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Christopher Hogwood - Handel: Messiah - Vinyl 3LP
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Christopher Hogwood

Handel: Messiah - Vinyl 3LP

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Release date: November 13, 2026

Christopher Hogwood's groundbreaking recording of Handel's Messiah with the Academy of Ancient Music is considered to be one of the finest of all time. This legendary recording project, regarded as one of the most important recording events of the late twentieth century, will now be released in 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 renowned Emil Berliner Studios, this landmark recording will be issued on 180g virgin vinyl and presented in a hand-numbered, deluxe 3-LP box, featuring the original artwork and booklet with in-depth musical analysis by Christopher Hogwood and Handel scholar Anthony Hicks, plus a new note by esteemed music critic Richard Bratby (author of Refiner's Fire: The Academy of Ancient Music & the Historical Performance Revolution) 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.
‘Like no Messiah ever heard before in this century’ — THE NEW YORK TIMES
Tracklist

LP 1
SIDE 1
Handel: No. 1, Symphony [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1]
Handel: No. 2, Recit. Comfort Ye, My People – No. 3, Aria. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted (Tenor) [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1]
Handel: No. 4, Chorus. And the Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1]
Handel: No. 5, Recit. Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts (Bass) – No. 6, Aria. But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming? (Soprano) [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1]
Handel: No. 7, Chorus. And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1]
SIDE 2
Handel: No. 8, Recit. Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive, and Bear a Son (Alto) – No. 9, Aria & Chorus. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (Alto, Chorus) [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1]
Handel: No. 10, Recit. For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth – No. 11, Aria. The People That Walked in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light (Bass) [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1]
Handel: No. 12, Chorus. For unto Us a Child Is Born [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1]
Handel: No. 13, Pifa "Pastoral Symphony" [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1]
Handel: No. 14, Recit. There Were Shepherds – And Lo, the Angel of the Lord – No. 15, And the Angel Said Unto Them – No. 16, And Suddenly (Soprano) – No. 17, Chorus. Glory to God in the Highest [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1]

LP 2
SIDE 1
Handel: No. 18, Aria. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion (Soprano) [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1]
Handel: No. 19, Recit. Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened – No. 20, Aria. He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd (Soprano) [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1]
Handel: No. 21, Chorus. His Yoke Is Easy and His Burthen Is Light [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1]
Handel: No. 22, Chorus. Behold the Lamb of God [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2]
Handel: No. 23, Aria. He Was Despised and Rejected of Men (Alto) [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2]

SIDE 2
Handel: No. 24, Chorus. Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs – No. 25, Chorus. And with His Stripes We Are Healed [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2]
Handel: No. 26, Chorus. All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2]
Handel: No. 27, Recit. All They That See Him Laugh Him to Scorn (Tenor) – No. 28, Chorus. He Trusted in God That He Would Deliver Him [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2]
Handel: No. 29, Recit. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart – No. 30, Aria. Behold and See – No. 31, Recit. He Was Cut Off Out of the Land of the Living (Soprano/Tenor) [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2]
Handel: No. 32, Aria. But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell (Soprano) [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2]
Handel: No. 33, Chorus. Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2]
Handel: No. 34, Recit. Unto Which of the Angels Said He at Any Time? (Tenor) – No. 35, Chorus. Let All the Angels of God Worship Him [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2]
Handel: No. 36, Aria. Thou Art Gone Up on High (Soprano) [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2]

LP 3
SIDE 1
Handel: No. 37, Chorus. The Lord Gave the Word [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2]
Handel: No. 38, Aria. How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them That Preach (Soprano) [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2]
Handel: No. 39, Chorus. Their Sound Is Gone Out into All Lands [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2]
Handel: No. 40, Aria. Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together? (Bass) – No. 41, Chorus. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2]
Handel: No. 42, Recit. He That Dwelleth in Heaven Shall Laugh Them to Scorn – No. 43, Aria. Thou Shalt Break Them with a Rod of Iron (Tenor) [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2]
Handel: No. 44, Hallelujah Chorus [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2]
Handel: No. 45, Aria. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano) [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3]
Handel: No. 46, Chorus. Since By Man Came Death [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3]

SIDE 2
Handel: No. 47, Recit. Behold, I Tell You a Mystery – No. 48, Aria. The Trumpet Shall Sound (Bass) [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3]
Handel: No. 49, Recit. Then Shall Be Brought to Pass (Alto) – No. 50, Duet. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? (Alto, Tenor) [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3]
Handel: No. 51, Chorus. But Thanks Be to God Who Giveth Us the Victory [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3]
Handel: No. 52, Aria. If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us? (Soprano) [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3]
Handel: No. 53a, Chorus. Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3]
Handel: No. 53b, Chorus. Amen [Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3]