Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien - G.F. Handel: Messiah (2x SACD, 2005)
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One of the most welcome releases of the year is Nikolaus Harnoncourt's new "Messiah" with the Concentus Musicus Wien… what makes this recording so satisfying is the warmth, serenity and pliant lyricism of the performance. We have come to expect fleet tempos from the early-music movement. If anything, Mr. Harnoncourt's tempos, over all, are spacious. The sweet-voiced tenor Michael Schade is given such freedom to shape the phrases of the accompanied recitative "Comfort ye my people," that you listen to these words as if you had never heard them before…The soprano Christine Schäfer and the alto Anna Larsson also do radiant and affecting work. The chorus sings with impressive clarity and full-bodied yet unforced sound…Mr. Harnoncourt adheres to the manuscripts and editions of the work he deems the most reliable, especially with regard to the size of the string ensembles in the various movements. But you will not be thinking about scholarly matters while listening to this revelatory recording.
In some ways, this is the least English Messiah I've heard outside of Mozart's arrangement. Only one of the four soloists (Finley) is a native English-speaker, and the Vienna-based choir must be comprised mostly if not exclusively of German-speaking singers. It would be ridiculous to suggest that Germans and Austrians should not perform Messiah in English. (Imagine suggesting that Americans shouldn't perform Fidelio or Ein Deutsches Requiem!) My point is simply that many listeners will be caught off-guard by the occasional non-idiomatic pronunciations (for example, the alto's "Then shall the ice of the blind be opened"!).
Harnoncourt has produced a rather paradoxical reading of the score. The choruses are intimate, even hushed, and in contrast, the solos are given a nearly operatic intensity. It feels as if the conductor is trying to tie Messiah to Handel's earlier Italian operas in London, rather than presenting it as a fresh departure from the same. (The truth probably lies between the two.) Schade and Larsson are particularly dramatic. Schade snarls with contempt for the crowd as he describes the mocking of Christ and again in "Thou shalt break them," and Larsson waxes lachrymose in "He was despised." In "Why do the nations," Finley sounds duly exercised about the nations raging together and the people imagining a vain thing. None of this is wrong; it's just stronger stuff than we usually get. On the other hand, the "Hallelujah!" chorus almost sneaks up on us. Rather than presenting it as the work's climax, Harnoncourt makes it a super-smooth and seamless part of the whole. There are no shrieking sopranos and screaming trumpets here!
In an introductory note, Harnoncourt explains some of the decisions he made in preparing this Messiah. These include string ensembles of different sizes at different points in the work, and a relatively free approach to rhythm, as suggested by the conductor's perusal of the autograph score. (Listen to the bass's "Thus saith the Lord" for an example of Harnoncourt's flexibility.) The conductors eschews boys, gives "But who may abide" and "Thou art gone up high" to the alto, and makes "He shall feed his flock" a duet for the soprano and alto. The "Pifa" is played in its first version, but Harnoncourt chooses later versions of both "How beautiful are the feet" and "Their sound is gone out." The well-drilled, soulful chorus and the orchestra are small but not stingy-sounding.
Schäfer sounds a bit more reticent here than she has on other recordings. At any rate, her singing has a touching, appealing fragility here. Larsson, on the hand, is an imposing alto – it's almost as if The Mikado's Katisha had wandered in from a Gilbert and Sullivan society! Among the four soloists, she is the most memorable. Michael Schade is melting in his opening accompagnato and aria, and convincingly militant in "Thou shalt break them." Finley lacks the dark sound I look for in "Thus saith the Lord" and "The trumpet shall sound," but to be fair, he's probably pretty close to what Handel had available to him in the 1740s.
This is a live performance – really, a composite of several - from December 2004. You won't notice the audience though, except at the beginning and between some of the numbers. This is helpful, because what's Messiah without a feeling of occasion? Live recording can create that feeling, and at least to some degree, that is what happens here. The engineering is first-class. (N.B., although this is a Super Audio CD, I heard it on a conventional CD player.)
Although this probably would not be a safe first choice for the reasons given above, this is a very worthy Messiah, and it sounds better and better the more one hears it.
