tracks 5-1 to 5-15 a&r Job Maarse
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 arranged by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
tracks 17-1 to 19-29 author [after 'jerusalemme liberata'] Torquato Tasso
tracks 17-1 to 19-29 author [based on a scenario by] Aaron Hill
tracks 14-1 to 14-19 bass vocals Christopher Keyte
tracks 12-1 to 14-25 bass vocals David Thomas
tracks 10-1 to 11-19 bass vocals [abner] David Thomas
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 bass vocals [chorus] Christòpheren Nomura
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 bass vocals [chorus] David Stoneman
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 bass vocals [chorus] Mark McSweeney
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 bass vocals [chorus] Mark St. Laurent
tracks 8-1 to 9-10 bass vocals [haman] David Thomas
tracks 6-1 to 7-14 bass vocals [lucifero] David Thomas
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 bass vocals [polyphem] Michael George
tracks 20-1 to 22-23 bass vocals [zoroastro] David Thomas
tracks 4-1 to 4-22 cello [continuo] Jane Coe
tracks 8-1 to 9-10 choir Westminster Cathedral Choir
tracks 12-1 to 13-22 choir [messiah] The Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 chorus Handel And Haydn Society Chorus
tracks 8-1 to 9-10 chorus The Academy Of Ancient Music Chorus
tracks 10-1 to 11-19 chorus master Edward Higginbottom
tracks 12-1 to 13-22 chorus master [messiah] Simon Preston
tracks 10-1 to 11-19 chorus [athalia] The New College Oxford Choir
composed by Georg Friedrich Händel
conductor Christopher Hogwood
conductor [assistant conductor] Jeffrey Rink
tracks 12-1 to 13-22 contralto vocals Carolyn Watkinson
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 contralto vocals [chorus] Eleanor Kelley
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 contralto vocals [chorus] Ethelwyn Worden
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 contralto vocals [chorus] Susan Trout
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 contralto vocals [chorus] Sylvie Stewart
tracks 17-1 to 19-29 countertenor vocals [eustazio] Daniel Taylor
tracks 10-1 to 11-19 countertenor vocals [joad] James Bowman
tracks 17-1 to 19-29 countertenor vocals [mago cristiano] Bejun Mehta
tracks 20-1 to 22-23 countertenor vocals [orlando] James Bowman
tracks 8-1 to 9-10 countertenor vocals [priest] Drew Minter
tracks 17-1 to 19-29 countertenor vocals [rinaldo] David Daniels
tracks 15-1 to 19-29 engineer [balance engineer] Jonathan Stokes
tracks 5-1 to 5-15 engineer [balance engineer] Onno Scholtze
tracks 3-1 to 3-25 engineer [recording editor] Deborah Gilbert
tracks 1-1 to 3-25, 6-1 to 7-14, 12-1 to 14-25, 20-1 to 22-23 engineer [recording engineer] John Dunkerley
tracks 8-1 to 11-19 engineer [sound engineer] John Pellowe
tracks 20-1 to 22-23 engineer [tape editor] Jenni Whiteside
tracks 5-1 to 5-15 engineer [tape editor] Thijs Hoekstra
engineer [tape editor] Timothy Bull
tracks 17-1 to 19-29 executive-producer Evans Mirageas
tracks 14-1 to 14-19 executive-producer Raymond Ware
tracks 4-1 to 4-22 harpsichord Christopher Hogwood
tracks 17-1 to 19-29 libretto by Giacomo Rossi
tracks 14-1 to 14-19 mezzo-soprano vocals Catherine Denley
tracks 14-1 to 14-125 mezzo-soprano vocals Margaret Cable
tracks 17-1 to 19-29 mezzo-soprano vocals [almirena] Cecilia Bartoli
tracks 6-1 to 7-14 mezzo-soprano vocals [cleofe] Carolyn Watkinson
tracks 17-1 to 19-29 mezzo-soprano vocals [goffredo] Bernarda Fink
tracks 20-1 to 22-23 mezzo-soprano vocals [medoro] Catherine Robbin
tracks 6-1 to 7-14 musical assistance Nicholas McGegan
tracks 17-1 to 19-29 musical assistance [italian language coach] Iris Dell'Acqua
tracks 4-1 to 4-22 oboe, recorder Michel Piguet
tracks 1-1 to 2-26, 4-1 to 14-25, 17-1 to 22-23 orchestra The Academy Of Ancient Music
