Messiah [complete sound recording] (1742)

by Georg Friedrich Händel (Composer)

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A recording of Handel's Messiah performed by the world-renowned UK conductor and composer John. This 2-CD set features the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It includes a 24-page booklet with the text of Messiah and interspersed photos from the recording session.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Händel, Georg Friedrich	Composer	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Academy and Chours of St. Martin-in-the-Fields	Orchestra	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Academy Of Ancient Music	Orchestra	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Addison, Adele	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Alldis, John	Chorus Master	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Ambrosian Singers	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Ameling, Elly	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Arnold, Robert	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Augér, Arleen	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Augustana College Choir	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Avemo, Kerstin	voice	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Bach Collegium Japan	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Badron, Patricia	voice	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Baker, Janet	Artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Beecham, Thomas	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Berg, Nathan	Bass	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Bernstein, Leonard	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Bethlehem Nativity Church	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Bonynge, Richard	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Bowman, James	voice	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Brooks, Robert	Artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Cable, Margaret	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Cambridge Singers	Choir	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Cathedral Choral Society	chorus	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Cencic, Max Emanuel	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Chance, Michael	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Chicago Symphony Chorus	Ensemble	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Chicago Symphony Orchestra	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Choir of Clare College Cambridge	Choir	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Choir of New College Oxford	Artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Christie, William	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Christophers, Harry	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Clayton, Allan	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Conant, Robert	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Cornwell, Joseph	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Crook, Howard	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Davies, Iestyn	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Davies, Maldwyn	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Davies, Ryland	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Davis, Colin	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Dawson, Lynne	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Denley, Catherine	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Dorati, Antal	conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Dougan, Eamonn	Artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Downes, Ralph	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Doyle, Julia	Soprano	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Elliott, Paul	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
English Chamber Orchestra	Orchestra	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Esswood, Paul	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Foster-Williams, Andrew	Tenor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Freiburger Barockorchester	orchestra	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Gabrieli Consort & Players	Musicians	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
George, Michael	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Gilchrist, James	Artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Gjevang, Anne	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Grier, Arnold	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Hahnsjo, Claes	voice	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Harper, Heather	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Harwood, Elizabeth	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Herbert, William	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Herincx, Raimund	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Higginbottom, Edward	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Hogwood, Christopher	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Howell, Gwynne	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Humphries, Charles	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Jackson, Frederick	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Jacobs, René	conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Jenkinson, Henry	Artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Jennens, Charles	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Jones, Otta	Artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Jones, Randolph	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kirkby, Emma	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Klemperer, Otto	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kopleff, Florence	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Krause, Tom	voice	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kurosaki, Hiro	Violinist (First)	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lang, William	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Langridge, Philip	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Layton, Stephen	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Leppard, Raymond	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Les Arts Florissants	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lewis, Keith	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lewis, Richard	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lloyd, David	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
London Academy	Ensemble	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
London Celebration Choir and Orchestra	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
London Philharmonic Choir	Orchestra	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
London Philharmonic Orchestra	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
London Symphony Choir	Chorus	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
London Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lunn, Joanne	Artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Mackerras, Charles	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Marriner, Neville	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Marschik, Peter	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Marshall, Melanie	Artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Mathis, Edith	voice	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
McCreesh, Paul	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
McGegan, Nicholas	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Minkowski, Marc	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus	Arranger	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Nash, Heddle	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Nelson, Judith	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
New York Philharmonic	Orchestra	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Oberlin, Russell	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Ormandy, Eugene	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Otter, Anne Sofie von	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Padmore, Mark	Tenor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Palmer, Felicity	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Parrott, Andrew	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Paul, Thomas	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Pearson, Leslie	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Piau, Sandrine	Soprano	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Pinnock, Trevor	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Procter, Norma	Contralto	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Purves, Christopher	Artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Raskin, Judith	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Raude, Serge	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Rensburg, Kobie van	voice	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Reynolds, Anna	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Ritchie, Margaret	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra	Orchestra	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Orchestra	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Rutter, John	Compiler	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Sargent, Malcolm	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Schebesta, Martin	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Scherchen, Hermann	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Schlick, Barbara	Soprano	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Scholl, Andreas	Alto	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Shacklock, Constance	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Sharpe, Ivan	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Shaw, Robert	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Shaw, Watkins	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Shirley-Quirk, John	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Smith, James	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Smithsonian Concerto Grosso	ensemble	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Solti, Georg	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Spence, Toby	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
St. Paul's Choir and Chamber Orchestra	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Standen, Richard	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Suddaby, Elsie	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Sutherland, Joan	Artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Suzuki, Masaaki	Conductor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Taverner Choir and Players	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Te Kanawa, Kiri	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Tear, Robert	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
The English Concert & Choir	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir	Orchestra	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
The Philadelphia Orchestra	Orchestra	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
The Royal Music College Edinburgh	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
The Sixteen	Choir	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Thomas, David	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Tomlinson, John	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
University of Maryland Chorus	chorus	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Van Evera, Emily	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Wakefield, John	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Warfield, William	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Watkinson, Carolyn	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Watts, Helen	Performer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Westminster Choir	Choir	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Williams, Tommy	Soprano	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Young, Alexander	Tenor	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Zazzo, Lawrence	voice	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

▾Series and work relationships

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Pope John Paul II + Handel's Messiah [sound recording] by George Frideric Handel

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The Young Messiah by Bob Darden

Handel's Messiah : a soulful celebration [sound recording] by Dianne Reeves

▾Awards and Honors

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Grammy Award (Winner – Best Classical Choral Performance – 1967)

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Messiah [complete sound recording]

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1742

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A recording of Handel's Messiah performed by the world-renowned UK conductor and composer John. This 2-CD set features the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. It includes a 24-page booklet with the text of Messiah and interspersed photos from the recording session.

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