Monday, April 25, 2011

The Complete Handel's Messiah: Recitative, Duet, Chorus

HANDEL'S MESSIAH
Part III
A Hymn of Thanksgiving for the final overthrow of Death

~~~~~

49. Recitative (Alto)

Then shall be brought to pass
the saying that is written:
DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY.
I Corinthians 15:54

50. Duet (Alto and tenor)

O death, where is thy sting?
O grave, where is thy victory?
The sting of death is sin,
and the strength of sin is the law.
I Corinthians 15:55-56

51. Chorus

But thanks be to God,
who giveth us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
I Corinthians 15:57



Brisbane Concert Choir
Sinfonia of St Andrew's
Conductor: Debra Shearer-Dirié
Orchestra Leader: Chen Yang

Milica Ilic, soprano
Dorothy Williams, alto
Thomas Moran, tenor
Sam Hartley, bass
Emma Hadfield, harpsichord
Eduarda van Klinken, organ

St Andrew's Uniting Church
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Sunday 13th July 2008

~~~~~

During this Holy Week, All for Hymn is featuring Handel's Messiah in it's complete form. New posts will hit roughly every 5-6 hours beginning at 6:00 am CDT on Palm Sunday (April 17, 2011) and running through 6:00 PM CDT on Easter Sunday (April 24, 2011).

UPDATE: The final post will be NOON CDT on Easter Monday (April 25, 2011).

No comments:

Post a Comment

Differing opinions are welcome! Please keep comments on an academic level. Lively discussions and alternate opinions are productive, arguments and accusations are not.

Please leave a name or pseudonym at the end of your comment so the conversation can continue. Alternately, you can log in using Yahoo, AOL/AIM, Google, Netlog, or Open ID on any comment page.

Comment Moderation is on to ensure that blog author reads each comment. The goal is to read and reply to each comment.

Note: you may have to hit "Preview" first and then "Post."