[PRE-ORDER] Christopher Hogwood /The Academy of Ancient Music - Handel: Messiah (Decca Pure Analogue Series) (180G) [3LP] (Vinyl)

Christopher Hogwood /The Academy of Ancient Music – Handel: Messiah (Decca Pure Analogue Series) (180G) [3LP]

Description

Christopher Hogwood's groundbreaking recording of Handel's Messiah with the Academy of Ancient Music is considered one of the finest of all time. This legendary project is reissued as part of the Decca Pure Analogue Series for the highest audiophile sound, introducing Decca's early music imprint, L'Oiseau-Lyre to the series for the first time. Remastered & cut from the original stereo master tapes in 100% analogue quality (AAA) by the Emil Berliner Studios on 180g virgin vinyl and presented in a hand-numbered, deluxe 3LP box set, featuring the original artwork and booklet with in-depth musical analysis by Christopher Hogwood & Handel scholar Anthony Hicks, plus a new note by music critic Richard Bratby with interviews from Dame Emma Kirkby and recording engineer John Dunkerley amongst others. This limited edition will also include additional photos from the recording sessions and facsimiles of the tape boxes.

Highlights

• 3-disc set
• 180G
• 37 tracks

Track Listing

Side A
01. No. 1, Symphony
02. No. 2, Recit. Comfort Ye, My People – No. 3, Aria. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted (Tenor)
03. No. 4, Chorus. And the Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed
04. No. 5, Recit. Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts (Bass) – No. 6, Aria. But Who May Abide the Day of His Co
05. No. 7, Chorus. And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi

Side B
01. No. 8, Recit. Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive, and Bear a Son (Alto) – No. 9, Aria & Chorus. O Thou
02. No. 10, Recit. For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth – No. 11, Aria. The People That Walked in
03. No. 12, Chorus. For unto Us a Child Is Born
04. No. 13, Pifa "Pastoral Symphony"
05. No. 14, Recit. There Were Shepherds – And Lo, the Angel of the Lord – No. 15, And the Angel Said Unt

Side C
01. No. 18, Aria. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion (Soprano)
02. No. 19, Recit. Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened – No. 20, Aria. He Shall Feed His Flock Li
03. No. 21, Chorus. His Yoke Is Easy and His Burthen Is Light
04. No. 22, Chorus. Behold the Lamb of God
05. No. 23, Aria. He Was Despised and Rejected of Men (Alto)

Side D
01. No. 24, Chorus. Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs – No. 25, Chorus. And with His Stripes We Are Healed
02. No. 26, Chorus. All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
03. No. 27, Recit. All They That See Him Laugh Him to Scorn (Tenor) – No. 28, Chorus. He Trusted in God
04. No. 29, Recit. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart – No. 30, Aria. Behold and See – No. 31, Recit. He W
05. No. 32, Aria. But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell (Soprano)
06. No. 33, Chorus. Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
07. No. 34, Recit. Unto Which of the Angels Said He at Any Time? (Tenor) – No. 35, Chorus. Let All the A
08. No. 36, Aria. Thou Art Gone Up on High (Soprano)

Side E
01. No. 37, Chorus. The Lord Gave the Word
02. No. 38, Aria. How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them That Preach (Soprano)
03. No. 39, Chorus. Their Sound Is Gone Out into All Lands
04. No. 40, Aria. Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together? (Bass) – No. 41, Chorus. Let Us Break T
05. No. 42, Recit. He That Dwelleth in Heaven Shall Laugh Them to Scorn – No. 43, Aria. Thou Shalt Break
06. No. 44, Hallelujah Chorus
07. No. 45, Aria. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano)
08. No. 46, Chorus. Since By Man Came Death

Side F
01. No. 47, Recit. Behold, I Tell You a Mystery – No. 48, Aria. The Trumpet Shall Sound (Bass)
02. No. 49, Recit. Then Shall Be Brought to Pass (Alto) – No. 50, Duet. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? (Al
03. No. 51, Chorus. But Thanks Be to God Who Giveth Us the Victory
04. No. 52, Aria. If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us? (Soprano)
05. No. 53a, Chorus. Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain
06. No. 53b, Chorus. Amen

Format Details

• Label: Decca
• Genre: Classical
• Format: Vinyl

• Format: Vinyl
• Released: 2026-12-04
• Genre: Classical