Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves – Handel: Messiah (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

A spectacular version on period instruments in historically informed style, Emmanuelle Haïm’s rendition of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah with Le Concert d’Astrée was among the finest to appear in 2014. Vigorous in rhythm and brisk in tempo, the performance is extremely lively and exciting, without a trace of traditional religiosity or stodginess, and the drama inherent in Handel’s music is brilliantly realized in the energetic singing and playing. Featuring soprano Lucy Crowe, countertenor Andrew Staples, tenor Tim Mead, and bass Christopher Purves in a well-balanced quartet, and a chamber choir and orchestra that are as limber as they are lean, the oratorio moves at a rapid clip and takes little time to brood. Even the customarily slow numbers move along at a comfortable walking pace, and Haïm ensures that they maintain interest through transparent textures, fresh ornamentation, and forward momentum. This interpretation may be a little too exciting for listeners who like their Messiah reflective and reverent, but fans of the streamlined counterpoint and scintillating timbres of Baroque performance practice will enjoy the vitality and bright sonorities of this recording. Highly recommended, whether on CD, SACD, or digital download.

Tracklist:
01. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: Grave-Allegro moderato (02:55)
02. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “Comfort ye my people” (Tenor) (02:52)
03. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor) (03:04)
04. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed” (Chorus) (02:30)
05. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “Thus saith the Lord of Hosts” (Bass) (01:25)
06. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “But who may abide the day of His coming?” (Alto) (04:11)
07. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “And he shall purify” (Chorus) (02:25)
08. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto) (00:25)
09. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” (Alto, Chorus) (04:54)
10. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass) (02:16)
11. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “The people that walked in darkness” (Bass) (03:37)
12. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “For unto us a child is born” (Chorus) (03:53)
13. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: Larghetto e mezzo piano (02:34)
14. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “There were shepherds abiding in the field” (Soprano) (00:10)
15. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them” (Soprano) (00:16)
16. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “And the angel said unto them” (Soprano) (00:30)
17. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “And suddenly there was with the angel” (Soprano) (00:17)
18. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “Glory to God in the highest” (Chorus) (01:53)
19. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano) (04:04)
20. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “Then shall the eyes of the blind be open’d” (Alto) (00:24)
21. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1:”He shall feed His flock like a shepherd” (Alto, Soprano) (05:17)
22. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: “His yoke is easy, His burthen is light” (Chorus) (02:19)
23. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “Behold the Lamb of God” (Chorus) (02:31)
24. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “He was despised” (Alto) (10:08)
25. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “Surely He hath borne our griefs” (Chorus) (01:46)
26. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “And with His stripes we are healed” (Chorus) (02:05)
27. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “All we, like sheep, have gone astray” (Chorus) (03:24)
28. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn” (Tenor) (00:41)
29. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “He trusted in God” (Chorus) (02:20)
30. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “Thy rebuke hath broken His heart” (Tenor) (01:22)
31. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “Behold, and see, if there be any sorrow” (Tenor) (01:29)
32. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “He was cut off out of the land of the living” (Tenor) (00:15)
33. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell” (Tenor) (02:09)
34. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “Lift up your heads, O ye gates” (Chorus) (02:56)
35. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “Unto which of the angels said He at any time” (Tenor) (00:14)
36. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “Let all the angels of God worship Him” (Chorus) (01:29)
37. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “Thou art gone up on high” (Alto) (02:52)
38. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “The Lord gave the word” (Chorus) (01:06)
39. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “How beautiful are the feet” (Soprano) (02:20)
40. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “Their sound is gone out into all lands” (Chorus) (01:23)
41. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “Why do the nations so furiously rage together” (Bass) (02:43)
42. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “Let us break their bonds asunder” (Chorus) (01:40)
43. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “He that dwelleth in heaven” (Tenor) (00:10)
44. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron” (Tenor) (01:50)
45. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: “Hallelujah!” (Chorus) (03:38)
46. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 3: “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano) (05:59)
47. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 3: “Since by man came death” (Chorus) (02:00)
48. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 3: “Behold, I tell you a mystery” (Bass) (00:38)
49. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 3: “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass) (08:43)
50. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 3: “Then shall be brought to pass the saying” (Alto) (00:15)
51. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 3: “O death, where is thy sting?” (Alto, Tenor) (00:55)
52. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 3: “But thanks be to God” (Chorus) (01:59)
53. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 3: “If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Soprano) (04:40)
54. Lucy Crowe, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves, Choeur du Concert d’Astrée, Orchestre du Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm – Messiah, HWV 56, Part 3: “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain”-Amen (Chorus) (07:11)

Personnel:
Lucy Crow, soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Tim Mead, countertenor
Christopher Purves, bass
Le Concert d’Astrée
David Bates, chorus master
Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor

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