Baroque

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify” by George Frideric Handel. 83 recordings in this catalogue, from 1956 to 2023. Scored for Chorus.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 5 recordings

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra · 5 recordings

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Conductor · 4 recordings

English Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 4 recordings

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Choir · 4 recordings

London Philharmonic Choir

Choir · 4 recordings

Colin Davis

Conductor · 3 recordings

Harry Christophers

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.

John Alldis, Karl Richter, John Alldis Choir and 2 more
catalogue year 1972 · on 9 albums
Browse 1 recording and 9 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert, The English Concert Choir
catalogue year 1988 · on 8 albums
Browse 1 recording and 8 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra
catalogue year 1970 · on 7 albums
Browse 1 recording and 7 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Christopher Hogwood, Simon Preston
catalogue year 1979 · on 6 albums
Browse 1 recording and 6 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society
catalogue year 1965 · on 5 albums
Browse 1 recording and 5 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums

Recordings (83)

Performance practice

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

Unknown83

Recording / performers	Year	Label
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VIIa. Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir Year: 1982	1982	Philips	2:18
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: VII. Chorus "And he shall purify the sons of Levi"Eric Ericson, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Kammarkören Year: 1982	1982	Warner Classics	3:13
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “And he shall purify”Christopher Hogwood, Simon Preston Year: 1979	1979	Decca Records	2:43
Chorus / And He Shall PurifyJohn Alldis, London Philharmonic Choir Year: 1979	1979	Sparrow Records	2:42
Messiah, Part 1: No. 7. Chorus. "And he shall purify"Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Year: 1976	1976	Decca Records	2:08
Le Messie: n° 6 - ChœurRaymond Leppard, Terry Edwards, English Chamber Orchestra Year: 1974	1974	Erato	-
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Chorus: “And He shall purify”John Alldis, Karl Richter, John Alldis Choir Year: 1972	1972	Deutsche Grammophon	2:38
Messiah: Part I No. 7 And he shall purify (chorus)Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra Year: 1970	1970	Vanguard Classics	2:52
Messiah: Part I, No. 6 Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus Year: 1966	1966	Philips Classics	2:14
Part I: Chorus - “And He Shall Purify”Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society Year: 1965	1965	Reader’s Digest	3:07
Messiah, HWV 56: And he shall purifyMalcolm Sargent, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Huddersfield Choral Society Year: 1959	1959	EMI	2:44
Messiah: Chorus: And He shall purifyThomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Year: 1959	1959	RCA Victor	3:14
Messiah: 7. And He shall purifyEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra Year: 1958	1958	Columbia Masterworks	2:41
Messiah: And He shall purify (Chorus)Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic Year: 1956	1956	Documents	2:36
And He Shall PurifyNikolaus Harnoncourt, Arnold Schoenberg Chor	-	-	2:57
Messiah, HWV 56 - Chorus: "And he shall purify"Marcus Creed, RIAS Kammerchor	-	Capriccio	2:22
6. Chorus : And He Shall Purify The Sons Of LeviTon Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir	-	Erato	2:34
First Part: Chorus (And He shall purify)Václav Luks, Collegium 1704	-	Accent	2:13
And He Shall PurifyDonald Neuen	-	Word	2:44
And He Shall PurifyJeannette Sorrell, Apollo's Fire	-	Onda Records	2:39

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