XXfirst Century Messiah

1. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 Symphony
Composed by George Frideric Handel

2. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 And he shall purify
Composed by George Frideric Handel

3. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
Composed by George Frideric Handel

4. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 The people that walked in darkness
Composed by George Frideric Handel

5. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 Pifa
Composed by George Frideric Handel

6. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 There were shepherds abiding in the field
Composed by George Frideric Handel

7. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 And lo, the angle of the Lord came upon them
Composed by George Frideric Handel

8. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 And the angel said unto them
Composed by George Frideric Handel

9. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 And suddenly there was with the angel
Composed by George Frideric Handel

10. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 Glory to God in the highest
Composed by George Frideric Handel

11. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 His yoke is easy, His burthen is light
Composed by George Frideric Handel

12. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 Surely, He hat borne our griefs and carried our sorrows
Composed by George Frideric Handel

13. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 And with his stripes we are healed
Composed by George Frideric Handel

14. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 All we like sheep have gone astray
Composed by George Frideric Handel

15. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn
Composed by George Frideric Handel

16. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 He trusted in God
Composed by George Frideric Handel

17. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 Thou art gone up on high
Composed by George Frideric Handel

18. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 How beautiful are the feet of them
Composed by George Frideric Handel

19. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 Why do the nations so furiously rage together
Composed by George Frideric Handel

20. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 Let us break their bonds assunder
Composed by George Frideric Handel

21. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 He that dwelleth in heaven
Composed by George Frideric Handel

22. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron
Composed by George Frideric Handel

23. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 I know that my redeemer liveth
Composed by George Frideric Handel

24. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 Then shall be brought to pass
Composed by George Frideric Handel

25. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 O death, where is thy sting?
Composed by George Frideric Handel

26. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 But thanks be to God
Composed by George Frideric Handel

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XXfirst Century Messiah Manufacturer: Well-Tempered Produc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003Y2L Release Date: 1996-06-20

Tracks:

1. Sym
2. Chor: And He Shall Purify
3. Accompagnato: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth
4. Air: The People That Walked In Darkness
5. Pifa
6. Recitative: There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field
7. Accompagnato: And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord Came Upon Them
8. Recitative : And The Angel Said Unto Them
9. Accompangato: And Suddenly There Was With The Angel
10. Chrs: Glory To God In The Highest
11. Chrs: His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light
12. Chrs: Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs And Carried Our Sorrows
13. Chrs: And With His Stripes We Are Healed
14. Chrs: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
15. Accompagnato: All They That See Him, Laugh Him To Scorn
16. Chrs: He Trusted In God
17. Air: Thou Art Gone Up On High
18. Air: How Beautiful Are The Feet Of Them
19. Air: Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together
20. Chor: Let Us Break Their Bonds Assunder
21. Recitative: He That Dwelleth In Heaven
22. Air: Thou Shalt Break Them With A Rod Of Iron
23. Air: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
24. Recitative: Then Shall Be Brought To Pass
25. Duet: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
26. Chrs: But Thanks Be To God

Customer Reviews:

Delightful.......2006-02-20

I am listening to this cd for the third time now & enjoying it even more. As a late comer to classical music I welcome any door which opens the way to greater appreciation & understanding of a piece, as this cd does. I will return to more classical renditions of the Messiah with more discernment & zest. But I am a simple soul who love Charles Schulz & welcomes adventurous departures from the norm.

Incredibly bad........2005-04-17

What has happened in the world of synthesizer music? Wendy Carlos gave us the equivalent of the Big Bang back in 1969 with Switched On Bach, creating a new world of sonorities never heard before. Isao Tomita came along and took us to unequaled heights of imagination and creativity, world after world of new sounds, fun, and excitement.

Then digital synthesizers came along, and since then everyone's been trying to re-create the sounds of other instruments with them, trying to re-create traditional performances. Why? What is the point in that?

From the back of this CD's box (this is supposed to make you want to buy it--emphasis mine): "XXfirst Century Messiah is a LITERAL TRANSLATION of Handel's Messiah into a new sound experience. Utilizing a confluence of computer-based technologies, Kathy Geisler creates an unusually rich and NATURAL performance. The music on this recording was made from synthesized and sampled sounds, performed without a keyboard, sculpted iteratively, using Macintosh and NeXT computers."

Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. Why use the tools that can create a world never heard before to create a pale reflection of the mundane world? Why eschew the use of keyboards?--there is nothing more beautiful than the human touch in a synthesizer performance. Why give us a literal translation of the score into computer sounds?

The choice of excerpts makes no sense, either. Why are there EIGHT recitatives and accompagnatos--all with wordless noises only a baby-step removed from the Peanuts' cartoons' "wah-wah' adult noises--and no Hallelujah Chorus?

In sum, it all comes down to the worst thing I can call any performance: BORING.

Track Listings:

1. 18th Century Sweden in Music
2. 21st Century Bach
3. 21st Century Mandolin
4. Allan Pettersson: Symphony No. 7
5. Allan Pettersson: Syphony No. 14
6. Angels are Everywhere!
7. Arie E Cantate
8. Aulin/Haquinius: Violin Sonata In D Minor, Op. 12/String Quartet No. 1 In A Minor
9. Bach, Buxtehude and Friends
10. Bach: Goldberg Variations; Preludes & Fugues

Track Listings

track listings

Track Listings

Worlds Apart [Import]

Debussy: Préludes L117; Isle joyeuse L106

Breathless Blues

Transit People

Cast From The Platform

Chillin'

Anna Moo Crackers

Bentzon: Racconti

Before You Go

Best Of [Import]

Chairs Missing

Cowboys Are My Weakness [CD-single] [Import]

Distant Rituals

Berg: Violin Concerto; Schoenberg: Piano Concerto; Violin Concerto

For Hero: For Fool