Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Messiah: Part 1: No. 1. SymphonyGeorge Frideric Handel3:03
- 2Messiah: Part 1: Nos. 2/3. Recitative & Air Tenor: “Comfort ye my people… Every valley shall be exalted”George Frideric Handel6:23
- 3Messiah: Part 1: No. 4. Chorus: “And the glory of the Lord”George Frideric Handel2:57
- 4Messiah: Part 1: Nos. 5/6. Recitative & Air Bass: “Thus saith the Lord… But who may abide”George Frideric Handel4:29
- 5Messiah: Part 1: No. 7. Chorus: “And he shall purify”George Frideric Handel2:07
- 6Messiah: Part 1: Nos. 8/9. Recitative & Air Alto & Chorus: “Behold, a virgin shall conceive… O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion”George Frideric Handel6:01
- 7Messiah: Part 1: Nos. 10/11. Recitative & Air Bass: “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth… The people that walked in darkness”George Frideric Handel6:14
- 8Messiah: Part 1: No. 12. Chorus: “For unto us a child is born”George Frideric Handel3:35
- 9Messiah: Part 1: No. 13. PifaGeorge Frideric Handel2:53
- 10Messiah: Part 1: Nos. 14–16. Recitative Soprano: “There were shepherds, abiding in the field… And lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them… And the angel said unto them… And suddenly there was with the angel”George Frideric Handel3:10
- 11Messiah: Part 1: No. 17. Chorus: “Glory to God in the highest”George Frideric Handel1:44
- 12Messiah: Part 1: No. 18. Air Soprano: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion”George Frideric Handel4:10
- 13Messiah: Part 1: Nos. 19/20. Recitative and Aria Alto: “Then shall the eyes… He shall feed his flock”George Frideric Handel4:58
- 14Messiah: Part 1: No. 21. Chorus: “His yoke is easy”George Frideric Handel2:00
- 15Messiah: Part 2: No. 22. Chorus: “Behold the Lamb of God”George Frideric Handel2:58
- 16Messiah: Part 2: No. 23. Air Alto: “He was despised”George Frideric Handel11:16
- CD 2
- 1Messiah: Part 2: No. 24. Chorus: “Surely he hath borne our griefs”George Frideric Handel2:07
- 2Messiah: Part 2: No. 25. Chorus: “And with his stripes”George Frideric Handel1:26
- 3Messiah: Part 2: No. 26. Chorus: “All we like sheep”George Frideric Handel3:27
- 4Messiah: Part 2: Nos. 27/28. Recitative Tenor & Chorus: “All they that see him… He trusted in God”George Frideric Handel2:51
- 5Messiah: Part 2: Nos. 29/30. Recitative & Arioso Soprano: “Thy rebuke hath broken his heart… Behold and see”George Frideric Handel3:48
- 6Messiah: Part 2: Nos. 31/32. Recitative & Air Tenor: “He was cut off out of the land of the living…”George Frideric Handel2:22
- 7Messiah: Part 2: No. 33. Chorus: “Lift up your heads”George Frideric Handel2:57
- 8Messiah: Part 2: Nos. 34/35. Recitative Tenor & Chorus: “Unto which of the angels… Let all the angels of God worship him”George Frideric Handel1:41
- 9Messiah: Part 2: No. 36. Air Bass: “Thou art gone up on high”George Frideric Handel3:10
- 10Messiah: Part 2: No. 37. Chorus: “The Lord gave the Word”George Frideric Handel1:02
- 11Messiah: Part 2: No. 38. Duet Soprano & Alto, Chorus: “How beautiful are the feet… Break forth into joy”George Frideric Handel3:17
- 12Messiah: Part 2: No. 39. Arioso Tenor: “Their sound is gone out”George Frideric Handel1:09
- 13Messiah: Part 2: Nos. 40/41. Air bass & Chorus: “Why do the nations so furiously rage together… Let us break their bonds”George Frideric Handel3:07
- 14Messiah: Part 2: Nos. 42/43. Recitative & Air Tenor: “He that dwelleth in heaven… Thou shall break them”George Frideric Handel2:33
- 15Messiah: Part 2: No. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”George Frideric Handel3:45
- 16Messiah: Part 3: No. 45. Air Soprano: “I know that my Redeemer liveth”George Frideric Handel5:13
- 17Messiah: Part 3: No. 46. Chorus: “Since by man came death”George Frideric Handel1:50
- 18Messiah: Part 3: Nos. 47/48. Recitative & Air Bass: “Behold, I tell you a mystery…”George Frideric Handel10:09
- 19Messiah: Part 3: Nos. 49–51. Recitative Alto, Duet Alto & Tenor, Chorus: “Then shall be brought to pass… O Death, where is thy sting… But thanks be to God”George Frideric Handel4:56
- 20Messiah: Part 3: No. 52. Air Alto: “If God be for us”George Frideric Handel4:39
- 21Messiah: Part 3: No. 53. Chorus: “Worthy is the Lamb… Amen”George Frideric Handel6:36
More by Handel, Ameling, Reynolds, Langridge, Howell, Neville Marriner
Release credits
- performing orchestra
- choir vocals [2.1-4, 2.7-8, 2.10-11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.17, 2.19, 2.21, 1.3, 1.5-6, 1.8, 1.11, 1.14-15]
- mezzo-soprano vocals [2.11, 2.19-20, 1.6, 1.13, 1.16]
- producer
- soprano vocals [2.5, 2.11, 2.16, 1.10, 1.12]
- bass vocals [1.4, 1.7, 2.9, 2.13, 2.18]
- chorus master [15]
- tenor vocals [1.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 2.12, 2.14, 2.19]
- balance, engineer [15]
- conductor
- engineer [1.3, 1.8, 1.11-12, 1.15, 2.3, 2.15-16]
Issues
M3x 12" Vinyl1976
M2x CD1989
M2x CD7 August 1995
E1996
M2x Digital Media22 March 2024






