Messiah
Album by Georg Friedrich Händel; Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
Released August 1997
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Messiah, HWV 56: Epigraph "And without Controversy"Charles Jennens0:39
- 2Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, I. SinfoniaGeorg Friedrich Händel3:07
- 3Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, II. Accompagnato (Tenor) "Comfort ye, my people, saith your God"Georg Friedrich Händel2:55
- 4Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, III. Air (Tenor): "Every valley shall be exalted"Georg Friedrich Händel3:15
- 5Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, IV. Chorus: "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed"Georg Friedrich Händel2:48
- 6Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, V. Accompagnato (Bass) "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts"Georg Friedrich Händel1:26
- 7Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VI. Air (Alto) "But who may abide the day of His coming?"Georg Friedrich Händel4:19
- 8Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VIIa. Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"Georg Friedrich Händel2:30
- 9Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VIIb. Recitative (Alto) "Behold, a virgin shall conceive"Georg Friedrich Händel0:28
- 10Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VIII. Air (Alto) "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion", Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion"Georg Friedrich Händel5:38
- 11Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, IX. Recitative (Bass) "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth"Georg Friedrich Händel2:02
- 12Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, X. Air (Bass) "The people that walked in darkness"Georg Friedrich Händel3:47
- 13Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XI. Chorus "For unto us a child is born"Georg Friedrich Händel3:48
- 14Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIa. Pifa "Pastoral Symphony"Georg Friedrich Händel2:48
- 15Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIb. Recitative (Soprano) "There were Shepherds abiding in the Field"Georg Friedrich Händel0:15
- 16Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIIa. Accompagnato (Soprano) "And lo, the Angel of the Lord"Georg Friedrich Händel0:16
- 17Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIIb. Recitative (Soprano) "And the Angle said unto them"Georg Friedrich Händel0:31
- 18Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIV. Accompagnato (Soprano) "And suddenly there was with the Angel"Georg Friedrich Händel0:16
- 19Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XV. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"Georg Friedrich Händel1:48
- 20Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIa. Air (Soprano) "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"Georg Friedrich Händel4:12
- 21Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIb. Recitative (Soprano) "Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened"Georg Friedrich Händel0:30
- 22Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVII. Duet (Soprano, Alto) "He shall feed His flock like a shepherd"Georg Friedrich Händel4:48
- 23Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIII. Chorus "His yoke is easy, His burden is light"Georg Friedrich Händel2:32
- 24Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XIX. Chorus "Behold the lamb of God"Georg Friedrich Händel3:11
- 25Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XX. Air (Alto) "He was despised and rejected of men"Georg Friedrich Händel11:12
- CD 2
- 1Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXI. Chorus "Surely, He hath borne our griefs"Georg Friedrich Händel1:51
- 2Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXII. Chorus "And with His stripes"Georg Friedrich Händel1:33
- 3Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXIII. Chorus "All we like sheep have gone astray"Georg Friedrich Händel3:59
- 4Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXIV. Accompagnato (Tenor) "All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn"Georg Friedrich Händel0:45
- 5Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXV. Chorus "He trusted in God that He would deliver Him"Georg Friedrich Händel2:17
- 6Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXVI. Accompagnato (Tenor) "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"Georg Friedrich Händel1:46
- 7Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXVII. Arioso (Tenor) "Behold and see, if there be any sorrow"Georg Friedrich Händel1:47
- 8Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXVIII. Accompagnato (Soprano): "He was cut off out of the land of the living"Georg Friedrich Händel0:16
- 9Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXIX. Air (Soprano) "But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell"Georg Friedrich Händel2:11
- 10Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXa. Chorus "Lift up your heads, O ye gates"Georg Friedrich Händel3:00
- 11Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXb. Recitative (Tenor) "Unto which of the angels said He at any time"Georg Friedrich Händel0:21
- 12Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXI. Chorus "Let all the angels of God worship Him"Georg Friedrich Händel1:26
- 13Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXII. Air (Soprano) "Thou art gone up on high"Georg Friedrich Händel2:52
- 14Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIII. Chorus "The Lord gave the world"Georg Friedrich Händel1:12
- 15Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIVa. Air (Soprano) "How beautiful are the feet of them"Georg Friedrich Händel2:18
- 16Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVa. Chorus "Their sound is gone out into all lands"Georg Friedrich Händel1:44
- 17Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVI. Air (Bass) "Why do the nations so furiously rage together"Georg Friedrich Händel1:22
- 18Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIIa. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"Georg Friedrich Händel1:45
- 19Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIIb. Recitative (Tenor) "He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn"Georg Friedrich Händel0:12
- 20Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIII. Air (Tenor) "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron"Georg Friedrich Händel2:06
- 21Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIX. Chorus "Hallelujah!"Georg Friedrich Händel3:47
- 22Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XL. Air (Soprano) "I know that my Redeemer liveth"Georg Friedrich Händel5:32
- 23Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLI. Chorus "Since by man came death"Georg Friedrich Händel2:04
- 24Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLII. Accompagnato (Bass) "Behold, I tell you a mystery"Georg Friedrich Händel0:39
- 25Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLIIIa. Air (Bass) "The trumpet shall sound"Georg Friedrich Händel8:50
- 26Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLIIIb. Recitative (Alto) "Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written"Georg Friedrich Händel0:17
- 27Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLIV. Duet (Alto, Tenor) "O Death, where is thy sting?"Georg Friedrich Händel1:45
- 28Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLV. Chorus "But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory"Georg Friedrich Händel2:09
- 29Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLVI. Air (Soprano) "If God be for us, who can be against us?"Georg Friedrich Händel4:27
- 30Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLVII. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain", Chorus "Amen"Georg Friedrich Händel7:30
More by Georg Friedrich Händel, Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki
Release credits
- performing orchestra, choir vocals [1.5, 1.10, 1.13, 1.19, 1.24, 2.1-3, 2.5, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.21, 2.23, 2.28, 2.30], performing orchestra [1.2-25, 2.1-30]
- bass vocals [1.6, 2.17, 2.24-25]
- producer [1.1-5, 1.9-10, 1.13, 1.18-20, 1.24-25, 2.1-3, 2.21-25, 2.30]
- spoken vocals [1], tenor vocals [1.3-4, 2.4, 2.6-7, 2.11, 2.19-20, 2.27]
- sound [1.1-5, 1.9-10, 1.13, 1.18-20, 1.24-25, 2.1-3, 2.21-25, 2.30]
- executive [2.1-3, 2.21-25, 2.30, 1.1-5, 1.9-10, 1.13, 1.18-20, 1.24-25]
- alto vocals [1.7, 1.9-10, 1.25, 2.26-27]
- soprano vocals [2.8-9, 2.13, 2.15, 2.22, 2.29, 1.15, 1.18, 1.20]
- conductor, conductor [1.2-25, 2.1-30]
