Handel arr. Goossens: Messiah... Refreshed! / Shumate, McVeigh, Griffith, RPO

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Signum Classics
Release Date
April 3, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      HANDEL GOOSSENS
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Griffith
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 03, 2020
    • UPC
      635212061022
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD610
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Overture

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    2. Part I: Recitative: Comfort ye my people (Tenor)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: John McVeigh

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    3. Part I: Air: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (Tenor)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: John McVeigh

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    4. Part I: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    5. Part I: Recitative: Thus saith the Lord of Hosts (Bass)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Christopher Job

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    6. Part I: Air: But who may abide the day of His coming (Bass)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Christopher Job

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    7. Part I: And He shall purify (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    8. Part I: Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Alto)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Claudia Chapa

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    9. Part I: Air: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto, Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Claudia Chapa

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    10. Part I: Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Bass)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Christopher Job

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    11. Part I: Air: The people that walked in darkness (Bass)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Christopher Job

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    12. Part I: For unto us a child is born (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    13. Part I: Pastoral Symphony

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    14. Part I: Recitative: There were shepherds abiding - And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them (Soprano)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Penelope Shumate

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    15. Part I: Recitative: And the angel said unto them (Soprano)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Penelope Shumate

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    16. Part I: Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel (Soprano)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Penelope Shumate

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    17. Part I: Glory to God in the highest (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    18. Part I: Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Soprano)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Penelope Shumate

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    19. Part I: Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd (Alto)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Claudia Chapa

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    20. Part I: Air: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd - Come unto Him (Alto, Soprano)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Penelope Shumate, Claudia Chapa

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    21. Part I: His Yoke is Easy (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    22. Part II: Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    23. Part II: Air: He was Despised and Rejected of Men (Alto)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Claudia Chapa

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    24. Part II: Surely, He hath borne our griefs (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    25. Part II: And with His stripes we are healed (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    26. Part II: All we like sheep have gone astray (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    27. Part II: Recitative: All they that see him, laugh him to scorn (Tenor)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: John McVeigh

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    28. Part II: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    29. Part II: Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (Tenor)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: John McVeigh

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    30. Part II: Air: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow (Tenor)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: John McVeigh

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    31. Part II: Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living (Tenor)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: John McVeigh

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    32. Part II: Air: But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell (Tenor)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: John McVeigh

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    33. Part II: Lift up your heads (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    34. Part II: The Lord gave the word (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    35. Part II: Air: How beautiful are the feet (Soprano)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Penelope Shumate

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    36. Part II: Their sound is gone out into all lands (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    37. Part II: Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together (Bass)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Christopher Job

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    38. Part II: Let us break their bonds asunder (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    39. Part II: Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (Tenor)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: John McVeigh

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    40. Part II: Air: Thou shalt break them (Tenor)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: John McVeigh

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    41. Part II: Hallelujah (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    42. Part III: Air: I know that my redeemer liveth (Soprano)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Penelope Shumate

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    43. Part III: Since by man came death (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    44. Part III: Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (Bass)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Christopher Job

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    45. Part III: Air: The trumpet shall sound (Bass)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Christopher Job

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith

    46. Part III: Worthy is the Lamb (Chorus)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: The Jonathan Griffith Singers, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jonathan Griffith


The Goossens Messiah, recorded for the first and only time by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus under Sir Thomas Beecham, has stood as a landmark of the classical catalogue for sixty years. Goossens’ richly orchestrated version is set to reach a new audience thanks to Maestro Griffith and DCINY, New York City’s leading promoter of classical music. They gathered at Abbey Road Studios in London in July 2019, to record the work with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a chorus comprising of sixty members of The Jonathan Griffith Singers, drawn from around the world and sixty members of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain. The new recording has captured the score’s vibrant tone colors in thrilling high-definition sound.

An acclaimed conductor, educator and lecturer, Dr. Jonathan Griffith has led performances across North America, Europe, and Asia. Griffith is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY), which has brought together, under Griffith’s artistic leadership, thousands of musicians and choral singers in concert at prestigious venues across the United States, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Disney Hall. The founder and Music Director of the Distinguished Concerts Orchestra, Griffith also oversees DCINY’s mentoring program for conductors. Founded in 1983 as a single choir of 100 of the best singers in the nation, the National Youth Choir is now the flagship ensemble of an Arts Council England National Portfolio youth music organization and registered charity, the National Youth Choir of Great Britain (NYCGB), which runs five membership choirs, a nationwide outreach programme for schools and Music Hubs, and provides professional training for the next generation of choral singers, composers and leaders.

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REEVIEW:

Dishing up a rich, lusciously executed bowl of nostalgia, Jonathan Griffith conducts with evident relish and affection. And if Griffith’s choral forces don’t always have the penetrative heft to cut through the orchestral high jinks at their most excitable, they crown the final chorus with a resplendent ‘Amen’.

– BBC Music Magazine