Messiah

Album by George Frideric Handel & Margaret Marshall & Catherine Robbin & Anthony Rolfe Johnson & Robert Hale & Charles Brett & Saul Quirke & Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Messiah is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1741 and first performed in Dublin in 1742. The work combines Baroque choral and orchestral forces with solo vocal writing and dramatic settings of biblical texts, exemplifying Handel's mature English oratorio style and its place in the development of large-scale sacred concert repertoire.
First released: November 1982

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 19. “Behold the Lamb of God” – Coro
    2:39
  2. 2.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, 40. “I know that my Redeemer liveth” – Aria
    6:25
  3. 3.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 1. Sinfonia
    2:53
  4. 4.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, 41. “Since by man came death” – Coro
    1:58
  5. 5.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 20. “He was despised” – Aria
    10:11
  6. 6.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 2. “Comfort ye my people” – Accompagnato; 3. “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” – Aria
    5:30
  7. 7.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 21. “Surely, He hath borne our griefs” – Coro; 22. “And with His stripes” – Coro; 23. “All we like sheep have gone astray” – Coro
    8:04
  8. 8.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 4. “And the glory of the Lord” – Coro
    2:40
  9. 9.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, 42. “Behold, I tell you a mystery” – Accompagnato
    0:28
  10. 10.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, 43. “The trumpet shall sound” – Aria
    8:17
  11. 11.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 5. “Thus saith the Lord” – Accompagnato; 6. “But who may abide” – Aria; 7. “And He shall purify” – Coro
    7:55
  12. 12.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 24. “All they that see Him” – Accompagnato; 25. “He trusted in God” – Coro
    3:01
  13. 13.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, 44a. “Then shall be brought to pass” – Recitativo; 44b. “O death, where is thy sting?” – Duetto; 45. “But thanks be to God” – Coro
    4:20
  14. 14.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 7a. “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” – Recitativo; 8. “Oh thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” – Aria; 8a. “Oh thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” – Coro
    6:02
  15. 15.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 26. “Thy rebuke hath broken His heart” – Accompagnato; 27. “Behold, and see” – Arioso
    3:03
  16. 16.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 28. “He was cut off” – Accompagnato; 29. “But Thou didst not leave” – Aria
    2:20
  17. 17.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 9. “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” – Accompagnato; 10. “The people that walked in the darkness” – Aria
    5:34
  18. 18.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, 46. “If God be for us” – Aria
    5:05
  19. 19.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 30. “Lift up your heads” – Coro
    2:57
  20. 20.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 11. “For unto us a Child is born” – Coro
    4:02
  21. 21.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, 47. “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain” – Coro; “Amen” – Coro
    7:27
  22. 22.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 31a. “Unto which of the angels” – Recitativo; 31b. “Let all the angels of God” – Coro
    1:38
  23. 23.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 12. Pifa – Sinfonia pastorale; 12a. “There were shepherds” – Recitativo; 13. “And lo, the angel of the Lord” – Accompagnato; 13a. “And the angel said unto them” – Recitativo; 14. “And suddenly there was with the angel” – Accompagnato; 15. “Glory to God” – Coro
    5:27
  24. 24.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 16. “Rejoice greatly” – Aria
    4:10
  25. 25.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 32. “Thou art gone up on high” – Aria
    3:16
  26. 26.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 16a. “Then shall the eyes of the blind” – Recitativo
    0:21
  27. 27.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 33. “The Lord gave the word” – Coro
    1:08
  28. 28.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 34. “How beautiful are the feet” – Aria (alternative version)
    2:16
  29. 29.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 17. “He shall feed His flock” – Duetto
    4:27
  30. 30.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, 18. “His yoke is easy” – Coro
    2:00
  31. 31.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 35. “Their sound is gone out” – Coro (alternative version)
    1:15
  32. 32.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 36. “Why do the nations?” – Aria
    2:34
  33. 33.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 37. “Let us break their bonds asunder” – Coro
    1:35
  34. 34.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 37a. “He that dwelleth in heaven” – Recitativo; 38. “Thou shalt break them” – Aria
    2:10
  35. 35.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 39. “Hallelujah” – Coro
    3:47

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