Messiah, Handel

Type

Label

Messiah, Handel

Note

Oratorio; sung in English"Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the first performance."--ContainerLibretto compiled from the Bible by Charles JennensCompact discsProgram notes in English by Donald Burrows and libretto in English, German, French and Italian ([65] p. : ill.) laid in containerPhilips: 434 695-2 (434 696-2--434 697-2)"The 250th anniversary performance, Dublin, 1742-1992"--Container

Capture and storage technique

digital storage

Configuration of playback channels

stereophonic

Dimensions

4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter

Groove width pitch

not applicable

Issue number

434 695-2 -- Philips434 696-2--434 697-2 -- Philips

Kind of cutting

not applicable

Kind of disc cylinder or tape

mass produced

Kind of material

plastic with metal

Lccn

2003575672

Participant note

Sylvia McNair, soprano ; Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano ; Michael Chance, alto ; Jerry Hadley, tenor ; Robert Lloyd, bass ; Academy and Chorus of St. Martin-in-the-Fields ; Sir Neville Marriner, conductor

Physical Description

2 audio discs (2 hr., 10 min., 50 sec.), digital, stereo, 4 3/4 in.

Special playback characteristics

digital recording

Specific Material Designation

sound disc

Speed

1.4m. per second (discs)

System control number

1266182(Sirsi) o31460563(OCoLC)31460563

Tape configuration

not applicable