| Description |
1 audio disc (64 min., 44 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Eloquence |
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Eloquence (New York, N.Y.)
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| Note |
Reissue of Decca recording released 1961. |
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Compact disc. |
| Contents |
No. 2, Recitative (tenor): Comfort ye, comfort ye my people (3:38) -- No. 3, Aria (tenor): Every valley shall be exalted (3:33) -- No. 4 (chorus): And the glory of the Lord (3:16) -- No. 8, Recitative (alto): Behold, a virgin shall conceive ; No. 9, Aria (alto, chorus): O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (7:24) -- No. 12 (chorus): For unto us a child is born (4:28) -- No. 16, Recitative (soprano) And suddenly there was with the angel ; No. 17 (chorus) Glory to God in the highest (2:34) -- No. 18, Aria (soprano): Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (4:41) -- No. 40, Aria (bass): Why do the nations so furiously rage together? (2:53) -- No. 41 (chorus): Let us break their bonds asunder (1:53) -- No. 44 (chorus): Hallelujah! (4:37) -- No. 45, Aria (soprano): I know that my redeemer liveth (7:12) -- No. 47, Recitative (bass): Behold, I tell you a mystery ; No. 48, Aria (bass): The trumpet shall sound (9:08) -- No. 53 (chorus): Worthy is the lamb ; Amen (9:22). |
| Performer |
Joan Sutherland, soprano ; Grace Bumbry, alto ; Kenneth McKellar, tenor ; David Ward, bass ; George Malcolm, harpsichord ; Ralph Downes, organ ; Alan Stringer, trumpet ; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Sir Adrian Boult, conductor. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Oratorios.
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Christmas music.
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| Added Author |
Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010. Performer.
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Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023. Performer.
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McKellar, Kenneth. Performer.
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Ward, David. Performer.
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Malcolm, George, 1917-1997. Performer.
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Downes, Ralph, 1904-1993. Performer.
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Stringer, Alan. Performer.
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Boult, Adrian, 1889-1983. Conductor.
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London Symphony Orchestra. Performer.
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London Symphony Chorus. Performer.
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| Added Title |
Messiah. Selections
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Arias and choruses |
| Music No. |
289 467 401-2 Universal |
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