This page lists all recordings of Messiah, by George Frederic Handel (1685-1759) on CD & DVD. Generally, more recent CDs and DVDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. Messiah, based on a biblical libretto by Charles Jennens, was written in the summer of 1741 and first performed in Dublin on 13th April 1742. It was originally intended to be performed during lent but it has become more common since Handel's death for Messiah to be performed in Advent. |
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Susan Gritton, Sara Mingardo, Mark Padmore & Alastair Miles Tenebrae Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis For a limited period all copies of the 2SACD set will include a
bonus DVD featuring highlights from the performances and
an interview with Sir Colin Davis. English only (no subtitles).
A co-production by the BBC and LSO. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Susan Hamilton (soprano), Annie Gill (mezzo), Clare Wilkinson (alto), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), Edward Caswell (bass) Dunedin Consort, John Butt This is the first recording to seriously explore the version and performing forces that Handel used for his legendary Dublin première.The research was carried out by director and lecturer John Butt and the performance recreated by the acclaimed Scottish choral group the Dunedin Consort, with soloists taken from within the choir. The Dublin version of The Messiah is unique in several important ways and the resultant Linn recording signifies an exciting and historically considered representation as enjoyed by the Dublin audience of 1742.The challenge in this recording was to try and recapture something of the freshness of the first public performances, imagining what it was like to hear the work for the very first time, when many moments must have been quite unexpected. “... the freshest, most natural, revelatory and transparently joyful Messiah I have heard for a very long time” Gramophone Magazine, December 2006 | | | Linn - CKD285 (SACD - 2 discs) Normally: £13.49 (£11.48 ex. VAT) Special: £10.11 (£8.60 ex. VAT) |
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Kerstin Avemo, Patricia Bardon, Lawrence Zazzo, Kobie van Rensburg & Neal Davies The Choir of Clare College & Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs René Jacobs follows the highly theatrical Saul, and ecstatic reviews for the neglected La Clemenza di Tito, with Messiah, in the 1750 version with two alto soloists. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Kerstin Avemo, Patricia Bardon, Lawrence Zazzo, Kobie van Rensburg & Neal Davies Freiburger Barockorchester & The Choir of Clare College, René Jacobs | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Henry Jenkinson, Otta Jones, Robert Brooks (trebles), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Toby Spence (tenor), Eamonn Dougan (bass) Academy of Ancient Music & Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom “This is a very special recording. Not only is it of quite outstanding quality both musically and dramatically, but, being sung entirely by male voices associated with a single institution (all the soloists are past or present members of New College Choir), it probably comes as close as modern conditions permit to a sound that Bach would have recognized.” The Daily Telegraph | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook & John Tomlinson The English Concert Choir & The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (on authentic instruments) "With full, atmospheric and well-balanced recording, this is a set not to be missed" Penguin Guide*** (1994) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Susan Gritton (soprano), Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Bernarda Fink (contralto), Charles Daniels (tenor), Neal Davies (bass) Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Sylvia McNair, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Jerry Hadley, Robert Lloyd Academy & Chorus of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner | | | Philips - 0704329 (DVD Video) Normally: £19.99 (£17.01 ex. VAT) Special: £16.99 (£14.46 ex. VAT) |
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Harper, Watts, Wakefield London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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MacNair, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Chance, Hadley & Lloyd Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Gramophone Awards 2007