Description
Tracklist:
: Part One
1-1: 1. Sinfonia
1-2: 2. Comfort Ye, My People – Tenor Recitative / 3. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted – Tenor Air
1-3: 4. And The Glory Of The Lord – Chorus
1-4: 5. Thus Saith The Lord – Bass Recitative / 6. But Who May Abide – Alto Air / 7. And He Shall Purify – Chorus
1-5: 8. Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive – Alto Recitative / 9. O Thou That Tellest Good Tiding To Zion – Alto Air & Chorus
1-6: 10. For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth – Bass Recitative / 11. The People That Walked In Darkness – Bass Air
1-7: 12. For Unto Us A Child Is Born – Chorus
1-8: [Parts 13 To 17]
1-8.1: 13. Pifa – “Pastoral Symphony”
1-8.2: 14a. There Were Shepherds – Soprano Recitative
1-8.3: 14b. And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord Came Upon Them – Soprano Recitative
1-8.4: 15. And The Angel Said Unto Them – Soprano Recitative
1-8.5: 16. And Suddenly There Was With The Angel – Soprano Recitative
1-8.6: 17. Glory To God – Chorus
1-9: 18. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion – Soprano Air
1-10: 19. Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind – Alto Recitative
1-11: 20. He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd – Alto & Soprano Air
1-12: 21. His Yoke Is Easy – Chorus
: Part Two
1-13: Behold The Lamb Of God – Chorus
1-14: He Was Despised – Alto Air
1-15: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs – Chorus
: Part Two (Continued)
2-1: 25. And With His Stripes We Are Healed – Chorus / 26. All We Like Sheep – Chorus
2-2: 27. All They That See Him – Tenor Recitative / 28. He Trusted In God – Chorus
2-3: [Parts 29 To 32]
2-3.1: 29. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart – Tenor Recitative
2-3.2: 30. Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow – Tenor Air
2-3.3: 31. He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land Of The Living – Soprano Recitative
2-3.4: 32. But Thou Didst Not Leave – Soprano Air
2-4: 33. Lift Up Your Heads – Chorus
2-5: 34. Unto Which Of The Angels – Tenor Recitative / 35. Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him – Chorus
2-6: 36. Thou Art Gone Up On High – Alto Air
2-7: 37. The Lord Gave The Word – Chorus
2-8: 38. How Beautiful Are The Feet – Soprano Air
2-9: 39. Their Sound Is Gone Out – Chorus
2-10: 40. Why Do The Nations? – Bass Air / 41. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder – Chorus
2-11: 42. He That Dwelleth In Heaven – Tenor Recitative / 43. Thou Shalt Break Them – Tenor Air
2-12: 44. Hallelujah – Chorus
: Part Three
2-13: 45. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth – Soprano Air
2-14: 46. Since By Man Came Death – Chorus
2-15: 47. Behold, I Tell You A Mystery – Bass Recitative / 48 . The Trumpet Shall Sound – Bass Air
2-16: [Parts 49 To 51]
2-16.1: 49. Then Shall Be Brought To Pass – Alto Recitative
2-16.2: 50. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? – Alto & Tenor Duet
2-16.3: 51. But Thanks Be To God – Chorus
2-17: 52. If God Be For Us – Soprano Air
2-18: 53. Worthy Is The Lamb … Amen. – Chorus
Total playing time 139:54
& 1984 Telarc
Printed / Made in U.S.A.
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.
