Messiah: The 250th Anniversary Performance
Live Album by Handel; Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, Sir Neville Marriner
Released 1992
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Messiah: Part I: SymphonyGeorge Frideric Handel3:02
- 2Messiah: Part I: No. 1. Accompagnato (tenor) "Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people"George Frideric Handel2:35
- 3Messiah: Part I: No. 2. Air (tenor) "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted"George Frideric Handel3:11
- 4Messiah: Part I: No. 3. Chorus "And the glory of the Lord"George Frideric Handel2:51
- 5Messiah: Part I: No. 4. Accompagnato (bass) "Thus saith the Lord"George Frideric Handel1:31
- 6Messiah: Part I: No. 5. Air (alto) "But who may abide the day of His coming"George Frideric Handel4:21
- 7Messiah: Part I: No. 6. Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"George Frideric Handel2:22
- 8Messiah: Part I: No. 7. Recitative (mezzo-soprano) "Behold, a virgin shall conceive"George Frideric Handel0:26
- 9Messiah: Part I: Nos. 8-9. Air (mezzo-soprano) and Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings"George Frideric Handel5:16
- 10Messiah: Part I: No. 10. Accompagnato (bass) "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth"George Frideric Handel3:20
- 11Messiah: Part I: No. 11. Air (bass) "The people that walked in darkness"George Frideric Handel2:27
- 12Messiah: Part I: No. 12. Chorus "For unto us a Child is born"George Frideric Handel3:50
- 13Messiah: Part I: No. 13. Pifa, Pastoral symphonyGeorge Frideric Handel1:08
- 14Messiah: Part I: No. 14. Recitative (soprano) "There were shepherds", Accompagnato (soprano) "And lo, the angel of the Lord", Recitative (soprano) "And the angel said unto them", Accompagnato (soprano) "And suddenly there was"George Frideric Handel1:40
- 15Messiah: Part I: No. 15. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"George Frideric Handel1:43
- 16Messiah: Part I: No. 16. Air (soprano) "Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion"George Frideric Handel4:29
- 17Messiah: Part I: No. 17a. Recitative (mezzo-soprano) "Then shall the eyes of the blind"George Frideric Handel0:28
- 18Messiah: Part I: No. 18a. Duet (mezzo-soprano, soprano) "He shall feed His flock"George Frideric Handel5:05
- 19Messiah: Part I: No. 19. Chorus "His yoke is easy"George Frideric Handel2:11
- 20Messiah: Part II: No. 20. Chorus "Behold the lamb of God"George Frideric Handel2:30
- 21Messiah: Part II: No. 21. Air (mezzo-soprano) "He was despised"George Frideric Handel9:26
- 22Messiah: Part II: No. 22. Chorus "Surely He hath borne our griefs"George Frideric Handel1:53
- 23Messiah: Part II: No. 23. Chorus "And with His stripes we are healed"George Frideric Handel1:35
- 24Messiah: Part II: No. 24. Chorus "All we like sheep"George Frideric Handel3:02
- CD 2
- 1Messiah: Part II: No. 25. Accompagnato (Tenor) "All they that see Him"George Frideric Handel0:41
- 2Messiah: Part II: No. 26. Chorus "He trusted in God"George Frideric Handel2:02
- 3Messiah: Part II: No. 27. Accompagnato (Tenor) "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"George Frideric Handel1:33
- 4Messiah: Part II: No. 28. Arioso (Tenor) "Behold, and see"George Frideric Handel1:17
- 5Messiah: Part II: No. 29. Accompagnato (Tenor) "He was cut off"George Frideric Handel0:24
- 6Messiah: Part II: No. 30. Aria (Soprano) "But Thou didst not leave"George Frideric Handel1:56
- 7Messiah: Part II: No. 31. Chorus "Lift up your heads"George Frideric Handel2:52
- 8Messiah: Part II: No. 32. Recitative (Tenor) "Unto which of the angels"George Frideric Handel0:16
- 9Messiah: Part II: No. 33. Chorus "Let all the angels of God"George Frideric Handel1:20
- 10Messiah: Part II: No. 34a. Air (Alto) "Thou art gone up on high"George Frideric Handel3:11
- 11Messiah: Part II: No. 35. Chorus "The Lord gave the word"George Frideric Handel1:08
- 12Messiah: Part II: No. 36. Air (Soprano) "How beautiful are the feet"George Frideric Handel2:21
- 13Messiah: Part II: No. 37a. Arioso (Tenor) "Their sound is gone out"George Frideric Handel0:58
- 14Messiah: Part II: No. 38. Air (Bass) "Why do the nations"George Frideric Handel2:52
- 15Messiah: Part II: No. 39. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"George Frideric Handel1:46
- 16Messiah: Part II: No. 40. Recitative (Tenor) "He that dwelleth in heaven"George Frideric Handel0:14
- 17Messiah: Part II: No. 41. Air (Tenor) "Thou shalt break them"George Frideric Handel1:58
- 18Messiah: Part II: No. 42. Chorus "Hallelujah"George Frideric Handel3:42
- 19Messiah: Part III: No. 43. Air (Soprano) "I know that my Redeemer liveth"George Frideric Handel5:21
- 20Messiah: Part III: No. 44. Chorus "Since by man came death"George Frideric Handel1:52
- 21Messiah: Part III: No. 45. Accompagnato (Bass) "Behold, I tell you a mystery"George Frideric Handel0:31
- 22Messiah: Part III: No. 46. Air (Bass) "The trumpet shall sound"George Frideric Handel8:29
- 23Messiah: Part III: No. 47. Recitative (Alto) "Then shall be brought to pass"George Frideric Handel0:17
- 24Messiah: Part III: No. 48. Duet (Alto, Tenor) "O death, where is thy sting?"George Frideric Handel1:09
- 25Messiah: Part III: No. 49. Chorus "But thanks be to God"George Frideric Handel1:59
- 26Messiah: Part III: No. 50. Air (Alto) "If God be for us"George Frideric Handel4:10
- 27Messiah: Part III: No. 51. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb" / "Blessing and honour"George Frideric Handel2:42
- 28Messiah: Part III: No. 51. Chorus "Amen"George Frideric Handel3:25
More by Handel, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, Sir Neville Marriner
Release credits
- performing orchestra, performing orchestra [1.2-4, 1.6-9, 1.12, 1.15-16, 1.18, 1.24, 2.16-19, 2.22, 2.27-28]
- choir vocals, choir vocals [18]
- mezzo-soprano vocals
- tenor vocals
- alto vocals
- bass vocals
- conductor, conductor [18]
- soprano vocals
Issues
M1992





