Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Messiah: Part I, Symphony
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    4:08
  • 2
    Messiah: Part I, No. 1 Accompagnato "Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    3:07
  • 3
    Messiah: Part I, No. 2 Air "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    3:26
  • 4
    Messiah: Part I, No. 3 Chorus "And the glory of the Lord"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    2:45
  • 5
    Messiah: Part I, No. 4 Accompagnato "Thus saith the Lord"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    1:30
  • 6
    Messiah: Part I, No. 5 Air "But who may abide the day of His coming"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    4:19
  • 7
    Messiah: Part I, No. 6 Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    2:13
  • 8
    Messiah: Part I, No. 7 Recitative "Behold, a virgin shall conceive" / Nos. 8-9 Air and Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    6:38
  • 9
    Messiah: Part I, No. 10 Accompagnato "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth" / No. 11 Air "The people that walked in darkness"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    5:59
  • 10
    Messiah: Part I, No. 12 Chorus "For unto us a Child is born"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    3:55
  • 11
    Messiah: Part I, No. 13 Pifa "Pastoral Symphony"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    3:01
  • 12
    Messiah: Part I, No. 14 Recitative "There were shepherds" / Accompagnato "And lo, the angel of the Lord" / Recitative "And the angel said unto them" / Accompagnato "And suddenly there was with the angel"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    1:25
  • 13
    Messiah: Part I, No. 15 Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    1:53
  • 14
    Messiah: Part I, No. 16 Air "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    4:10
  • 15
    Messiah: Part I, No. 17 Recitative "Then shall the eyes of the blind"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    0:27
  • 16
    Messiah: Part I, No. 18 Duet "He shall feed His flock"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    5:09
  • 17
    Messiah: Part I, No. 19 Chorus "His yoke is easy"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    2:14
  • 18
    Messiah: Part II, No. 20 Chorus "Behold the Lamb of God"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    3:07
  • 19
    Messiah: Part II, No. 21 Air "He was despised"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    9:30
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Messiah: Part II, No. 22 Chorus "He hath borne our griefs" / No. 23 Chorus "And with His stripes we are healed" / No. 24 Chorus "And we like sheep have gone astray"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    8:46
  • 2
    Messiah: Part II, No. 25 Accompagnato "All they that see Him"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    0:46
  • 3
    Messiah: Part II, No. 26 Chorus "He trusted in God"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    2:22
  • 4
    Messiah: Part II, No. 27 Accompagnato "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    1:43
  • 5
    Messiah: Part II, No. 28 Arioso "Behold, and see"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    1:22
  • 6
    Messiah: Part II, No. 29 Accompagnato "He was cut off" / No. 30 Aria "But Thou didst not leave"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    2:50
  • 7
    Messiah: Part II, No. 31 Chorus "Lift up your heads"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    3:13
  • 8
    Messiah: Part II, No. 32 Recitative "Unto which of the angels" / No. 33 Chorus "Let the angels of God"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    1:39
  • 9
    Messiah: Part II, No. 34 Air "Thou art gone up on high"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    3:17
  • 10
    Messiah: Part II, No. 35 Chorus "The Lord gave the word"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    1:09
  • 11
    Messiah: Part II, No. 36 Air "How beautiful are the feet"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    2:28
  • 12
    Messiah: Part II, No. 37 Chorus "Their sound is gone out"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    1:32
  • 13
    Messiah: Part II, No. 38 Air "Why do the nations"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    2:43
  • 14
    Messiah: Part II, No. 39 Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    1:38
  • 15
    Messiah: Part II, No. 40 Recitative "He that dwelleth in heaven" / No. 41 Air "Thou shalt break them"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    2:22
  • 16
    Messiah: Part II, No. 42 Chorus "Hallelujah"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    3:56
  • 17
    Messiah: Part III, No. 43 Air "I know that my Redeemer liveth"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    6:16
  • 18
    Messiah: Part III, No. 44 Chorus "Since by man came death"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    2:08
  • 19
    Messiah: Part III, No. 45 Accompagnato "Behold, I tell you a mystery"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    0:37
  • 20
    Messiah: Part III, No. 46 Air "The trumpet shall sound"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    8:30
  • 21
    Messiah: Part III, No. 47 Recitative "Then shall be brought to pass" / No. 48 Duet "O death, where is they sting?" / No. 49 Chorus "But thanks be to God"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    3:48
  • 22
    Messiah: Part III, No. 50 Air "If God be for us"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    4:19
  • 23
    Messiah: Part III, No. 51 Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb" / "Blessing and honour" / No. 52 Chorus "Amen"
    Georg Friedrich Händel
    7:10

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