Baroque

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor) by George Frideric Handel. 84 recordings in this catalogue, from 1956 to 2023. Scored for Tenor.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra · 6 recordings

Malcolm Sargent

Conductor · 5 recordings

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 5 recordings

Antony Walker

Conductor · 4 recordings

Harry Christophers

Conductor · 4 recordings

English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 4 recordings

Colin Davis

Conductor · 3 recordings

Stephen Cleobury

Conductor · 3 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

Ranked by linked albums in the catalogue, with compilations left out and at most two entries per conductor or soloist. Some entries are candidate groups of movements with shared publications and credits. These connections do not establish a shared recording session, equivalent mastering or recording quality.

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Young and 1 more
catalogue year 1970 · on 10 albums
Browse 1 recording and 10 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Karl Richter, Edgar Krapp, Hedwig Bilgram and 1 more
catalogue year 1972 · on 9 albums
Browse 1 recording and 9 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Christopher Hogwood
catalogue year 1979 · on 7 albums
Browse 1 recording and 7 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, John Wakefield
catalogue year 1966 · on 6 albums
Browse 1 recording and 6 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Malcolm Sargent, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Richard Lewis
catalogue year 1959 · on 5 albums
Browse 1 recording and 5 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums

Recordings (84 of 84)

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

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Recording / performers	Year	Label
Messiah: Part I: No. 1. Accompagnato (tenor) "Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people"Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Year: 1992	1992	-	2:36
Messiah: Comfort ye my peopleRoy Goodman, Stephen Cleobury, John Mark Ainsley Year: 1992	1992	Argo	3:03
Comfort Ye, My People (tenor recitative)Martin Pearlman, Bruce Fowler Year: 1992	1992	Telarc Digital	2:48
Messiah: Comfort Ye My PeopleDavid Willcocks, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Robert Tear Year: 1992	1992	EMI Classics	3:27
Comfort Ye / Ev'ry ValleyIvor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White Year: 1991	1991	Virgin Classics	5:58
Messiah: "Comfort Ye" — "Ev'ry Valley"Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White Year: 1991	1991	Virgo	5:57
Messiah: Comfort YeRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society Year: 1991	1991	Reference Gold	2:39
Messiah: Comfort ye, my peopleDonald Neuen Year: 1991	1991	Marshall Cavendish Partworks Limited	3:37
Messiah: No. 2 Recitative "Comfort ye my people"Adrian Boult, London Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth McKellar Year: 1991	1991	London Records	3:38
Messiah: Part I: 2. Comfort YeRichard Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90 Year: 1991	1991	Chaconne	2:50
Messiah: "Comfort Ye", "Ev'ry Valley"Harry Christophers Year: 1990	1990	Future Publishing	6:49
Messiah No. 2: Comfort Ye My PeopleGeorg Solti, Margaret Hillis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Year: 1990	1990	London Records	3:08
Messiah, HWV 56: II. Accompagnato (Tenor) “Comfort Ye My People”Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert, Howard Crook Year: 1988	1988	Archiv Produktion	3:26
Messiah, Part One: Comfort Ye My People (Tenor)Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players Year: 1988	1988	Virgin Veritas	3:19
Le Messie Part 1: No. 1 Arioso: Comfort ye!Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra, Robert Tear Year: 1987	1987	EMI Classics	3:30
Messiah: Comfort ye, my peopleWalter Susskind Year: 1987	1987	Stardust Records	3:56
Accompagnato (Tenor): "Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye My People..."Hermann Scherchen, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1986	1986	PRT Records	3:58
Messiah: Part I. II. Tenor recitative "Comfort ye, My people"Harry Christophers Year: 1986	1986	Hyperion	3:20
Messiah: Part I. Accompagnato "Comfort ye my people"Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, John Aler Year: 1986	1986	Seraphim	2:48
Comfort Ye, My People: Accompagnato (Tenor)Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Burrows Year: 1985	1985	Philips	3:01

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