The Messiah

Album by George Frideric Handel & Elizabeth Harwood & Norma Procter & Alexander Young & John Shirley‐Quirk & Arnold Greir & Royal Choral Society & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Malcolm Sargent

The Messiah is an English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel, completed in 1742 and first performed in Dublin that year. Scored for soloists, chorus and orchestra, it combines Baroque recitative, aria and large choral movements with orchestral accompaniment and occupies a central place in Handel's output and in the development of the English oratorio tradition.
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  1. 1.
    Comfort Ye
    3:36
  2. 2.
    And the Glory of the Lord
    3:52
  3. 3.
    And He Shall Purify
    3:07
  4. 4.
    For Unto Us a Child Is Born
    5:14
  5. 5.
    Pastoral Symphony
    4:06
  6. 6.
    He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd; Come Unto Him
    5:51
  7. 7.
    Behold, the Lamb of God
    4:09
  8. 8.
    Hallelujah
    5:20
  9. 9.
    I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
    7:11
  10. 10.
    The Trumpet Shall Sound
    4:23
  11. 11.
    Amen
    4:22

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