Messiah Oratorio

Album by George Frideric Handel & Philharmonia Orchestra & Philharmonia Chorus & Otto Klemperer & Elisabeth Schwarzkopf & Grace Hoffman & Nicolai Gedda & Jerome Hines

Messiah is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1741 and first performed in Dublin in 1742. It combines Baroque orchestral writing with solo arias and large choral movements set to a biblical libretto, exemplifying Handel's mature oratorio style and shaping subsequent choral tradition.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Messiah: Sinfony
    4:33
  2. 2.
    Messiah: Accompagnato: 'Comfort ye My people' (Tenor)
    3:31
  3. 3.
    Messiah: Air: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (Tenor)
    4:02
  4. 4.
    Messiah: Chorus: And the glory of the Lord
    3:22
  5. 5.
    Messiah: Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord (bass)
    1:51
  6. 6.
    Messiah: Air: But who may abide the day of His coming? (Bass)
    5:35
  7. 7.
    Messiah: Chorus: And he shall purify
    2:51
  8. 8.
    Messiah: Recitative: 'Behold, a virgin shall conceive' (Alto)
    0:29
  9. 9.
    Messiah: Air: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto)
    5:36
  10. 10.
    Messiah: Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
    2:30
  11. 11.
    Messiah: Accompagnato: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Bass)
    2:48
  12. 12.
    Messiah: Air: The people that walked in darkness (Bass)
    4:27
  13. 13.
    Messiah: Chorus: For unto us a Child is born
    4:37
  14. 14.
    Messiah: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
    3:58
  15. 15.
    Messiah: Recitative: 'There were shepherds abiding in the fields' (Soprano)
    1:35
  16. 16.
    Messiah: Chorus: Glory to God
    2:17
  17. 17.
    Messiah: Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter to Zion (Soprano)
    5:00
  18. 18.
    Messiah: Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd (Soprano)
    0:29
  19. 19.
    Messiah: Air: He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (Soprano)
    5:28
  20. 20.
    Messiah: Chorus: His yoke is easy, His burthen is light
    2:43

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Messiah: Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God
    3:32
  2. 3.
    Messiah: Air: He was despised and rejected of men (alto)
    10:07
  3. 4.
    Messiah: Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs
    2:49
  4. 5.
    Messiah: Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed
    1:51
  5. 6.
    Messiah: Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray
    4:13
  6. 7.
    Messiah: Recitative: All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn (tenor)
    1:04
  7. 8.
    Messiah: Chorus: He trusted in God
    2:44
  8. 9.
    Messiah: Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (tenor)
    1:44
  9. 10.
    Messiah: Arioso: Behold and see if there be any sorrow (tenor)
    1:43
  10. 11.
    Messiah: Recitative: He was cut off of the land of the living (tenor)
    0:28
  11. 12.
    Messiah: Air: But Thou didst not leave his soul in hell (Tenor)
    2:55
  12. 13.
    Messiah: Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates
    3:20
  13. 14.
    Messiah: Chorus: The Lord gave the word
    1:11
  14. 15.
    Messiah: Air: How beautiful are the feet (Soprano)
    2:23
  15. 16.
    Messiah: Chorus: Their sound is gone out into all lands
    1:36
  16. 17.
    Messiah: Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together (Bass)
    3:19
  17. 18.
    Messiah: Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder
    2:01
  18. 19.
    Messiah: Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor)
    0:17
  19. 20.
    Messiah: Air: Thos shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor)
    2:13
  20. 21.
    Messiah: Chorus: Hallelujah! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth
    4:14
  21. 22.
    Messiah: Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth (Soprano)
    6:06
  22. 23.
    Messiah: Chorus: Since by man came death
    1:57
  23. 24.
    Messiah: Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass)
    0:32
  24. 25.
    Messiah: Air: The trumpet shall sound (Bass)
    4:19
  25. 26.
    Messiah: Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb
    3:47
  26. 27.
    Messiah: Chorus: Amen
    3:23

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