– Review by Raymond Tuttle, Classical.net
Tracklist:
CD1 #01. Sinfony: Grave - Allegro moderato
CD1 #02. Accompagnato: Comfort ye my people
CD1 #03. Air: Ev`ry valley shall be exalted
CD1 #04. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord
CD1 #05. Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord
CD1 #06. Air: But who may abide the day of His coming
CD1 #07. Chorus: And He shall purify / Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive
CD1 #08. Air: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
CD1 #09. Accompagnato: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
CD1 #10. Air: The people that walked in darkness
CD1 #11. Chorus: For unto us a Child is born
CD1 #12. Pifa / Recitative: There were shepherds
CD1 #13. Accompagnato: And lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them / Recitative: And the angel said unto them
CD1 #14. Accompagnato: And suddenly there was with the angel
CD1 #15. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest
CD1 #16. Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion + Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind
CD1 #17. Duet: He shall feed His flock
CD1 #18. Chorus: His yoke is easy
CD1 #19. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God
CD1 #20. Air: He was despised
CD2 #01. Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs
CD2 #02. Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed
CD2 #03. Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray
CD2 #04. Accompagnato: All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn
CD2 #05. Chorus: He trusted in God
CD2 #06. Accompagnato: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
CD2 #07. Arioso: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow
CD2 #08. Accompagnato: He was cut off out of the land of the living
CD2 #09. Air: But Thou didst not leave
CD2 #10. Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates / Recitative: Unto which of the angels
CD2 #11. Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him
CD2 #12. Air: Thou art gone up on high
CD2 #13. Chorus: The Lord gave the word
CD2 #14. Air: How beautiful are the feet
CD2 #15. Chorus: Their sound is gone out
CD2 #16. Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together?
CD2 #17. Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder / Recitative: He that dwelleth in Heaven
CD2 #18. Air: Thou shalt break them
CD2 #19. Chorus: Hallelujah!
CD2 #20. Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth
CD2 #21. Chorus: Since by man came death
CD2 #22. Accompagnato: Behold, I tell you a mystery
CD2 #23. Air: The trumpet shall sound / Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass
CD2 #24. Duet: O death, where is thy sting?
CD2 #25. Chorus: But thanks be to God
CD2 #26. Air: If God be for us
CD2 #27. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb
Performers
Christine Schäfer - soprano
Anna Larsson - alto
Michael Schade - tenor
Gerald Finley - bass
Arnold Schoenberg Chor - artistic direction by Erwin Ortner
Concentus Musicus Wien - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt
foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien / G.F. Handel - Messiah (Disc 1)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -12.32 dB -29.88 dB 3:20 01-Sinfony: Grave - Allegro moderato
DR14 -11.69 dB -34.46 dB 3:04 02-Accompagnato: Comfort ye my people
DR13 -12.18 dB -31.99 dB 3:48 03-Air: Ev`ry valley shall be exalted
DR12 -7.78 dB -25.89 dB 2:33 04-Chorus: And the glory of the Lord
DR14 -11.31 dB -31.28 dB 1:33 05-Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord
DR13 -11.76 dB -32.96 dB 4:09 06-Air: But who may abide the day of His coming
DR13 -7.44 dB -27.60 dB 3:18 07-Chorus: And He shall purify / Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive
DR14 -8.12 dB -30.61 dB 5:49 08-Air: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
DR12 -11.33 dB -32.71 dB 1:53 09-Accompagnato: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
DR13 -12.08 dB -32.91 dB 3:24 10-Air: The people that walked in darkness
DR14 -6.83 dB -28.46 dB 4:53 11-Chorus: For unto us a Child is born
DR11 -16.56 dB -33.53 dB 1:04 12-Pifa / Recitative: There were shepherds
DR12 -11.14 dB -31.56 dB 1:04 13-Accompagnato: And lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them / Recitative: And the angel said unto them
