Messiah
Album by Handel; Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar, John Aler, Samuel Ramey, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
Released 1987
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Messiah: Part I. Sinfony: Grave - Allegro moderatoGeorge Frideric Handel3:32
- 2Messiah: Part I. Accompagnato "Comfort ye my people"George Frideric Handel2:47
- 3Messiah: Part I. Air "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted"George Frideric Handel3:21
- 4Messiah: Part I. Chorus "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed"George Frideric Handel2:52
- 5Messiah: Part I. Accompagnato "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts"George Frideric Handel1:31
- 6Messiah: Part I. Air "But who may abide the day of His coming"George Frideric Handel4:41
- 7Messiah: Part I. Chorus "And He shall purify"George Frideric Handel2:23
- 8Messiah: Part I. Recitative "Behold a airgin shall conceive"George Frideric Handel0:25
- 9Messiah: Part I. Air & Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion"George Frideric Handel5:27
- 10Messiah: Part I. Accompagnato "For behold darkness shall cover the earth"George Frideric Handel2:42
- 11Messiah: Part I. Air "The people that walked in darkness"George Frideric Handel4:17
- 12Messiah: Part I. Chorus "For unto us a child Is born"George Frideric Handel3:57
- 13Messiah: Part I. Pifa: Larghetto e mezzo pianoGeorge Frideric Handel3:06
- 14Messiah: Part I. Recitative & Accompagnato "There were shepherds"George Frideric Handel0:16
- 15Messiah: Part I. Recitative "And lo, the Angel of the Lord"George Frideric Handel0:20
- 16Messiah: Part I. Recitative "And the angel said unto them"George Frideric Handel0:38
- 17Messiah: Part I. Accompagnato "And suddenly there was with the angel"George Frideric Handel0:17
- 18Messiah: Part I. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"George Frideric Handel1:57
- 19Messiah: Part I. Air "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"George Frideric Handel4:34
- 20Messiah: Part I. Recitative "Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd"George Frideric Handel0:30
- 21Messiah: Part I. Air "He shall feed His flock like a shepherd"George Frideric Handel5:23
- 22Messiah: Part I. Chorus "His yoke is easy, his burthen is light"George Frideric Handel2:23
- 23Messiah: Part II. Chorus "Behold the Lamb of God"George Frideric Handel3:12
- 24Messiah: Part II. Arit "He was despised"George Frideric Handel12:22
- CD 2
- 1Messiah: Part II. Chorus "Surely, He hath borne our griefs"George Frideric Handel1:55
- 2Messiah: Part II. Chorus "And with his stripes we are healed"George Frideric Handel1:43
- 3Messiah: Part II. Chorus "All we like sheep have gone astray"George Frideric Handel3:53
- 4Messiah: Part II. Accompagnato "All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn"George Frideric Handel0:43
- 5Messiah: Part II. Chorus "He trusted in God"George Frideric Handel2:16
- 6Messiah: Part II. Accompagnato "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"George Frideric Handel1:52
- 7Messiah: Part II. Arioso "Behold and see if there be any sorrow"George Frideric Handel1:30
- 8Messiah: Part II. Accompagnato "He was cut off out of the land of the living"George Frideric Handel0:18
- 9Messiah: Part II. Air "But thou didst not leave His soul in hell"George Frideric Handel2:07
- 10Messiah: Part II. Chorus "Lift up your heads, O ye gates"George Frideric Handel3:07
- 11Messiah: Part II. Recitative "Unto Which of the Angels"George Frideric Handel0:17
- 12Messiah: Part II. Chorus "Let all the angels of God worship Him"George Frideric Handel1:22
- 13Messiah: Part II. Air "Thou art gone up on high"George Frideric Handel3:21
- 14Messiah: Part II. Chorus "The lord gave the word"George Frideric Handel1:08
- 15Messiah: Part II. Air "How beautiful are the feet"George Frideric Handel2:13
- 16Messiah: Part II. Chorus "Their sound is gone out"George Frideric Handel1:24
- 17Messiah: Part II. Air "Why do the Nations so furiously rage together?"George Frideric Handel2:43
- 18Messiah: Part II. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"George Frideric Handel1:42
- 19Messiah: Part II. Recitative "He that dwelleth in heaven"George Frideric Handel0:13
- 20Messiah: Part II. Air "Thou shalt break them"George Frideric Handel1:59
- 21Messiah: Part II. Chorus "Hallelujah!"George Frideric Handel3:54
- 22Messiah: Part III. Air "I know that my redeemer liveth"George Frideric Handel6:10
- 23Messiah: Part III. Chorus "Since by man came death"George Frideric Handel2:03
- 24Messiah: Part III. Accompagnato "Behold I tell you a mystery"George Frideric Handel0:33
- 25Messiah: Part III. Air "The trumpet shall sound"George Frideric Handel8:59
- 26Messiah: Part III. Recitative "Then shall be brought to pass the saying"George Frideric Handel0:18
- 27Messiah: Part III. Duet "O death, where is thy sting"George Frideric Handel0:54
- 28Messiah: Part III. Chorus "But thanks be to God"George Frideric Handel2:03
- 29Messiah: Part III. Air "If God be for us"George Frideric Handel4:56
- 30Messiah: Part III. Chorus "Worthy is the lamb that was slain - Amen"George Frideric Handel7:08
More by Handel, Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar, John Aler, Samuel Ramey, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
Release credits
- producer, recording
- alto vocals [1.8-9, 1.20-21, 1.24, 2.26-27]
- tenor vocals [2.4, 2.6-9, 2.11, 2.16, 2.19-20, 2.27, 1.2-3]
- soprano vocals [2.15, 2.22, 2.29, 1.14-17, 1.19, 1.21]
- assistant
- bass vocals [1.5-6, 1.10-11, 2.13, 2.17, 2.24-25]
- conductor
- choir vocals [1.4, 1.7, 1.9, 1.12, 1.18, 1.22-23, 2.1-3, 2.5, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.21, 2.23, 2.28, 2.30]
- performing orchestra
