Collectors’ ears will prick-up at the inclusion of the Bavarian Radio/Sir Colin Davis recording of a chorus from ‘Messiah’, otherwise unavailable.
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Solomon: ‘The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba’
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner
Messiah: ‘And the Glory of the Lord’
Chorus and Symphony Orchestra
of the Bavarian Radio
Colin Davis
Giulio Cesare: ‘V’adoro, pupille’
Elly Ameling, soprano
Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig
Kurt Masur
Xerces: ‘Ombra mai fu’
Jose Carreras, tenor
English Chamber Orchestra
Vjetkoslav Sutej
Saul: ‘Gird on thy sword’
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner
Music for the Royal Fireworks: ‘La Paix’ (Largo alla Siciliana)
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner
Israel in Egypt: ‘Moses and the children of Israel’
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner
Atalanta: ‘Care selve’
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard
Coronation Anthem No. 4: ‘The King Shall Rejoice’
Chorus and Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner
Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 3 No. 4
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner
Rinaldo: ‘Lascia ch’io pianga’
Jose Carreras, tenor
English Chamber Orchestra
Vjetkoslav Sutej
Messiah: ‘Let all the angels of God’
Messiah: ‘Hallelujah’
Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio
Colin Davis
Water Music: Air
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner
Giulio Cesare: ‘E pur cosi in un giorno… Piangero la sorte mia’
Elly Ameling, soprano
Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig
Kurt Masur
Solomon: ‘Praise the Lord’
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner
Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 3 No. 6: Vivace
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner
Joshua: ‘O had I Jubal’s lyre’
Janet Baker, soprano
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard
Judas Maccabaeus: ‘Sing unto God’
Coronation Anthem: ‘Zadok the Priest’
Chorus and Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner