Le Messie Part 1: No. 5 Aria: But who may abide

~ Recording by Paul Esswood, English Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.6Messiah, HWV 56: Part The First: 5. Aria: “But Who May Abide“ (Countertenor)4:22George Frideric HandelThe Complete Warner Classics EditionSir Charles MackerrasAlbum
  • XW2025-11-07
Warner Classics

Relationships

alto vocals:Paul Esswood (countertenor)
orchestra:English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air “But who may abide”

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air “But who may abide”

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
later versions:Der Messias, K. 572: Teil I, Nr. 4b. Aria: “Doch wer mag ertragen den Tag seiner Ankunft” (bass)
version of:Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “But who may abide the day of His coming?” (1741)
part of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I (order: 6)
arrangements:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. But who may abide the day of his coming? (Goossens-Beecham Edition)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Recitative "But who may abide" (original recitative version)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Aria: But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming (mezzo-soprano) (Wilberg Edition)