Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 20. “He was despised” – Aria

~ Recording by Charles Brett, Catherine Robbin, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.21Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XX. Air (Alto) "He was despised and rejected of men"10:13Georg Friedrich HändelMessiahHändel; John Eliot Gardiner, Margaret Marshall, Catherine Robbin, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Robert Hale, Charles Brett, Saul Quirke, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque SoloistsAlbum
  • GB1982-11
  • DE1992-03-10
Philips434 297-2
2.2Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 20. “He was despised” – Aria10:12Georg Friedrich HändelMessiahHändel; Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot GardinerAlbum
Philips411 041-2, 411 042-2, 411 043-2, 411 044-2

Relationships

recorded in:London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-11)
countertenor vocals:Charles Brett (English counter-tenor active in late 20th century) (in 1982-11)
mezzo-soprano vocals:Catherine Robbin (Canadian mezzo-soprano) (in 1982-11)
orchestra:English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists) (in 1982-11)
conductor:Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (in 1982-11)
recording of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto) (in 1982-11)

Related works

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto)

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
later versions:Der Messias, K. 572: Teil II, Nr. 17. Aria: “Er ward verschmähet” (soprano II)
part of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part II (order: 2)
arrangements:Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. He was despised (Goossens-Beecham Edition)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. Aria: He Was Despised (mezzo-soprano) (Wilberg Edition)