Messiah: A Sacred Oratorio (highlights)

Album by George Frideric Handel & Academy of Ancient Music & Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford & Christopher Hogwood

Messiah: A Sacred Oratorio (highlights) is a highlights recording of George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah, originally composed in 1741 and first performed in 1742. The music combines Baroque choral and orchestral writing with solo recitatives and arias, exemplifying Handel's mature sacred style and its significant role in the choral-orchestral tradition.
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  1. 1.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “Comfort ye my people – Every valley shall be exalted – And the glory of the Lord”
    9:27
  2. 2.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “But who may abide the day of his coming”
    4:17
  3. 3.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “Behold, a virgin shall conceive – O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion”
    6:17
  4. 4.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “For unto us a child is born”
    4:18
  5. 5.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter Of Zion”
    4:12
  6. 6.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. “Why do the nations so furiously rage together? – Let us break their bonds asunder”
    3:18
  7. 7.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. “Hallelujah”
    3:50
  8. 8.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III. “I know that my Redeemer liveth”
    5:37
  9. 9.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III. “Behold, I tell you a mystery – The trumpet shall sound”
    9:04
  10. 10.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III. “Worthy is the lamb that was slain – Amen”
    7:06

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