| RECORDINGS |
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| LABEL: |
REMINGTON |
| CATALOG
NUMBER: |
R-199-69/3 |
| UPC
NUMBER: |
N/A |
| NUMBER OF DISCS: |
3 |
| RUNNING
TIME: |
UNKNOWN |
| YEAR
RECORDED: |
AUGUST
28,
1949 |
| RELEASE
DATE: |
MAY,
1952 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
JOSEPH
MESSNER |
| ORCHESTRA: |
THE
SALZBURG MOZARTEUM
ORCHESTRA |
| CHOIR: |
THE
SALZBURG
DOME CHOIR |
| SOPRANO: |
ANNELIESE
KUPPER |
| CONTRALTO: |
ROSETTE
ANDAY |
| TENOR: |
LORENZ
FEHENBURGER |
| BASS: |
JOSEF
GREINDL |
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| AUDIO SAMPLES |
HIGHLIGHTS |
OTHER
RELEASES |
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SIDE
ONE
1.
Sinfonia - 3:57
2. Glory of the Lord... O Thou That
Tellest - 5:29
3. Pastoral Symphony... Glory To God
- 5:38
4. Behold The Lamb of God... Surely He
Hath Borne - 6:27
Dr.
Sigmund Spaeth
Comments
5. on band 1 - 2:43
6. on Band 2 - 1:12
7. on Band 3 - 1:55
8. on Band 4 - 0:44
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SIDE
TWO
1. And
with His stripes/Lift Up Your Heads - 4:56
2. Hallelujah Chorus - 4:14
3. Since by man... Worthy is the Lamb -
9:13
Dr.
Sigmund Spaeth
Comments
4. on Band 1 - 1:08
5. on Band 2 - 0:31
6. on Band 3 - 1:48
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SITE RATING:
6/10
SITE
REVIEW:
Dr. Sigmund Spaeth, "America's Most
Popular Speaker and
Writer on Music" receives rapturous praise
from none other than Eugeune
Ormandy on the back liner notes on the Music Plus
reissue of this recording, the only sample
which I have been able to
track down of this rare recording. Half
musical performance,
half scholarly discourse, the seven tracks,
which hold twelve excerpts
of Handel's oratorio, are from Mozart's German
arrangement, and fit
firmly into the mould of the times, with slow,
stately tempos, and
Romantic-era sensibilities shown by conductor
Joseph Messner and the
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra and Dome Choir.
Originally
released on 78-rpm discs, this excerpted
release has none of the solo
performances, containing only selected
choruses and the two orchestra
showpieces. What is here is fine for the
era, with good
balance between the orchestra and choir, and
good blend and playing
from both. It doesn't hold a candle to,
say, Scherchen's
1954
recording, or contain the
fervent passion of Henry
Veld's
Bibletone Messiah,
recorded the same year, but regardless, this
has a richness to the
sound and a gravitas that's still affecting,
at least to my ears.
Dr. Spaeth's comments, on the other hand, add
little to the program.
Their inclusion here is most similar to
ABC Classics Introduction
to
Handel's Messiah,
but that triple-disc set is far superior in
both musical diversity, and
informed, entertaining commentary. Dr.
Spaeth's comments are
brief, throw a wide net, and are dry to the
point of dehydration.
An interesting listen overall, and worth
seeking out for
collectors.
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