Messiah

Album by George Frideric Handel & The Sixteen & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Ton Koopman

Messiah is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1741 and first performed in 1742. Scored for solo voices, choir and orchestra, it blends Baroque choral and orchestral textures with recitative and aria sections and is a central work in Handel’s later output and in the development of the English choral-oratorio tradition.
First released: 1992

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sinfony
    3:07
  2. 2.
    35. Chorus : The Lord Gave The Word
    1:06
  3. 3.
    16. Aria (Soprano/Sopran) : Rejoice Greatly
    4:21
  4. 4.
    36. Arie (Soprano/Sopran) : How Beautiful Are The Feet / Their Sound Is Gone Out
    4:52
  5. 5.
    1. Accompagnato (Tenor) : Comfort Ye My People
    3:02
  6. 6.
    17. Recitativo (Soprano/Sopran) : Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind
    0:27
  7. 7.
    38. Aria (Basse/Bass) : Why Do The Nations
    2:40
  8. 8.
    2. Aria (Tenor) : Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
    3:32
  9. 9.
    18. Aria (Soprano/Sopran) : He Shall Feed His Flock
    4:27
  10. 10.
    39. Chorus : Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
    1:48
  11. 11.
    3. Chorus : And The Glory Of The Lord
    3:01
  12. 12.
    19. Chorus : His Yoke Is Easy
    2:20
  13. 13.
    4. Accompagnato (Basse/Bass) : Thus Saith The Lord
    1:27
  14. 14.
    40. Recitativo (Tenor) : He That Dwelleth In Heaven
    0:13
  15. 15.
    20. Chorus : Behold The Lamb Of God
    2:34
  16. 16.
    5. Aria (Basse/Bass) : But Who May Abide
    4:15
  17. 17.
    21. Aria (Alto/Alt) : He Was Despised And Rejected Of Men
    9:38
  18. 18.
    41. Aria (Tenor) : Thou Shalt Break Them With A Rod Of Iron
    2:00
  19. 19.
    6. Chorus : And He Shall Purify The Sons Of Levi
    2:34
  20. 20.
    42. Chorus : Hallelujah
    3:33
  21. 21.
    22. Chorus : Surely The Hath Borne Our Griefs
    1:49
  22. 22.
    7. Recitativo (Alto/Alt) : Behold A Virgin Shall Conceive
    0:21
  23. 23.
    23. Chorus : And With His Stripes We Are Healed
    2:00
  24. 24.
    43. Aria (Soprano/Sopran) : I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
    5:07
  25. 25.
    44. Chorus : Since By Man Came Death
    2:08
  26. 26.
    24. Chorus : All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
    3:58
  27. 27.
    8. Aria (Alto/Alt) : O Thou That Tellest
    3:35
  28. 28.
    9. Chorus : O Thou That Tellest
    1:30
  29. 29.
    25. Accompagnato (Tenor) : All They That See Him
    0:48
  30. 30.
    45. Accompagnato (Basse/Bass) : Behold I Tell You A Mystery
    0:27
  31. 31.
    46. Aria (Basse/Bass) : The Trumpet Shall Sound
    8:38
  32. 32.
    10. Accompagnato (Basse/Bass) : For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth
    1:58
  33. 33.
    26. Chorus : He Trusted In God
    2:25
  34. 34.
    27. Accompagnato (Soprano/Sopran) : Try Rebuke Has Broken His Heart
    1:15
  35. 35.
    47. Recitativo (Alto/Alt) : Then Shall Be Brought To Pass
    0:15
  36. 36.
    11. Aria (Basse/Bass) : The People That Walk In Darkness
    3:12
  37. 37.
    48. Duetto (Alto/Alt, Tenor) : O Death Where Is Thy Sting
    1:54
  38. 38.
    28. Arioso (Soprano/Sopran) : Behold And See If There Be Any Sorrow
    1:28
  39. 39.
    12. Chorus : For Unto Us A Child Is Born
    4:02
  40. 40.
    29. Accompagnato (Soprano/Sopran) : He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land
    0:15
  41. 41.
    13. Pifa
    2:29
  42. 42.
    49. Chorus : But Thanks Be To God
    2:18
  43. 43.
    14. Recitativo, Accompagnato (Soprano/Sopran) : There Were Shepherds
    2:30
  44. 44.
    30. Aria (Soprano/Sopran) : But Thou Dist Not Leave His Soul
    2:30
  45. 45.
    50. Aria (Soprano/Sopran) : If God Is For Us
    4:39
  46. 46.
    51. Chorus : Worthy Is The Lamb
    3:33
  47. 47.
    31. Chorus : Lift Up Your Heads
    3:06
  48. 48.
    15. Chorus : Glory To God In The Highest
    1:54
  49. 49.
    52. Chorus : Amen
    3:09
  50. 50.
    32. Recitativo (Tenor) : Unto Which Of The Angels
    0:19
  51. 51.
    33. Chorus : Let All The Angels Of God
    1:24
  52. 52.
    34. Aria (Alto/Alt) : Thou Art Gone Up One High
    2:48

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