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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ย. 2018
- Handel's "Messiah" Parts 2 and 3, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, recorded in 1927 in Westminster Central Hall; Original Columbia Records 9328 to 9337 inclusive, played on an HMV Model 163 cabinet gramophone. Obviously with records over 90 years old, some surface noise is inevitable. The soloists are:-
Soprano - Dora Labbette (1898 - 1984)
Contralto - Muriel Brunskill (1899 - 1980)
Tenor - Hubert Eisdell (1882 - 1948)
Bass - Harold Williams ( 1893 - 1976)
The Chorus is the BBC Chorus
Approximate start times of the items (minutes and seconds) are as follows:-
00-00 Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus)
03-54 He was despised (Muriel Brunskill)
09-59 Surely He hath borne our griefs (Chorus)
12-49 And with His stripes we are healed (Chorus)
14-46 All we like sheep have gone astray (Chorus)
18-46 All they that see Him (Hubert Eisdell)
19-37 He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Chorus)
21-49 Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (Hubert Eisdell)
23-56 Behold, and see if there be any sorrow (Hubert Eisdell)
25-46 He was cut off out of the land of the living (Hubert Eisdell)
26-19 But Thou did'st not leave His soul in hell (Hubert Eisdell)
29-18 Lift up your heads (Chorus)
32-42 How beautiful are the feet (Dora Labbette)
35-53 Why do the nations so furiously rage (Harold Williams)
38-34 Let us break their bonds (Chorus)
40-00 He that dwelleth in heaven & Thou shalt break them (Hubert Eisdell)
42-10 Hallelujah! (Chorus)
45-52 I know that my Redeemer liveth (Dora Labbette)
52-52 Since by man came death (Quartet and Chorus)
54-44 Behold I tell you a mystery & The trumpet shall sound (Harold Williams)
58-53 Worthy is the Lamb & Blessing and honour (Chorus)
Note:- This recording, as checked with a contemporary Columbia Records Catalogue, comprises two 9 -disc albums of records 9320 to 9337 inclusive, the second of which is reproduced here. It is clear that the final Chorus "Amen" was rather surprisingly not included in the recording, which is why it does not appear here.
David, muito agradecida por ter postado este video. Este oratório foi o encanto de minha adolescência, há meio século atrás. Muito grata por ter postado este video que me trouxe tanta alegria.
Muito obrigado. Estou feliz que você gostou.
These soloists had something the later recordings lack.
Could it be because they trained before the advent of the electric microphone?
Perhaps they approached it with more intrinsic faith, not as just another operatic role.
The last three years my son and I have gone to the Messiah at Batley Central Methodist, but this not being possible this year l thought perhaps we might try Beecham and this is the one that bowled me over. “No man having drunk old wine straightway desireth new.”