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Handel - Messiah - Mormon Tabernacle
by: George Frideric Handel, Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eileen Farrell, Martha Lipton, Davis Cunningham, William Warfield, Mormon Tabernacle Choir

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0074640060724
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: July 16, 1991
Sales Rank: 2041
Studio: Sony




Disc 1:
  1. Overture
  2. Comfort ye, my people
  3. Every valley shall be exalted
  4. And the glory of the Lord
  5. Thus saith the Lord
  6. But who may abide
  7. And He shall purify
  8. Behold a virgin shall conceive
  9. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
  10. For unto us a Child is born
  11. Pastoral Symphony
  12. There were shepherds
  13. And the angel said unto them
  14. And suddenly there was with the angel
  15. Glory to God
  16. Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened
  17. He shall feed His flock
Disc 2:
  1. His yoke is easy
  2. Behold the Lamb of God
  3. No. 23: He Was Despised - Eugene Ormandy, Handel
  4. No. 24: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs - Eugene Ormandy, Handel
  5. No. 25: And With His Stripes We Are Healed - Eugene Ormandy, Handel
  6. No. 26: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray - Eugene Ormandy, Handel
  7. No. 33: Lift Up Your Heads - Eugene Ormandy, Handel
  8. No. 40: Why Do the Nations? - Eugene Ormandy, Handel
  9. No. 43: Thou Shalt Break Them - Eugene Ormandy, Handel
  10. No. 44: Hallelujah! - Eugene Ormandy, Handel
  11. No. 45: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Eugene Ormandy, Handel
  12. No. 47: Behold, I Tell You a Mystery - Eugene Ormandy, Handel
  13. No. 48: The Trumpet Shall Sound - Eugene Ormandy, Handel
  14. No. 53: Worthy Is the Lamb - Eugene Ormandy, Handel
  15. He was despised
  16. Surely He hath borne our griefs
  17. And with His stripes we are healed
  18. All we like sheep have gone astray
  19. Lift up your heads
  20. Why do the nations?
  21. He that dwelleth in Heaven
  22. Thou shalt break them
  23. Hallelujah
  24. Behold I tell you a mystery
  25. The Trumpet shall sound
  26. Worthy is the Lamb
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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Messiah
This product was just as I had anticipated, excellant, one of the best renditions of Handel's Messiah produced. With the Morman Tabernacle Choir, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and those selected soloists, this was so well presented and simply one of the most inspiring pieces of music ever produced.!



Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - handle messiah
dissapointed in disc, recived 2 dics 1 not disc one and disc two, reordered, and the same thing, 2 disc one, and no disc two, returned itme, and heard nothing, so ordered item form privated party, and got both disc's 1 and 2 in gr8 condition
very dissapointed in this, i hopw this will be corrected for future orders



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - 50 years old and still the best
Still in print after 50 years? Thank heavens. Our decades old CD got damaged. Thought we'd have to play our nearly worn out vinyl version.

If Handel had been alive in 1959, he'd have teamed up Ormandy, his orchestra, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir as his absolute dream team. And been proud of the result.

No one remembers the soloists anymore. Too bad, they were brilliant here. But everyone remembers Ormandy in the golden years of the Philadelphia Orchestra for good reason. They were the best in the world. The MTC was then, and remains today about as good as a large choir gets. There is nothing like them in full voice.

It's analog, incomplete, and not the baroque style. If that's what you're after, look elsewhere. But if you want the core of the Messiah played sensitively and sung brilliantly by the best of the best, buy this one.



Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Ugh
Like many others here, this recording was my first exposure to Handel's Messiah. I thought it was rather strange for a Baroque piece, but kept listening to it to resurrect the Christmas cheer every year.

Then I listened to John Eliot Gardiner's rendition, and I finally understood what I was missing.

Unlike Gardiner's version, this version lacks the lightness of step and vigor of Handel. Instead, it's a muddy, leaden, over-dramatic mess. The microphones seem to be set quite a ways from a HUGE choir and orchestra, creating a foggy, booming atmosphere.

From other reviews here, it sounds like many people like this simply because of fond memories from their childhood. If you don't have those memories and know even a little bit about classical music, DON'T get this version. Get a version that actually treats it like the Baroque masterpiece that it is.

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