Baroque

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass)

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass) by George Frideric Handel. 66 recordings in this catalogue, from 1975 to 2023. Scored for Bass.

Top Performers

Neville Marriner

Conductor · 4 rec

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Orchestra · 4 rec

English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 4 rec

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 4 rec

Colin Davis

Conductor · 3 rec

Harry Christophers

Conductor · 3 rec

Stephen Cleobury

Conductor · 3 rec

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra · 3 rec

Recordings (66)

Performers	Year	Label
Erwin Ortner, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gerald Finley · view	2005	Deutsche Harmonia Mundi	1:53
American Bach Soloists · view	2005	Delos	1:50
Stephen Cleobury, Alastair Miles · view	2004	Brilliant Classics	2:01
Robert Shaw · view	2004	RCA Red Seal	2:30
John Alldis, London Philharmonic Choir · view	2002	Sparrow Records	2:18
Helmuth Rilling, Thomas Quasthoff · view	2002	Classic Fox Records	2:03
Antony Walker, Teddy Tahu Rhodes · view	2002	ABC Classics	2:34
Antal Doráti · view	1999	Reference Gold	2:09
Adrian Boult, Owen Brannigan · view	1999	Belart	2:37
Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan · view	1997	BIS	2:02
Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk · view	1997	Reader’s Digest	2:55
Paul McCreesh, Neal Davies · view	1997	Archiv Produktion	2:14
Harry Christophers, BBC Philharmonic, David Wilson-Johnson · view	1997	BBC Music Magazine	2:06
William Christie, Nathan Berg · view	1994	harmonia mundi	5:46
Roy Goodman, Stephen Cleobury, Alastair Miles · view	1994	Argo	2:08
Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk · view	1993	Philips Classics	6:00
Nikolaus Harnoncourt · view	1993	Warner Classics	1:41
Martin Pearlman · view	1992	Telarc Digital	1:49
David Willcocks, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Benjamin Luxon · view	1992	EMI Classics	2:33
Adrian Boult, London Symphony Orchestra, David Ward · view	1991	London Records	2:32