DR9 -11.07 dB -30.62 dB 0:16 14-Accompagnato: And suddenly there was with the angel
DR12 -6.89 dB -27.87 dB 2:12 15-Chorus: Glory to God in the highest
DR13 -9.69 dB -31.05 dB 5:17 16-Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion + Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind
DR13 -11.62 dB -31.98 dB 5:34 17-Duet: He shall feed His flock
DR14 -7.18 dB -28.75 dB 3:00 18-Chorus: His yoke is easy
DR13 -6.77 dB -27.83 dB 2:47 19-Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God
DR13 -15.96 dB -36.21 dB 10:44 20-Air: He was despised
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Number of tracks: 20
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien / G.F. Handel - Messiah (Disc 1)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -12.39 dB -28.72 dB 3:20 01-Sinfony: Grave - Allegro moderato
DR14 -11.84 dB -32.17 dB 3:04 02-Accompagnato: Comfort ye my people
DR12 -13.05 dB -29.72 dB 3:48 03-Air: Ev`ry valley shall be exalted
DR12 -8.06 dB -24.59 dB 2:33 04-Chorus: And the glory of the Lord
DR13 -10.69 dB -28.20 dB 1:33 05-Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord
DR14 -13.19 dB -31.10 dB 4:09 06-Air: But who may abide the day of His coming
DR13 -8.37 dB -26.17 dB 3:18 07-Chorus: And He shall purify / Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive
DR14 -9.19 dB -29.13 dB 5:49 08-Air: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
DR13 -10.93 dB -30.16 dB 1:53 09-Accompagnato: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
DR13 -12.12 dB -30.54 dB 3:24 10-Air: The people that walked in darkness
DR14 -7.92 dB -27.15 dB 4:53 11-Chorus: For unto us a Child is born
DR11 -16.61 dB -32.53 dB 1:04 12-Pifa / Recitative: There were shepherds
DR11 -12.72 dB -28.81 dB 1:04 13-Accompagnato: And lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them / Recitative: And the angel said unto them
DR9 -11.70 dB -27.85 dB 0:16 14-Accompagnato: And suddenly there was with the angel
DR13 -7.49 dB -26.80 dB 2:12 15-Chorus: Glory to God in the highest
DR12 -10.21 dB -28.33 dB 5:17 16-Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion + Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind
DR12 -11.84 dB -29.44 dB 5:34 17-Duet: He shall feed His flock
DR14 -7.91 dB -27.28 dB 3:00 18-Chorus: His yoke is easy
DR13 -8.31 dB -26.72 dB 2:47 19-Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God
DR14 -16.80 dB -34.86 dB 10:44 20-Air: He was despised
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Number of tracks: 20
Official DR value: DR13
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Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien / G.F. Handel - Messiah (Disc 2)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -8.23 dB -26.45 dB 2:02 01-Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs
DR12 -10.06 dB -28.14 dB 1:50 02-Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed
DR14 -9.05 dB -28.50 dB 3:40 03-Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray
DR12 -12.68 dB -31.18 dB 0:43 04-Accompagnato: All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn
DR12 -8.22 dB -26.70 dB 2:21 05-Chorus: He trusted in God
DR13 -12.18 dB -35.00 dB 1:39 06-Accompagnato: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
DR12 -10.85 dB -32.68 dB 1:18 07-Arioso: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow
DR11 -13.76 dB -34.12 dB 0:22 08-Accompagnato: He was cut off out of the land of the living
DR13 -15.18 dB -34.19 dB 2:17 09-Air: But Thou didst not leave
DR13 -8.18 dB -27.70 dB 3:22 10-Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates / Recitative: Unto which of the angels
DR12 -7.14 dB -25.84 dB 1:37 11-Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him
DR14 -13.65 dB -34.93 dB 3:09 12-Air: Thou art gone up on high
DR12 -9.76 dB -27.57 dB 1:16 13-Chorus: The Lord gave the word
DR12 -11.89 dB -32.46 dB 2:01 14-Air: How beautiful are the feet
DR13 -8.99 dB -26.54 dB 1:19 15-Chorus: Their sound is gone out
DR13 -8.29 dB -29.65 dB 2:57 16-Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together?
DR13 -6.76 dB -27.25 dB 1:59 17-Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder / Recitative: He that dwelleth in Heaven
DR13 -11.82 dB -31.93 dB 2:05 18-Air: Thou shalt break them
DR12 -7.26 dB -25.01 dB 4:06 19-Chorus: Hallelujah!