tracks 3-1 to 3-25, 15-1 to 16-18 orchestra The Handel & Haydn Society Of Boston
tracks 1-1 to 3-25, 6-1 to 16-18, 20-1 to 22-23 producer Peter Wadland
tracks 17-1 to 19-29 producer [assistant producer] Chris Hazell
tracks 17-1 to 19-29 producer [recording producer] Chris Sayers
tracks 5-1 to 5-15 producer [recording producer] Wilhelm Hellweg
tracks 4-1 to 4-22 recorder Rachel Beckett
tracks 17-1 to 19-29 repetiteur Jeff Cohen
tracks 14-1 to 14-19 soprano vocals Christina Pound
tracks 4-1 to 4-22 soprano vocals Emma Kirkby
tracks 5-1 to 5-15 soprano vocals Kiri Te Kanawa
tracks 14-20 to 14-25 soprano vocals Patrizia Kwella
tracks 20-1 to 22-23 soprano vocals [angelica] Arleen Auger
tracks 6-1 to 7-14 soprano vocals [angelo] Emma Kirkby
tracks 17-1 to 19-29 soprano vocals [armida] Luba Orgonasova
tracks 10-1 to 11-19 soprano vocals [athalia] Joan Sutherland
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 soprano vocals [chorus] Dale Edwards
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 soprano vocals [chorus] Jeanine Bowman
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 soprano vocals [chorus] Rachel Hershey
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 soprano vocals [chorus] Sharon Kelley
tracks 17-1 to 19-29 soprano vocals [donna, sirena ii] Ana-María Rincón
tracks 20-1 to 22-23 soprano vocals [dorinda] Emma Kirkby
tracks 8-1 to 9-10 soprano vocals [esther] Patrizia Kwella
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 soprano vocals [galatea] Lynne Dawson
tracks 8-1 to 9-10 soprano vocals [israelite woman] Emma Kirkby
tracks 10-1 to 11-19 soprano vocals [josabeth] Emma Kirkby
tracks 6-1 to 7-14 soprano vocals [maddalena] Patrizia Kwella
tracks 17-1 to 19-29 soprano vocals [sirena i] Catherine Bott
tracks 14-1 to 14-19 soprano vocals [soprano 1] Emma Kirkby
tracks 12-1 to 13-22 soprano vocals [soprano 1] Judith Nelson
tracks 12-1 to 13-22 soprano vocals [soprano 2] Emma Kirkby
tracks 14-1 to 14-19 soprano vocals [soprano 2] Judith Nelson
tracks 12-1 to 14-19 tenor vocals Paul Elliott
tracks 14-1 to 14-19 tenor vocals Rogers Covey-Crump
tracks 8-1 to 9-10 tenor vocals [1st israelite] Paul Elliott
tracks 8-1 to 9-10 tenor vocals [2nd israelite, haddonah, officer] Andrew King
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 tenor vocals [acis] John Mark Ainsley
tracks 8-1 to 9-10 tenor vocals [ahasuerus] Anthony Rolfe Johnson
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 tenor vocals [chorus] Bruce Lancaster
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 tenor vocals [chorus] Christopher Marrion
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 tenor vocals [chorus] Mark Sprinkle
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 tenor vocals [chorus] Martin Kelly
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 tenor vocals [chorus] Phillip Kidd
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 tenor vocals [chorus] Walter Dixon
tracks 15-1 to 16-18 tenor vocals [damon] Nico Van Der Meel
tracks 10-1 to 11-19 tenor vocals [mathan] Anthony Rolfe Johnson
tracks 8-1 to 9-10 tenor vocals [mordecai] Ian Partridge
tracks 6-1 to 7-14 tenor vocals [san giovanni] Ian Partridge
tracks 17-1 to 19-29 tenor vocals [un araldo] Mark Padmore
tracks 10-1 to 11-19 treble vocals [joas] Aled Jones
tracks 4-1 to 4-22 viola da gamba Charles Medlam
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Recorded At Walthamstow Assembly Hall
Recorded At Church Of St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead
Recorded At Kingsway Hall
Recorded At Methuen Memorial Music Hall
Recorded At St. Barnabas Church, London
Recorded At NOB Studio
Recorded At St. John's Church, London
Recorded At Henry Wood Hall, London
Recorded At Abbey Road Studios
This edition ℗ and © 2017 Universal Musical Italia srl.

