Messiah
George Frideric Handel ; Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson, The English Concert & Choir, Trevor Pinnock
Release Date
Feb 1, 2006
Catalog #
00289 477 5904
Tracks
51
Duration
2:29:42
Tracklist
Messiah, HWV 56: Part One: I. Sinfony (Grave - Allegro Moderato)
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: II. Accompagnato (tenor) "Comfort ye my people"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: III. Air (tenor) "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: IV. Chorus "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: V. Accompagnato (bass) "Thus saith the Lord of hosts"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: VI. Air (alto) "But who may abide the day of his coming"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: VII. Chorus "And he shall purify"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: VIII. Recitative (contralto) "Behold, a virgin shall conceive"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: IX. Air (contralto) and Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: X. Accompagnato (bass) "For behold, darkness shall cover"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: XI. Air (bass) "The people that walked in darkness"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: XII. Chorus "For unto us a Child is born"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: XIII. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: XIV. Recitative (soprano) "There were shepherds abiding in the field" / Accompagnato (soprano) "And lo, the angel of the Lord" / XV. Accompagnato (soprano) "And the angel said unto them" / XVI. Accompagnato (soprano) "And suddenly there was with the angel"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: XVII. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: XVIII. Air (soprano) "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: XIX. Recitative (contralto) "Then shall the eyes of the blind"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: XX. Air (contralto & soprano) "He shall feed his flock"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part One: XXI. Chorus "His yoke is easy, his burthen is light"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXII. Chorus "Behold the Lamb of God"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXIII. Air (contralto) "He was despised"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXIV. Chorus "Surely he hath borne our griefs"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXV. Chorus "And with his stripes we are healed"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXVI. Chorus "All we, like sheep have gone astray"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXVII. Accompagnato (tenor) "All they that see him"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXVIII. Chorus "He trusted in God"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXIX. Accompagnato (tenor) "Thy rebuke hath broken his heart"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXX. Arioso (tenor) "Behold, and see if there be any sorrow"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXI. Accompagnato (soprano) "He was cut off out of the land"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXII. Air (soprano) "But thou didst not leave his soul"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXIII. Chorus "Lift up your heads, O ye gates"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXIV. Recitative (tenor) "Unto which of the angels"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXV. Chorus "Let all the angels of god worship him"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXVI. Air (alto) "Thou art gone up on high"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXVII. Chorus "The Lord gave the word"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXVIII. Air (soprano) "How beautiful are the feet"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XXXIX. Chorus "The sound is gone out"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XL. Air (bass) "Why do the nations so furiously rage"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XLI. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XLII. Recitative (tenor) "He that dwelleth in heaven"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XLIII. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Two: XLIV. Chorus "Hallelujah"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Three: XLV. Air (soprano) "I know that my Redeemer liveth"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Three: XLVI. Chorus "Since by man came death"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Three: XLVII. Recitative (bass) "Behold, I tell you a mystery"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Three: XLVIII. Air (bass) "The trumpet shall sound"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Three: XLIX. Recitative (alto) "Then shall be brought to Pass"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Three: L. Duet (alto & tenor) "O death, where is thy sting?"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Three: LI. Chorus "But thanks be to God"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Three: LII. Air (contralto) "If God be for us"
expand_moreMessiah, HWV 56: Part Three: LIII. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain" - "Amen"
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