Messiah
dedicated to Helmuth Rilling 2008
The Messiah, by the Swedish composer Sven-David Sandström, was commissioned by the Oregon Bach Festival and the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart to commemorate the Handel anniversary year 2009. In accordance with the wishes of these two institutions, the work is based on Charles Jennen’s English libretto which Handel set in his famous oratorio more than 260 years ago. Great expression and orchestral color characterize this Messiah of the 21st century, in which for Sandström modernity and euphony do not represent a contradiction – corresponding to his artistic credo: “My music should be understandable on first hearing and should touch people.”
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- 1. Comfort ye, my people (Coro)
- 2. Ev’ry valley shall be exalted (Tenore solo, Baritono solo)
- 3. And the glory of the Lord (Coro)
- 4. Thus saith the Lord (Soprano solo, Alto solo)
- 5. But who may abide (Alto solo)
- 6. And He shall purify (Coro)
- 7. Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Soprano solo)
- 8. O thou that tellest good tidings to Sion (Tenore solo)
- 9. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Coro)
- 10. The people that walked in darkness (Baritono solo)
- 11. For unto us a child is born (Coro)
- 12. There were shepherds abiding in the field (Alto solo, Tenore solo)
- 13. Glory to God in the highest (Coro)
- 14. Rejoice greatly, O daughter Sion (Baritono solo)
- 15. Then shall the eyes of the blind shall be open’d (Tenore solo)
- 16. He shall feed His flock like a shepherd (Soprano solo, Alto solo)
- 17. His yoke is easy (Coro)
- 18. Behold the Lamb of God (Coro)
- 19. He was despised and rejected (Baritono solo)
- 20. Surely He hath borne our griefs (Coro)
- 21. And with His stripes we are healed (Tenore solo, Baritono solo)
- 22. All we, like sheep, have gone astray (Coro)
- 23. All they that see Him (Tenore solo)
- 24. He trusted in God (Coro)
- 25. Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (Soprano solo)
- 26. Behold, and see (Soprano solo, Alto solo)
- 27. He was cut off the land (Alto solo)
- 28. But Thou didst not leave His soul (Baritono solo)
- 29. Lift up your heads, O ye gates (Coro)
- 30. Unto which of the angels (Tenore solo)
- 31. Let all the angels of God worship Him (Coro)
- 32. Thou art gone up on high (Alto solo)
- 33. The Lord gave the word (Coro)
- 34. How beautiful are the feet of them (Soprano solo, Tenore solo)
- 35. Their sound is gone out (Solo Soprano, Alto, Tenore e Baritono)
- 36. Why do the nations (Coro)
- 37. Let us break their bonds (Soprano solo, Coro)
- 38. He that dwelleth in heaven (Soprano solo)
- 39. Thou shalt break them (Alto solo, Tenore solo)
- 40. Halleluja (Tutti)
- 41. I know that my Redeemer liveth (Baritono solo, Coro)
- 42. Since by man came death (Coro)
- 43. Behold, I tell you a mystery (Alto solo)
- 44. The trumpet shall sound (Solo Soprano, Alto e Tenore)
- 45. Then shall be brought to pass (Tenore solo)
- 46. O death, where is thy sting? (Solo Alto, Tenore e Baritono)
- 47. But thanks be to God (Coro)
- 48. If God be for us, who can be against us? (Soprano solo, Coro)
- 49. Worthy is the Lamb (Coro)
- 50. Amen (Tutti)
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Composer
Sven-David Sandström
| 1942-2019
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Songwriter / Librettist
Charles Jennens
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Vocal score arranger
Timothy Higgs
Reviews
(EK) [...] Und so begegnet uns im „Messiah” des Jahres 2009 zugängliche, emotional und sinnlich erfahrbare Musik mit einem großen Fundus an musikalischen Effekten, [...]
„Hallelujah”, das geht ab jetzt auch mal ganz anders.
„Hallelujah”, das geht ab jetzt auch mal ganz anders.
Neue Chorzeit, Oktober 2009
[...] Große Expressivität und orchestrale Farbigkeit charakterisieren diesen Messiah des 21. Jahrhunderts, [...] Ein wichtiger, spannender, vielleicht richtungsweisender Beitrag heutiger neuer oratorischer Musik.
Singende Kirche, 03/09
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