Disc. 1

1. Symphony

2. Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye My People

3. Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted

4. And The Glory, The Glory Of The Lord

5. Thus Saith The Lord, The Lord Of Hosts

6. But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming

7. And He Shall Purify

8. Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive

9. O Thou That Tellest Goot Tidings To Zion

10. For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth

11. The People That Walked In Darkness

12. For Unto Us A Child Is Born

13. Pifa

14. There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field

15. And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord

16. And The Angel Said Unto Them

17. And Suddenly There Was With The Angel

18. Glory To God In The Highest

19. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Sion

20. Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind Be Open'd

21. He Shall Feed His Flock

22. His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light

Disc. 2

1. Behold The Lamb Of God

2. He Was Despised

3. Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs And Carried Our Sorrows

4. And With His Stripes We Are Healed

5. All We Like Sheep, Have Gone Astray

6. All They That See Him

7. He Trusted In God

8. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart

9. Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow

10. He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land Of The Living

11. But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell

12. Lift Up Your Heads

13. Unto Which Of The Angels

14. Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him

15. Thou Art Gone Upon High

16. The Lord Gave The Word

17. How Beautiful Are The Feet Of Them

18. Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together

19. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder

20. He That Dwelleth In Heaven

21. Thou Shalt Break Them With A Rod Of Iron

22. Hallelujah

23. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth

24. Since By Man Came Death

25. Behold, I Tell You A Mystery

26. The Trumpet Shall Sound And The Dead Shall Be Rais'd

27. Then Shall Be Brought To Pass

28. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?/but Thanks Be To God

29. If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us

30. Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain

31. Amen

헨델: <메시아>

바츨라프 룩스(지휘), 콜레기움 1704 & 콜레기움 보칼레 1704

바츨라프 룩스가 이끄는 콜레기움 1704는 아마도 21세기 들어 가장 눈부시게 떠오른 바로크 앙상블 중 하나일 것이다. 젤렌카로 시작된 그들의 음악 여정은 최근 들어 바흐, 헨델, 륄리 등 바로크 전방위로 뻗어나가고 있는데, 2018년 실황 녹음인 헨델의 <메시아>는 이들의 뛰어난 연주력과 명쾌한 해석을 보여주는 또 하나의 수작이다. 산뜻한 프레이징과 일사분란한 앙상블, 젊은 성악가들의 유려한 독창 등 최근 등장한 가장 뛰어난 <메시아> 레코딩이라고 할 수 있으며, 리듬 감각이 돋보이는 콘티누오나 섬세한 장식 등 신선한 요소가 가득하다.

Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759)

Label: Accent, DDD, 2018