Messiah Highlights

Album by George Frideric Handel & Edith Mathis & Antal Doráti

Messiah Highlights is a highlights compilation featuring selections from George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah, which was composed in 1741. The selections showcase Baroque solo and choral writing with orchestral continuo textures and dramatic choruses, reflecting Handel's approach to large-scale sacred drama and the work's enduring role in the Baroque concert and liturgical repertoire.
First released: 1985

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Overture
    3:19
  2. 2.
    Comfort Ye
    2:38
  3. 3.
    Every valley
    3:38
  4. 4.
    And the Glory of the Lord
    2:52
  5. 5.
    Thus Saith the Lord
    1:39
  6. 6.
    But who may abide
    3:19
  7. 7.
    Behold! A Virgin shall conceive
    0:25
  8. 8.
    O thou that tellest
    5:11
  9. 9.
    For unto us
    4:16
  10. 10.
    Pastorale (Pifa)
    1:00
  11. 11.
    There were Shepherds
    0:33
  12. 12.
    And lo! An Angel
    0:42
  13. 13.
    And suddenly... a multitude
    0:17
  14. 14.
    Glory to God
    2:03
  15. 15.
    He shall feed
    5:09
  16. 16.
    All we like sheep
    4:08
  17. 17.
    Hallelujah!
    3:53
  18. 18.
    My Redeemer liveth
    6:06
  19. 19.
    Trumpet Shall Sound
    4:28
  20. 20.
    Amen
    6:52