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by Raimund Herincx, Dame Janet Baker, Elizabeth Harwood, The Ambrosian Singers, John McCarthy, Sir Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Paul Esswood & Robert Tear · from The Very Best of Janet Baker
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Review by Priya Raman★★★Sample
Overhyped? Maybe. Did I still cry at “Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 20, Air, "He was despised and rejected" (Alto)”? Also maybe.
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Review by Jules Archer★★★Sample
I respect it more than I love it. “Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 20, Air, "He was despised and rejected" (Alto)” is undeniable though.
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Review by lena★★½Sample
Everyone in my group chat loves this and I feel like I'm being gaslit.
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Review by Mira Okafor★★Sample
Respectfully: no. “Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 20, Air, "He was despised and rejected" (Alto)” is the only thing I'd revisit.
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Review by Yuki Tanaka★★★½Sample
Not every song lands, but when it does it LANDS. “Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 20, Air, "He was despised and rejected" (Alto)” is the keeper.
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Disc 1
sample avg 2.9 · Raimund Herincx, Dame Janet Baker, Elizabeth Harwood, The Ambrosian Singers, John McCarthy, Sir Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Paul Esswood & Robert Tear
sample avg 3.8 · Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, New Philharmonia Chorus, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Dame Janet Baker, Philharmonia Orchestra & Dame Gwyneth Jones
sample avg 3.6 · Dame Janet Baker, John Alldis Choir, John Alldis, Sir Adrian Boult & London Philharmonic Orchestra
sample avg 3.7 · Sir John Barbirolli
sample avg 3.9 · Dame Janet Baker, André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra
sample avg 3.3 · Stephen Roberts, Dame Janet Baker, Timothy Hugh, The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir Philip Ledger & John Butt
sample avg 3.5 · Sir John Barbirolli, Dame Janet Baker & London Symphony Orchestra
sample avg 3.6 · Sir John Barbirolli, Dame Janet Baker & London Symphony Orchestra
sample avg 3.0 · Sir John Barbirolli, Dame Janet Baker & London Symphony Orchestra
sample avg 3.9 · Sir John Barbirolli, Dame Janet Baker & London Symphony Orchestra
sample avg 3.8 · Sir John Barbirolli, Dame Janet Baker & London Symphony Orchestra
sample avg 4.0 · Dame Janet Baker, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, The Ambrosian Singers, Hallé Choir, Sir John Barbirolli & Hallé
Disc 2
sample avg 3.7 · Dame Janet Baker & Gerald Moore
sample avg 2.9 · Dame Janet Baker & Gerald Moore
sample avg 3.3 · Dame Janet Baker & Gerald Moore
sample avg 3.2 · Dame Janet Baker & Gerald Moore
sample avg 3.4 · Dame Janet Baker & Gerald Moore
sample avg 2.9 · Dame Janet Baker & Gerald Moore
sample avg 3.7 · Dame Janet Baker & Geoffrey Parsons
sample avg 3.7 · Dame Janet Baker & Geoffrey Parsons
sample avg 3.9 · Dame Janet Baker & Geoffrey Parsons
sample avg 3.8 · Dame Janet Baker & Geoffrey Parsons
sample avg 3.1 · Dame Janet Baker & Geoffrey Parsons
sample avg 3.3 · Dame Janet Baker & Geoffrey Parsons
sample avg 3.7 · Dame Janet Baker & Geoffrey Parsons
sample avg 4.0 · Dame Janet Baker & Daniel Barenboim
sample avg 3.2 · Dame Janet Baker & Daniel Barenboim
sample avg 4.0 · Dame Janet Baker, André Previn & Cecil Aronowitz
sample avg 3.4 · Dame Janet Baker & Gerald Moore
sample avg 3.4 · Dame Janet Baker & Gerald Moore