Messiah

Album by George Frideric Handel & Carolyn Sampson & Catherine Wyn-Rogers & Mark Padmore & Christopher Purves & The Sixteen & Harry Christophers

Messiah is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1741 and first performed in Dublin in 1742. Written in the Baroque style for soloists, chorus and orchestra and setting English biblical texts through a succession of recitatives, arias and choruses, it exemplifies Handel's mature oratorio technique and has had a long-standing presence in the English choral tradition.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Symphony
    3:09
  2. 2.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Comfort ye, my people - Accompagnato
    3:11
  3. 3.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted - Air
    3:33
  4. 4.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed - Chorus
    3:00
  5. 5.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Thus saith the Lord of Hosts - Accompagnato
    1:23
  6. 6.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: But who may abide? - Air
    4:24
  7. 7.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: And He shall purify - Chorus
    2:29
  8. 8.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Behold a virgin shall conceive - Recitative
    0:30
  9. 9.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion - Air and Chorus
    5:08
  10. 10.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth - Accompagnato
    2:35
  11. 11.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: The people that walked in darkness - Air
    3:15
  12. 12.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: For unto us a child is born - Chorus
    4:01
  13. 13.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
    2:51
  14. 14.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: There were shepherds abiding in the field - Recitative
    0:19
  15. 15.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them - Accompagnato
    0:22
  16. 16.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: And the angel said unto them: Fear not - Recitative
    0:31
  17. 17.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: And suddenly there was with the angel - Accompagnato
    0:16
  18. 18.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Glory to God in the Highest - Chorus
    1:56
  19. 19.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion - Air
    4:10
  20. 20.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened - Recitative
    0:32
  21. 21.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd - Air
    5:38
  22. 22.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: His yoke is easy and His burthen is light - Chorus
    2:19
  23. 23.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Behold the Lamb of God - Chorus
    3:08
  24. 24.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: He was despised and rejected of men - Air
    11:34

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Surely He hath borne our griefs - Chorus
    1:58
  2. 3.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: And with His stripes we are healed - Chorus
    1:51
  3. 4.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: All we like sheep have gone astray - Chorus
    4:10
  4. 5.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn - Accompagnato
    0:49
  5. 6.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him - Chorus
    2:19
  6. 7.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart - Accompagnato
    2:04
  7. 8.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Behold and see if there be any sorrow - Arioso
    1:31
  8. 9.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: He was cut off out of the land of the living - Accompagnato
    0:16
  9. 10.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell - Air
    2:20
  10. 11.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Lift up your heads, O ye gates - Chorus
    2:56
  11. 12.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Unto which of the angels said He at any time - Recitative
    0:15
  12. 13.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Let all the angels of God worship Him - Chorus
    1:26
  13. 14.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Thou art gone up on high - Air
    3:06
  14. 15.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: The Lord gave the word - Chorus
    1:08
  15. 16.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: How beautiful are the feet of them - Air
    2:06
  16. 17.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Their sound is gone out into all lands - Chorus
    1:22
  17. 18.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Why do the nations so furiously rage together? - Air
    2:44
  18. 19.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Let us break their bonds asunder - Chorus
    1:51
  19. 20.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn - Recitative
    0:13
  20. 21.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron - Air
    2:13
  21. 22.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Hallelujah! - Chorus
    3:55
  22. 23.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: I know that my redeemer liveth - Air
    6:18
  23. 24.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Since by man came death - Chorus
    2:29
  24. 25.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Behold, I tell you a mystery - Accompagnato
    0:38
  25. 26.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: The trumpet shall sound - Air
    8:31
  26. 27.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Then shall be brought to pass - Recitative
    0:15
  27. 28.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: O Death, where is thy sting? - Duet
    1:02
  28. 29.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: But thanks be to God - Chorus
    2:09
  29. 30.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: If God be for us, who can be against us? - Air
    4:51
  30. 31.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain - Chorus
    3:29
  31. 32.
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Amen - Chorus
    3:45

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Solomon)
    3:09
  2. 4.
    The Lord our enemy has slain (soli and chorus)
    11:04
  3. 5.
    Nel dolce dell'obblio
    7:27
  4. 6.
    Harp Concerto Op. 4, No. 6 in B flat - Allegro
    6:23
  5. 7.
    Harp Concerto Op. 4, No. 6 in B flat - Larghetto
    4:15
  6. 8.
    Harp Concerto Op. 4, No. 6 in B flat - Allegro Moderato
    2:50
  7. 9.
    Sinfonia to Act 2 (Ariodante)
    1:29
  8. 10.
    Scherza infida (Ariodante) - (recitative and aria)
    12:21
  9. 11.
    Let the bright seraphim - (air and chorus)
    6:26

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