Shaw's shaping of the chorus 'Surely He hath bourne our griefs' is brilliant.

BBC Music Magazine, February 20123 out of 5 stars

Handel: Messiah (highlights)

Judith Raskin (soprano), Florence Kopleff (contralto), Richard Lewis (tenor), Thomas Paul (bass)

Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw

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Shaw's shaping of the chorus 'Surely He hath bourne our griefs' is brilliant.

BBC Music Magazine, February 20123 out of 5 stars

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Release date: 29th Aug 2011
Label: RCA
Series: Classical Masters
Catalogue number: 88697939742
Length: 75 minutes
Genre:
- Oratorios & Passions

Contents and tracklist

Handel: Messiah

Work length1:15:59

Robert Conant (harpsichord), Robert Arnold (organ), Richard Lewis (tenor), Florence Kopleff (contralto), Judith Raskin (soprano), Thomas Paul (bass)
Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Shaw

Part the First: No. 1 Sinfonia (Overture)

Track length3:57

Part the First: No. 3 Air: Every valley shall be exalted

Track length3:41

Part the First: No.4 Chorus: And the glory of the Lord

Track length2:50

Part the First: No. 6 Air: But who may abide the day of His coming?

Track length4:50

Part the First: No. 7 Chorus: And He shall purify

Track length2:27

Part the First: No. 9 Air: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion

Track length5:41

Part the First: No. 13 Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)

Track length1:04

Part the First: No. 18 Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion

Track length4:39

Part the Second: No. 24 Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs

Track length2:21

Part the Second: No. 29 Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart

Track length2:18

Part the Second: No. 30 Air: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow

Track length2:05

Part the Second: No.35 Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him

Track length1:24

Part the Second: No. 37 Chorus: The Lord gave the word

Track length1:06

Part the Second: No. 38 Air: How beautiful are the feet

Track length2:38

Part the Second: No. 40 Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together?

Track length1:30

Part the Second: No. 43 Air: Thou shalt break them

Track length2:12

Part the Second: No. 44 Chorus: Hallelujah

Track length3:26

Part the Third: No. 45 Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth

Track length6:51

Part the Third: No. 47 Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery

Track length00:39

Part the Third: No. 48 Air: The trumpet shall sound

Track length8:53

Part the Third: No. 52 Air: If God be for us

Track length5:22

Part the Third: No. 53 Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain

Track length6:05

Awards and reviews

February 2012

Shaw's shaping of the chorus 'Surely He hath bourne our griefs' is brilliant.

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