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• Messiah, HWV 56. Symphony (4:39) ; Pifa, "Pastoral symphony" (4:26) ; I know that my Redeemer liveth (8:18) ; Hallelujah (4:29) (Ada Alsop, soprano ; Royal Choral Society)
• Israel in Egypt, HWV 54. They loathed to drink of the river (2:35) ; He spake the word (2:38) ; He gave them hailstones for rain (2:31) ; He sent a thick darkness over all the land (2:53) ; He smote all the first-born of Egypt (3:08) ; Zadok the priest, HWV 258 (6:42) (Royal Choral Society)
• Serse. Ombra mai fù (4:38) ; Rodelinda, HWV 19. Art thou troubled? (4:39) (Kathleen Ferrier, contralto)
• Semele, HWV 58. Where'er you walk (Richard Lewis, tenor) (4:54)
• Alexander's feast, HWV 75. Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries (Trevor Anthony, bass) (6:24)
• Solomon, HWV 67. Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" (3:05)
• Zadok the priest, HWV 258 (alternative take) (3:15)
• Serse, HWV 40. Ombra mai fù (alternative take) (Kathleen Ferrier, contralto) (4:23)
• Messiah, HWV 56. Hallelujah (alternative take) (Royal Choral Society) (4:23).

Author/Creator:

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 , composer

Contributors:

Alsop, Ada , singer

Ferrier, Kathleen, 1912-1953 , singer

Lewis, Richard, 1914-1990 , singer

Anthony, Trevor , singer

Sargent, Malcolm, 1895-1967 , conductor

London Symphony Orchestra , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Royal Choral Society (Great Britain) , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

Languages:

English
Italian

Language Notes:

Sung chiefly in English; with some Italian.

Main Work:

Works [of Handel, G.F.] (Selections)

Included Works:

Messiah [by Handel, G.F.] (Selections)

Israel in Egypt [by Handel, G.F.] (Selections)

Coronation anthems [by Handel, G.F.] > Zadok the priest

Serse [by Handel, G.F.] > Ombra mai fù

Rodelinda [by Handel, G.F.] > Dove sei? amato bene! (English)

Semele [by Handel, G.F.] > Where'er you walk

Alexander's feast [by Handel, G.F.] > Revenge, revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries

Solomon [by Handel, G.F.] > Sinfonia

Subjects:

Oratorios — Excerpts

Orchestral music

Anthems

Operas — Excerpts

Songs (Low voice) with orchestra

Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra

Genres:

Excerpts

Oratorios

Operas

Performers:

London Symphony Orchestra ; Malcolm Sargent, conductor.

General Notes:

All music by George Frideric Handel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 sound file)

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

audio file

Call Numbers:

Online Audio

Other Standard Numbers:

International Standard Recording Code: GBF074610520
International Standard Recording Code: GBF074610500
International Standard Recording Code: GBBBA4850232
International Standard Recording Code: GBF074810470
International Standard Recording Code: GBF074810480
International Standard Recording Code: GBF074810490
International Standard Recording Code: GBF074810500
International Standard Recording Code: GBF074810510
International Standard Recording Code: GBF074810520
International Standard Recording Code: GBF074810230
International Standard Recording Code: GBF074910050
International Standard Recording Code: GBF071100280
International Standard Recording Code: GBF074810430
International Standard Recording Code: GBF074810440
International Standard Recording Code: GBF074610670
International Standard Recording Code: GBF074810260
International Standard Recording Code: GBF074911390
International Standard Recording Code: GBF074810530
Publisher Number, Decca: 00028948428984

OCLC Numbers:

1456142245