Messiah, HWV 56

Album by George Frideric Handel & Gabrieli Consort & Players & Paul McCreesh

Messiah, HWV 56 is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1741 and first performed in Dublin in 1742. The work is in the baroque style and combines strong choral passages, a range of solo material, varied orchestral textures and dramatic recitative, and it was composed when Handel shifted his focus from Italian opera to English-language oratorio.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene I. Sinfony
    3:22
  2. 2.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene I. Recitative "Comfort ye, comfort ye my People"
    3:35
  3. 3.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene I. Song "Ev'ry Valley shall be exalted"
    3:03
  4. 4.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene I. Chorus "And the Glory of the Lord shall be revealed"
    2:50
  5. 5.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene II. Recitative "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts"
    1:19
  6. 6.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene II. Song "But who may abide the Day of his Coming?"
    3:50
  7. 7.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene II. Chorus "And He shall purify the Sons of Levi"
    2:22
  8. 8.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene III. Recitative "Behold, a Virgin shall conceive"
    0:26
  9. 9.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene III. Song & Chorus "O thou that tellest good Tidings to Zion"
    4:47
  10. 10.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene III. Recitative "For behold, Darkness shall cover the Earth"
    2:13
  11. 11.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene III. Song "The People that walked in Darkness"
    3:58
  12. 12.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene III. Chorus "For unto us a Child is born"
    3:36
  13. 13.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene IV. Pifa
    0:38
  14. 14.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene IV. Recitative "There were Shepherds abiding in the Field"
    1:02
  15. 15.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene IV. Chorus "Glory to God in the Highest"
    1:41
  16. 16.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene V. Song "Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Sion"
    3:46
  17. 17.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene V. Recitative "Then shall the Eyes of the Blind be open'd"
    0:20
  18. 18.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene V. Song "He shall feed his Flock"
    4:17
  19. 19.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene V. Chorus "His Yoke is easy, his Burthen is light"
    2:08
  20. 20.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Chorus "Behold the Lamb of God"
    3:09
  21. 21.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Song "He was despised"
    12:11
  22. 22.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Chorus "Surely he hath borne our Griefs"
    1:38
  23. 23.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Chorus "And with His Stripes we are healed"
    1:43
  24. 24.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Chorus "All we, like Sheep, have gone astray"
    3:20
  25. 25.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Recitative "All they that see him laugh him to scorn"
    0:39
  26. 26.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Chorus "He trusted in God"
    2:03
  27. 27.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Recitative "Thy Rebuke hath broken his Heart"
    2:03
  28. 28.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Song "Behold, and see, if there be any Sorrow"
    1:30
  29. 29.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene II. Recitative "He was cut off out of the Land"
    0:14
  30. 30.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene II. Song "But Thou didst not leave his Soul in Hell"
    2:03

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene III. Chorus "Lift up your heads, o ye gates"
    2:46
  2. 3.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene IV. Recitative "Unto which of the angels said He at any time"
    0:15
  3. 4.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene IV. Chorus "Let all the angels of God worship Him"
    1:21
  4. 5.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene V. Song "Thou art gone up on high"
    2:46
  5. 6.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene V. Chorus "The Lord gave the word"
    1:05
  6. 7.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene V. Song "How beautiful are the feet"
    2:00
  7. 8.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene V. Chorus "Their sound is gone out into all lands"
    1:17
  8. 9.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene VI. Song "Why do the nations so furiously rage together"
    1:14
  9. 10.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene VI. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"
    1:37
  10. 11.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene VII. Recitative "He that dwelleth in Heaven" / Song "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron"
    2:06
  11. 12.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene VII. Chorus "Hallelujah!"
    3:43
  12. 13.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene I. Song "I know that my redeemer liveth"
    6:23
  13. 14.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene I. Chorus "Since by man came death"
    2:03
  14. 15.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene II. Recitative "Behold, I tell you a mystery"
    0:32
  15. 16.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene II. Song "The trumpet shall sound"
    8:18
  16. 17.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene III. Recitative "Then shall be brought to pass"
    0:14
  17. 18.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene III. Duet "O death, where is thy sting?"
    0:53
  18. 19.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene III. Chorus "But thanks be to God"
    1:56
  19. 20.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene III. Song "If God is for us"
    4:13
  20. 21.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene IV. Chorus "Worthy is the lamb that was slain - amen"
    7:34

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