The Messiah
Album by George Frideric Handel & Robert Shaw Chorale & Robert Shaw Orchestra & Robert Shaw
Messiah is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1741–1742 and first performed in 1742. It combines choral and solo vocal writing with orchestral accompaniment in the baroque style and has been central to choral repertoire and performance practice since its early performances.

First released: 2004
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Disc 1
- 1.The Messiah: Sinfonia3:58
- 2.The Messiah: Recitative: Comfort ye my People3:30
- 3.The Messiah: Air: Every Valley Shall be Exalted3:40
- 4.The Messiah: Chorus: And The Glory of The Lord2:50
- 5.The Messiah: Recitative: Thus Saith The Lord1:39
- 6.The Messiah: Air: But Who May Abide The Day of His Coming?4:50
- 7.The Messiah: Chorus: And He Shall Purify2:27
- 8.The Messiah: Recitative: Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive0:28
- 9.The Messiah: Air And Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion5:39
- 10.The Messiah: Recitative: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth2:29
- 11.The Messiah: Air: The People That Walked in Darkness4:56
- 12.The Messiah: Chorus: "For Unto Us a Child is Born"3:53
- 13.The Messiah: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)1:03
- 14.The Messiah: Recitative: There Were Shepherds Abiding in The Field0:38
- 15.The Messiah: Recitative: And The Angel Said Unto Them0:49
- 16.The Messiah: Recitative: And Suddenly There Was With The Angel0:18
- 17.The Messiah: Chorus: Glory to God1:50
- 18.The Messiah: Air: Rejoice Greatly, o Daughter of Zion4:36
- 19.The Messiah: Recitative: Then Shall The Eyes of The Blind0:28
- 20.The Messiah: Air: He Shall Feed His Flock / Come Unto Him5:26
- 21.The Messiah: Chorus: His Yoke is Easy, And His Burden is Light2:16
- 22.The Messiah: Chorus: Behold The Lamb of God3:57
- 23.The Messiah: Air: He Was Despised12:20
Disc 2
- 2.The Messiah: Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs2:22
- 3.The Messiah: Chorus: An with His stripes we are healed1:47
- 4.The Messiah: Chorus: And we like sheep have gone astray4:20
- 5.The Messiah: Recitative: All they that see Him laugh him scorn0:47
- 6.The Messiah: Chorus: He trusted in God1:59
- 7.The Messiah: Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart2:18
- 8.The Messiah: Air: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow2:06
- 9.The Messiah: Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living0:29
- 10.The Messiah: Air: But thou didst not leave His soul in hell2:41
- 11.The Messiah: Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates2:50
- 12.The Messiah: Recitative: Unto which of the angels said He at any time0:24
- 13.The Messiah: Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him1:24
- 14.The Messiah: Air: Thou art gone up on high3:15
- 15.The Messiah: Chorus: The Lord gave the word1:06
- 16.The Messiah: Air: How beautiful are the feet2:38
- 17.The Messiah: Chorus: Their sound is gone out1:24
- 18.The Messiah: Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together?1:30
- 19.The Messiah: Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder1:52
- 20.The Messiah: Recitative: He that dwelleth in Heaven0:18
- 21.The Messiah: Air: Thou shalt break them2:13
- 22.The Messiah: Chorus: "Hallelujah"3:27
- 23.The Messiah: Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth6:50
- 24.The Messiah: Chorus: Since by man came death2:05
- 25.The Messiah: Behold, I tell you a mystery0:39
- 26.The Messiah: Air: The trumpet shall sound8:54
- 27.The Messiah: Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass0:20
- 28.The Messiah: Duet: O death, where is thy sting?1:06
- 29.The Messiah: Chorus: But thanks be to God2:16
- 30.The Messiah: Air: If God be for us5:23
- 31.The Messiah: Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain6:04






