Messiah
Album by Georg Friedrich Händel; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Sir Colin Davis
Released 1987
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Messiah: Part I, SymphonyGeorg Friedrich Händel4:08
- 2Messiah: Part I, No. 1 Accompagnato "Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people"Georg Friedrich Händel3:07
- 3Messiah: Part I, No. 2 Air "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted"Georg Friedrich Händel3:26
- 4Messiah: Part I, No. 3 Chorus "And the glory of the Lord"Georg Friedrich Händel2:45
- 5Messiah: Part I, No. 4 Accompagnato "Thus saith the Lord"Georg Friedrich Händel1:30
- 6Messiah: Part I, No. 5 Air "But who may abide the day of His coming"Georg Friedrich Händel4:19
- 7Messiah: Part I, No. 6 Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"Georg Friedrich Händel2:13
- 8Messiah: Part I, No. 7 Recitative "Behold, a virgin shall conceive" / Nos. 8-9 Air and Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings"Georg Friedrich Händel6:38
- 9Messiah: Part I, No. 10 Accompagnato "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth" / No. 11 Air "The people that walked in darkness"Georg Friedrich Händel5:59
- 10Messiah: Part I, No. 12 Chorus "For unto us a Child is born"Georg Friedrich Händel3:55
- 11Messiah: Part I, No. 13 Pifa "Pastoral Symphony"Georg Friedrich Händel3:01
- 12Messiah: 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 Händel1:25
- 13Messiah: Part I, No. 15 Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"Georg Friedrich Händel1:53
- 14Messiah: Part I, No. 16 Air "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"Georg Friedrich Händel4:10
- 15Messiah: Part I, No. 17 Recitative "Then shall the eyes of the blind"Georg Friedrich Händel0:27
- 16Messiah: Part I, No. 18 Duet "He shall feed His flock"Georg Friedrich Händel5:09
- 17Messiah: Part I, No. 19 Chorus "His yoke is easy"Georg Friedrich Händel2:14
- 18Messiah: Part II, No. 20 Chorus "Behold the Lamb of God"Georg Friedrich Händel3:07
- 19Messiah: Part II, No. 21 Air "He was despised"Georg Friedrich Händel9:30
- CD 2
- 1Messiah: 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 Händel8:46
- 2Messiah: Part II, No. 25 Accompagnato "All they that see Him"Georg Friedrich Händel0:46
- 3Messiah: Part II, No. 26 Chorus "He trusted in God"Georg Friedrich Händel2:22
- 4Messiah: Part II, No. 27 Accompagnato "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"Georg Friedrich Händel1:43
- 5Messiah: Part II, No. 28 Arioso "Behold, and see"Georg Friedrich Händel1:22
- 6Messiah: Part II, No. 29 Accompagnato "He was cut off" / No. 30 Aria "But Thou didst not leave"Georg Friedrich Händel2:50
- 7Messiah: Part II, No. 31 Chorus "Lift up your heads"Georg Friedrich Händel3:13
- 8Messiah: Part II, No. 32 Recitative "Unto which of the angels" / No. 33 Chorus "Let the angels of God"Georg Friedrich Händel1:39
- 9Messiah: Part II, No. 34 Air "Thou art gone up on high"Georg Friedrich Händel3:17
- 10Messiah: Part II, No. 35 Chorus "The Lord gave the word"Georg Friedrich Händel1:09
- 11Messiah: Part II, No. 36 Air "How beautiful are the feet"Georg Friedrich Händel2:28
- 12Messiah: Part II, No. 37 Chorus "Their sound is gone out"Georg Friedrich Händel1:32
- 13Messiah: Part II, No. 38 Air "Why do the nations"Georg Friedrich Händel2:43
- 14Messiah: Part II, No. 39 Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"Georg Friedrich Händel1:38
- 15Messiah: Part II, No. 40 Recitative "He that dwelleth in heaven" / No. 41 Air "Thou shalt break them"Georg Friedrich Händel2:22
- 16Messiah: Part II, No. 42 Chorus "Hallelujah"Georg Friedrich Händel3:56
- 17Messiah: Part III, No. 43 Air "I know that my Redeemer liveth"Georg Friedrich Händel6:16
- 18Messiah: Part III, No. 44 Chorus "Since by man came death"Georg Friedrich Händel2:08
- 19Messiah: Part III, No. 45 Accompagnato "Behold, I tell you a mystery"Georg Friedrich Händel0:37
- 20Messiah: Part III, No. 46 Air "The trumpet shall sound"Georg Friedrich Händel8:30
- 21Messiah: 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 Händel3:48
- 22Messiah: Part III, No. 50 Air "If God be for us"Georg Friedrich Händel4:19
- 23Messiah: Part III, No. 51 Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb" / "Blessing and honour" / No. 52 Chorus "Amen"Georg Friedrich Händel7:10
More by Georg Friedrich Händel, London Symphony Orchestra, Chorus, Sir Colin Davis
Release credits
- soprano vocals [2.6, 2.11, 2.17, 2.22, 1.12, 1.14, 1.16]
- alto vocals [8], contralto vocals [2.21, 1.6, 1.8, 1.15-16, 1.19]
- chorus master
- bass vocals [2.9, 2.13, 2.19-20, 1.5, 1.9]
- tenor vocals [2.2, 2.4-6, 2.8, 2.15, 2.21, 1.2-3]
- harpsichord
- choir vocals [1.4, 1.7-8, 1.10, 1.13, 1.17-18, 2.1, 2.3, 2.7-8, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.21, 2.23]
- performing orchestra
- organ
- conductor
- trumpet [20]








