley shall be exalted"Philip Langridge 6:23$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  3. "And the glory of the Lord" - "And The Glory Of the Lord"Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus 2:57$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  4. "This said the Lord ...But who may abide" - "This said the Lord... But who may abide..."Gwynne Howell 4:29$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  5. "And He shall purify the sons of Levi" - "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus 2:07$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  6. "Behold, a virgin shall conceive...O thou that tellest good tidings" - "Behold, a virgin shall conceive...O thou that tellest good tidings"Anna Reynolds 6:01$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  7. " For behold, darkness shall cover the earth...The people that walked in darkness" - "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth...The people that walked in darkness"Gwynne Howell 6:14$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  8. "For unto us a Child is born" - "For Unto Us A Child Is Born"Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus 3:35$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  9. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) - Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 2:53$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen10. "There were shepherds... And lo, the angel of the Lord...And the angel said unto them...And suddenly" - "There were shepherds... And lo, the angel of the Lord... And the angel said unto them - And sudElly Ameling 3:10$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen11. "Glory to God in the highest" - "Glory To God In the Highest"Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus 1:44$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen12. "Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion" - "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion"Elly Ameling 4:10$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen13. "Then shall the eyes of the blind ... He shall feed his flock" - "Then shall the eyes of the blind...He shall feed his flock"Anna Reynolds 4:58$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen14. "His yoke is easy" - "His yoke is easy"Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus 1:58$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen15. "Behold the Lamb of God" - "Behold the Lamb of God"Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus 2:58$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen16. "He was despised" - "He was despised"Anna Reynolds11:16Album Only


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Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. "Surely He hath borne our griefs" - "Surely He hath borne our griefs"Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus 2:07$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  2. "And with His stripes we are healed" - "And with His stripes we are healed"Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus 1:26$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  3. "All we like sheep have gone astray" - "All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray"Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus 3:27$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  4. "All they that see him...He trusted in God" - "All they that see him...He trusted in God"Philip Langridge 2:51$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  5. "Thy rebuke hath broken his heart...Behold and see" - "Thy rebuke hath broken his heart...Behold and see"Elly Ameling 3:48$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  6. "He was cut off...But Thou didst not leave his soul in Hell" - "He was cut off...But Thou didst not leave his soul in Hell"Philip Langridge 2:22$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  7. "Lift up your heads" - "Lift up your heads"Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus 2:57$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  8. "Unto which of the angels...Let all the Angels" - "Unto which of the angels...Let all the Angels"Philip Langridge 1:41$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen  9. "Thou art gone up on high" - "Thou art gone up on high"Gwynne Howell 3:10$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen10. "The Lord gave the word" - "The Lord gave the word"Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus 1:02$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen11. "How beautiful are the feet" - "How beautiful are the feet"Elly Ameling 3:17$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen12. "Their sound is gone out" - "Their sound is gone out"Philip Langridge 1:09$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen13. "Why do the nations...Let us break asunder" - "Why do the nations...Let us break asunder"Gwynne Howell 3:07$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen14. "He that dwelleth in heaven...Thou shalt break them" - "He that dwelleth in heaven...Thou shalt break them"Philip Langridge 2:33$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen15. "Hallelujah" - "Hallelujah"Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus 3:39$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen16. "I know that my Redeemer liveth" - "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"Elly Ameling 5:13$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen17. "Since by man came death" - "Since by man came death"Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus 1:50$0.99  Buy MP3 
listen18. "Behold, I tell you...The Trumpet shall sound" - "Behold, I tell you...The Trumpet shall sound"Gwynne Howell10:09Album Only
listen19. "Then shall be brought to pass...O death...But thanks be to God" - "Then shall be brought to pass...O death...But thanks be to God"Anna Reynolds 4:56$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen20. "If God be for us" - "If God be for us"Anna Reynolds 4:39$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen21. "Worthy is the Lamb... Amen" - " Worthy is the Lamb... Amen"Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus 6:36$1.29  Buy MP3 


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Handel - Messiah / Ameling · A. Reynolds · Langridge · Howell · Marriner + Bach: Christmas Oratorio + Handel: The Messiah
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Product Details

  • Performer: George Frideric Handel, Neville Marriner, Elly Ameling, Philip Langridge, Academy & Chours of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, et al.
  • Audio CD (October 17, 1995)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Decca
  • ASIN: B00000427H
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,514 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Neville Marriner's 1976 account of the Covent Garden version of the score (1743), with the Academy and Chorus of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and soloists Elly Ameling, Anna Reynolds, Philip Langridge, and Gwynne Howell, is positively plush-sounding but nicely animated. I'd love to have this kind of string tone for, say, the Dvorák Serenade, but for Handel it may be just a bit much. --Ted Libbey

