Messiah (1751 version)
Album by Handel; Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
Released 2 October 2006
Tracklist
- CD 1: CD1
- 1Messiah: Part I, no. 1: SinfoniaGeorg Friedrich Händel3:04
- 2Messiah: Part I, no. 2: Comfort ye, my peopleGeorg Friedrich Händel3:13
- 3Messiah: Part I, no. 3: Every valley shall be exaltedGeorg Friedrich Händel3:19
- 4Messiah: Part I, no. 4: And the glory of the LordGeorg Friedrich Händel2:31
- 5Messiah: Part I, no. 5: Thus saith the Lord of HostsGeorg Friedrich Händel1:27
- 6Messiah: Part I, no. 6: But who may abide the day of His comingGeorg Friedrich Händel4:30
- 7Messiah: Part I, no. 7: And He shall purifyGeorg Friedrich Händel2:32
- 8Messiah: Part I, no. 8: Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a sonGeorg Friedrich Händel0:24
- 9Messiah: Part I, no. 9: O thou that tellest good tidings to ZionGeorg Friedrich Händel5:42
- 10Messiah: Part I, no. 10: For behold, darkness shall cover the earthGeorg Friedrich Händel2:09
- 11Messiah: Part I, no. 11: The people that walked in darknessGeorg Friedrich Händel3:35
- 12Messiah: Part I, no. 12: For unto us a Child is bornGeorg Friedrich Händel3:52
- 13Messiah: Part I, no. 13: PifaGeorg Friedrich Händel2:13
- 14Messiah: Part I, no. 14: There were shepherds abiding in the fieldGeorg Friedrich Händel1:28
- 15Messiah: Part I, no. 15: Glory to God in the highestGeorg Friedrich Händel2:14
- 16Messiah: Part I, no. 16: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of ZionGeorg Friedrich Händel4:05
- 17Messiah: Part I, no. 17: Then shall the eyes of the blind be openedGeorg Friedrich Händel0:23
- 18Messiah: Part I, no. 18: He shall feed His flock like a shepherdGeorg Friedrich Händel4:53
- 19Messiah: Part I, no. 19: His yoke is easy, His burthen is lightGeorg Friedrich Händel2:19
- 20Messiah: Part II, no. 1: Behold, the Lamb of GodGeorg Friedrich Händel2:49
- 21Messiah: Part II, no. 2: He was despised and rejected of menGeorg Friedrich Händel12:21
- CD 2: CD2
- 1Messiah: Part II, no. 3: Surely He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrowsGeorg Friedrich Händel2:01
- 2Messiah: Part II, no. 4: And with His stripes we are healedGeorg Friedrich Händel1:55
- 3Messiah: Part II, no. 5: All we like sheep have gone astrayGeorg Friedrich Händel3:33
- 4Messiah: Part II, no. 6: All they that see Him, laugh Him to scornGeorg Friedrich Händel0:42
- 5Messiah: Part II, no. 7: He trusted in God that He would deliver HimGeorg Friedrich Händel2:21
- 6Messiah: Part II, no. 8: Thy rebuke hath broken His heartGeorg Friedrich Händel1:45
- 7Messiah: Part II, no. 9: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto His sorrowGeorg Friedrich Händel1:32
- 8Messiah: Part II, no. 10: He was cut off out of the land of the livingGeorg Friedrich Händel0:17
- 9Messiah: Part II, no. 11: But thou didst not leave His soul in hellGeorg Friedrich Händel1:59
- 10Messiah: Part II, no. 12: Lift up your heads, O ye gatesGeorg Friedrich Händel3:08
- 11Messiah: Part II, no. 13: Unto which of the angels said He at any timeGeorg Friedrich Händel0:19
- 12Messiah: Part II, no. 14: Let all the angels of God worship HimGeorg Friedrich Händel1:39
- 13Messiah: Part II, no. 15: Though art gone up on highGeorg Friedrich Händel3:10
- 14Messiah: Part II, no. 16: The Lord gave the wordGeorg Friedrich Händel1:12
- 15Messiah: Part II, no. 17: How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peaceGeorg Friedrich Händel2:17
- 16Messiah: Part II, no. 18: Their sound is gone out into all landsGeorg Friedrich Händel1:32
- 17Messiah: Part II, no. 19: Why do the nations so furiously rage togetherGeorg Friedrich Händel2:48
- 18Messiah: Part II, no. 20: Let us break their bonds asunderGeorg Friedrich Händel1:53
- 19Messiah: Part II, no. 21: He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scornGeorg Friedrich Händel0:10
- 20Messiah: Part II, no. 22: Though shalt break them with a rod of ironGeorg Friedrich Händel2:16
- 21Messiah: Part II, no. 23: HallelujahGeorg Friedrich Händel4:03
- 22Messiah: Part III, no. 1: I know that my redeemer livethGeorg Friedrich Händel5:43
- 23Messiah: Part III, no. 2: Since by man came deathGeorg Friedrich Händel2:05
- 24Messiah: Part III, no. 3: Behold, I tell you a mysteryGeorg Friedrich Händel0:36
- 25Messiah: Part III, no. 4: The trumpet shall soundGeorg Friedrich Händel8:38
- 26Messiah: Part III, no. 5: Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is writtenGeorg Friedrich Händel0:15
- 27Messiah: Part III, no. 6: O death, where is thy stingGeorg Friedrich Händel1:06
- 28Messiah: Part III, no. 7: But thanks be to GodGeorg Friedrich Händel2:11
- 29Messiah: Part III, no. 8: If God is for us, who can be against usGeorg Friedrich Händel4:53
- 30Messiah: Part III, no. 9: Worthy is the Lamb that was slainGeorg Friedrich Händel3:16
- 31Messiah: Part III, no. 10: AmenGeorg Friedrich Händel3:34
More by Handel, Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
Release credits
- performing orchestra
- producer
- choir vocals [1.4, 1.7, 1.9, 1.12, 1.15, 1.19-20, 2.1-3, 2.5, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.21, 2.23, 2.28, 2.30-31]
- solo [25], trumpet [25]
- bass vocals [1.5, 1.10-11, 2.17, 2.24-25], solo [1.5, 1.10-11, 2.17, 2.24-25]
- conductor
- solo [1.14, 2.8-9, 2.22], treble vocals [1.14, 2.8-9, 2.22]
- countertenor vocals [2.13, 2.26-27, 2.29, 1.6, 1.8-9, 1.17-18, 1.21], solo [1.6, 1.8-9, 1.17-18, 1.21, 2.13, 2.26-27, 2.29]
- engineer
- solo [2.15, 1.18], treble vocals [2.15, 1.18]
- solo [14], treble vocals [14]
- solo [2.4, 2.6-7, 2.11, 2.19-20, 2.27, 1.2-3, 1.16], tenor vocals [2.4, 2.6-7, 2.11, 2.19-20, 2.27, 1.2-3, 1.16]
Issues
M2 October 2006