Disc 1
Recording location: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, April 1978 (Water Music); St Jude's Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb, September 1980 (The Alchymist)
℗ 1978 (Water Music), 1982 (The Alchymist) Decca Music Group Limited

Disc 2
Recording location: St Jude's Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb, May 1980 (Musick for the Royal Fireworks, Arias for wind band); Kingsway Hall, London, October 1983 (Concerti a due cori)
℗ 1981 (Musick for the Royal Fireworks), 1984 (Concerti a due cori) Decca Music Group Limited

Disc 3
Recording location: Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, United States, March 1988
℗ 1989 Decca Music Group Limited

Disc 4
Recording location: St. Barnabas, North Finchley, United Kingdom, December 1984
℗ 1985 Decca Music Group Limited

Disc 5
Recording location: NOB Studios,Hilversum, The Netherlands, July 1992
℗ 1994 Universal International Music BV

Disc 6 & 7
Recording location: Kingsway Hall, March 1981
℗ 1982 Decca Music Group Limited

Discs 8 & 9
Recording location; St. John's Church, London, October 1984
℗ 1985 Decca Music Group Limited

Discs 10 & 11
Recording location: St Jude's Church, London, May/June 1985
℗ 1986 Decca Music Group Limited

Discs 12 & 13
Recording location: St. Jude-on-the-Hill, London 1979
℗ 1980 Decca Music Group Limited

Disc 14
Recording location: St Jude's, London, July 1979 (Alceste) / September 1980 (Comus)
℗ 1980 (Alceste), 1982 (Comus) Decca Music Group Limited

Discs 15 & 16
Recording location: Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, Massachusetts, 30 April-3 May 1990
℗ 1992 Decca Music Group Limited

Discs 17, 18 & 19
Recording location: Henry Wood Hall, London, 19-27 November 1999
℗ 2000 Decca Music Group Limited
Edition: David R.B. Kimbell, Bärenreiter, Kassel
Score hire: Alkor-Edition-Kssel GmbH
Publisher:Bärenreiter-Verlag, Kassel (Tracks 18-7, 18-8 and 19-25)

Discs 20, 21 & 22
Recording location: Abbey Road Studios, London, March 1989 / July 1989 / July 1990.
℗ 1991 Decca Music Group Limited

Tracks 1-1 to 1-21 originally released as L'Oiseau-Lyre DSLO 543, 1978.
Tracks 1-22 to 1-25 and 14-20 to 14-25 originally released on L'Oiseau-Lyre DSLO 598, 1982.
Tracks 2-1 to 2-5, 2-25 and 2-26 originally released as L'Oiseau-Lyre DSLO 548, 1981.
Tracks 2-6 to 2-24 originally released as L'Oiseau-Lyre 421 729-2, 1989.
CDs 1 & 2 released as Decca 449 709-2, 1998.
Tracks 3-1 to 3-25 originally released as L'Oiseau-Lyre 411 721-2, 1989.
Tracks 4-1 to 4-22 originally released as L'Oiseau-Lyre 414 473-2, 1985.
Tracks 5-1 to 5-15 originally released as Philips 434 992-2, 1994.
Tracks 6-1 to 7-14 originally released as L'Oiseau-Lyre D 256D3, 1982.
Tracks 8-1 to 9-10 originally released as L'Oiseau-Lyre 414 423-2, 1985.
Tracks 10-1 to 11-19 originally released as L'Oiseau-Lyre 417 126-2, 1986.
Tracks 12-1 to 13-22 originally released as L'Oiseau-Lyre D189D 3, 1980.
Tracks 14-1 to 14-19 originally released as L'Oiseau-Lyre ‎DSLO 581, 1980.
Tracks 15-1 to 16-18 originally released as L'Oiseau-Lyre ‎DSLO 430 538-2, 1992.
Tracks 17-1 to 19-29 originally released as Decca 467 087-2, 2000.
Tracks 20-1 to 22-23 originally released as L'Oiseau-Lyre 430 845-2, 1991.
Barcode: 0 28948 28103 9 (Printed)
Barcode: 028948281039 (Scanned)
Matrix / Runout: [arvato logo] 56605998/00029848281046 21 (CD1)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI lP 73 (CD1, CD9, CD17)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0712 (CD1, CD2, CD3, CD4, CD5, CD6, CD7, CD8, CD9, CD10, CD11)
Other: 4 x [Universal logo] (Inner ring)
Matrix / Runout: [arvato logo] 56605611/00029848281052 21 (CD2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB 45 (CD2, CD3, CD4, CD5, CD6, CD7, CD8, CD10, CD11, CD12, CD13, CD14, CD18,CD19, CD20, CD21, CD22)
Matrix / Runout: [arvato logo] 56605638/00029848281060 22 (CD3)
Matrix / Runout: [arvato logo] 56605645/00029848281084 21 (CD4)
Matrix / Runout: [arvato logo] 56605682/00029848281091 21 (CD5)
Matrix / Runout: [arvato logo] 56605689/00029848281107 21 (CD6)
Matrix / Runout: [arvato logo] 56605696/00029848281114 21 (CD7)
Matrix / Runout: [arvato logo] 56605716/00029848281121 21 (CD8)
Matrix / Runout: [arvato logo] 56605723/00029848281138 21 (CD9)
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Mould SID Code: IFPI 0727 (CD12, CD13, CD14, CD15, CD16, CD17, CD18, CD19, CD20, CD21, CD22)
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Matrix / Runout: [arvato logo] 56605925/00029848281190 21 (CD15)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB 47 (CD15, CD16)
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SPARS Code: ADD
SPARS Code: DDD
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