Immerse yourself in the timeless masterpiece of George Frideric Handel with the release of "Haendel: Oratorio en trois parties, HWV 56 'Messiah'." This exquisite recording, released on January 1, 2011, under the Collection Paul Kuentz label, is a cornerstone of classical, choral, and operatic music. Spanning a captivating 2 hours and 11 minutes, this album is a comprehensive journey through Handel's iconic oratorio, "Messiah."
Comprising three parts, the album features a rich tapestry of solo arias, choral movements, and orchestral symphonies that showcase Handel's unparalleled compositional genius. From the comforting opening notes of "Comfort Ye" to the triumphant finale of "Amen," each track is a testament to Handel's ability to evoke profound emotions and spiritual depth. The album includes beloved pieces such as "Every Valley," "Hallelujah," and "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth," performed with precision and passion.
This recording is a must-listen for both seasoned classical music enthusiasts and those new to the genre. Handel's "Messiah" is not just a musical work but a cultural and historical landmark, and this album captures its essence beautifully. Whether you're seeking solace in the choral harmonies or marveling at the intricate orchestration, "Haendel: Oratorio en trois parties, HWV 56 'Messiah'" is an essential addition to any music collection.
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Tracks
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - SymphonyGeorge Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - No. 1 « Comfort Ye »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - No. 2 « Ev'ry Valley »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - No. 3 « and the Glory of the Lord »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - No. 4 « Thus Saith the Lord »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - No. 5 « But Who May Abide »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - No. 6 « and He Shall Purify »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - No. 7 « Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - No. 8 « O Thouthat Tellest Good Tiddings to Zion »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - No. 9 « O Thouthat Tellest Good Tiddings to Zion »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - No. 10 « for Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - No. 11 « the People That Walked in Darkness »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - No. 12 « for Unto Us a Child Is Born »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - No. 13 Pastoral SymphonyGeorge Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - No. 14 « There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - No. 15 « Glory to God »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - No. 16 « Rejoice Greatly »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie I - No. 17a « Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 18a « He Shall Feed His Flock »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 19 « His Yoke Is Easy »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 20 « Behold the Lamb of God »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 21 « He Was Despised »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 22 « Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 23 « and With His Stripes »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 24 « All We, Like Sheep »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 25 « All They That See Him Laugh Him to Scorn »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 26 « He Trusted in God »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 27 « Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 28 « Behold and See »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 29 « He Was Cut Off »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 30 « But Thou Didst Not Leave »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 31 « Lift Up Ye Heads, O Ye Gates »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 32 « Unto Witch of the Angels »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 33 « Let All the Angels of God Workship Him »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 34a « Thou Art Woke Up On High »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 35 « the Lord Gave the Word »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 36 « How Beautiful Are the Feet »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 37 « Their Sound Is Gone Out »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 38 « Why Do the Nations »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 39 « Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 40 « He That Dwelleth in Heaven »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. 41 « Thou Shalt Break Them »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Ii - No. « Hallelujah »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Iii - No. 43 « I Know That My Redeemer Liveth »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Iii - No. 44 « Since By Man Came Death »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Iii - No. 45 « Behold, I Tell You a Mystery »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Iii - No. 46 « the Trumpet Shall Sound »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Iii - No. 47 « Then Shall Be Brought to Pass »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Iii - No. 48 « Oh Death, Where Is Thy Sting ? »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw
Messiah, Hwv 56: Partie Iii - No. 49 « But Thanks Be to God »George Frideric Handel, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Jean Nirouet, Alexander Stevenson, Philipp Langshaw