Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. Air: “Thou art gone up on high” (soprano)

~ Recording by Emma Kirkby, David Thomas, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.10Aria: Thou Art Gone Up on High2:54Georg Friedrich HändelMessiahHandel; Academy of Ancient Music, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Christopher HogwoodAlbum
Decca Records411858-2
2.10Messiah: XXXVI. Song: Thou art gone up on high (Soprano 2)2:54Georg Friedrich HändelMessiah: A Sacred OratorioHandel; Academy of Ancient Music, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Christopher HogwoodAlbum
  • -1984
L’Oiseau‐Lyre411 858-2
2.8Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "Thou art gone up on high"2:55George Frideric HandelMessiahHandel; Academy of Ancient Music, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Christopher HogwoodAlbum
  • US1991-10-10
L’Oiseau‐Lyre430 488-2
21.8Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "Thou art gone up on high"2:55George Frideric HandelMagnificat (500 Ans De Musique Sacre) = Magnificat (Grosse Chorwerke Aus 5 Jahrhunderten) = Magnificat (500 Years Of Choral Masterworks)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Decca Records, Deutsche Grammophon478 3640
2.8Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. “Thou art gone up on high”2:55George Frideric HandelMessiahHandel; Academy of Ancient Music, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Christopher HogwoodAlbum
  • XW2015-03-23
L’Oiseau‐Lyre4788160
3.23Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "Thou art gone up on high"2:55George Frideric HandelMessiahHandel; Academy of Ancient Music, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Christopher HogwoodAlbum
  • -2015
Decca Records478 8160
2.8Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "Thou art gone up on high"2:55George Frideric HandelMessiahHandel; Academy of Ancient Music, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Christopher HogwoodAlbum
  • -2015
Decca Records478 8160
15.8Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. Air: “Thou art gone up on high” (soprano)2:55George Frideric HandelThe Complete Recordings on argo and Editions de L'Oiseau-LyreChrist Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Simon PrestonAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2023-01-13
Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue‐over‐red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)485 2118

Relationships

engineer:Martin Atkinson (engineer)
John Dunkerley (engineer)
solo bass vocals:David Thomas (British operatic bass) (in 1979)
soprano vocals:Emma Kirkby (soprano) (in 1979)
orchestra:Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
conductor:Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1980)
recorded at:St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979)
recording of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 36. Air “Thou art gone up on high” (Bass) (in 1979)

Related works

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 36. Air “Thou art gone up on high” (Bass)

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
later versions:Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “Thou art gone up on high” (1743)
version of:Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “Thou art gone up on high” (1741)
part of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part II (order: 15)
arrangements:Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. Aria: Thou Art Gone Up on High (mezzo-soprano) (Wilberg Edition)