DR12 -12.42 dB -32.74 dB 5:57 20-Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth
DR12 -9.51 dB -28.38 dB 1:46 21-Chorus: Since by man came death
DR12 -14.54 dB -37.38 dB 0:41 22-Accompagnato: Behold, I tell you a mystery
DR12 -9.68 dB -29.57 dB 8:36 23-Air: The trumpet shall sound / Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass
DR12 -16.36 dB -34.83 dB 0:58 24-Duet: O death, where is thy sting?
DR12 -9.25 dB -28.02 dB 2:08 25-Chorus: But thanks be to God
DR13 -12.18 dB -32.53 dB 4:46 26-Air: If God be for us
DR13 -6.68 dB -25.69 dB 6:40 27-Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb
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Official DR value: DR12
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Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -6.78 dB -23.21 dB 2:02 01-Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs
DR12 -9.29 dB -24.83 dB 1:50 02-Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed
DR13 -7.39 dB -25.18 dB 3:40 03-Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray
DR12 -12.36 dB -27.95 dB 0:43 04-Accompagnato: All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn
DR12 -7.08 dB -23.44 dB 2:21 05-Chorus: He trusted in God
DR12 -11.22 dB -31.38 dB 1:39 06-Accompagnato: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
DR11 -10.07 dB -29.05 dB 1:18 07-Arioso: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow
DR11 -13.54 dB -30.81 dB 0:22 08-Accompagnato: He was cut off out of the land of the living
DR13 -14.08 dB -30.76 dB 2:17 09-Air: But Thou didst not leave
DR12 -6.87 dB -24.46 dB 3:22 10-Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates / Recitative: Unto which of the angels
DR11 -6.76 dB -22.52 dB 1:37 11-Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him
DR15 -12.75 dB -31.39 dB 3:09 12-Air: Thou art gone up on high
DR12 -8.10 dB -24.36 dB 1:16 13-Chorus: The Lord gave the word
DR12 -10.87 dB -28.89 dB 2:01 14-Air: How beautiful are the feet
DR12 -7.07 dB -23.26 dB 1:19 15-Chorus: Their sound is gone out
DR13 -8.98 dB -26.34 dB 2:57 16-Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together?
DR13 -6.75 dB -24.03 dB 1:59 17-Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder / Recitative: He that dwelleth in Heaven
DR13 -11.70 dB -28.79 dB 2:05 18-Air: Thou shalt break them
DR12 -6.75 dB -22.05 dB 4:06 19-Chorus: Hallelujah!
DR12 -11.43 dB -29.08 dB 5:57 20-Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth
DR12 -7.75 dB -25.06 dB 1:46 21-Chorus: Since by man came death
DR12 -14.03 dB -34.06 dB 0:41 22-Accompagnato: Behold, I tell you a mystery
DR12 -8.67 dB -26.55 dB 8:36 23-Air: The trumpet shall sound / Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass
DR13 -15.49 dB -31.46 dB 0:58 24-Duet: O death, where is thy sting?
