George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759) - Messiah - The Complete Oratorio Robert Shaw (Disc 2)
Telarc  (1984)
Classical

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CD    18 tracks  (70:52) 
   01   And With His Stripes We Are Healed - Chorus - All We Like Sheep - Chorus   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           06:07
   02   All They That See Him - Tenor Recitative - He Trusted In God - Chorus   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           02:55
   03   Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart - Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow - He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land Of The Living - But Thou Didst Not Leave   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           06:30
   04   Lift Up Your Heads - Chorus   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           02:53
   05   Unto Which Of The Angels - Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him - Chorus   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           01:42
   06   Thou Art Gone Up On High   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           03:09
   07   The Lord Gave The Word - Chorus   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           01:06
   08   How Beautiful Are The Feet   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           02:23
   09   Their Sound Is Gone Out - Chorus   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           01:24
   10   Part Two: 40. Why Do The Nations? - Bass Air; 41. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder - Chorus   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           04:42
   11   Part Two: 42. He That Dwelleth In Heaven - Tenor Recitative; 43. Thou Shalt Break Them   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           02:14
   12   Hallelujah - Chorus   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           03:46
   13   I Know That My Redeemer Liveth   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           05:35
   14   Since By Man Came Death - Chorus   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           01:51
   15   Behold, I Tell You A Mystery - The Trumpet Shall Sound   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           09:26
   16   Part Three: 49. Then Shall Be Brought To Pass - Alto Recitative; 50. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? - Alto & Tenor Duet; 51. But Thanks Be To God - Chorus   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           03:36
   17   If God Be For Us   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           04:49
   18   Worthy Is The Lamb...Amen. - Chorus   Robert Shaw - Kaaren Erickson - Sylvia McNair - Alfreda Hodgson - Jon Humphrey - Richard Stilwell -           06:44
Personal Details
Location Telarc Collection

Locator
Disc 1 : CD-80093-B
Details
Studio Atlanta Symphony Hall, aka Woodruff Memorial Arts Center
Catalog CD-80093-B
Packaging Jewel Case
Recording Date 12/20/1983
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
User Defined
Classification: TELARC CLASSICAL
Musicians
Composer/Artist George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)
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Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Telarc Records
Copyright (c) – Telarc Records
Manufactured By – Digital Audio Disc Corp.
Recorded At – Atlanta Symphony Hall

Credits

Art Direction – Ray Kirschensteiner
Baritone Vocals – Richard Stilwell
Chorus – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus
Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
Conductor – Robert Shaw
Cover [Painting] – Fra Angelico (2), Fra Filippo Lippi
Edited By – Ronald Whitaker
Engineer – Jack Renner
Harpsichord – Layton James
Liner Notes – Nick Jones (12)
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Alfreda Hodgson
Orchestra – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Producer – Robert Woods (2)
Producer [Assistance] – Elaine Martone
Soprano Vocals – Kaaren Erickson, Sylvia McNair
Tenor Vocals – Jon Humphrey

Notes
Cover Painting: "The Adoration of the Magi (detail)";
Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi;
National Gallery of Art, Washington;
Samuel H. Kress Collection 1952.

**** Technical Information ****

Recorded in Symphony Hall, Atlanta on December 18, 19 & 20, 1983
Microphones: Schoeps Colette Series
Recorder: Soundstream Digital Tape Recorder
Console: Neotek
Monitor Speakers: ADS Model 1530 bi-amplified, ADS Model C2000 Crossover
Power Amplifiers: Threshold Model S/500 Stasis
Interconnecting Cables: Audio-Technica
Control Room Acoustic Treatment: Sones from illbruck/usa
Digital Editing: Sony DAE 1100

During the recording of the digital masters and the subsequent transfer to disc, the entire audio chain was transformerless. The signal was not passed through any processing device (i.e., compression, limiting, or equalization) at any step during production.

Sampling frequency conversion of Telarc's Soundstream digital master to the Compact Disc format was accomplished with the Studer SFC-16 sampling frequency converter. The digital information was not subject to any analog intersteps, thus preserving the integrity of the original digital master.
Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 089408009327
ASIN: B000003CT7
Matrix / Runout: CD 1: DIDX 002573; CD 2: DIDX 002574

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