Esta gravação é lá dos primórdios da Naxos, quando ela era uma estranha empresa que produzia discos bons e baratos. Com este Messias descobriu-se que a Naxos poderia fazer discos FANTÁSTICOS e baratos. Lembro que, com este registro da obra-prima de Handel, todas as revistas e o público finalmente abriram as pernas para a gravadora de Klaus Heymann, fundada em 1987.
Agora, meu amigo(a), chegou a hora de você abrir as pernas.
G. F. Handel (1685-1759): O Messias
Disc 1
1. Part I: Sinfonia 00:03:12
2. Part I: Recitative: Comfort ye my people (Tenor) 00:03:08
3. Part I: Aria: Every valley shall be exalted (Tenor) 00:03:35
4. Part I: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed (Chorus) 00:02:37
5. Part I: Recitative: Thus saith the Lord (Bass) 00:01:24
6. Part I: Aria: But who may abide the day of His coming (Counter – tenor) 00:03:06
7. Part I: And He shall purify the sons of Levi (Chorus) 00:02:29
8. Part I: Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Alto) 00:00:25
9. Part I: Aria: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto) 00:05:33
10. Part I: Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Bass) 00:02:42
11. Part I: Aria: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light (Bass) 00:04:25
12. Part I: For unto a child is born (Chorus) 00:04:03
13. Part I: Pifa 00:00:56
14. Part I: Recitative: There were shepherds abiding in the field (Soprano) 00:01:22
15. Part I: Glory to God in the highest (Chorus) 00:01:54
16. Part I: Aria: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Soprano) 00:04:04
17. Part I: Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (Alto) 00:00:20
18. Part I: Aria: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd (Alto) 00:05:13
19. Part I: His yoke is easy, His burthen is light (Chorus) 00:02:22
20. Part II: Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus) 00:02:52
21. Part II: Aria: He was despised and rejected of men (Alto) 00:11:11
22. Part II: Surely, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows (Chorus) 00:02:05
23. Part II: And with His stripes we are healed (Chorus) 00:01:54
24. Part II: All we like sheep have gone astray (Chorus) 00:03:55
Disc 2
1. Part II: Recitative: All they that see Him Laugh Him to scorn (Tenor) 00:00:44
2. Part II: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Chorus) 00:02:23
3. Part II: Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (Tenor) 00:01:48
4. Part II: Arioso: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto His sorrow! (Tenor) 00:01:34
5. Part II: Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living (Tenor) 00:00:19
6. Part II: Aria: But thou didst not leave His soul in Hell (Tenor) 00:02:42
7. Part II: Lift up your heads (Chorus) 00:03:04
8. Part II: Recitative: Unto which of the angels said He at any time (Tenor) 00:00:14
9. Part II: Let all the angels of God worship Him (Chorus) 00:01:28
10. Part II: Aria: Thou art gone up high (Counter – tenor) 00:03:17
11. Part II: The Lord gave the word (Chorus) 00:01:10
12. Part II: Duet: How beautiful are the feet of Him that bringeth glad tidings of salvation (Soprano, Counter – tenor) 00:03:22
13. Part II: Aria: Why do the nations so furiosly rage together (Bass) 00:03:08
14. Part II: Let us break their bonds asunder (Chorus) 00:01:50
15. Part II: Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn (Tenor) 00:00:12
16. Part II: Aria: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (Tenor) 00:02:10
17. Part II: Hallelujah! (Chorus) 00:03:44
18. Part III: Aria: I know that my Redeemer liveth (Soprano) 00:06:07
19. Part III: Since by man came death (Chorus) 00:01:52
20. Part III: Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (Bass) 00:00:32
21. Part III: Aria: The trumpet shall sound (Bass) 00:09:06
22. Part III: Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written (Counter – tenor) 00:00:17
23. Part III: Duet: O Death, where is thy sting (Counter – tenor, Tenor) 00:03:24
24. Part III: Aria: If God be for us, who can be against us (Soprano) 00:04:57
25. Part III: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain (Chorus) 00:07:19
Angus Davidson
Helen Parker
Kym Amps
John Bowen
Robin Doveton
Scholars Baroque Ensemble
Total Playing Time: 02:21:30
PQP
O que é abrir as pernas, mesmo?… rsrsrs Brincadeira. Mas o registro é belo, PQP. O interessante é que tem gente que acha errado dizer “Messias” (sem o “O”). Na verdade, o título é “Messiah”, ou seja, é só Messias mesmo.
Das pernas não sei, mas a torneira abri desde o primeiro compasso desta gravação brilhante. Tenho uma coleção de Messias, vai de Beecham a McKeegan; até cantar já cantei, no coro e no solo (bs). Poucas vezes ouvi uma interpretação tão na mosca. Estou ouvindo o Amen – e tome lágrima! E, por falar em pernas, é de ouvir ajoelhado. Obrigado PQP!
Obrigado pela gravação!
Ainda dia 2 de Novembro ouvi no auditório da fundação Gulbenkian em Lisboa a obra pelo coro e orquestra local. Muito bom!
Já abri e já Gozei,Hehehe…
muito obrigado pelo album! 🙂
sei que não é o lugar adequado,mas permita-me terminar minha coleção (antologia da ed.abril,lançada em 1990 (?)- Great Composers),Preciso do Album (Duplo,Vol1) Dessa Coleção.
Valeu Xipas!
Esqueci ! É o de “Mozart”!!!!!