DR12 -8.38 dB -24.61 dB 2:08 25-Chorus: But thanks be to God
DR12 -11.24 dB -28.83 dB 4:46 26-Air: If God be for us
DR12 -6.73 dB -22.71 dB 6:40 27-Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb
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Number of tracks: 27
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien / G.F. Handel - Messiah (Disc 1)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -12.32 dB -29.88 dB 3:20 01-Sinfony: Grave - Allegro moderato
DR14 -11.69 dB -34.46 dB 3:04 02-Accompagnato: Comfort ye my people
DR13 -12.18 dB -31.99 dB 3:48 03-Air: Ev`ry valley shall be exalted
DR12 -7.78 dB -25.89 dB 2:33 04-Chorus: And the glory of the Lord
DR14 -11.31 dB -31.28 dB 1:33 05-Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord
DR13 -11.76 dB -32.96 dB 4:09 06-Air: But who may abide the day of His coming
DR13 -7.44 dB -27.60 dB 3:18 07-Chorus: And He shall purify / Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive
DR14 -8.12 dB -30.61 dB 5:49 08-Air: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
DR12 -11.33 dB -32.71 dB 1:53 09-Accompagnato: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
DR13 -12.08 dB -32.91 dB 3:24 10-Air: The people that walked in darkness
DR14 -6.83 dB -28.46 dB 4:53 11-Chorus: For unto us a Child is born
DR11 -16.56 dB -33.53 dB 1:04 12-Pifa / Recitative: There were shepherds
DR12 -11.14 dB -31.56 dB 1:04 13-Accompagnato: And lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them / Recitative: And the angel said unto them
DR9 -11.07 dB -30.62 dB 0:16 14-Accompagnato: And suddenly there was with the angel
DR12 -6.89 dB -27.87 dB 2:12 15-Chorus: Glory to God in the highest
DR13 -9.69 dB -31.05 dB 5:17 16-Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion + Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind
DR13 -11.62 dB -31.98 dB 5:34 17-Duet: He shall feed His flock
DR14 -7.18 dB -28.75 dB 3:00 18-Chorus: His yoke is easy
DR13 -6.77 dB -27.83 dB 2:47 19-Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God
DR13 -15.96 dB -36.21 dB 10:44 20-Air: He was despised
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Number of tracks: 20
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien / G.F. Handel - Messiah (Disc 1)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -12.39 dB -28.72 dB 3:20 01-Sinfony: Grave - Allegro moderato
DR14 -11.84 dB -32.17 dB 3:04 02-Accompagnato: Comfort ye my people
DR12 -13.05 dB -29.72 dB 3:48 03-Air: Ev`ry valley shall be exalted
DR12 -8.06 dB -24.59 dB 2:33 04-Chorus: And the glory of the Lord
DR13 -10.69 dB -28.20 dB 1:33 05-Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord
DR14 -13.19 dB -31.10 dB 4:09 06-Air: But who may abide the day of His coming
DR13 -8.37 dB -26.17 dB 3:18 07-Chorus: And He shall purify / Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive
DR14 -9.19 dB -29.13 dB 5:49 08-Air: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
DR13 -10.93 dB -30.16 dB 1:53 09-Accompagnato: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
DR13 -12.12 dB -30.54 dB 3:24 10-Air: The people that walked in darkness
DR14 -7.92 dB -27.15 dB 4:53 11-Chorus: For unto us a Child is born
DR11 -16.61 dB -32.53 dB 1:04 12-Pifa / Recitative: There were shepherds
DR11 -12.72 dB -28.81 dB 1:04 13-Accompagnato: And lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them / Recitative: And the angel said unto them
DR9 -11.70 dB -27.85 dB 0:16 14-Accompagnato: And suddenly there was with the angel
DR13 -7.49 dB -26.80 dB 2:12 15-Chorus: Glory to God in the highest
DR12 -10.21 dB -28.33 dB 5:17 16-Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion + Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind
DR12 -11.84 dB -29.44 dB 5:34 17-Duet: He shall feed His flock
DR14 -7.91 dB -27.28 dB 3:00 18-Chorus: His yoke is easy
DR13 -8.31 dB -26.72 dB 2:47 19-Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God
DR14 -16.80 dB -34.86 dB 10:44 20-Air: He was despised
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Number of tracks: 20
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien / G.F. Handel - Messiah (Disc 2)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -8.23 dB -26.45 dB 2:02 01-Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs
DR12 -10.06 dB -28.14 dB 1:50 02-Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed
DR14 -9.05 dB -28.50 dB 3:40 03-Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray
DR12 -12.68 dB -31.18 dB 0:43 04-Accompagnato: All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn
DR12 -8.22 dB -26.70 dB 2:21 05-Chorus: He trusted in God
DR13 -12.18 dB -35.00 dB 1:39 06-Accompagnato: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
DR12 -10.85 dB -32.68 dB 1:18 07-Arioso: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow
DR11 -13.76 dB -34.12 dB 0:22 08-Accompagnato: He was cut off out of the land of the living
DR13 -15.18 dB -34.19 dB 2:17 09-Air: But Thou didst not leave
DR13 -8.18 dB -27.70 dB 3:22 10-Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates / Recitative: Unto which of the angels
DR12 -7.14 dB -25.84 dB 1:37 11-Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him
DR14 -13.65 dB -34.93 dB 3:09 12-Air: Thou art gone up on high
DR12 -9.76 dB -27.57 dB 1:16 13-Chorus: The Lord gave the word
DR12 -11.89 dB -32.46 dB 2:01 14-Air: How beautiful are the feet
DR13 -8.99 dB -26.54 dB 1:19 15-Chorus: Their sound is gone out
DR13 -8.29 dB -29.65 dB 2:57 16-Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together?
DR13 -6.76 dB -27.25 dB 1:59 17-Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder / Recitative: He that dwelleth in Heaven
DR13 -11.82 dB -31.93 dB 2:05 18-Air: Thou shalt break them
DR12 -7.26 dB -25.01 dB 4:06 19-Chorus: Hallelujah!
DR12 -12.42 dB -32.74 dB 5:57 20-Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth
DR12 -9.51 dB -28.38 dB 1:46 21-Chorus: Since by man came death
DR12 -14.54 dB -37.38 dB 0:41 22-Accompagnato: Behold, I tell you a mystery
DR12 -9.68 dB -29.57 dB 8:36 23-Air: The trumpet shall sound / Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass
DR12 -16.36 dB -34.83 dB 0:58 24-Duet: O death, where is thy sting?
DR12 -9.25 dB -28.02 dB 2:08 25-Chorus: But thanks be to God
DR13 -12.18 dB -32.53 dB 4:46 26-Air: If God be for us
DR13 -6.68 dB -25.69 dB 6:40 27-Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb
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Number of tracks: 27
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien / G.F. Handel - Messiah (Disc 2)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -6.78 dB -23.21 dB 2:02 01-Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs
DR12 -9.29 dB -24.83 dB 1:50 02-Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed
DR13 -7.39 dB -25.18 dB 3:40 03-Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray
DR12 -12.36 dB -27.95 dB 0:43 04-Accompagnato: All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn
DR12 -7.08 dB -23.44 dB 2:21 05-Chorus: He trusted in God
DR12 -11.22 dB -31.38 dB 1:39 06-Accompagnato: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
DR11 -10.07 dB -29.05 dB 1:18 07-Arioso: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow
DR11 -13.54 dB -30.81 dB 0:22 08-Accompagnato: He was cut off out of the land of the living
DR13 -14.08 dB -30.76 dB 2:17 09-Air: But Thou didst not leave
DR12 -6.87 dB -24.46 dB 3:22 10-Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates / Recitative: Unto which of the angels
DR11 -6.76 dB -22.52 dB 1:37 11-Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him
DR15 -12.75 dB -31.39 dB 3:09 12-Air: Thou art gone up on high
DR12 -8.10 dB -24.36 dB 1:16 13-Chorus: The Lord gave the word
DR12 -10.87 dB -28.89 dB 2:01 14-Air: How beautiful are the feet
DR12 -7.07 dB -23.26 dB 1:19 15-Chorus: Their sound is gone out
DR13 -8.98 dB -26.34 dB 2:57 16-Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together?
DR13 -6.75 dB -24.03 dB 1:59 17-Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder / Recitative: He that dwelleth in Heaven
DR13 -11.70 dB -28.79 dB 2:05 18-Air: Thou shalt break them
DR12 -6.75 dB -22.05 dB 4:06 19-Chorus: Hallelujah!
DR12 -11.43 dB -29.08 dB 5:57 20-Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth
DR12 -7.75 dB -25.06 dB 1:46 21-Chorus: Since by man came death
DR12 -14.03 dB -34.06 dB 0:41 22-Accompagnato: Behold, I tell you a mystery
DR12 -8.67 dB -26.55 dB 8:36 23-Air: The trumpet shall sound / Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass
DR13 -15.49 dB -31.46 dB 0:58 24-Duet: O death, where is thy sting?
DR12 -8.38 dB -24.61 dB 2:08 25-Chorus: But thanks be to God
DR12 -11.24 dB -28.83 dB 4:46 26-Air: If God be for us
DR12 -6.73 dB -22.71 dB 6:40 27-Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb
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Number of tracks: 27
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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