Messiah: Part II. Air "Why do the Nations so furiously rage together?"

~ Recording by Samuel Ramey, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.17Messiah: Part II. Air "Why do the Nations so furiously rage together?"2:44George Frideric HandelMessiahHandel; Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar, John Aler, Samuel Ramey, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew DavisAlbum
1.13No.36 Why do the nations? (bass)2:44Georg Friedrich HändelMessiah (Highlights)Handel; Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar, John Aler, Samuel Ramey, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew DavisAlbum
Seraphim7243 5 74011 2 8
1.10Why Do the Nations2:44George Frederic HaendelLe messie (extraits)George Frideric HandelAlbum + Compilation
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)7243 5 74618 2 5
2.17Messiah: Part II. Air "Why do the Nations so furiously rage together?"2:44George Frideric HandelMessiahHandel; Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar, John Aler, Samuel Ramey, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew DavisAlbum
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)50999 2 17645 2 3
2.17Messiah, Part Two, no. 36: Air-Bass: Why do the nations?2:44George Frideric HandelMessiahHandel; Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar, John Aler, Samuel Ramey, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew DavisAlbum
EMI Digital (“EMI” name above an angel sitting on a disc, with the word “DIGITAL” below)CDS-7 49027 2

Relationships

recording engineer:Anton Kwiatkowski (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)
assistant engineer:Malcolm Harris
producer:Anton Kwiatkowski
bass vocals:Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)
orchestra:Toronto Symphony Orchestra (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)
conductor:Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)
recorded at:Centre in the Square in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)
recording of:Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass) (from 1986-12-22 until 1986-12-23)

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)