Georg Friedrich Händel - Messiah Hwv56 - Cd

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Jordi Savalls produktive produktion af indspilninger på Alia Vox er svær at beskrive, fordi hans ekspansive repertoire løber fra nogle af de mest obskure tidlige musikstykker fra den gamle og den nye verden, til veletablerede klassikere som George Frederick Händels "Messiah."

Optaget live til en koncert i december 2017 i Chapelle Royale du Chateau de Versailles, er denne forestilling af "Messiah" baseret på autografscoren fra 1741 i det britiske bibliotek i London, hvilket i det væsentlige genskaber Dublin-versionen med restaurerede obo-dele taget fra delbøgerne til 1754 Foundling Hospital-versionen og med fire vokale solister i stedet for Händels originale gruppe på ni.

Savall bruger et lille orkester valgt fra Le Concert des Nations og hans kammerkor, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, til at formidle omfanget af en tidlig forestilling i modsætning til de mere overdådige post-romantiske arrangementer med hundredevis af musikere, der er blevet bærebjælker til moderne målgrupper.

Magert i sin originale orkestrering og især atletisk i korskrivningen, "Messias" vises som en spændende kombination af virtuos kontrapunkt og dramatisk scenemaleri, såvel som en dybt overbevisende meditation over Kristi liv uden overdreven ærbødighed fra fortolkninger fra det 19. århundrede eller den smagløse bombast af moderne top-re-orkestrationer, såsom dem af Eugene Goossens eller Andrew Davis.

Enhver, der søger en tilfredsstillende periode-fortolkning af "Messias", ville gøre det godt med at prøve denne ekstraordinære optagelse, som helt klart har været et arbejde af kærlighed såvel som en godt undersøgt videnskabelig indsats.

Trackliste:

Sinfony (Overture) Grave Allegro Moderato
Recitative Accompagnato: Comfort Ye My People (Tenor)
Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted (Tenor)
Chorus: and the Glory of the Lord
Recitative Accompagnato: Thus Saith the Lord (Bass)
Air: but Who May Abide the Day of His Coming? (Alto)
Chorus: and He Shall Purify
Recitative: Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive (Alto)
Air & Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (Alto)
Recitative Accompagnato: For, Behold, Darkness Shall Cover T
Air: the People That Walked in Darkness (Bass)
Chorus: for Unto Us a Child is Born
Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
Recitative: There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field (Sopra
Recitative: and the Angel Said Unto Them (Soprano)
Recitative Accompagnato: and Suddenly There Was with the Ang
Chorus: Glory to God
Air: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion (Soprano)
Recitative: then Shall the Eyes of the Blind (Alto)
Air: He Shall Feed His Flock (Soprano & Alto)
Chorus: His Yoke is Easy
Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God
Air: He Was Despised (Alto)
Chorus: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
Chorus: and with His Stripes We Are Healed
Chorus: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray

SACD 2:
Recitative Accompagnato: All They That See Him, Laugh Him to
Chorus: He Trusted in God
Recitative Accompagnato: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (T
Air: Behold, and See if There Be Any Sorrow (Tenor)
Recitative Accompagnato: He Was Cut off out of the Land of T
Air: but Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell (Tenor)
Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
Recitative: Unto Which of the Angels Said He at Any Time (Tenor)
Chorus: Let All the Angels of God Worship Him
Air: Thou Art Gone Up on High (Alto)
Chorus: the Lord Gave the Word
Air: How Beautiful Are the Feet (Soprano)
Chorus: Their Sound is Gone out
Air: Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together? (Bass)
Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
Recitative: He That Dwelleth in Heaven (Tenor)
Air: Thou Shalt Break Them (Tenor)
Chorus: Hallelujah
Air: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano)
Chorus: Since by Man Came Death
Recitative Accompagnato: Behold, I Tell You a Mystery (Bass)
Air: the Trumpet Shall Sound (Bass)
Recitative: then Shall Be Bought to Pass (Alto)
Duet: O Death, Where is Thy Sting? (Alto & Tenor)
Chorus: but Thanks Be to God
Air: if God Be for Us (Soprano)
Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb That Was Slain Amen

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