Messiah
Album by George Frideric Handel; Barbara Schlick, Sandrine Piau, Andreas Scholl, Mark Padmore, Nathan Berg, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Released 1 July 1994
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, I. SinfoniaGeorg Friedrich Händel2:59
- 2Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, II. Accompagnato (Tenor) "Comfort ye, my people, saith your God"Georg Friedrich Händel3:11
- 3Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, III. Air (Tenor): "Every valley shall be exalted"Georg Friedrich Händel3:20
- 4Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, IV. Chorus: "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed"Georg Friedrich Händel2:42
- 5Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, V. Recitative (Bass) "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts"Georg Friedrich Händel1:40
- 6Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VI. Air (Alto) "But who may abide the day of His coming?"Georg Friedrich Händel4:38
- 7Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VIIa. Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"Georg Friedrich Händel2:17
- 8Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VIIb. Recitative (Alto) "Behold, a virgin shall conceive" / VIII. Air (Alto) "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion", Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion"Georg Friedrich Händel6:01
- 9Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, IX. Recitative (Bass) "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth" / X. Air (Bass) "The people that walked in darkness"Georg Friedrich Händel5:46
- 10Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XI. Chorus "For unto us a child is born"Georg Friedrich Händel3:45
- 11Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIa. Pifa "Pastoral Symphony"Georg Friedrich Händel2:55
- 12Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIb. Recitative (Treble) "There were shepherds", XIII. Accompagnato (Treble): "And lo, the angel of the Lord" / XIV. Accompagnato (Treble) "And suddenly there was with the angel" / XV. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"Georg Friedrich Händel3:26
- 13Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIa. Air (Soprano II) "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"Georg Friedrich Händel4:28
- 14Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIb. Recitative (Soprano I) "Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened" / XVII. Duet (Alto & Soprano I) "He shall feed His flock like a shepherd"Georg Friedrich Händel6:04
- 15Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIII. Chorus "His yoke is easy, His burden is light"Georg Friedrich Händel2:33
- 16Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XIX. Chorus "Behold the lamb of God"Georg Friedrich Händel2:26
- 17Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XX. Air (Alto) "He was despised and rejected of men"Georg Friedrich Händel11:11
- 18Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXI. Chorus "Surely, He hath borne our griefs / XXII. Chorus "And with His stripes we are healed" / XXIII. Chorus: "All we like sheep have gone astray"Georg Friedrich Händel7:29
- CD 2
- 1Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXIV. Accompagnato (Tenor) "All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn" / XXV. Chorus "He trusted in God that He would deliver Him"Georg Friedrich Händel2:55
- 2Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXVI. Accompagnato (Tenor) "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart" / XXVII. Arioso (Tenor) "Behold and see, if there be any sorrow" / XXVIII. Accompagnato (Soprano I): "He was cut off out of the land of the living"Georg Friedrich Händel3:39
- 3Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXIX. Air (Soprano I) "But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell"Georg Friedrich Händel2:48
- 4Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXa. Chorus "Lift up your heads, O ye gates"Georg Friedrich Händel2:45
- 5Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXb. Recitative (Tenor) "Unto which of the angels said He at any time" / XXXI. Chorus "Let all the angels of God worship Him"Georg Friedrich Händel1:41
- 6Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXII. Air (Soprano II) "Thou art gone up on high"Georg Friedrich Händel3:07
- 7Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIII. Chorus "The Lord gave the world"Georg Friedrich Händel1:19
- 8Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIVa. Air (Soprano I) "How beautiful are the feet of them"Georg Friedrich Händel2:37
- 9Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVa. Chorus "Their sound is gone out into all lands"Georg Friedrich Händel1:17
- 10Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVI. Air (Bass) "Why do the nations so furiously rage together"Georg Friedrich Händel2:40
- 11Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIIa. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"Georg Friedrich Händel1:46
- 12Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIIb. Recitative (Tenor) "He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn" / XXXVIII. Air (Tenor) "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron"Georg Friedrich Händel2:17
- 13Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIX. Chorus "Hallelujah!"Georg Friedrich Händel3:34
- 14Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XL. Air (Soprano I) "I know that my Redeemer liveth"Georg Friedrich Händel6:14
- 15Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLI. Chorus "Since by man came death"Georg Friedrich Händel2:15
- 16Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLII. Accompagnato (Bass) "Behold, I tell you a mystery" / XLIIIa. Air (Bass) "The trumpet shall sound"Georg Friedrich Händel9:19
- 17Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLIIIb. Recitative (Alto) "Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written" / XLIV. Duet (Alto & Tenor) "O Death, where is thy sting?" / XLV. Chorus "But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory"Georg Friedrich Händel3:35
- 18Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLVI. Air (Soprano II) "If God be for us, who can be against us?"Georg Friedrich Händel4:54
- 19Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLVIIa. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain"Georg Friedrich Händel3:29
- 20Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLVIIb. Chorus "Amen"Georg Friedrich Händel3:27
More by George Frideric Handel, Barbara Schlick, Sandrine Piau, Andreas Scholl, Mark Padmore, Nathan Berg, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Release credits
- alto vocals [1.6, 1.8, 1.14, 1.17, 2.17]
- soprano vocals [2.2-3, 2.8, 2.14, 1.14]
- choir vocals [2.4, 2.7, 2.9, 2.11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.19-20, 1.4, 1.7, 1.10, 1.15-16, 1.18], instrument [14], performer [1.6, 1.13, 2.14], performing orchestra
- tenor vocals [1.2-3, 2.1-2, 2.5, 2.12, 2.17]
- bass vocals [1.5, 1.9, 2.10, 2.16]
- soprano vocals [2.6, 2.18, 1.13]
- conductor
Issues
M2x CD1 July 1994
M2x CD1994
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