Messiah Part 2, no. 40: Song - Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together / no. 41: Chorus - Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder

~ Recording by Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood

Appears on releases

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Official
2.12Messiah Part 2, no. 40: Song - Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together / no. 41: Chorus - Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder3:16George Frideric HandelMessiah / Athalia / Esther / La ResurrezioneHandel; Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient MusicAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2005-05-31
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)475 6731

Relationships

orchestra:Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
recording of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus “Let us break their bonds asunder”

Related works

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
later versions:Der Messias, K. 572: Teil II, Nr. 29. Aria: “Warum entbrennen die Heiden” (bass)
part of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part II (order: 19)
arrangements:Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Why do the nations so furiously rage together? (Goossens-Beecham Edition)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. Aria: Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together? (bass) (Wilberg Edition)

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus “Let us break their bonds asunder”

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part II (order: 20)
arrangements:Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Let us break their bonds asunder (Goossens-Beecham Edition)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder (Wilberg Edition)