The Complete Warner Classics Edition

~ Release by Sir Charles Mackerras (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD: Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks (1959) / Water Music Suite (1956) /Jacob: Fanfare for “God Save the King”
2CD: Handel: Messiah (1)
3CD: Handel: Messiah (2)
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1Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 23. Chorus “And With His Stripes”
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 25. Chorus “And with His stripes”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel2:07
2Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 24. Chorus “All We, Like Sheep”
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 26. Chorus “All we like sheep”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel4:22
3Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 25. Accompanied Recitative “All They That See Him, Laugh Him To Scorn” (Tenor)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus “He trusted in God”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel0:51
4Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 26. Chorus “He Trusted In God”
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus “He trusted in God”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel2:22
5Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 27. Accompanied Recitative “Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart” (Tenor)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 29. Recitative “Thy rebuke hath broken His heart” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel2:00
6Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 28. Arioso “Behold, And See” (Tenor)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso “Behold and see” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel1:46
7Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 29. Accompanied Recitative “He Was Cut Off” (Tenor)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 31. Recitative “He was cut off out of the land of the living…” (Soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel0:17
8Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 30. Air “But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul” (Tenor)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 32. Air “But thou didst not leave His soul in hell…” (Soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel2:31
9Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 31. Chorus “Lift Up Your Heads”
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel3:02
10Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 32. Recitative “Unto Which Of The Angels” (Tenor)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 34. Recitative “Unto Which of the Angels…” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel0:16
11Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 33. Chorus “Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him”
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 35. Chorus “Let all the angels of God worship Him”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel1:40
12Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 34. Air “Thou Art Gone Up On High” (Countertenor)George Frideric Handel3:20
13Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 35. Chorus “The Lord Gave The Word”
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel1:23
14Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 36. Duet “How Beautiful Are The Feet” (Countertenor, Soprano)
alto vocals:
Paul Esswood (countertenor)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Duet “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano, Alto & Chorus)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
is based on:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Air “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano) (soprano aria version without chorus)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel3:32
15Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 37. Chorus “Their Sound Is Gone Out”
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Arioso “Their sound is gone out” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel1:13
16Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 38. Air “Why Do The Nations” (Bass)
bass vocals:
Raimund Herincx (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel2:54
17Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 39. Chorus “Let Us Break Their Bonds”
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus “Let us break their bonds asunder”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel1:53
18Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 40. Recitative “He That Dwelleth In Heaven” (Tenor)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative “He that dwelleth in heaven…” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel0:15
19Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 41. Air “Thou Shalt Break Them” (Tenor)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 43. Air “Thou shalt break them” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel2:12
20Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Second: 42. Chorus “Hallelujah”
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
solo vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto), Paul Esswood (countertenor), Elizabeth Harwood (soprano), Raimund Herincx (bass-baritone) and Robert Tear (tenor)
soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
arranger:
Basil Lam (English producer, harpsichordist)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel4:07
21Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Third: 43. Air “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth” (Soprano)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel6:38
22Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Third: 44. Chorus “Since By Man Came Death”
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus “Since by man came death”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel0:42
23Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Third: Chorus “Since By Man Came Also The Resurrection”
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
George Frideric Handel0:24
24Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Third: Chorus “For As In Adam All Die”
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
George Frideric Handel0:47
25Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Third: Chorus “Even So In Christ”
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
George Frideric Handel0:33
26Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Third: 45. Accompanied Recitative “Behold, I Tell You A Mystery” (Bass)
bass vocals:
Raimund Herincx (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 47. Recitative “Behold, I tell you a mystery” (Bass)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel0:32
27Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Third: 46. Air “The Trumpet Shall Sound” (Bass)
bass vocals:
Raimund Herincx (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel9:30
28Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Third: 47. Recitative “Then Shall Be Brought To Pass” (Soprano)
soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 49. Recitativo “Then shall be brought to pass” (Alto)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel0:17
29Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Third: 48. Duet “O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?” (Countertenor, Tenor)
alto vocals:
Paul Esswood (countertenor)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 50. Duet “O death, where is thy sting” (Alt & Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel1:18
30Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Third: 49. Chorus “But Thanks Be To God”
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 51. Chorus “But thanks be to God…”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel2:44
31Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Third: 50. Aria “If God Be For Us” (Soprano)
soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 52. Air “If God be for us” (Soprano) (original version for soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel4:55
32Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Third: 51. Chorus “Worthy Is The Lamb”
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
partial recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 53. Chorus “Worthy is the Lamb… Amen”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel3:53
33Messiah, HWV 56: Part The Third: 52. Chorus “Amen”
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
partial recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 53. Chorus “Worthy is the Lamb… Amen”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel3:21
4CD: Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks (1976)
5CD: Handel: Water Music Suites (1978)
6CD: Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3
7CD: Handel, Albinoni, Telemann, Hertel: Trumpet Concertos
8CD: A Mozart Concert
9CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 20 & 23
10CD: Mozart: Symphonies nos. 36 “Linz” & 36 “Prague”
11CD: Mozart: Symphonies nos. 40 & 41 “Jupiter”
12CD: Mozart: Flute Concerto / Sinfonia Concertante
13CD: Mozart Arias: Barbara Frittoli
14CD: Mozart: Idomeneo (1)
15CD: Mozart: Idomeneo (2)
16CD: Mozart: Idomeneo (3)
17CD: Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 1 & 3
18CD: Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 2 & 8
19CD: Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 4 & 6
20CD: Beethoven: Symphonies nos. 5 & 7
21CD: Beethoven: Symphony no. 9
22CD: Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos
23CD: Schubert: Symphonies nos. 5 & 8
24CD: Schubert: Symphony no. 9
25CD: Ballet Music
26CD: Berlioz: Overtures & Orchestral Excerpts / Russian Overtures & Orchestral Excerpts
27CD: Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 / A Midsummer Night’s Dream
28CD: Chopin: Les Sylphides / Ponchielli: Dance Of The Hours / Meyerbeer: Les Patineurs / Tchaikovsky: Walzes
29CD: Verdi‐Mackerras: The Lady And The Fool ( Complete Ballet )
30CD: Verdi: Opera Overtures & Ballet Music / Delibes: Lakmé Ballet Music
31CD: Great Opera Duets: Montserrat Caballé / Bernabé Marti
32CD: Wagner: Götterdämmerung (Highlights)
33CD: Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne / J. Strauss II: Graduation Ball / Perpetuum mobile / Unter Donner und Blitz / Tritsch‐Tratsch‐Polka
34CD: Delibes: La Source / Messager: Les deux pigeons / Gounod: Faust, ballet / Chabrier: Espana / Polonaise
35CD: Mussorgsky: Pictures From an Exhibition / A Night on the Bare Mountain
36CD: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Litolff / Weber / Saint‐Saëns / Turina / Piano Concertante Works
37CD: Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Glinka: Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture / Wagner: Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 3 / Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain / Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel / Don Juan
38CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 8 / Symphonic Variations
39CD: Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 “From the New World” / Symphony no. 7
40CD: Dvořák: Legends nos. 1–10, op. 59 / Romance / Nocturne op. 40
41CD: Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22 / Janáček: Capriccio / Concertino
42CD: Sullivan: Pineapple Poll / Savoy Opera Overtures
43CD: Sullivan: Pineapple Poll [1960]
44CD: Sullivan: Pineapple Poll / Verdi: The Lady and the Fool
45CD: Janáček: Sinfonietta / Four Preludes
46CD: Elgar: Enigma Variations / Falstaff Symphonic Study
47CD: Dvorák: Slavonic Dances / Smetana: The Bartered Bride Polka & Furiant / Brahms: Hungarian Dances 5 & 6 / Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances / Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody no. 1
48CD: Sullivan: Cello Concerto in D / Herbert: Cello Concerto no. 2 / Elgar: Romance
49CD: Puccini Arias: Monsterrat Caballé
50CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 1 “Titan”
51CD: Mahler: Symphony no. 5
52CD: Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn / Reger: An die Hoffnung / Berg: 7 Frühe Lieder
53CD: Delius: Paris / Double Concerto / Cello Concerto
54CD: Rachmaninoff: Symphony no. 3 / Symphonic Dances
55CD: Holst: The Planets
56CD: Wolf‐Ferrari / Donizetti / Falla / Smetana / Weinberger: Overtures & Orchestral Excerpts
57CD: Brian: Symphony no. 7 / Symphony no. 31 / The Tinker’s Wedding (Comedy Overture)
58CD: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring / Fireworks, op. 4 / Circus Polka / Greeting Prelude “Happy Birthday”
59CD: Favourite Music of Eric Coates / Burkhard, Reznicek: Overtures / Copland / Wirén: Serenade
60CD: Walton: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 / Siesta
61CD: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: More Songs You Love (The Christmas Album)
62CD: Folk Songs of the British Isles ( Richard Lewis) / Peter Dawson Sings
63CD: A Little Nonsense (Owen Brannigan) / Sing the Songs of Britain (Elizabeth Harwood & Owen Brannigan)