A weekday programme about the oeuvre of Johann Sebastian Bach with producer Govert Jan Bach and host Joop van Zijl. Episode 444: The Messiah of contemporary G.F. Händel.
Georg Frederic Händel:
1. The Messiah, HWV 56, part 1
– Sinfony
– Comfort Ye My People
– And The Glory Of The Lord
– Thus Saith The Lord
– And He Shall Purify
– Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
– For Behold, Darkness
– For Unto Us A Child Is Born
– Pifa
– There Were Shepherds
– Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter
– Then Shall The Eyes
– His Yoke Is Easy
Judith Nelson and Emma Kirkby, soprano. Clare Watkinson, alto. Paul Elliot, tenor. David Thomas, bass. Oxford Cathedral Choir and The Academy of Ancient Music conducted by Christopher Hogwood
(L’Oiseau Lyre 430 488-2)
