Tracklist
| The Messiah | ||
| First Part | ||
| A1 | Sinfony | 3:07 |
| A2 | 1. Accompagnato (Tenor) : Comfort Ye My People | 3:02 |
| A3 | 2. Aria (Tenor) : Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted | 3:32 |
| A4 | 3. Chorus : And The Glory Of The Lord | 3:01 |
| A5 | 4. Accompagnato (Basse/Bass) : Thus Saith The Lord | 1:27 |
| A6 | 5. Aria (Basse/Bass) : But Who May Abide | 4:15 |
| A7 | 6. Chorus : And He Shall Purify The Sons Of Levi | 2:34 |
| B1 | 7. Recitativo (Alto/Alt) : Behold A Virgin Shall Conceive | 0:21 |
| B2 | 8. Aria (Alto/Alt) : O Thou That Tellest | 3:35 |
| B3 | 9. Chorus : O Thou That Tellest | 1:30 |
| B4 | 10. Accompagnato (Basse/Bass) : For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth | 1:58 |
| B5 | 11. Aria (Basse/Bass) : The People That Walk In Darkness | 3:12 |
| B6 | 12. Chorus : For Unto Us A Child Is Born | 4:02 |
| B7 | 13. Pifa | 2:29 |
| B8 | 14. Recitativo, Accompagnato (Soprano/Sopran) : There Were Shepherds | 2:30 |
| B9 | 15. Chorus : Glory To God In The Highest | 1:54 |
| C1 | 16. Aria (Soprano/Sopran) : Rejoice Greatly | 4:21 |
| C2 | 17. Recitativo (Soprano/Sopran) : Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind | 0:27 |
| C3 | 18. Aria (Soprano/Sopran) : He Shall Feed His Flock | 4:27 |
| C4 | 19. Chorus : His Yoke Is Easy | 2:20 |
| Second Part | ||
| C5 | 20. Chorus : Behold The Lamb Of God | 2:34 |
| C6 | 21. Aria (Alto/Alt) : He Was Despised And Rejected Of Men | 9:38 |
| D1 | 22. Chorus : Surely The Hath Borne Our Griefs | 1:49 |
| D2 | 23. Chorus : And With His Stripes We Are Healed | 2:00 |
| D3 | 24. Chorus : All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray | 3:58 |
| D4 | 25. Accompagnato (Tenor) : All They That See Him | 0:48 |
| D5 | 26. Chorus : He Trusted In God | 2:25 |
| D6 | 27. Accompagnato (Soprano/Sopran) : Try Rebuke Has Broken His Heart | 1:15 |
| D7 | 28. Arioso (Soprano/Sopran) : Behold And See If There Be Any Sorrow | 1:28 |
| D8 | 29. Accompagnato (Soprano/Sopran) : He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land | 0:15 |
| D9 | 30. Aria (Soprano/Sopran) : But Thou Dist Not Leave His Soul | 2:30 |
| D10 | 31. Chorus : Lift Up Your Heads | 3:06 |
| D11 | 32. Recitativo (Tenor) : Unto Which Of The Angels | 0:19 |
| D12 | 33. Chorus : Let All The Angels Of God | 1:24 |
| D13 | 34. Aria (Alto/Alt) : Thou Art Gone Up One High | 2:48 |
| E1 | 35. Chorus : The Lord Gave The Word | 1:06 |
| E2 | 36. Arie (Soprano/Sopran) : How Beautiful Are The Feet / Their Sound Is Gone Out | 4:52 |
| E3 | 38. Aria (Basse/Bass) : Why Do The Nations | 2:40 |
| E4 | 39. Chorus : Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder | 1:48 |
| E5 | 40. Recitativo (Tenor) : He That Dwelleth In Heaven | 0:13 |
| E6 | 41. Aria (Tenor) : Thou Shalt Break Them With A Rod Of Iron | 2:00 |
| E7 | 42. Chorus : Hallelujah | 3:33 |
| Third Part | ||
| E8 | 43. Aria (Soprano/Sopran) : I Know That My Redeemer Liveth | 5:07 |
| E9 | 44. Chorus : Since By Man Came Death | 2:08 |
| F1 | 45. Accompagnato (Basse/Bass) : Behold I Tell You A Mystery | 0:27 |
| F2 | 46. Aria (Basse/Bass) : The Trumpet Shall Sound | 8:38 |
| F3 | 47. Recitativo (Alto/Alt) : Then Shall Be Brought To Pass | 0:15 |
| F4 | 48. Duetto (Alto/Alt, Tenor) : O Death Where Is Thy Sting | 1:54 |
| F5 | 49. Chorus : But Thanks Be To God | 2:18 |
| F6 | 50. Aria (Soprano/Sopran) : If God Is For Us | 4:39 |
| F7 | 51. Chorus : Worthy Is The Lamb | 3:33 |
| F8 | 52. Chorus : Amen | 3:09 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Éditions Costallat
- Copyright (c) – Éditions Costallat
- Distributed By – Dacapo
- Printed By – Nova Força - Artes Gráficas
Credits
- Alto Vocals – James Bowman
- Alto Vocals [The Sixteen] – Christopher Royall, Matthew Bright, Peter Hayward, Robin Barda
- Bass Vocals – Gregory Reinhart
- Bass Vocals [The Sixteen] – Christopher Hodges, Francis Steele, Jeremy White, Simon Birchall
- Bassoon – Marc Vallon
- Cello – Jaap ter Linden
- Choir – Choeur "The Sixteen"*
- Chorus Master – Harry Christophers
- Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
- Conductor, Harpsichord – Ton Koopman
- Design [Maquette] – Daniel et Cie
- Double Bass – Nicholas Pap
- Engineer [Sound] – Adriaan Verstijnen
- Liner Notes – Jan Nuchelmans
- Liner Notes [Portuguese Translation] – Ana Maria Morais
- Oboe – Ku Ebbinge, Michel Henry
- Orchestra – The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
- Organ – Jan Kleinbussink
- Photography By [Cover] – Giraudon*
- Producer [Directeur], Engineer [Sound] – Adriaan Verstijnen
- Recording Supervisor – Tini Mathot
- Soprano Vocals – Marjanne Kweksilber*
- Soprano Vocals [The Sixteen] – Alison Gough, Frances Jackson , Mary Seers, Nicola Jenkin, Paula Bott, Sally Dunkley
- Tenor Vocals – Paul Elliott
- Tenor Vocals [The Sixteen] – Howard Milner, Mark Padmore, Nicolas Robertson, Peter Burrows
- Timpani – Luuk Nagtegaal
- Trumpet – Crispian Steele-Perkins, Stephen Keavy
- Viola – Trevor Jones
- Violin – Alison Bury, Graham Cracknell, Miles Golding, Nicola Cleminson, Susie Carpenter-Jacobs
- Violin [Leader] – Monica Huggett
Notes
First Category on back cover, spines, labels and booklet. 2nd on back cover.Box set includes a 12" 8-page booklet with credits, tracklist, sung texts and liner notes.
Booklet info:
Credited liner notes in Portuguese, only.
Sung text in English, only.
Credits in French, English and German.
Printed by Nova Força - Artes Gráficas, Portugal.
Front cover info:
"ERATO"
"Numérique Digital"
"Live Recording"
Round ink stamp with: "● 1985 ● Ano Internacional da Música HAENDEL Tricentenário do nascimento de G. F. Haendel • 1965 - 1985 •"
"Rimini & Holland Festival"
Back cover info (in French, English and German):
"09.575130.93 (x3)"
"Live recording: August 1983: Rimini (Italy) & September 1983: Holland Festival Utrecht".
"Texte/Text: Français / English / Deutsch"
"NUM 751303 / Box of 3 records".
℗ Éditions Costallat 1985.
© Éditions Costallat 1985.
Printed by Nova Força - Artes Gráficas.
Manufactured in Portugal.
Spine (front and top) string: "Haendel / The Messiah / Ton Koopman / Erato 09.575130.93 (x3)"
Center-labels info:
Category "09.575130.94".
Stereo.
Rim text rights message in Portuguese.
Note the discrepancy between the back cover sentence "Texte/Text: Français / English / Deutsch" and this edition languages: liner notes in Portuguese, only, and sung text in English, only.
The French edition indicts, on a "Photography By" credit, a booklet with a page 13. The Portuguese booklet only has 8.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Runout hand-etched side A): D1 • 75130 • A₁ 25.2.85 ERATO HAENDEL
- Matrix / Runout (Runout hand-etched side B): D1 • 75130 • B₁ 25.2.85 ERATO HAENDEL
- Matrix / Runout (Runout hand-etched side C): D2 • 75130 • A₁ 26.2.85 ERATO HAENDEL
- Matrix / Runout (Runout hand-etched side D): D2 • 75130 • B₁ 26.2.85 ERATO HAENDEL
- Matrix / Runout (Runout hand-etched side E): D3 • 75130 • A₁ 26.2.85 ERATO HAENDEL
- Matrix / Runout (Runout hand-etched side F): D3 • 75130 • B₁ 26.2.85 ERATO HAENDEL
- Other (Record 1 Category (on booklet, not on labels)): NUM 75131
- Other (Record 2 Category (on booklet, not on labels)): NUM 75132
- Other (Record 3 Category (on booklet, not on labels)): NUM 75133
- Rights Society: SPA
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUM 751303 | Handel* • Ton Koopman - Choeur "The Sixteen"* - The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra - Marjanne Kweksilber* - James Bowman - Paul Elliott - Gregory Reinhart | Handel* • Ton Koopman - Choeur "The Sixteen"* - The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra - Marjanne Kweksilber* - James Bowman - Paul Elliott - Gregory Reinhart - The Messiah (3xLP, Album + Box) | Erato | NUM 751303 | France | 1985 |
| 2564 69282-6 | Handel* – Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra*, Ton Koopman | Handel* – Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra*, Ton Koopman - Messiah (2xCD, Album, RE) | Erato, Warner Classics & Jazz | 2564 69282-6 | France | 2009 |
