Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Messiah: Part 1: No. 1. Symphony
    George Frideric Handel
    3:03
  • 2
    Messiah: Part 1: Nos. 2/3. Recitative & Air Tenor: “Comfort ye my people… Every valley shall be exalted”
    George Frideric Handel
    6:23
  • 3
    Messiah: Part 1: No. 4. Chorus: “And the glory of the Lord”
    George Frideric Handel
    2:57
  • 4
    Messiah: Part 1: Nos. 5/6. Recitative & Air Bass: “Thus saith the Lord… But who may abide”
    George Frideric Handel
    4:29
  • 5
    Messiah: Part 1: No. 7. Chorus: “And he shall purify”
    George Frideric Handel
    2:07
  • 6
    Messiah: Part 1: Nos. 8/9. Recitative & Air Alto & Chorus: “Behold, a virgin shall conceive… O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion”
    George Frideric Handel
    6:01
  • 7
    Messiah: Part 1: Nos. 10/11. Recitative & Air Bass: “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth… The people that walked in darkness”
    George Frideric Handel
    6:14
  • 8
    Messiah: Part 1: No. 12. Chorus: “For unto us a child is born”
    George Frideric Handel
    3:35
  • 9
    Messiah: Part 1: No. 13. Pifa
    George Frideric Handel
    2:53
  • 10
    Messiah: 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 Handel
    3:10
  • 11
    Messiah: Part 1: No. 17. Chorus: “Glory to God in the highest”
    George Frideric Handel
    1:44
  • 12
    Messiah: Part 1: No. 18. Air Soprano: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion”
    George Frideric Handel
    4:10
  • 13
    Messiah: Part 1: Nos. 19/20. Recitative and Aria Alto: “Then shall the eyes… He shall feed his flock”
    George Frideric Handel
    4:58
  • 14
    Messiah: Part 1: No. 21. Chorus: “His yoke is easy”
    George Frideric Handel
    2:00
  • 15
    Messiah: Part 2: No. 22. Chorus: “Behold the Lamb of God”
    George Frideric Handel
    2:58
  • 16
    Messiah: Part 2: No. 23. Air Alto: “He was despised”
    George Frideric Handel
    11:16
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Messiah: Part 2: No. 24. Chorus: “Surely he hath borne our griefs”
    George Frideric Handel
    2:07
  • 2
    Messiah: Part 2: No. 25. Chorus: “And with his stripes”
    George Frideric Handel
    1:26
  • 3
    Messiah: Part 2: No. 26. Chorus: “All we like sheep”
    George Frideric Handel
    3:27
  • 4
    Messiah: Part 2: Nos. 27/28. Recitative Tenor & Chorus: “All they that see him… He trusted in God”
    George Frideric Handel
    2:51
  • 5
    Messiah: Part 2: Nos. 29/30. Recitative & Arioso Soprano: “Thy rebuke hath broken his heart… Behold and see”
    George Frideric Handel
    3:48
  • 6
    Messiah: Part 2: Nos. 31/32. Recitative & Air Tenor: “He was cut off out of the land of the living…”
    George Frideric Handel
    2:22
  • 7
    Messiah: Part 2: No. 33. Chorus: “Lift up your heads”
    George Frideric Handel
    2:57
  • 8
    Messiah: Part 2: Nos. 34/35. Recitative Tenor & Chorus: “Unto which of the angels… Let all the angels of God worship him”
    George Frideric Handel
    1:41
  • 9
    Messiah: Part 2: No. 36. Air Bass: “Thou art gone up on high”
    George Frideric Handel
    3:10
  • 10
    Messiah: Part 2: No. 37. Chorus: “The Lord gave the Word”
    George Frideric Handel
    1:02
  • 11
    Messiah: Part 2: No. 38. Duet Soprano & Alto, Chorus: “How beautiful are the feet… Break forth into joy”
    George Frideric Handel
    3:17
  • 12
    Messiah: Part 2: No. 39. Arioso Tenor: “Their sound is gone out”
    George Frideric Handel
    1:09
  • 13
    Messiah: Part 2: Nos. 40/41. Air bass & Chorus: “Why do the nations so furiously rage together… Let us break their bonds”
    George Frideric Handel
    3:07
  • 14
    Messiah: Part 2: Nos. 42/43. Recitative & Air Tenor: “He that dwelleth in heaven… Thou shall break them”
    George Frideric Handel
    2:33
  • 15
    Messiah: Part 2: No. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
    George Frideric Handel
    3:45
  • 16
    Messiah: Part 3: No. 45. Air Soprano: “I know that my Redeemer liveth”
    George Frideric Handel
    5:13
  • 17
    Messiah: Part 3: No. 46. Chorus: “Since by man came death”
    George Frideric Handel
    1:50
  • 18
    Messiah: Part 3: Nos. 47/48. Recitative & Air Bass: “Behold, I tell you a mystery…”
    George Frideric Handel
    10:09
  • 19
    Messiah: 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 Handel
    4:56
  • 20
    Messiah: Part 3: No. 52. Air Alto: “If God be for us”
    George Frideric Handel
    4:39
  • 21
    Messiah: Part 3: No. 53. Chorus: “Worthy is the Lamb… Amen”
    George Frideric Handel
    6:36

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