3x CD
Messiah
Album by Händel; Margaret Marshall, Catherine Robbin, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Robert Hale, Charles Brett, Saul Quirke, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Released November 1982
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 1. SinfoniaGeorg Friedrich Händel2:53
- 2Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 2. “Comfort ye my people” – Accompagnato; 3. “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” – AriaGeorg Friedrich Händel5:30
- 3Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 4. “And the glory of the Lord” – CoroGeorg Friedrich Händel2:40
- 4Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 5. “Thus saith the Lord” – Accompagnato; 6. “But who may abide” – Aria; 7. “And He shall purify” – CoroGeorg Friedrich Händel7:55
- 5Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 7a. “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” – Recitativo; 8. “Oh thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” – Aria; 8a. “Oh thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” – CoroGeorg Friedrich Händel6:02
- 6Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 9. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” – Accompagnato; 10. “The people that walked in the darkness” – AriaGeorg Friedrich Händel5:34
- 7Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 11. “For unto us a Child is born” – CoroGeorg Friedrich Händel4:02
- 8Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 12. Pifa – Sinfonia pastorale; 12a. “There were shepherds” – Recitativo; 13. “And lo, the angel of the Lord” – Accompagnato; 13a. “And the angel said unto them” – Recitativo; 14. “And suddenly there was with the angel” – Accompagnato; 15. “Glory to God” – CoroGeorg Friedrich Händel5:27
- 9Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 16. “Rejoice greatly” – AriaGeorg Friedrich Händel4:10
- 10Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 16a. “Then shall the eyes of the blind” – RecitativoGeorg Friedrich Händel0:21
- 11Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 17. “He shall feed His flock” – DuettoGeorg Friedrich Händel4:27
- 12Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 18. “His yoke is easy” – CoroGeorg Friedrich Händel2:00
- CD 2
- 1Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 19. “Behold the Lamb of God” – CoroGeorg Friedrich Händel2:39
- 2Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 20. “He was despised” – AriaGeorg Friedrich Händel10:11
- 3Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 21. “Surely, He hath borne our griefs” – Coro; 22. “And with His stripes” – Coro; 23. “All we like sheep have gone astray” – CoroGeorg Friedrich Händel8:04
- 4Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 24. “All they that see Him” – Accompagnato; 25. “He trusted in God” – CoroGeorg Friedrich Händel3:01
- 5Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 26. “Thy rebuke hath broken His heart” – Accompagnato; 27. “Behold, and see” – AriosoGeorg Friedrich Händel3:03
- 6Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 28. “He was cut off” – Accompagnato; 29. “But Thou didst not leave” – AriaGeorg Friedrich Händel2:20
- 7Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 30. “Lift up your heads” – CoroGeorg Friedrich Händel2:57
- 8Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 31a. “Unto which of the angels” – Recitativo; 31b. “Let all the angels of God” – CoroGeorg Friedrich Händel1:38
- 9Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 32. “Thou art gone up on high” – AriaGeorg Friedrich Händel3:16
- 10Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 33. “The Lord gave the word” – CoroGeorg Friedrich Händel1:08
- 11Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 34. “How beautiful are the feet” – Aria (alternative version)Georg Friedrich Händel2:16
- 12Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 35. “Their sound is gone out” – Coro (alternative version)Georg Friedrich Händel1:15
- 13Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 36. “Why do the nations?” – AriaGeorg Friedrich Händel2:34
- 14Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 37. “Let us break their bonds asunder” – CoroGeorg Friedrich Händel1:35
- 15Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 37a. “He that dwelleth in heaven” – Recitativo; 38. “Thou shalt break them” – AriaGeorg Friedrich Händel2:10
- 16Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 39. “Hallelujah” – CoroGeorg Friedrich Händel3:47
- CD 3
- 1Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, 40. “I know that my Redeemer liveth” – AriaGeorg Friedrich Händel6:25
- 2Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, 41. “Since by man came death” – CoroGeorg Friedrich Händel1:58
- 3Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, 42. “Behold, I tell you a mystery” – AccompagnatoGeorg Friedrich Händel0:28
- 4Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, 43. “The trumpet shall sound” – AriaGeorg Friedrich Händel8:17
- 5Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, 44a. “Then shall be brought to pass” – Recitativo; 44b. “O death, where is thy sting?” – Duetto; 45. “But thanks be to God” – CoroGeorg Friedrich Händel4:20
- 6Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, 46. “If God be for us” – AriaGeorg Friedrich Händel5:05
- 7Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, 47. “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain” – Coro; “Amen” – CoroGeorg Friedrich Händel7:27
More by Händel, Margaret Marshall, Catherine Robbin, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Robert Hale, Charles Brett, Saul Quirke, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Release credits
- tenor vocals
- mezzo-soprano vocals, mezzo-soprano vocals [2.2, 2.11, 1.10-11]
- countertenor vocals, countertenor vocals [1.11, 2.2, 2.9]
- performing orchestra, performing orchestra [1.1, 1.3, 1.7, 1.9-12, 2.1-2, 2.7, 2.9-14, 2.16, 3.1-4, 3.6-7]
- soprano vocals, soprano vocals [1.9, 1.11, 3.1, 3.6]
- choir vocals, choir vocals [3.2, 3.7, 1.3, 1.7, 1.12, 2.1, 2.7, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14, 2.16]
- bass vocals, bass vocals [2.13, 3.3-4]
- soprano vocals
- conductor, conductor [1.1, 1.3, 1.7, 1.9-12, 2.1-2, 2.7, 2.9-14, 2.16, 3.1-4, 3.6-7]
Issues
M
M2x CDNovember 1982
M3x CD1983
M3 September 1984





