Messiah: Highlights

Album by George Frideric Handel & Elsie Morison & Marjorie Thomas & Richard Lewis & James Milligan & Huddersfield Choral Society & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Malcolm Sargent

Messiah: Highlights is a highlights compilation of the oratorio Messiah by George Frideric Handel, originally composed in 1741. The music is Baroque sacred choral-orchestral writing with choruses, solo arias and recitatives accompanied by strings, brass and continuo, and the highlights selection gathers movements that have been frequently performed in concerts and church services since the work's first performances.

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  1. 1.
    Overture
    5:19
  2. 2.
    Comfort Ye, My People
    3:45
  3. 3.
    Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
    3:41
  4. 4.
    And the Glory of the Lord
    3:23
  5. 5.
    For Unto Us a Child Is Born
    4:43
  6. 6.
    Pastoral Symphony
    4:45
  7. 7.
    Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Open
    0:34
  8. 8.
    He Shall Feed His Flock...Come Unto Him
    6:32
  9. 9.
    His Yoke Is Easy
    2:38
  10. 10.
    Behold the Lamb of God
    3:41
  11. 11.
    He Was Despised
    6:01
  12. 12.
    He That Dwelleth in Heaven
    0:17
  13. 13.
    Thou Shalt Break them
    2:05
  14. 14.
    Hallelujah Chorus
    4:42
  15. 15.
    I Know That My Redeemer
    7:48
  16. 16.
    Since By Man Came Death
    2:21
  17. 17.
    Behold, I Tell You a Mystery
    0:47
  18. 18.
    The Trumpet Shall Sound
    4:17
  19. 19.
    Worthy Is the Lamb
    4:09
  20. 20.
    Amen
    3:35

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