Le Messie

Album by George Frideric Handel & Elizabeth Harwood & Dame Janet Baker & Paul Esswood & Raimund Herincx & Ambrosian Singers & English Chamber Orchestra & Charles Mackerras

Le Messie is the oratorio by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1741. The work exemplifies the Baroque sacred oratorio, combining choral movements, solo arias and recitatives with orchestral accompaniment, and it occupies a central place in Handel's output and in the choral performance tradition.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Le Messie Part 1: Sinfonia
    4:01
  2. 2.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 1 Arioso: Comfort ye!
    3:30
  3. 3.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 2 Aria: Ev'ry valley
    3:42
  4. 4.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 3 Chœur: And the glory of the Lord
    3:02
  5. 5.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 4 Récitatif: Thus saith the Lord
    1:39
  6. 6.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 5 Aria: But who may abide
    4:22
  7. 7.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 6 Chœur: And he shall purify
    2:45
  8. 8.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 7 Récitatif: Behold, a virgin shall conceive
    0:31
  9. 9.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 8/9 Aria & chœur: O thou that tellest
    5:40
  10. 10.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 10 Récitatif arioso: For, behold! Darkness shall cover the earth
    2:28
  11. 11.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 11 Aria: The people that walked in darkness
    4:05
  12. 12.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 12 Chœur: For unto us a Child is born
    4:17
  13. 13.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 13 Pita (Symphonie pastorale)
    2:38
  14. 14.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 14 Récitatif: There were shepherds
    0:26
  15. 15.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 14 Récitatif: And Lo! The angel
    0:23
  16. 16.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 14 Récitatif: And the angel said
    0:48
  17. 17.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 14. Récitatif: And suddenly there was with the angel
    0:19
  18. 18.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 15. Chœur: Glory to God
    1:48
  19. 19.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 16. Aria: Rejoice greatly
    4:32
  20. 20.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 17. Récitatif: Then shall the eyes
    0:32
  21. 21.
    Le Messie Part 1: No. 18. Aria: He shall feed His flock
    5:11
  22. 22.
    Le Messie Part 1 No. 19. Chœur: His yoke is easy
    2:45
  23. 23.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 20. Chœur: Behold the Lamb of God
    2:22
  24. 24.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 21. Aria: He was despised
    12:33
  25. 25.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 22. Chœur: Surely, He hath borne our griefs
    2:59

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 23. Chœur: And with His stripes
    2:07
  2. 3.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 24. Chœur: All we like sheep
    4:21
  3. 4.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 25. Récitatif: All trusted in God
    0:51
  4. 5.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 26. Chœur: He trusted in God
    2:21
  5. 6.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 27. Récitatif: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
    2:00
  6. 7.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 28. Arioso: Behold, and see
    1:45
  7. 8.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 29. Récitatif: He was cut off
    0:17
  8. 9.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 30. Aria: But thou didst not leave
    2:31
  9. 10.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 31. Chœur: Lift up your heads
    3:02
  10. 11.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 32. Récitatif: Unto which of the angels
    0:15
  11. 12.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 33. Chœur: Let all the angels of God
    1:39
  12. 13.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 34. Aria: Thou art gone up on high
    3:19
  13. 14.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 35. Chœur: The Lord gave the word
    1:23
  14. 15.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 36. Duo: How beautiful are the feet
    3:32
  15. 16.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 37. Chœur & air de basse: Their sound is gone out
    1:12
  16. 17.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 38. Aria: Why do the nations
    2:53
  17. 18.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 39. Chœur: Let us break their bonds
    1:52
  18. 19.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 40. Récitatif: He that dwelleth in heaven
    0:14
  19. 20.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 41. Aria: Thou shalt break them
    2:12
  20. 21.
    Le Messie Part 2: No. 42. Chœur: Hallelujah!
    4:06
  21. 22.
    Le Messie Part 3: No. 43. Aria: I know that my Redeemer liveth
    6:37
  22. 23.
    Le Messie Part 3: No. 44. Chœur: Since by man came death
    0:42
  23. 24.
    Le Messie Part 3: No. 44. Chœur: By man came also the resurrection
    0:24
  24. 25.
    Le Messie Part 3: No. 44. Chœur: For as in Adam all die
    0:46
  25. 26.
    Le Messie Part 3: No. 44. Chœur: Even so in Christ
    0:33
  26. 27.
    Le Messie Part 3: No. 45. Récitatif: Behold, I tell you a mystery
    0:32
  27. 28.
    Le Messie Part 3: No. 46. Aria: The trumpet shall sound
    9:30
  28. 29.
    Le Messie Part 3: No. 47. Récitatif: Then shall be brought to pass
    0:17
  29. 30.
    Le Messie Part 3: No. 48. Duo: O death, where is thy sting?
    1:18
  30. 31.
    Le Messie Part 3: No. 49. Chœur: But thanks be to God
    2:43
  31. 32.
    Le Messie Part 3: No. 50. Aria: If God be for us
    4:54
  32. 33.
    Le Messie Part 3: No. 51. Chœur: Worthy is the Lamb
    3:53
  33. 34.
    Le Messie Part 3: No. 52. Chœur: Amen
    3:21

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