Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: "Es waren Hirten beisammen" - "Und sieh!" - "Und der Engel sprach" - "Und alsobald war da"

ORF Radio‐Symphonieorchester Wien, Charles Mackerras

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April 30, 1990
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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)
Produced by Dr. Gerd Ploebsch, 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)
Released on Archiv Produktion, also Messiah, Part II: XLIV. Chorus "Hallelujah" (The English Concert Choir), Toccata und Fuge D-moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata (Helmut Walcha) and Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: I. ohne Satzbezeichnung (The English Concert)
Recorded at Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal, also Symphonie nr. 7 A‐Dur, op. 92: II. Allegretto (Wiener Philharmoniker), Symphonie nr. 7 A‐Dur, op. 92: III. Presto (Wiener Philharmoniker) and Symphonie nr. 7 A‐Dur, op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace (Wiener Philharmoniker)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

George Frideric Handel wrote 2066 songs on fono, the 4th most of any writer
431 other songs on fono were recorded at Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal, by Wiener Philharmoniker and Herbert von Karajan and others
Dr. Gerd Ploebsch produced 593 songs on fono
Dr. Gerd Ploebsch’s most frequent co-producer is Dr. Andreas Holschneider (425 songs together)

Credits

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Written by: George Frideric Handel
Produced by: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
Part of: Der Messias (Messiah)
Recorded at: Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal
Released on: Archiv Produktion

Written by: George Frideric Handel
Produced by: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
Part of: Der Messias (Messiah)
Recorded at: Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal
Released on: Archiv Produktion

Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.

Same writer: George Frideric Handel
Joy to the World
Mariah Carey
1994
Same producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
Messiah, Part II: XLIV. Chorus "Hallelujah"
The English Concert Choir, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
1988
Same studio: Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal
Symphonie nr. 7 A‐Dur, op. 92: II. Allegretto
Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber
1976
Same release: Der Messias (Messiah)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III. Chorus: "Wie durch Einen der Tod" - "So kam durch Einen die Auferstehung" - "Denn wie durch Adam" - "Also wird, wer starb"
ORF Radio‐Symphonieorchester Wien, Charles Mackerras
1990
Same writer: George Frideric Handel
Excerpt From Händel’s Messiah (“For unto us a child is born…”) / Because It’s Christmas (For All the Children)
Barry Manilow
1990
Same producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: I. ohne Satzbezeichnung
The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
1983
Same label: Archiv Produktion
Toccata und Fuge D-moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata
Helmut Walcha
1967
Same studio: Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal
Symphonie nr. 7 A‐Dur, op. 92: III. Presto
Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber
1976

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1MusicBrainz Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: "Es waren Hirten beisammen" - "Und sieh!" - "Und der Engel sprach" - "Und alsobald war da" was produced by Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: "Es waren Hirten beisammen" - "Und sieh!" - "Und der Engel sprach" - "Und alsobald war da" was produced by Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
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2MusicBrainz Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: "Es waren Hirten beisammen" - "Und sieh!" - "Und der Engel sprach" - "Und alsobald war da" was written by George Frideric Handel
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: "Es waren Hirten beisammen" - "Und sieh!" - "Und der Engel sprach" - "Und alsobald war da" was written by George Frideric Handel
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3MusicBrainz Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: "Es waren Hirten beisammen" - "Und sieh!" - "Und der Engel sprach" - "Und alsobald war da" is part of the release Der Messias (Messiah)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: "Es waren Hirten beisammen" - "Und sieh!" - "Und der Engel sprach" - "Und alsobald war da" is part of the release Der Messias (Messiah)
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4MusicBrainz Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: "Es waren Hirten beisammen" - "Und sieh!" - "Und der Engel sprach" - "Und alsobald war da" was recorded at Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: "Es waren Hirten beisammen" - "Und sieh!" - "Und der Engel sprach" - "Und alsobald war da" was recorded at Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal
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5MusicBrainz Archiv Produktion is the label of the song Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: "Es waren Hirten beisammen" - "Und sieh!" - "Und der Engel sprach" - "Und alsobald war da"
Archiv Produktion is the label of the song Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: "Es waren Hirten beisammen" - "Und sieh!" - "Und der Engel sprach" - "Und alsobald war da"
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6MusicBrainz Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: "Es waren Hirten beisammen" - "Und sieh!" - "Und der Engel sprach" - "Und alsobald war da" was released on 1990-04-30
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: "Es waren Hirten beisammen" - "Und sieh!" - "Und der Engel sprach" - "Und alsobald war da" was released on 1990-04-30
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