2x CD
Messiah
Album by George Frideric Handel; Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson, The English Concert Choir, Trevor Pinnock
Released 1988
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: I. Sinfony (Grave - Allegro Moderato)George Frideric Handel3:23
- 2Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: II. Accompagnato (tenor) "Comfort ye my people"George Frideric Handel3:25
- 3Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: III. Air (tenor) "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted"George Frideric Handel3:31
- 4Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: IV. Chorus "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed"George Frideric Handel2:51
- 5Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: V. Accompagnato (bass) "Thus saith the Lord of hosts"George Frideric Handel1:35
- 6Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: VI. Air (alto) "But who may abide the day of his coming"George Frideric Handel4:45
- 7Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: VII. Chorus "And he shall purify"George Frideric Handel2:25
- 8Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: VIII. Recitative (contralto) "Behold, a virgin shall conceive"George Frideric Handel0:29
- 9Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: IX. Air (contralto) and Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings"George Frideric Handel5:30
- 10Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: X. Accompagnato (bass) "For behold, darkness shall cover"George Frideric Handel3:03
- 11Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: XI. Air (bass) "The people that walked in darkness"George Frideric Handel3:55
- 12Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: XII. Chorus "For unto us a Child is born"George Frideric Handel4:04
- 13Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: XIII. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)George Frideric Handel1:10
- 14Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: XIV. Recitative (soprano) "There were shepherds abiding in the field" / Accompagnato (soprano) "And lo, the angel of the Lord" / XV. Accompagnato (soprano) "And the angel said unto them" / XVI. Accompagnato (soprano) "And suddenly there was with the angel"George Frideric Handel1:34
- 15Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: XVII. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"George Frideric Handel1:59
- 16Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: XVIII. Air (soprano) "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"George Frideric Handel4:48
- 17Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: XIX. Recitative (contralto) "Then shall the eyes of the blind"George Frideric Handel0:21
- 18Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: XX. Air (contralto & soprano) "He shall feed his flock"George Frideric Handel6:09
- 19Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: XXI. Chorus "His yoke is easy, his burthen is light"George Frideric Handel2:21
- 20Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXII. Chorus "Behold the Lamb of God"George Frideric Handel3:17
- 21Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXIII. Air (contralto) "He was despised"George Frideric Handel13:15
- CD 2
- 1Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXIV. Chorus "Surely he hath borne our griefs"George Frideric Handel2:27
- 2Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXV. Chorus "And with his stripes we are healed"George Frideric Handel1:52
- 3Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXVI. Chorus "All we, like sheep have gone astray"George Frideric Handel3:54
- 4Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXVII. Accompagnato (tenor) "All they that see him"George Frideric Handel0:46
- 5Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXVIII. Chorus "He trusted in God"George Frideric Handel2:33
- 6Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXIX. Accompagnato (tenor) "Thy rebuke hath broken his heart"George Frideric Handel1:49
- 7Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXX. Arioso (tenor) "Behold, and see if there be any sorrow"George Frideric Handel1:59
- 8Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXI. Accompagnato (soprano) "He was cut off out of the land"George Frideric Handel0:14
- 9Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXII. Air (soprano) "But thou didst not leave his soul"George Frideric Handel2:08
- 10Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXIII. Chorus "Lift up your heads, O ye gates"George Frideric Handel3:04
- 11Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXIV. Recitative (tenor) "Unto which of the angels"George Frideric Handel0:12
- 12Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXV. Chorus "Let all the angels of god worship him"George Frideric Handel1:29
- 13Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXVI. Air (alto) "Thou art gone up on high"George Frideric Handel3:10
- 14Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXVII. Chorus "The Lord gave the word"George Frideric Handel1:05
- 15Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXVIII. Air (soprano) "How beautiful are the feet"George Frideric Handel2:37
- 16Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXIX. Chorus "The sound is gone out"George Frideric Handel1:22
- 17Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XL. Air (bass) "Why do the nations so furiously rage"George Frideric Handel2:56
- 18Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XLI. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"George Frideric Handel1:48
- 19Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XLII. Recitative (tenor) "He that dwelleth in heaven"George Frideric Handel0:10
- 20Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them"George Frideric Handel2:05
- 21Messiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XLIV. Chorus "Hallelujah"George Frideric Handel3:58
- 22Messiah, HWV 56: Part Three: XLV. Air (soprano) "I know that my Redeemer liveth"George Frideric Handel6:42
- 23Messiah, HWV 56: Part Three: XLVI. Chorus "Since by man came death"George Frideric Handel2:20
- 24Messiah, HWV 56: Part Three: XLVII. Recitative (bass) "Behold, I tell you a mystery"George Frideric Handel0:31
- 25Messiah, HWV 56: Part Three: XLVIII. Air (bass) "The trumpet shall sound"George Frideric Handel8:59
- 26Messiah, HWV 56: Part Three: XLIX. Recitative (alto) "Then shall be brought to Pass"George Frideric Handel0:16
- 27Messiah, HWV 56: Part Three: L. Duet (alto & tenor) "O death, where is thy sting?"George Frideric Handel1:03
- 28Messiah, HWV 56: Part Three: LI. Chorus "But thanks be to God"George Frideric Handel2:12
- 29Messiah, HWV 56: Part Three: LII. Air (contralto) "If God be for us"George Frideric Handel4:41
- 30Messiah, HWV 56: Part Three: LIII. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain" - "Amen"George Frideric Handel7:30
More by George Frideric Handel, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson, The English Concert Choir, Trevor Pinnock
Release credits
- contralto vocals [2.29, 1.8-9, 1.17-18, 1.21]
- soprano vocals [2.8-9, 2.15, 2.22, 1.14, 1.16, 1.18]
- executive [1.1, 1.3-4, 1.6-7, 1.9, 1.13, 1.16, 2.1-3, 2.6-7, 2.12, 2.14, 2.17, 2.20-22, 2.29-30]
- producer
- executive [1.1, 1.3-4, 1.6-7, 1.9, 1.13, 1.16, 2.1-3, 2.6-7, 2.12, 2.14, 2.17, 2.20-22, 2.29-30]
- sound [2.1-3, 2.6-7, 2.12, 2.14, 2.17, 2.20-22, 2.29-30, 1.1, 1.3-4, 1.6-7, 1.9, 1.13, 1.16]
- tenor vocals [2.4, 2.6-7, 2.11, 2.19-20, 2.27, 1.2-3]
- bass vocals [1.5, 1.10-11, 2.17, 2.24-25]
- alto vocals [2.13, 2.26-27, 1.6]
- performing orchestra
- choir vocals [2.1-3, 2.5, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.21, 2.23, 2.28-30, 1.4, 1.7, 1.9, 1.12, 1.15, 1.19-20]
- conductor
- editor [1.1, 1.3-4, 1.6-7, 1.9, 1.13, 1.16, 2.1-3, 2.6-7, 2.12, 2.14, 2.17, 2.20-22, 2.29-30]
Issues
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M2x CD1988- M2x CD1 February 2006
- M2x CD (BMG club edition)