Product Description

Celebrate Christmas as people around the world have for more than 250 years! This is the 1743 London version of Handel's Messiah , performed by none other than Sir Neville Mariner and the Academy & Chorus of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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4.6 out of 5 stars
If you are looking to purchase a copy - this is for you. VarangianGuard  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
If you can afford only one recording of the Messiah, this is the recording to purchase. Michael L. Durfee  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
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115 of 117 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Miss This One! April 19, 2000
By essmac
Format:Audio CD
A first-rate recording at a cut-rate price. Excellent work from the chorus- well-blended and clean, but not antiseptic and dull. Likewise excellent work from the soloists: especially Ms. Ameling. She takes the more relaxed 6/8 version of Rejoice Greatly-- so it's not flashy, but she has no problem with the coloratura and spins out some amazingly long-breathed phrases. THe real draw for me is "Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart" and "Behold and See". While remaining within the boundaries of appropriate performance style and good taste, Ms. Ameling delivers these two forgotten parts of Messiah with an emotional appeal that is absolutely devastating: wrenching, moving, full of anguish and disbelief, but with economy, sensitivity, restraint and always with beautiful tone. It's absolutely unforgettable and it blasts the dust right off of Messiah: a work that is so often given a careless, pedestrian performance. Completely stunning- it will make you care about Messiah again.
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101 of 105 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, but not what I was expecting. February 21, 2001
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
The singers in this recording deliver beautiful performances, both the soloists and the chorus - good phrasing, diction, and ensemble singing in lovely voices. However, I didn't realize before buying this CD that, as the liner notes say, "Neville Mariner's recording is based on the first London performance of 1743, and several numbers are markedly different from the more familiar later versions." Some pieces are sung by different voice parts, and others include bars of music that Handel cut or changed later. For example, the most disappointing part for me was "But who may abide," (sung by bass instead of alto, though that's not unusual) which completely omits the excicting prestissimo "refiner's fire" section that most of us are used to (and which I really enjoy)! This would certainly be an excellent historical recording for someone who collects or studies Handel's music - beautifully performed (though some parts seem unusually fast), and interesting for studying the development of Handel's composition - and it is still his sacred masterpiece. Plus it's an excellent bargain for a top-quality 2-disc recording. However, if you're looking for the most FAMILIAR Messiah, perhaps this isn't the one for you. I opted for the excellent Chaconne (Chandos) recording by Richard Hickox instead, also with Philip Langridge, and my favorite Bryn Terfel.
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54 of 55 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the Finest Messiah Recording November 17, 2005
Format:Audio CD
First of all, what the other online reviewers here fail to realize is that this is Handel's 1743 Covent Garden premiere Messiah score , NOT the "final" version. So, those looking for the familiar choruses, solos, etc. will be very disappointed and should probably seek another recording.

Though much of the score is the same, much of the score is very different as this was "a work in progress." One can tell the differences beginning with the tenor aria "Ev'ry Valley," until the final chorus "Worthy is the Lamb." One may even wonder why Handel choose to alleviate some of the score (most notably "How Beautiful Are the Feet" which here is a duet between alto and soprano with a rousing chorus. The aria in it's present version is quite dull in comparison). However, Handel scored based on available forces, and it is documented that Handel continued to "tweak" the score until he died.

Tempos are brisk, as well they should be. Messiah was nearly destroyed by the late-romantic conductors that thought it would sound better with a full symphonic orchestra and choruses "of a thousand." What remains is a wall of noise with all the nuances destroyed. We are, after all, talking about Baroque music. This ASMF 1976 recording is at the helm of the Baroque revival of period tempos, ensembles, and the return of vocal ornamentation.

The orchestra is in its usual flawless form in this recording as is Lazlo Heltay's fine singers. The solosits do a fine job, though Ameling, at times, has some strange vowel sounds (she obviously was not yet skilled at singing in English). Howell is the strongest of the soloists.

For overall beauty of sound and dramatic intensity, this is the ultimate recording!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful recording -- perhaps the best so far
While I have purchased a number of recordings of the Messiah over the years and have heard in person many more performances, I still consider this the benchmark for measuring all... Read more
Published 3 months ago by GEC
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Messiah Recording!
I've listened to other recording versions of Handel's Messiah, and in my opinion, none compare with the beauty of Neville Marriner's with the Academy and Chorus of... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Swiss American
5.0 out of 5 stars Messiah
I bought this album because having heard it before, I knew it was excellent. However, I have not got all of it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sarah Easton
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Recording!
This 1995 Neville Mariner, St. Martins... effort is one of the best ever done. The orchestra is well-balanced and the parts are clean and well-separated. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Bruce D. Woods
5.0 out of 5 stars A Recording To Which I Keep Returning
I first owned this recording as a 3-LP set on Argo that came in a velvet-covered, royal-blue box. Those were the days! Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mark E. Stenroos
1.0 out of 5 stars Music purchase
What should have been a good value purchase from Amazon was well below average, this is a Handel classic, but is a very poor CD and I would not listen to it again.
Published 16 months ago by Kubota Man
5.0 out of 5 stars LOOK NO FURTHER
HANDS DOWN THIS IS THE BEST RECORDING OF HANDEL'S MESSIAH OUT THERE. THE SOLOISTS ARE EXCELLENT AND CHORUS WONDERFUL. Read more
Published 16 months ago by BriInBost
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent value
There are, by now, technically superior recordings of the Messiah on offer, but this is an excellent reference quality recording. Read more
Published on February 14, 2011 by Guy Chapman
4.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Marriner - Handel's 1743 Version
Marriner's 1976 recording was released as a three LP Argo set in 1976 and was the first and (I think) the only version of Handel's rather poorly received 1743 London premiere... Read more
Published on September 19, 2010 by Virginia Opera Fan
1.0 out of 5 stars A dud of a Messiah
I bought this CD of Handel's Messiah through Amazon.com. By and large, I found it a great disappointment. The bass soloist, in particular, is really, really bad. Read more
Published on August 1, 2010 by Ralph Dowden
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