Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “Behold, a virgin shall conceive – O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion”

~ Recording by Simon Preston, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Carolyn Watkinson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
20.6Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. "Behold, a virgin shall conceive - O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion"6:15George Frideric HandelMagnificat (500 Ans De Musique Sacre) = Magnificat (Grosse Chorwerke Aus 5 Jahrhunderten) = Magnificat (500 Years Of Choral Masterworks)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Decca Records, Deutsche Grammophon478 3640

Relationships

engineer:Martin Atkinson (engineer)
John Dunkerley (engineer)
choir vocals:Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (in 1979)
contralto vocals:Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (in 1979)
orchestra:Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
chorus master:Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1979)
recording of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto) (in 1979)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 9. Air “O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” (Alto, Chorus) (in 1979)

Related works

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
later versions:Der Messias, K. 572: Teil I, Nr. 5b. Recitativo: “Denn sieh! Eine Jungfray wird schwanger” (soprano II)
part of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I (order: 8)
arrangements:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Goossens-Beecham Edition)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Recitative: Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive (mezzo-soprano) (Wilberg Edition)

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 9. Air “O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” (Alto, Chorus)

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
later versions:Der Messias, K. 572: Teil I, Nr. 6a. Aria: “O du, die Wonne verkündet in Zion” (soprano II)
part of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I (order: 9)
arrangements:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 9. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Goossens-Beecham Edition)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Aria & Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (mezzo-soprano) (Wilberg Edition)