Handel- Messiah
Of all English oratorios Handel's Messiah has always been the most overwhelmingly popular. It is the least theatrical of his oratorios and the most purely sacred in it's choice of subject matter. The vivid choral writing- there are more choruses in Messiah than in any other Handel oratorio- coupled with the expressive density of the solo arias, have ensured it's status as one of the greatest choral masterpieces in the Western canon. Since winning the Leopold Stokowski Conducting Award and conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra, Edward Polochick has attracted international attention as an orchestral, operatic, and choral conductor. He is the founding Artistic Director of Concert Artists of Baltimore since 1987. He is also in his 20th season as Music Director of Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra in Nebraska. From 1979-1999 he was the Director of the Baltimore Symphony Chorus, and since 1979 he has been at the Peaboedy Conservatory as Associate Conductor of the Orchestra, Director of Choral Ensembles, and Opera Conductor.
Tracklist:
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 1, Overture
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 2, Comfort Ye My People
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 3, Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 4, And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 5, Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 6, But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming?
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 7, And He Shall Purify
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 8, Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 9, O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 10, For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 11, The People That Walked In Darkness
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 12, For Unto Us A Child Is Born
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 13, Pifa "Pastoral Symphony"
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 14, There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 15, And The Angel Said Unto Them
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 16, And Suddenly There Was With The Angel
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 17, Glory To God In The Highest
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 18, Rejoice Greatly
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 19, Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind Be Open'd
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 20, He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 21, His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 22, Behold The Lamb Of God
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 23, He Was Despised And Rejected Of Men
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 24, Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 25, And With His Stripes We Are Healed
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 26, All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 27, All They That See Him Laugh Him To Scorn
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 28, He Trusted In God That He Would Deliver Him
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 29, Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 30, Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 31, He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land Of The Living
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 32, But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 33, Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 34, Unto Which Of The Angels Said He At Any Time
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 35, Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 36, Thou Art Gone Up On High
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 37, The Lord Gave The Word
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 38, How Beautiful Are The Feet
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 39, Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 40, Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 41, Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 42, He That Dwelleth In Heaven
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 43, Thou Shalt Break Them With A Rod Of Iron
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 44, Hallelujah!
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 45, I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 46, Since By Man Came Death
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 47, Behold, I Tell You A Mystery
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 48, The Trumpet Shall Sound
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 49, Then Shall Be Brought To Pass The Saying
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 50, O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 51, But Thanks Be To God
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 52, If God Be For Us
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 53, Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain
Of all English oratorios Handel's Messiah has always been the most overwhelmingly popular. It is the least theatrical of his oratorios and the most purely sacred in it's choice of subject matter. The vivid choral writing- there are more choruses in Messiah than in any other Handel oratorio- coupled with the expressive density of the solo arias, have ensured it's status as one of the greatest choral masterpieces in the Western canon. Since winning the Leopold Stokowski Conducting Award and conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra, Edward Polochick has attracted international attention as an orchestral, operatic, and choral conductor. He is the founding Artistic Director of Concert Artists of Baltimore since 1987. He is also in his 20th season as Music Director of Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra in Nebraska. From 1979-1999 he was the Director of the Baltimore Symphony Chorus, and since 1979 he has been at the Peaboedy Conservatory as Associate Conductor of the Orchestra, Director of Choral Ensembles, and Opera Conductor.
Tracklist:
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 1, Overture
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 2, Comfort Ye My People
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 3, Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 4, And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 5, Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 6, But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming?
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 7, And He Shall Purify
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 8, Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 9, O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 10, For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 11, The People That Walked In Darkness
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 12, For Unto Us A Child Is Born
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 13, Pifa "Pastoral Symphony"
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 14, There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 15, And The Angel Said Unto Them
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 16, And Suddenly There Was With The Angel
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 17, Glory To God In The Highest
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 18, Rejoice Greatly
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 19, Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind Be Open'd
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 20, He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 1 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 21, His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 22, Behold The Lamb Of God
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 23, He Was Despised And Rejected Of Men
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 24, Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 25, And With His Stripes We Are Healed
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 26, All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 27, All They That See Him Laugh Him To Scorn
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 28, He Trusted In God That He Would Deliver Him
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 29, Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 30, Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 31, He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land Of The Living
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 32, But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 33, Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 34, Unto Which Of The Angels Said He At Any Time
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 35, Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 36, Thou Art Gone Up On High
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 37, The Lord Gave The Word
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 38, How Beautiful Are The Feet
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 39, Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 40, Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 41, Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 42, He That Dwelleth In Heaven
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 43, Thou Shalt Break Them With A Rod Of Iron
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 2 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 44, Hallelujah!
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 45, I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 46, Since By Man Came Death
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 47, Behold, I Tell You A Mystery
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 48, The Trumpet Shall Sound
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 49, Then Shall Be Brought To Pass The Saying
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 50, O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 51, But Thanks Be To God
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 52, If God Be For Us
- Messiah, Hwv 56, Pt. 3 (Ed. W. Shaw): No. 53, Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain