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Messiah: Overture

by Sir Thomas Beecham, Jennifer Vyvyan, Monica Sinclair, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jon Vickers & Giorgio Tozzi · from Händel: Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56, Vol. 1

1959Classical3:42Track 1

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Review by Yuki Tanaka★★★Sample

Solid, but I keep skipping “Messiah: Overture”. Sorry Sir Thomas Beecham, Jennifer Vyvyan, Monica Sinclair, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jon Vickers & Giorgio Tozzi.

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Review by Tomasz W.★★½Sample

Respectfully: no. “Messiah: Overture” is the only thing I'd revisit.

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1
Messiah: Overture
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3:42
2
Messiah: "Comfort ye, my people"
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3:39
3
Messiah: "Every valley shall be exalted"
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3:41
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Messiah: "And the glory of the Lord"
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1:56
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Messiah: "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts"
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5:10
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Messiah: "But who may abide"
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3:17
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Messiah: "And He shall purify"
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0:48
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Messiah: "Behold, a virgin shall conceive"
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7:28
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Messiah: "O thou that tellest good tidings"
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3:04
10
Messiah: "For, behold, darkness shall cover"
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5:00
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Messiah: "The people that walked in darkness"
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4:55
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Messiah: "For unto us a child is born"
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4:42
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Messiah: Pastoral Symphony
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1:03
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Messiah: "There were shepherds abiding"
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0:57
15
Messiah: "And the angel said unto them"
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0:25
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Messiah: "And suddenly there was"
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2:22
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Messiah: "Glory to God in the highest"
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4:41
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Messiah: "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"
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0:36
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Messiah: "Then shall the eyes"
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6:19
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Messiah: "He shall feed his flock; Come unto Him"
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3:05
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Messiah: "His yoke is easy"
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4:54