Messiah
Album by Georg Friedrich Händel; New York Philharmonic, Westminster Choir, Leonard Bernstein, Adele Addison, Russell Oberlin, David Lloyd, William Warfield
Released 1998
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Messiah: Overture (Sinfonia)Georg Friedrich Händel5:51
- 2Messiah: Comfort ye, my people (Recitative - Tenor)Georg Friedrich Händel3:31
- 3Messiah: Every valley shall be exalted (Air - Tenor)Georg Friedrich Händel3:28
- 4Messiah: And the glory of the Lord (Chorus)Georg Friedrich Händel3:04
- 5Messiah: Thus saith the Lord (Recitative - Bass)Georg Friedrich Händel1:45
- 6Messiah: But who may abide (Air - Bass)Georg Friedrich Händel4:24
- 7Messiah: And He shall purify (Chorus)Georg Friedrich Händel2:36
- 8Messiah: Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive (Recitative - Altus)Georg Friedrich Händel0:38
- 9Messiah: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Air - Altus)Georg Friedrich Händel5:23
- 10Messiah: For unto us a child is born (Chorus)Georg Friedrich Händel3:52
- 11Messiah: Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)Georg Friedrich Händel3:57
- 12Messiah: There were shepherds (Recitative - Soprano)Georg Friedrich Händel0:20
- 13Messiah: And, lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them (Recitative - Soprano)Georg Friedrich Händel0:30
- 14Messiah: And the angel said unto them (Recitative - Soprano)Georg Friedrich Händel0:49
- 15Messiah: And suddenly there was with the angel (Recitative - Soprano)Georg Friedrich Händel0:16
- 16Messiah: Glory To God (Chorus)Georg Friedrich Händel1:51
- 17Messiah: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion (Air - Soprano)Georg Friedrich Händel5:10
- 18Messiah: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (Recitative - Countertenor)Georg Friedrich Händel0:38
- 19Messiah: He shall feed His flock (Air - Countertenor and Soprano)Georg Friedrich Händel6:41
- 20Messiah: Lift Up Your Heads (Chorus)Georg Friedrich Händel3:03
- 21Messiah: Why do the nations (Air - Bass)Georg Friedrich Händel2:35
- 22Messiah: Let us break their bonds asunder (Chorus)Georg Friedrich Händel1:49
- 23Messiah: He That Dwelleth In Heaven (Reciatative - Tenor)Georg Friedrich Händel0:19
- 24Messiah: Thou Shalt Break Them (Air - Tenor)Georg Friedrich Händel2:07
- 25Messiah: Hallelujah! (Chorus)Georg Friedrich Händel4:49
- CD 2
- 1Messiah: Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus)Georg Friedrich Händel4:08
- 2Messiah: He Was Despised (Air - Altus)Georg Friedrich Händel6:16
- 3Messiah: And with His stripes we are healed (Chorus)Georg Friedrich Händel3:50
- 4Messiah: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray (Chorus)Georg Friedrich Händel4:31
- 5Messiah: All They That See Him (Recitative - Tenor)Georg Friedrich Händel0:50
- 6Messiah: He Trusted In God (Chorus)Georg Friedrich Händel2:16
- 7Messiah: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (Recitative - Tenor)Georg Friedrich Händel1:59
- 8Messiah: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow (Air - Tenor)Georg Friedrich Händel2:00
- 9Messiah: He Was Cut Off (Recitative - Soprano)Georg Friedrich Händel0:32
- 10Messiah: I know that my redeemer liveth (Air - Soprano)Georg Friedrich Händel8:05
- 11Messiah: Since By Man Came Death (Chorus)Georg Friedrich Händel2:09
- 12Messiah: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery (Recitative - Bass)Georg Friedrich Händel0:58
- 13Messiah: The Trumpet Shall Sound (Air - Bass)Georg Friedrich Händel3:57
- 14Messiah: Worthy is the Lamb; Blessing and honour, glory and power, be unto Him (Chorus)Georg Friedrich Händel7:17
More by Georg Friedrich Händel, New York Philharmonic, Westminster Choir, Leonard Bernstein, Adele Addison, Russell Oberlin, David Lloyd, William Warfield
Release credits
- solo [1.12-15, 1.17, 1.19, 2.9-10], soprano vocals [1.12-15, 1.17, 1.19, 2.9-10]
- solo [1.2-3, 1.23-24, 2.5, 2.7-8], tenor vocals [2.5, 2.7-8, 1.2-3, 1.23-24]
- chorus master [25]
- conductor
- performing orchestra
- countertenor vocals [2.2, 1.8-9, 1.18-19], solo [2.2, 1.8-9, 1.18-19]
- choir vocals [1.4, 1.7, 1.10, 1.16, 1.20, 1.22, 1.25, 2.1, 2.3-4, 2.6, 2.11, 2.14]
- bass vocals [1.5-6, 1.21, 2.12-13], solo [2.12-13, 1.5-6, 1.21]
