Messiah
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Emmanuelle Haïm and Le Concert d'Astrée bring a conductor's fresh intelligence to Handel's most performed oratorio, recorded in 2014 for Erato. Rather than the monumental, choral-heavy traditions that have calcified around *Messiah* since the nineteenth century, Haïm's ensemble approach privileges the work's original eighteenth-century proportions: period instruments, lean textures, and a sprightly pace that lets the recitatives breathe and the famous arias—"Since By Man Came Death," "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"—regain their intimacy. This isn't archaeology for its own sake; it's a reminder that Handel's libretto unfolds as drama, not marble monument. The interplay between soloists and chorus feels conversational rather than ceremonial, and the orchestration sparkles with detail you've perhaps never caught before. For anyone who thinks they know this score, or who's only encountered the "Hallelujah" chorus in fragments, this reading offers genuine rediscovery.
Item Details+
| Genre | Classical |
| Style | Baroque, Oratorio |
| Media | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Sleeve | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Description | Carefully packed and shipped with love from Vienna. Order more, save on shipping! |
| Label | Erato |
| Year | 2014 |
| Country | Europe |
| Format | CD |
Tracklist+
1-1. Sinfony 2:57
1-2. Accompanied recitative 2:53
1-3. Air 3:04
1-4. Chorus 2:30
1-5. Accompanied recitative 1:25
1-6. Air 4:12
1-7. Chorus 2:25
1-8. Recitative 0:25
1-9. Air and Chorus 4:54
1-10. Accompanied recitative 2:17
1-11. Air 3:37
1-12. Chorus 3:54
1-13. Pifa 2:34
1-14. Recitative 0:10
1-15. Accompanied recitative 0:16
1-16. Recitative 0:30
1-17. Accompanied recitative 0:18
1-18. Chorus 1:53
1-19. Air 4:05
1-20. Recitative 0:24
1-21. Duet 5:18
1-22. Chorus 2:16
1-23. Chorus 2:32
1-24. Air 10:11
2-1. Chorus 1:46
2-2. Chorus 2:05
2-3. Chorus 3:24
2-4. Accompanied recitative 0:41
2-5. Chorus 2:21
2-6. Accompanied recitative 1:22
2-7. Arioso 1:29
2-8. Accompanied recitative 0:15
2-9. Air 2:09
2-10. Chorus 2:57
2-11. Recitative 0:14
2-12. Chorus 1:29
2-13. Air 2:52
2-14. Chorus 1:07
2-15. Air 2:20
2-16. Chorus 1:24
2-17. Air 2:43
2-18. Chorus 1:40
2-19. Recitative 0:10
2-20. Air 1:50
2-21. Chorus 3:33
2-22. Air 5:59
2-23. Chorus 2:00
2-24. Accompanied recitative 0:38
2-25. Air 8:43
2-26. Recitative 0:15
2-27. Duet 0:55
2-28. Chorus 1:59
2-29. Air 4:40
2-30. Chorus 7:11
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