About John Nelson
John Wilton Nelson (born 6 December 1941, San Jose, Costa Rica, of American parents) is an American conductor. Nelson studied at Wheaton College, and later at the Juilliard School of Music with Jean Morel . Nelson was Music Director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra from 1976 to 1987. Nelson made two commercial recordings with the Indianapolis Symphony, of music by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich and Charles Martin Loeffler, for the New World Records label.
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Serse: Aria: Ombra mai fu
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Let the Bright Seraphim from "Samson"
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Aria: Es ist vollbracht ... Der Held aus Juda (from St John Passion BWV245)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Sinfonia. Grave - Allegro moderato
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Recitativo ed aria: Dall' ondoso periglio ... Aure, deh per pietà (from Giulio Cesare HWV17)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Accompagnato. "Comfort Ye, My People"
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Symphonie No. 40 en Sol Mineur, K. 550: III. Menuetto: Allegretto - trio
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Aria. "Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted"
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Clarinet Concerto in A major K622: II Adagio
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Recitativo e duetto: Madre ... Son nata a lagrimar from Giulio Cesare HWV17)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Chorus. "And the Glory of the Lord"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Accompagnato. "Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Aria. "But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming?"
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Clarinet Concerto in A major K622: II Adagio
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Chorus. "And He Shall Purify"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Aria and Chorus. "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion"
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Bach, JS: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244: "Erbarme dich, sein Gott"
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Lucrezia Borgia: Il Segreto per esser felici
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Accompagnato. "For Behold"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Aria. "The People That Walked in Darkness"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Recitative. "Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Chorus. "For Unto Us a Child Is Born"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Pifa. Larghetto e mezzo piano
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Chorus. "Glory to God in the Highest"
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Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 1: Introduction. Combats - Tumulte - Intervention du Prince
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Aria. "Rejoice Greatly"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. "Hallelujah"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Duet. "He Shall Feed His Flock"
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La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 4: "D'amour l'ardente flamme" (Marguerite)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Recitative. "And Lo, the Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Recitative. "There Were Shepherds"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Recitative. "And the Angel Said Unto Them"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Recitative and Accompagnato. "And Suddenly"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. "Behold the Lamb of God"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. "Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Chorus. "His Yoke Is Easy"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Aria. "He Was Despised"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Recitative. "Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Open'd"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. "And with His Stripes"
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Aria: Erbarme dich, sein Gott (from St Matthew Passion BWV244)
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Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio
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Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 3: Air. "Pauvres enfants que je pleure"
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Duetto: Son nata a lagrimar
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. "All We, Like Sheep, Have Gone Astray"
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Act 1 (No.1) : "Ha ! ha ! Après dix ans passés dans nos murailles" (Un Soldat, Chorus [Populace troyenne])
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Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 2: La Reine Mab, ou la Fée des Songes
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Accompagnato. "All They That See Him Laugh Him to Scorn"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Aria. "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Aria. "Behold, and See"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. "He Trusted in God"
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