Messiah
Album by George Frederick Handel; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Eileen Farrell, Martha Lipton, Davis Cunningham, William Warfield
Released 1959
Tracklist
- Digital Media 1
- 1Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, No. 1 Sinfonia. Grave (allegro moderato)George Frideric Handel4:27
- 2Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, No. 2 Accompagnato "Comfort ye my people"George Frideric Handel3:29
- 3Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, No. 3 Air: "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted"George Frideric Handel3:53
- 4Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, No. 4 Chorus: "And the glory of the Lord"George Frideric Handel3:19
- 5Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, No. 5 Accompagnato: "Thus saith the Lord"George Frideric Handel1:31
- 6Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, No. 6 Air: " But who may abide the day of His coming"George Frideric Handel4:33
- 7Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, No. 7 Chorus: "And He shall purify"George Frideric Handel2:41
- 8Messiah, HWV 56: Recitative: "Behold, a virgin shall conceive"George Frideric Handel0:36
- 9Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, No. 8 Air:"O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion"George Frideric Handel7:02
- 10Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, No. 11 Chorus:"For unto us a Child is born"George Frideric Handel4:14
- 11Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, No. 12 PifaGeorge Frideric Handel3:59
- 12Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Recitative: "There were shepherds" - No. 13 Accompagnato: "And Io"George Frideric Handel0:52
- 13Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Recitatvie: "And the angel said unto them"George Frideric Handel1:11
- 14Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, No.14 "And suddenly there was with the angel"George Frideric Handel0:28
- 15Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, No. 15 Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"George Frideric Handel1:53
- 16Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Recitative: " Then shall the eyes of the blind"George Frideric Handel0:35
- 17Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, No. 17 Duet: "He shall feed His flock"George Frideric Handel7:04
- Digital Media 2
- 1Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, No. 18 Chorus: "His yoke is easy"George Frideric Handel2:47
- 2Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, No. 19 Chorus: "Behold the Lamb of God"George Frideric Handel3:50
- 3Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, No. 20 Air: "He was despised"George Frideric Handel5:17
- 4Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, No. 21 Chorus: "Surely He hath borne our griefs"George Frideric Handel3:04
- 5Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, No. 22 Chorus: "And with His stripes we are healed"George Frideric Handel2:19
- 6Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, No. 23 Chorus: "All we like sheep have gone astray"George Frideric Handel4:17
- 7Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, No. 30 Chorus: "Lift up your heads, O ye gates"George Frideric Handel3:05
- 8Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, No. 36 Air: "Why do the nations so furiously rage together"George Frideric Handel2:41
- 9Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Recitative: "He that dvelleth in heaven"George Frideric Handel0:23
- 10Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, No. 38 Air:" Thou shalt break them"George Frideric Handel2:16
- 11Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, No. 39 Chorus: "Hallelujah!"George Frideric Handel3:56
- 12Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, No. 40 Air: "I know that my Redeemer liveth"George Frideric Handel7:07
- 13Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, No. 42 Accompagnato: "Behold, I tell you a mystery"George Frideric Handel0:47
- 14Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, No. 43 Air: "The trumpet shall sound"George Frideric Handel6:53
- 15Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, No. 47 Chorus: "Worthy is the Lamb"George Frideric Handel6:32
More by George Frederick Handel, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Eileen Farrell, Martha Lipton, Davis Cunningham, William Warfield
Release credits
- organ [10]
- producer
- tenor vocals [1.2, 2.9-10]
- soprano vocals [1.12-14, 1.17, 2.12]
- conductor
- organ [10]
- trumpet [14]
- producer
- alto vocals [2.3, 1.8-9, 1.16-17]
- chorus master [2.1-2, 2.6-7, 2.11, 2.15, 1.4, 1.9-10, 1.15]
- performing orchestra
- choir vocals [2.1-2, 2.6-7, 2.11, 2.15, 1.4, 1.9-10, 1.15]
- bass vocals [1.5-6, 2.8, 2.13-14]
