Handel: Messiah (Dublin Version, 1742)
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Composer: George Frideric HandelConductor: John Butt
Orchestra: Dunedin Consort & Players
Performer: Susan Hamilton
Performer: Annie Gill
Performer: Clare Wilkinson
Performer: Nicholas Mulroy
Performer: Matthew Brook
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD
CD Release Date: 2006-11-01
Music Label: Linn Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Sinfonia
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Air. Comfort ye!
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Recit. Every valley shall be exalted
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. And the Glory of the Lord
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Recit. Thus saith the Lord
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Air. But who may abide
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. And He shall purify
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Recit. Behold a virgin shall conceive
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Air. O thou that tellest good tidings
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. O thou that tellest good tidings
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Recit. For behold!
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Air. The people that walked in darkness
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. For unto us a child is born
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Recit. There were shepherds
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Recit. And lo!
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Recit. And the angel said unto them
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Recit. And suddenly
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. Glory to God
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Air. Rejoice greatly
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Recit. Then shall the eyes of the blind
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Air. He shall feed His flock
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. His yoke is easy
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. Behold the lamb of God
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Air. He was despised
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. Surely
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. And with His Stripes
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. All we like sheep
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Appendix. Recit. But Who may abide
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Recit accomp. All they that see Him
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. He trusted in God
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Recit accomp. Thy rebuke
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Air. Behold and see
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Recit accomp. He was cut off
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Air. But thou didst not leave
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. Lift up your heads
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Recit. Unto which of the angels
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. Let all the angels
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. The Lord gave the word
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Soli & Chorus. How beautiful are the feet
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Air. Why do the nations
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. Let us break
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Recit. He that dwelleth
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. Hallelujah
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Air. I know that my redeemer liveth
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Soli & Chorus. Since by man
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Recit accomp. Behold I tell you a mystery
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Recit. Then shall be brought
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Duet. O death where is thy sting
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Appendix. Air. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Air. If God be for us
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. Worthy is the lamb
- Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Chorus. Amen
Music reviews of Handel: Messiah (Dublin Version, 1742)
Music Review: An important addition to the MESSIAH collection . . . not the crown jewel
Rating: 4 Stars
I chose to buy this recording because of its billing as a reconstruction of Handel's original Dublin performances. It might be more accurate to call it a performance of Handel's original score, since certain last-minute alterations (some which have been lost) apparently had to be made in the Dublin performances. While the vast majority of the work as presented here will be familiar to Messiah listeners, included in this recording are all of the many differences between Messiah as it was first composed and what it became after Handel's numerous revisions. Other reviewers have already mentioned "Ev'ry Valley" with its extra measures, and the 12/8 version of "Rejoice Greatly." I was truly impressed with soprano Susan Hamilton's ability to hold my attention on this 50% longer version of "Rejoice Greatly," which has seemed interminable in other performances I've heard. Also notable is Matthew Brook's rendition of the authentic bass version of "But Who May Abide" (the one usually performed today was never intended for the bass voice) and the alto duet & chorus version of "How Beautiful Are the Feet." It's a delight to be able to listen to these in sequence with the many familiar numbers of Messiah. In doing so the listener is allowed a wonderful glimpse into how Messiah first emerged.
While other reviewers have praised the intimate sound of this recording, for me that aspect has proven to be the biggest distraction. Both the soloists and chorus are too closely mic'd for my taste. While the singers all seem to display fine technique, lovely vocal quality, and artistically-minded interpretation, the lack of perceived dramatic space in this recording causes their voices to come across merely as average. I sometimes feel as if I'm hearing paid singers from a local church choir instead of international recording artists. Likewise, the close mic'ing of the chorus is problematic in that it allows individual voices to dominate without letting the choral sound blend naturally in the space between the performers and the listening ear. While the sound on this Messiah recording is certainly better than the "practice room" quality of McGegan (Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra), it definitely lacks the warmth and openness of Hogwood (Choir of Christ Church, Oxford/Academy of Ancient Music), Parrott (Taverner Consort & Players), Cleobury (Choir of Kings' College, Cambridge/Brandenburg Consort), or Higginbottom (Choir of New College Oxford/Academy of Ancient Music)--my own favorites in order of preference.
Still, I do not regret purchasing this set, because I feel it is a unique and important contribution to the collection. It may well be the freshest Messiah recording since 1980, when Christopher Hogwood stepped out on a limb to recast the work so astonishingly with original performance practices and forces. Where so many Messiah renditions are simply retreads of what has already been done numerous times, there is no other recording I am aware of that offers what this one does: a reconstruction of Messiah very close to how Handel must have first conceived it. For that reason alone I recommend this set, perhaps not as a stand-alone rendition of Messiah, but as a worthy supplement to any of the other recordings mentioned above.
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