Messiah 1754

Album by George Frideric Handel & Sandrine Piau & Katherine Watson & Anthea Pichanick & Rupert Charlesworth & Andreas Wolf & Le Concert Spirituel & Hervé Niquet

Messiah is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1741 and first performed in 1742. It employs Baroque choral and orchestral forces alongside solo vocal writing and recitative, exemplifying Handel's mature dramatic sacred style and representing a significant work in his output that influenced mid-18th-century choral practice.
First released: 13th October 2017

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 22: Chorus “Behold the Lamb of God”
    2:01
  2. 2.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 1: Sinfonia Grave-Allegro Moderato
    2:41
  3. 3.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 23: Air “He was despised”
    7:22
  4. 4.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 2: Accompagnato “Comfort ye, my people”
    2:17
  5. 5.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 3: Air “Every valley shall be exalted”
    3:11
  6. 6.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 24: Chorus “Surely he hath borne our griefs”
    1:25
  7. 7.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 25 Chorus “And with his stripes”
    1:42
  8. 8.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 4: Chorus “And the glory of the lord”
    2:18
  9. 9.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 26 Chorus “All we like sheep”
    3:26
  10. 10.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 5: Accompagnato “Thus saith the lord of hosts”
    1:14
  11. 11.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 6: Air “But who may abide”
    4:01
  12. 12.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 27: Recitative & Accompagnato “All they that see him”
    0:34
  13. 13.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 7: Chorus “And he shall purify” / No. 8: Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive”
    2:38
  14. 14.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 28: Chorus “He trusted in God”
    1:52
  15. 15.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 29: Recitative “They rebuke hath broken his heart”
    1:05
  16. 16.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 9: Air & Chorus “O thou thet tellest”
    5:10
  17. 17.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 10: Recitative “For behold”
    1:35
  18. 18.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 30: Air “Behold, and see”
    1:07
  19. 19.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 31: Recitative “He was cut off out”
    0:14
  20. 20.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 11: Air “The people that walked”
    2:51
  21. 21.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 32: Air “But thou didst not leave his soul in hell”
    2:10
  22. 22.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 12: Chorus “For unto us a child is born”
    3:54
  23. 23.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 13: Pifa (Sinfonia Pastorale) / No. 14 Recitative “There were shepherds”
    0:49
  24. 24.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 33: Chorus “Lift up your heads” / No. 34: Recitative “Unto which of the angels”
    3:09
  25. 25.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 35: Chorus “Let all the angels of God”
    1:28
  26. 26.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 14B: Recitative “And lo, the angel of the lord” / No. 15 Recitative “And the angel said unto them”
    0:47
  27. 27.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 36: Air “Thou art gone up on high”
    2:54
  28. 28.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 16: Recitative & Accompagnato “And suddenly”
    0:17
  29. 29.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 37: Chorus “The Lord gave the word”
    1:11
  30. 30.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 17: Chorus “Glory to god in the highest”
    2:01
  31. 31.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 38: Air “How beautiful are the feet”
    2:02
  32. 32.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly” / No. 19 Recitative “Then shall the eyes of the blind”
    4:27
  33. 33.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 20: Air “He shall feed his flock”
    3:51
  34. 34.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 39: Chorus “Their sound is gone out”
    1:10
  35. 35.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part I: No. 21: Chorus “His yoke is easy”
    2:26
  36. 36.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 40: Air “Why do the nations”
    1:17
  37. 37.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 41: Chorus “Let us break their bonds asunder” / No. 42: Recitative “He that dwelleth in heaven”
    1:45
  38. 38.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 43: Air “Thou shalt break them”
    1:50
  39. 39.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 44: Chorus “Hallelujah”
    3:22
  40. 40.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part III: No. 45: Air “I know that my redeemer liveth”
    5:06
  41. 41.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part III: No. 46: Chorus “Since by man came death”
    1:45
  42. 42.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part III: No. 47: Recitative “Behold, I tell you a mystery”
    0:24
  43. 43.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part III: No. 48: Air “The trumpet shall sound” / No. 49: Recitative “Then shall be brought to pass”
    3:58
  44. 44.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part III: No. 50: Duet “O Death”
    1:09
  45. 45.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part III: No. 51: Chorus “But thanks to be god”
    2:39
  46. 46.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part III: No. 52: Air “If God be for us”
    4:19
  47. 47.
    Messiah HWV 56: Part III: No. 53: Chorus “Worthy is the Lamb”
    6:31

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