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Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them"

Howard Crook, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

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  • 1988
  • 2:06
  • 108 BPM · G# minor

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  1. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, also Time (Pink Floyd), Money (Pink Floyd) and Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)

  2. Written by George Frideric Handel, also Joy to the World (Mariah Carey), Excerpt From Händel’s Messiah (“For unto us a child is born…”) / Because It’s Christmas (For All the Children) (Barry Manilow) and Messiah, Part II: XLIV. Chorus "Hallelujah" (The English Concert Choir)

  3. Engineered by Hans‐Peter Schweigmann, also Messiah, Part II: XLIV. Chorus "Hallelujah" (The English Concert Choir), Romeo & Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 13 The knights’ dance (Juliet and Paris’s dance). Allegro pesante (Boston Symphony Orchestra) and Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia (Ouverture) (London Symphony Orchestra)

  4. Produced by Dr. Andreas Holschneider, also Messiah, Part II: XLIV. Chorus "Hallelujah" (The English Concert Choir), Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: I. ohne Satzbezeichnung (The English Concert) and Water Music. Suite in D / G major, HWV 349 / 350: XI. Alla Hornpipe (Trevor Pinnock)

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Written by
George Frideric Handel
Produced by
Charlotte Kriesch, Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
Performed by
Howard Crook
Engineered by
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann
Part of
Messiah
Recorded at
Abbey Road Studios
Released on
Archiv Produktion

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" was performed by Howard Crook

    Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" was performed by Howard Crook

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" was produced by Charlotte Kriesch

    Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" was produced by Charlotte Kriesch

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" was produced by Dr. Andreas Holschneider

    Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" was produced by Dr. Andreas Holschneider

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" was produced by Dr. Gerd Ploebsch

    Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" was produced by Dr. Gerd Ploebsch

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" was written by George Frideric Handel

    Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" was written by George Frideric Handel

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" is part of the release Messiah

    Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" is part of the release Messiah

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" was recorded at Abbey Road Studios

    Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" was recorded at Abbey Road Studios

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz Archiv Produktion is the label of the song Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them"

    Archiv Produktion is the label of the song Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them"

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" was engineered by Hans‐Peter Schweigmann

    Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" was engineered by Hans‐Peter Schweigmann

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" was released on 1988

    Messiah, Part II: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them" was released on 1988

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026