Messiah

Album by George Frideric Handel & Yvonne Kenny & Paul Esswood & Martyn Hill & Magnus Lindén & Bachkören & Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester & Anders Öhrwall

Messiah is an English-language oratorio by Georg Friedrich Händel, composed in 1741 and first performed in 1742. Musically it exemplifies Handel's mature Baroque style, combining grand choral writing, solo arias, recitative and varied orchestral colour with contrapuntal techniques, and it occupies a central place in his English oratorios as a synthesis of dramatic and sacred musical forms.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Sinfonia (Grave. Allegro moderato)
    3:01
  2. 2.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Comfort ye (Arioso, tenor)
    2:52
  3. 3.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Every valley (Air, tenor)
    3:49
  4. 4.
    Messiah, HWV 56: And the glory of the Lord (Chorus)
    2:56
  5. 5.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Thus saith the Lord (Recitative, bass)
    1:27
  6. 6.
    Messiah, HWV 56: But who may abide (Air, countertenor)
    4:30
  7. 7.
    Messiah, HWV 56: And He shall purify (Chorus)
    2:51
  8. 8.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Behold, a virgin (Recitative, countertenor)
    0:30
  9. 9.
    Messiah, HWV 56: O thou that tellest (Air, countertenor & chorus)
    5:43
  10. 10.
    Messiah, HWV 56: For, behold (Recitative, bass)
    1:41
  11. 11.
    Messiah, HWV 56: The people that walked (Air, bass)
    3:29
  12. 12.
    Messiah, HWV 56: For unto us a Child is born (Chorus)
    4:37
  13. 13.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Pifa
    2:42
  14. 14.
    Messiah, HWV 56: There were shepherds abiding (Recitative, soprano)
    1:32
  15. 15.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Glory to God (Chorus)
    2:26
  16. 16.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Rejoice greatly (Air, soprano)
    4:35
  17. 17.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Then shall the eyes (Recitative, countertenor)
    0:30
  18. 18.
    Messiah, HWV 56: He shall feed His flock (Duet, alto & soprano)
    5:27
  19. 19.
    Messiah, HWV 56: His yoke is easy (Chorus)
    2:46
  20. 20.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus)
    2:18
  21. 21.
    Messiah, HWV 56: He was despised (Air, countertenor)
    10:58

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Surely, He hath borne (Chorus)
    1:50
  2. 3.
    Messiah, HWV 56: And with His stripes (Chorus)
    2:18
  3. 4.
    Messiah, HWV 56: All we like sheep (Chorus)
    4:15
  4. 5.
    Messiah, HWV 56: All they that see Him (Recitative, tenor)
    0:42
  5. 6.
    Messiah, HWV 56: He trusted in God (Chorus)
    2:20
  6. 7.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (Recitative, soprano)
    2:14
  7. 8.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Behold, and see (Arioso, soprano)
    1:23
  8. 9.
    Messiah, HWV 56: He was cut out (Recitative, tenor)
    0:23
  9. 10.
    Messiah, HWV 56: But Thou didst not leave (Air, tenor)
    2:34
  10. 11.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Lift up your heads (Chorus)
    3:15
  11. 12.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Unto which of the angels said (Recitative, tenor)
    0:18
  12. 13.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Let all the angels (Chorus)
    1:33
  13. 14.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Thou art gone (Air, countertenor)
    3:07
  14. 15.
    Messiah, HWV 56: The Lord gave the word (Chorus)
    1:19
  15. 16.
    Messiah, HWV 56: How beautiful (Air, soprano)
    2:21
  16. 17.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Why do the nations (Air, bass)
    1:22
  17. 18.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Let us break their bonds (Chorus)
    1:51
  18. 19.
    Messiah, HWV 56: He that dwelleth (Recitative, tenor)
    0:17
  19. 20.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Thou shalt break them (Air, tenor)
    2:05
  20. 21.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah (Chorus)
    4:04
  21. 22.
    Messiah, HWV 56: I know that my Redeemer liveth (Air, soprano)
    6:10
  22. 23.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Since by man came death (Chorus)
    1:51
  23. 24.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Behold, I tell you a mystery (Recitative, bass)
    0:36
  24. 25.
    Messiah, HWV 56: The trumpet shall sound (Air, bass)
    4:18
  25. 26.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Then shall be brought (Recitative, countertenor)
    0:21
  26. 27.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Worthy is the Lamb (Chorus)
    3:21
  27. 28.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Amen
    3:58

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