Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: For unto us a child is born (chorus: Andante allegro)

~ Recording by The Ambrosian Singers, Dame Janet Baker, Paul Esswood, Elizabeth Harwood, Raimund Herincx, Robert Tear, English Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.9Messiah, HWV 56, Part 1: For unto us a child is born (chorus: Andante allegro)4:18George Frideric HandelBest of British: The Nation's Favourite Classical MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)50999 6 31600 2

Relationships

choir vocals:Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
solo vocals:Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
Paul Esswood (countertenor)
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano)
Raimund Herincx (bass-baritone)
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”

Related works

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
later versions:Der Messias, K. 572: Teil I, Nr. 8. Coro: “Uns ist zum Heil ein Kind geboren”
part of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part I (order: 12)
arrangements:For Unto Us a Child Is Born (for harp and pianoforte, Bochsa)
For Unto Us a Child Is Born (arr. Tom Parker, Young Messiah)
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 12, For unto us a child is born (W. Shaw edition)
Messiah, HWV 56: “For unto us a Child is born” (catch-all for arrangements)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For Unto us a Child is Born” (for 3 performers in one piano, Czerny)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. For unto us a child is born (Goossens-Beecham Edition)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Chorus: For unto Us a Child Is Born (Wilberg Edition)