Messiah: A Sacred Oratorio
Album by Handel; Cantillation, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Macliver, Sherman, Field, McMahon, Rhodes, Walker
Released 9 December 2002
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 1): SinfonyGeorge Frideric Handel3:08
- 2The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 2): Accompanied Recitative (Tenor), Comfort YeGeorge Frideric Handel3:14
- 3The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 3): Air (Tenor), Ev'ry ValleyGeorge Frideric Handel3:24
- 4The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 4): Chorus, And the glory of the LordGeorge Frideric Handel2:21
- 5The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 5): Accompanied Recitative (Bass), Thus saith the LordGeorge Frideric Handel1:26
- 6The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 6): Air (Countertenor), But who may abide?George Frideric Handel4:37
- 7The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 7): Chorus, And He shall purifyGeorge Frideric Handel2:23
- 8The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 8): Recitative (Alto), Behold, a virgin shall conceiveGeorge Frideric Handel0:29
- 9The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 9): Air (Alto) & Chorus, O thou that tellestGeorge Frideric Handel5:20
- 10The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 10): Accompanied Recitative (Bass), For behold, darknessGeorge Frideric Handel2:34
- 11The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 11): Air (Bass), The people that walked in darknessGeorge Frideric Handel4:11
- 12The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 12): Chorus, For unto us a child is bornGeorge Frideric Handel3:37
- 13The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 13): PifaGeorge Frideric Handel1:00
- 14The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 14a): Recitative (Soprano), There were shepherdsGeorge Frideric Handel0:22
- 15The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 14b): Accompanied Recitative (Soprano), And lo, the angel of the LordGeorge Frideric Handel0:22
- 16The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 15): Recitative (Soprano), And the angel said unto themGeorge Frideric Handel0:41
- 17The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 16): Accompanied Recitative (Soprano), And suddenly there was with the angelGeorge Frideric Handel0:17
- 18The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 17): Chorus, Glory to GodGeorge Frideric Handel1:56
- 19The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 18): Air (Soprano), Rejoice greatlyGeorge Frideric Handel4:39
- 20The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 19): Recitative (Alto), Then shall the eyes of the blindGeorge Frideric Handel0:26
- 21The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 20): Duet (Alto, Soprano), He shall feed his flockGeorge Frideric Handel5:53
- 22The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 21): Chorus, His yoke is easyGeorge Frideric Handel2:17
- 23The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 22): Chorus, Behold the lamb of GodGeorge Frideric Handel3:29
- 24The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 23): Air (Alto), He was despisedGeorge Frideric Handel10:31
- CD 2
- 1The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 24): Chorus, Surely he hath borne our griefsGeorge Frideric Handel1:34
- 2The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 25): Chorus, And with His stripesGeorge Frideric Handel1:50
- 3The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 26): Chorus, All we, like sheepGeorge Frideric Handel3:48
- 4The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 27): Accompanied Recitative (Tenor), All they that see HimGeorge Frideric Handel0:38
- 5The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 28): Chorus, He trusted in GodGeorge Frideric Handel2:01
- 6The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 29): Accompanied Recitative (Tenor), Thy rebuke hath broken His heartGeorge Frideric Handel2:10
- 7The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 30): Air (Tenor), Behold and seeGeorge Frideric Handel1:32
- 8The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 31): Accompanied Recitative (Tenor), He was cut offGeorge Frideric Handel0:34
- 9The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 32): Air (Soprano), Behold and seeGeorge Frideric Handel2:09
- 10The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 33): Chorus, Lift up your headsGeorge Frideric Handel3:00
- 11The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 34): Recitative (Tenor), Unto which of the AngelsGeorge Frideric Handel0:17
- 12The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 35): Chorus, Let all the angelsGeorge Frideric Handel1:22
- 13The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 36): Air (Countertenor), Thou art gone up on highGeorge Frideric Handel3:16
- 14The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 37): Chorus, The Lord gave us the wordGeorge Frideric Handel1:09
- 15The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 38): Air (Soprano), How beautiful are the feetGeorge Frideric Handel2:18
- 16The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 39): Chorus, Their sound is gone outGeorge Frideric Handel1:25
- 17The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 40): Air (Bass), Why do the nationsGeorge Frideric Handel2:25
- 18The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 41): Chorus, Let us break their bonds asunderGeorge Frideric Handel1:30
- 19The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 42): Recitative (Tenor), He hath dwelleth in heavenGeorge Frideric Handel0:14
- 20The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 43): Air (Tenor), Thou shalt break themGeorge Frideric Handel2:01
- 21The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 44): Chorus, Hallelujah!George Frideric Handel3:36
- 22The Messiah, Part 3 (No. 45): Air (Soprano), I know that me Redeemer livethGeorge Frideric Handel6:33
- 23The Messiah, Part 3 (No. 46): Chorus, since by man came deathGeorge Frideric Handel2:20
- 24The Messiah, Part 3 (No. 47): Accompanied Recitative (Bass), Behold I tell you a mysteryGeorge Frideric Handel0:47
- 25The Messiah, Part 3 (No. 48): Air (Bass), The trumpet shall soundGeorge Frideric Handel8:37
- 26The Messiah, Part 3 (No. 49): Recitative (Countertenor), Then shall be brought to passGeorge Frideric Handel0:19
- 27The Messiah, Part 3 (No. 50): Duet (Countertenor, Tenor), O death, where is thy stingGeorge Frideric Handel0:59
- 28The Messiah, Part 3 (No. 51): Chorus, But thanks be to GodGeorge Frideric Handel2:09
- 29The Messiah, Part 3 (No. 52): Air (Alto), If God be for usGeorge Frideric Handel5:11
- 30The Messiah, Part 3 (No. 53): Chorus, Worthy is the LambGeorge Frideric Handel3:25
- 31The Messiah, Part 3 (No. 54): Chorus, AmenGeorge Frideric Handel3:58
More by Handel, Cantillation, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Macliver, Sherman, Field, McMahon, Rhodes, Walker
Release credits
- alto vocals [2.29, 1.8-9, 1.20-21, 1.24]
- conductor
- choir vocals [2.1-3, 2.5, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.21, 2.23, 2.28, 2.30-31, 1.4, 1.7, 1.9, 1.12, 1.18, 1.22-23]
- countertenor vocals [1.6, 2.13, 2.26-27]
- performing orchestra
- tenor vocals [1.2-3, 2.4, 2.6-8, 2.11, 2.19-20, 2.27]
- soprano vocals [2.9, 2.15, 2.22, 1.14-17, 1.19, 1.21]
- bass vocals [2.17, 2.24-25, 1.5, 1.10-11]
Issues
M9 December 2002
M2007