2x CD
Messiah Oratorio
Album by Handel; Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Otto Klemperer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Grace Hoffman, Nicolai Gedda, Jerome Hines
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Messiah: SinfonyGeorge Frideric Handel4:33
- 2Messiah: Accompagnato: 'Comfort ye My people' (Tenor)George Frideric Handel3:31
- 3Messiah: Air: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (Tenor)George Frideric Handel4:02
- 4Messiah: Chorus: And the glory of the LordGeorge Frideric Handel3:22
- 5Messiah: Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord (bass)George Frideric Handel1:51
- 6Messiah: Air: But who may abide the day of His coming? (Bass)George Frideric Handel5:35
- 7Messiah: Chorus: And he shall purifyGeorge Frideric Handel2:51
- 8Messiah: Recitative: 'Behold, a virgin shall conceive' (Alto)George Frideric Handel0:29
- 9Messiah: Air: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto)George Frideric Handel5:36
- 10Messiah: Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to ZionGeorge Frideric Handel2:30
- 11Messiah: Accompagnato: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Bass)George Frideric Handel2:48
- 12Messiah: Air: The people that walked in darkness (Bass)George Frideric Handel4:27
- 13Messiah: Chorus: For unto us a Child is bornGeorge Frideric Handel4:37
- 14Messiah: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)George Frideric Handel3:58
- 15Messiah: Recitative: 'There were shepherds abiding in the fields' (Soprano)George Frideric Handel1:35
- 16Messiah: Chorus: Glory to GodGeorge Frideric Handel2:17
- 17Messiah: Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter to Zion (Soprano)George Frideric Handel5:00
- 18Messiah: Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd (Soprano)George Frideric Handel0:29
- 19Messiah: Air: He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (Soprano)George Frideric Handel5:28
- 20Messiah: Chorus: His yoke is easy, His burthen is lightGeorge Frideric Handel2:43
- CD 2
- 1Messiah: Chorus: Behold the Lamb of GodGeorge Frideric Handel3:32
- 2Messiah: Air: He was despised and rejected of men (alto)George Frideric Handel10:07
- 3Messiah: Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefsGeorge Frideric Handel2:49
- 4Messiah: Chorus: And with His stripes we are healedGeorge Frideric Handel1:51
- 5Messiah: Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astrayGeorge Frideric Handel4:13
- 6Messiah: Recitative: All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn (tenor)George Frideric Handel1:04
- 7Messiah: Chorus: He trusted in GodGeorge Frideric Handel2:44
- 8Messiah: Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (tenor)George Frideric Handel1:44
- 9Messiah: Arioso: Behold and see if there be any sorrow (tenor)George Frideric Handel1:43
- 10Messiah: Recitative: He was cut off of the land of the living (tenor)George Frideric Handel0:28
- 11Messiah: Air: But Thou didst not leave his soul in hell (Tenor)George Frideric Handel2:55
- 12Messiah: Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gatesGeorge Frideric Handel3:20
- 13Messiah: Chorus: The Lord gave the wordGeorge Frideric Handel1:11
- 14Messiah: Air: How beautiful are the feet (Soprano)George Frideric Handel2:23
- 15Messiah: Chorus: Their sound is gone out into all landsGeorge Frideric Handel1:36
- 16Messiah: Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together (Bass)George Frideric Handel3:19
- 17Messiah: Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunderGeorge Frideric Handel2:01
- 18Messiah: Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor)George Frideric Handel0:17
- 19Messiah: Air: Thos shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor)George Frideric Handel2:13
- 20Messiah: Chorus: Hallelujah! For the Lord God Omnipotent reignethGeorge Frideric Handel4:14
- 21Messiah: Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth (Soprano)George Frideric Handel6:06
- 22Messiah: Chorus: Since by man came deathGeorge Frideric Handel1:57
- 23Messiah: Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass)George Frideric Handel0:32
- 24Messiah: Air: The trumpet shall sound (Bass)George Frideric Handel4:19
- 25Messiah: Chorus: Worthy is the LambGeorge Frideric Handel3:47
- 26Messiah: Chorus: AmenGeorge Frideric Handel3:23
More by Handel, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Otto Klemperer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Grace Hoffman, Nicolai Gedda, Jerome Hines
Release credits
- solo [1.15, 1.17-19, 2.14, 2.21], soprano vocals [1.15, 1.17-19, 2.14, 2.21]
- alto vocals [2.2, 1.8-9], solo [1.8-9, 2.2]
- bass vocals [1.5-6, 1.11-12, 2.16, 2.23-24], solo [1.5-6, 1.11-12, 2.16, 2.23-24]
- solo [1.2-3, 2.6, 2.8-11, 2.18-19], tenor vocals [1.2-3, 2.6, 2.8-11, 2.18-19]
- conductor
- choir vocals [1.4, 1.7, 1.10, 1.13, 1.16, 2.1, 2.3-5, 2.7, 2.12-13, 2.15, 2.17, 2.20, 2.22, 2.25-26]
- performing orchestra
Issues
M
MDigital Media (remaster)2 December 2023
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