Messiah
Album by Handel; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Sir Georg Solti
Released March 1985
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Messiah: No. 1 SymphonyGeorge Frideric Handel3:05
- 2Messiah: No. 2 Recitative: Comfort ye my people / No. 3 Air: Every valley shall be exaltedGeorge Frideric Handel6:42
- 3Messiah: No. 4 Chorus: And the glory of the LordGeorge Frideric Handel2:43
- 4Messiah: No. 5 Recitative: Thus saith the Lord / No. 6 Air: But who may abideGeorge Frideric Handel5:44
- 5Messiah: No. 7 Chorus: And he shall purifyGeorge Frideric Handel2:41
- 6Messiah: Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive / No. 8: Air and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to ZionGeorge Frideric Handel6:01
- 7Messiah: No. 9 Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth / No. 10 Air: The people that walked in darknessGeorge Frideric Handel5:46
- 8Messiah: No. 11 Chorus: For unto us a child is bornGeorge Frideric Handel4:19
- 9Messiah: No. 12 Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)George Frideric Handel2:54
- 10Messiah: Recitative: There were shepherds, abiding in the field / No. 13 Recitative: And lo, the angel of the Lord / Recitative: And the angel said unto them / No. 14 Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel / No. 15 Chorus: Glory to God in the highestGeorge Frideric Handel3:42
- 11Messiah: No. 16 Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of ZionGeorge Frideric Handel4:20
- 12Messiah: Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind / No. 17 Duet: He shall feed his flockGeorge Frideric Handel5:31
- 13Messiah: No. 18 Chorus: His yoke is easyGeorge Frideric Handel2:36
- 14Messiah: No. 19 Chorus: Behold the lamb of GodGeorge Frideric Handel2:40
- 15Messiah: No. 20 Air: He was despised / No. 21 Chorus: Surely he hath borne our griefsGeorge Frideric Handel11:30
- CD 2
- 1Messiah: No. 22 Chorus: And with his stripes / No. 23 Chorus: All we like sheepGeorge Frideric Handel5:57
- 2Messiah: No. 24 Recitative: All they that see him / No. 25 Chorus: He trusted in GodGeorge Frideric Handel2:57
- 3Messiah: No. 26 Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken his heart / No. 27 Arioso: Behold and see if there be any sorrow / No. 28 Recitative: He was cut off out of the land / No. 29 Air: But thou didst not leave his soul in hellGeorge Frideric Handel5:59
- 4Messiah: No. 30 Chorus: Lift up your heads / Recitative: Unto which of the angels / No. 31 Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship himGeorge Frideric Handel4:51
- 5Messiah: No. 32 Air: Thou art gone up on highGeorge Frideric Handel3:21
- 6Messiah: No. 33 Chorus: The Lord gave the wordGeorge Frideric Handel1:07
- 7Messiah: No. 34a Air: How beautiful are the feet / No. 35a Chorus: Their sound is gone outGeorge Frideric Handel3:39
- 8Messiah: No. 36 Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together? / No. 37 Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder / Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven / No. 38 Air: Thou shalt break themGeorge Frideric Handel6:48
- 9Messiah: No. 39 Chorus: HallelujahGeorge Frideric Handel3:47
- 10Messiah: No. 40 Air: I know that my Redeemer livethGeorge Frideric Handel5:48
- 11Messiah: No. 41 Chorus: Since by man came deathGeorge Frideric Handel2:07
- 12Messiah: No. 42 Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery / No. 43 Air: The trumpet shall soundGeorge Frideric Handel9:02
- 13Messiah: Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass / No. 44 Duet: O Death, where is thy sting? / No. 45 Chorus: But thanks be to GodGeorge Frideric Handel3:27
- 14Messiah: No. 46 Air: If God be for usGeorge Frideric Handel4:48
- 15Messiah: No. 47 Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slainGeorge Frideric Handel6:36
More by Handel, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Sir Georg Solti
Release credits
- trumpet
- alto vocals
- choir vocals [1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 1.13-14, 2.2, 2.6, 2.9, 2.11, 2.15]
- performing orchestra [1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 1.11, 1.13-14, 2.2, 2.6, 2.9-12, 2.15]
- harpsichord
- bass vocals, bass vocals [12]
- sound, balance [10]
- tenor vocals, solo [2], tenor vocals [2]
- soprano vocals, soprano vocals [2.10, 1.11]
- chorus master, chorus master [1.3, 1.8, 1.14, 2.9, 2.12]
- producer, producer [10]
- sound, balance [10]
- conductor, conductor [1.3, 1.5, 1.8, 1.11, 1.13-14, 2.2, 2.6, 2.9-12, 2.15]
