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English Choral Classics

by Vernon Handley
119 SONGS
Sep 2002
Belshazzar's Feast: "Thus spake Isaiah" (Chorus)
Hallé Choir/Hallé Orchestra/Ronald Frost/Michael Rippon/James Loughran
Belshazzar's Feast: "If I forget thee, O Jerusalem" (Baritone, Chorus)
Hallé Choir/Hallé Orchestra/Ronald Frost/Michael Rippon/James Loughran
Belshazzar's Feast: "By the waters of Babylon" (Chorus)
Hallé Choir/Hallé Orchestra/Ronald Frost/Michael Rippon/James Loughran
Belshazzar's Feast: "Babylon was a great city" (Baritone) - "In Babylon, Belshazzar the King" (Chorus)
Hallé Choir/Hallé Orchestra/Ronald Frost/Michael Rippon/James Loughran
Belshazzar's Feast: "Praise ye the God of Gold" (Baritone, Chorus)
Hallé Choir/Hallé Orchestra/Ronald Frost/Michael Rippon/James Loughran
Belshazzar's Feast: "Thus in Babylon the mighty city" (Chorus)
Hallé Choir/Hallé Orchestra/Ronald Frost/Michael Rippon/James Loughran
Belshazzar's Feast: "And in that same hour, as they feasted" (Baritone, Chorus)
Hallé Choir/Hallé Orchestra/Ronald Frost/Michael Rippon/James Loughran
Belshazzar's Feast: "Then sing aloud to God our strength" (Chorus)
Hallé Choir/Hallé Orchestra/Ronald Frost/Michael Rippon/James Loughran
Belshazzar's Feast: "The trumpeters and pipers are silent" (Chorus)
Hallé Choir/Hallé Orchestra/Ronald Frost/Michael Rippon/James Loughran
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: Prelude (feat. Stephen Disley)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Vernon Handley/Stephen Disley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "Jesu, Maria, I Am Near to Death" (Gerontius) [feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Vernon Handley/Stephen Disley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "So Pray for Me" - "Kyrie eleison. Holy Mary, Pray for Him" (Gerontius, Chorus) [feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Huddersfield Choral Society/Ian Tracey/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Vernon Handley/Stephen Disley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "Rouse Thee, My Fainting Soul" - "Be Merciful" (Gerontius, Chorus) [feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Vernon Handley/Stephen Disley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus" (Gerontius) [feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Vernon Handley/Stephen Disley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "I Can no More" - "Rescue Him, O Lord" - "Novissima hora est" (Gerontius, Chorus) [feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Stephen Disley/Vernon Handley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "Proficiscere, anima Christiana" - "Go in the Name of Angels" (Priest, Chorus) [feat. George Michael, Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Brian Kay/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Vernon Handley/Stephen Disley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Andantino (feat. Stephen Disley)
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Vernon Handley/Stephen Disley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "I Went to Sleep" (Soul) [feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Stephen Disley/Vernon Handley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Another Marvel" - "My Work Is Done" (Soul, Angel) [feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Huddersfield Choral Society/Ian Tracey/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Stephen Disley/Vernon Handley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "It Is a Member of That Family" - "All Hail, My Child and Brother" (Soul, Angel) [feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Vernon Handley/Stephen Disley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "But Hark!" - "Low-Born Clods of Brute Earth" (Soul, Angel, Chorus) [feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Vernon Handley/Stephen Disley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Dispossessed, Aside Thrust" (Chorus) [feat. Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Stephen Disley/Vernon Handley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "I See Not Those False Spirits" (Soul, Angel) [feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Brian Kay/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Stephen Disley/Vernon Handley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "There Was a Mortal" - "Praise to the Holiest" (Angel, Chorus, Soul) [feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Vernon Handley/Stephen Disley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "But Hark! A Grand Mysterious Harmony" - "And Now the Threshold" (Soul, Angel) [feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Vernon Handley/Stephen Disley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Praise to the Holiest" (Chorus) [feat. Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Stephen Disley/Vernon Handley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Thy Judgment Now Is Near" (Angel, Soul) [feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Brian Kay/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Stephen Disley/Vernon Handley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Jesu! By That Shuddering Dread" - "I Go Before My Judge" - "Be Merciful, Be Gracious" (Angel of the Agony, Soul, Chorus) [feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, George Michael, Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Huddersfield Choral Society/Ian Tracey/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Vernon Handley/Stephen Disley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Praise to His Name!" - "Take Me Away" - "Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge" (Angel, Soul, Chorus) [feat. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Vernon Handley/Stephen Disley/Malcolm Stewart
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Softly and Gently" (Angel, Chorus) [feat. Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir & Stephen Disley]
Anthony Rolfe Johnson/Catherine Wyn-Rogers/Michael George/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir/Ian Tracey/Huddersfield Choral Society/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Brian Kay/Stephen Disley/Vernon Handley/Malcolm Stewart
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Sinfonia
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "Comfort Ye My People" (feat. Richard Lewis)
Richard Lewis/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 1: Aria. "Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted" (feat. Richard Lewis)
Richard Lewis/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 1: Chorus. "And the Glory, the Glory of the Lord" (feat. Huddersfield Choral Society)
Huddersfield Choral Society/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 2: Accompagnato. "Thus Saith the Lord" (feat. James Milligan)
James Milligan/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent/Eric Chadwick
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 2: Aria. "But Who May Abide" (feat. James Milligan)
James Milligan/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent/Eric Chadwick
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 2: Chorus. "And He Shall Purify" (feat. Huddersfield Choral Society)
Huddersfield Choral Society/Herbert Bardgett/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent/Eric Chadwick
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Recitative. "Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive" (feat. Marjorie Thomas)
Marjorie Thomas/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent/Eric Chadwick
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Aria and Chorus. "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings" (feat. Marjorie Thomas)
Marjorie Thomas/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent/Eric Chadwick
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Accompagnato. "For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth" (feat. James Milligan)
James Milligan/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent/Eric Chadwick
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Aria. "The People That Walked in Darkness" (feat. James Milligan)
James Milligan/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent/Eric Chadwick
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Chorus. "For Unto Us a Child Is Born" (feat. Huddersfield Choral Society)
Huddersfield Choral Society/Herbert Bardgett/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent/Eric Chadwick
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Pastoral Symphony "Pifa"
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent/Eric Chadwick
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Recitative. "There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field" (feat. Elsie Morison)
Elsie Morison/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent/Eric Chadwick
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Recitative. "And the Angel Said Unto Them" (feat. Elsie Morison)
Elsie Morison/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent/Eric Chadwick
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Accompagnato. "And Suddenly There was with the Angel a Multitude" (feat. Elsie Morison)
Elsie Morison/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent/Eric Chadwick
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Chorus. "Glory to God" (feat. Huddersfield Choral Society)
Huddersfield Choral Society/Herbert Bardgett/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent/Eric Chadwick
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 5: Aria. "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion" (feat. Elsie Morison)
Elsie Morison/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent/Eric Chadwick
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 5: Recitative. "Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened" (feat. Marjorie Thomas)
Marjorie Thomas/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent/Eric Chadwick
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 5: Duet. "He Shall Feed His Flock" (feat. Elsie Morison & Marjorie Thomas)
Elsie Morison/Marjorie Thomas/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent/Eric Chadwick