{"product_id":"pre-order-christopher-hogwood-the-academy-of-ancient-music-handel-messiah-decca-pure-analogue-lp-box-set","title":"[Pre Order] Christopher Hogwood \u0026 The Academy of Ancient Music - Handel: Messiah - Decca Pure Analogue LP Box Set *","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eRelease Date: December 4, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHogwood's landmark Messiah in a hand-numbered, all-analog 3LP Decca Pure Analogue box.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Hogwood's recording of Handel's Messiah (Foundling Hospital Version, 1754) with the Academy of Ancient Music is widely regarded as one of the finest ever made, and it brings Decca's early-music imprint L'Oiseau-Lyre into the Pure Analogue Series for the first time. It has been remastered and cut from the original stereo master tapes in 100% analogue (AAA) by Emil Berliner Studios. The box reproduces the original artwork and booklet, with analysis by Hogwood and Handel scholar Anthony Hicks, a new note by Richard Bratby including interviews with Dame Emma Kirkby and engineer John Dunkerley, session photos and tape-box facsimiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3LP set on 180-gram virgin vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-numbered deluxe box, limited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-analog (AAA), cut by Emil Berliner Studios from the original master tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooklet, session photos and tape-box facsimiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel: Decca (Pure Analogue Series)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eContents\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLP 1\u003c\/strong\u003e — Side A: Part The First, from the Sinfony through \"And He Shall Purify.\" Side B: Part The First continued, \"Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive\" through \"Glory To God In The Highest.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLP 2\u003c\/strong\u003e — Side C: Part The First concludes (\"Rejoice Greatly\" through \"His Yoke Is Easy\") and Part The Second begins (\"Behold The Lamb Of God,\" \"He Was Despised\"). Side D: Part The Second continued, \"Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs\" through \"Thou Art Gone Up On High.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLP 3\u003c\/strong\u003e — Side E: Part The Second concludes (\"The Lord Gave The Word\" through the \"Hallelujah\" chorus) and Part The Third begins (\"I Know That My Redeemer Liveth,\" \"Since By Man Came Death\"). Side F: Part The Third concludes, \"Behold, I Tell You A Mystery\" through \"Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"UMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48464996827342,"sku":"028948723386","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/5027\/0926\/files\/4872338.png?v=1792626468","url":"https:\/\/www.theingroove.com\/de\/products\/pre-order-christopher-hogwood-the-academy-of-ancient-music-handel-messiah-decca-pure-analogue-lp-box-set","provider":"The 'In' Groove","version":"1.0","type":"link"}