Air (Contralto): "He Was Despised..."
~ Recording by Handel
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 2.2 | Air (Contralto): "He Was Despised..." | 9:46 | Handel | Messiah (1954 London recording, Remastered 1986) | Handel, Hermann Scherchen, London Philharmonic Choir & London Symphony Orchestra | Album |
| PRT (UK label), PRT Records (PRT (Precision Records & Tapes) was formerly Pye Records) | PVCDBS 9101, PVCDBS9101 |
Relationships
| engineer: | Michael J. Dutton (British recording and re-mastering engineer, producer, and label owner) |
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| solo contralto vocals: | Constance Shacklock (contralto) |
| orchestra: | London Symphony Orchestra |
| conductor: | Hermann Scherchen (conductor) |
| recording of: | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto) |
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Related works
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto)
| composer: | George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741) |
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| later versions: | Der Messias, K. 572: Teil II, Nr. 17. Aria: “Er ward verschmähet” (soprano II) |
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| part of: | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II (order: 2) |
| arrangements: | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. He was despised (Goossens-Beecham Edition) Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. Aria: He Was Despised (mezzo-soprano) (Wilberg Edition) |
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