2x CD
Messiah
Album by Handel; Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton
Released 10 November 2009
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Messiah: Part 1: SymphonyGeorge Frideric Handel3:23
- 2Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: Comfort ye, my people (tenor)George Frideric Handel2:44
- 3Messiah: Part 1: Aria: Every valley shall be exalted (tenor)George Frideric Handel3:06
- 4Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealedGeorge Frideric Handel2:48
- 5Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: Thus saith the Lord of hosts (bass)George Frideric Handel1:20
- 6Messiah: Part 1: Aria: But who may abide the day of his coming? (alto)George Frideric Handel4:12
- 7Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: And he shall purify the sons of LeviGeorge Frideric Handel2:35
- 8Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son (alto)George Frideric Handel0:23
- 9Messiah: Part 1: Aria with chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (alto)George Frideric Handel5:01
- 10Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass)George Frideric Handel2:03
- 11Messiah: Part 1: Aria: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light (bass)George Frideric Handel3:58
- 12Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: For unto us a child is bornGeorge Frideric Handel3:47
- 13Messiah: Part 1: Pifa 'Pastoral Symphony'George Frideric Handel0:54
- 14Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: There were shepherds, abiding in the field (soprano)George Frideric Handel0:26
- 15Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: And the angel said unto them, fear not (soprano)George Frideric Handel0:25
- 16Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude (soprano)George Frideric Handel0:16
- 17Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: Glory to God in the highestGeorge Frideric Handel1:52
- 18Messiah: Part 1: Aria: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano)George Frideric Handel4:07
- 19Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (alto)George Frideric Handel0:23
- 20Messiah: Part 1: Aria: He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (alto/soprano)George Frideric Handel4:55
- 21Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: His yoke is easy and his burthen is lightGeorge Frideric Handel2:15
- 22Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Behold the Lamb of GodGeorge Frideric Handel2:42
- 23Messiah: Part 2: Aria: He was despised and rejected of men (alto)George Frideric Handel10:36
- CD 2
- 1Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Surely he hath borne our griefsGeorge Frideric Handel1:51
- 2Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: And with his stripes we are healedGeorge Frideric Handel1:52
- 3Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astrayGeorge Frideric Handel4:02
- 4Messiah: Part 2: Recitative: All they that see him laugh him to scorn (tenor)George Frideric Handel0:44
- 5Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: He trusted in God that he would deliver himGeorge Frideric Handel2:14
- 6Messiah: Part 2: Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (tenor)George Frideric Handel1:53
- 7Messiah: Part 2: Aria: Behold and see if there be any sorrow like unto his sorrow (tenor)George Frideric Handel1:19
- 8Messiah: Part 2: Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living (tenor)George Frideric Handel0:13
- 9Messiah: Part 2: Aria: But thou didst not leave his soul in hell (soprano/tenor)George Frideric Handel2:14
- 10Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gatesGeorge Frideric Handel3:02
- 11Messiah: Part 2: Recitative: Unto which of the angels said he at any time? (tenor)George Frideric Handel0:13
- 12Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship himGeorge Frideric Handel1:26
- 13Messiah: Part 2: Aria: Thou art gone up on high (alto)George Frideric Handel3:02
- 14Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: The Lord gave the wordGeorge Frideric Handel0:57
- 15Messiah: Part 2: Aria: How beautiful are the feet of them that preach (soprano)George Frideric Handel2:09
- 16Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Their sound is gone out into all landsGeorge Frideric Handel1:14
- 17Messiah: Part 2: Aria: Why do the nations so furiously rage together? (bass)George Frideric Handel2:32
- 18Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunderGeorge Frideric Handel1:47
- 19Messiah: Part 2: Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn (tenor)George Frideric Handel0:10
- 20Messiah: Part 2: Aria: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor)George Frideric Handel1:58
- 21Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Hallelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent reignethGeorge Frideric Handel3:43
- 22Messiah: Part 3: Aria: I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano)George Frideric Handel6:00
- 23Messiah: Part 3: Chorus: Since by man came deathGeorge Frideric Handel2:20
- 24Messiah: Part 3: Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass)George Frideric Handel0:29
- 25Messiah: Part 3: Aria: The trumpet shall sound (bass)George Frideric Handel5:49
- 26Messiah: Part 3: Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass (alto)George Frideric Handel0:15
- 27Messiah: Part 3: Aria: O Death, where is thy sting? (alto/tenor)George Frideric Handel1:05
- 28Messiah: Part 3: Chorus: But thanks be to God who giveth us the victoryGeorge Frideric Handel2:15
- 29Messiah: Part 3: Aria: If God be for us, who can be against us? (soprano)George Frideric Handel4:54
- 30Messiah: Part 3: Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slainGeorge Frideric Handel3:20
- 31Messiah: Part 3: Chorus: AmenGeorge Frideric Handel4:15
More by Handel, Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton
Release credits
- tenor vocals [2.4, 2.6-9, 2.11, 2.19-20, 2.27, 1.2-3]
- bass vocals [2.17, 2.24-25, 1.5, 1.10-11]
- performing orchestra
- countertenor vocals [2.13, 2.26-27, 1.6, 1.8-9, 1.19-20, 1.23]
- soprano vocals [2.9, 2.15, 2.22, 2.29, 1.14-16, 1.18, 1.20]
- choir vocals [1.4, 1.7, 1.9, 1.12, 1.17, 1.21-22, 2.1-3, 2.5, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14, 2.16, 2.18, 2.21, 2.23, 2.28, 2.30-31]
- conductor
Issues
M- M2x CD10 November 2009