Handel - Messiah / Rodgers, D. Jones, Robson, Langridge, Terfel, Hickox

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Something's wrong with any English group of professional singers and instrumentalists that can't work themselves up to a sensitive and idiomatic performance of Handel's Messiah, and this group certainly doesn't disappoint. However, I do think that there are performances with more personality--more of a sense of the music's grandeur (Trevor Pinnock on Archiv) or intimacy (The Sixteen on Hyperion). Mind you, there's nothing at all wrong here, and if you do opt for this team, you won't be disappointed. --David Hurwitz

Handel - Messiah / Rodgers, D. Jones, Robson, Langridge, Terfel, Hickox, Music, Richard Hickox, Della Jones, Philip Langridge, Christopher Robson, Bryn Terfel, Collegium Musicum 90, Choral, Christmas / Chanukkah, Christmas Music, Classical, Oratorio, Xmas Classical Vocal
Handel - Messiah / Rodgers, D. Jones, Robson, Langridge, Terfel, Hickox
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A clear delight.
 Handel - Messiah / Rodgers, D. Jones, Robson, Langridge, Terfel, Hickox
Collegium Musicum 90 , Joan Rodgers , Richard Hickox , Della Jones , Philip Langridge , Bryn Terfel , and Christopher Robson
Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000A4Q
Release Date: 1992-07-29

Tracks:

  1. First Part, No.1. Sinf - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  2. First Part, No.2. Accompagnato: Comfort Ye - Philip Langridge
  3. First Part, No.3. Air: Ev'ry Valley - Philip Langridge
  4. First Part, No.4. Chor: And The Glory - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  5. First Part, No.5. Accompagnato: Thus Saith The Lord - Bryn Terfel
  6. First Part, No.6. Air: But Who May Abide? - Christopher Robson
  7. First Part, No.7. Chor: And He Shall Purify - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  8. First Part, No.8. Recitative: Behold, A Virgin - Della Jones
  9. First Part, No.9. Air: O Thou That Tellest - Della Jones/Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  10. First Part, No.10. Accompagnato: For Behold, Darkness - Bryn Terfel
  11. First Part, No.11. Air: The People That Walked - Bryn Terfel
  12. First Part, No.12. Chor: For Unto Us - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  13. First Part, No.13. Pastoral Sym - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  14. First Part, No.14a. Recitative: There Were Shepherds - Joan Rodgers
  15. First Part, No.14b. Accompagnato: And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord - Joan Rodgers
  16. First Part, No.15. Recitative: And The Angel Said Unto Them - Joan Rodgers
  17. First Part, No.16. Accompagnato: And Suddenly - Joan Rodgers
  18. First Part, No.17. Chor: Glory To God - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  19. First Part, No.18. Air: Rejoice Greatly - Joan Rodgers
  20. First Part, No.19. Recitative: Then Shall The Eyes - Della Jones
  21. First Part, No.20. Air: And He Shall Feed His Flock - Della Jones
  22. First Part, No.21. Chor: His Yoke Is Easy - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  23. Second Part, No.22. Chor: Behold The Lamb Of God - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  24. Second Part, No.23. Air: He Was Despised - Della Jones
  25. Second Part, No.24. Chor: Surely, He Hath Borne - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  26. Second Part, No.25. Chor: And With His Stripes - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  27. Second Part, No.26. Chor: All We Like Sheep - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox

Tracks:

  1. Second Part, No.27. Accompagnato: All That See Him - Philip Langridge
  2. Second Part, No.28. Chor: He Trusted In God - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  3. Second Part, No.29. Accompagnato: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart - Philip Langridge
  4. Second Part, No.30. Air: Behold, And See - Philip Langridge
  5. Second Part, No.31. Accompagnato: He Was Cut Off - Philip Langridge
  6. Second Part, No.32. Air: But Thou Didst Not Leave - Philip Langridge
  7. Second Part, No.33. Chor: Lift Up Your Heads - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  8. Second Part, No.34. Recitative: Unto Which Of The Angels - Philip Langridge
  9. Second Part, No.35. Chor: Let All The Angels - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  10. Second Part, No.36. Air: Thou Art Gone Up On High - Christopher Robson
  11. Second Part, No.37. Chor: The Lord Gave The Word - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  12. Second Part, No.38. Air: How Beautiful Are The Feet - Joan Rodgers
  13. Second Part, No.39. Chor: Their Sound Is Gone Out - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  14. Second Part, No.40. Air: Why Do The Nations - Bryn Terfel
  15. Second Part, No.41. Chor: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  16. Second Part, No.42. Recitative: He That Dwelleth In Heaven - Philip Langridge
  17. Second Part, No.43. Air: Thou Shalt Break Them - Philip Langridge
  18. Second Part, No.44. Chor: Hallelujah - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  19. Third Part, No.45. Air: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Joan Rodgers
  20. Third Part, No.46. Chor: Since By Man Came Death - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  21. Third Part, No.47. Accompagnato: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery - Bryn Terfel
  22. Third Part, No.48. Air: The Trumpet Shall Sound - Bryn Terfel
  23. Third Part, No.49. Air: Then Shall Be Brought To Pass - Christopher Robson
  24. Third Part, No.50. Duet: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting - Christopher Robson/Philip Langridge
  25. Third Part, No.51. Chor: But Thanks Be To God - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
  26. Third Part, No.52. Air: if God Be For Us - Joan Rodgers
  27. Third Part, No.53. Chor: Worthy Is The Lamb - Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox

Amazon.com

Something's wrong with any English group of professional singers and instrumentalists that can't work themselves up to a sensitive and idiomatic performance of Handel's Messiah, and this group certainly doesn't disappoint. However, I do think that there are performances with more personality--more of a sense of the music's grandeur (Trevor Pinnock on Archiv) or intimacy (The Sixteen on Hyperion). Mind you, there's nothing at all wrong here, and if you do opt for this team, you won't be disappointed. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A clear delight........2003-01-02

This recording of the Messiah has become my favorite. I was raised on the common full-orchestra/large chorus versions, and later in my life came to prefer the 1743 "early" versions. I find the clean orchestration much more pleasant. Up until now, I've enjoyed the Marriner production. However, I find the Hickox version to have a crisper orchestral sound. My own training and experience is as a vocalist, and the chorus in the Hickox production is sublime. Every consonant of each singer is pronounced identically and at the same time, producing a clarity rarely heard in choruses. There is space between the words, so you can actually understand them! The soloists are great - Rodgers' soprano clear but light, Landgridge's tenor very enjoyable, and Terfel great as usual. There are a number of places where Hickox uses changes in dynamics not often heard, to add interest and emotion. But I think my favorite move of his is that he slows down somewhat for a legato "Amen." So many conductors run through that so fast, as if they can't wait for the darned thing to be over. Hickox takes it with majesty and treats it as a beautiful, reverent ending to one of the world's greatest, enduring musical masterpieces. If you're a fan of choirs with really good technique, this is for you.

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