Messiah

Album by George Frideric Handel & Helen Donath & Anna Reynolds & Stuart Burrows & Donald McIntyre & The John Alldis Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra & Karl Richter

Messiah is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1741 and first performed in Dublin in 1742. Scored for choir, soloists and orchestra, it blends Baroque choral and orchestral writing with recitative and instrumental accompaniment, and is frequently performed in both liturgical and concert contexts, reflecting its long-standing place within Handel's catalogue and the Baroque sacred repertoire.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Messiah: Part 1: Symphony (Grave-Allegro moderato)
    3:25
  2. 2.
    Messiah: Part 1: Accompagnato (Tenor): Comfort ye my people
    2:30
  3. 3.
    Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted
    3:46
  4. 4.
    Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed
    3:22
  5. 5.
    Messiah: Part 1: Accompagnato (Bass): Thus saith the Lord of Hosts
    1:41
  6. 6.
    Messiah: Part 1: Aria (Bass): But who may abide the day of his coming
    4:52
  7. 7.
    Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: And he shall purify
    2:38
  8. 8.
    Messiah: Part 1: Recitative (Contralto): Behold, a virgin shall conceive
    5:31
  9. 9.
    Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings
    2:09
  10. 10.
    Messiah: Part 1: Accompagnato (Bass): For behold, darkness shall cover
    1:45
  11. 11.
    Messiah: Part 1: Aria (Bass): The people that walked in darkness
    4:56
  12. 12.
    Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: For unto us a Child is born
    4:11
  13. 13.
    Messiah: Part 1: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
    3:03
  14. 14.
    Messiah: Part 1: Recitative (Soprano): There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Fields
    2:08
  15. 15.
    Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: Glory To God In The Highest
    1:56
  16. 16.
    Messiah: Part 1: Aria (Soprano): Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion
    4:08
  17. 17.
    Messiah: Part 1: Recitative (Contralto): Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind / Duet: (Contralto, Soprano): He Shall Feed
    7:10
  18. 18.
    Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light
    2:35
  19. 19.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God
    2:47
  20. 20.
    Messiah: Part 2: Aria (Contralto): He Was Despised
    12:45
  21. 21.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs
    2:29

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: And With His Stripes We Are Healed
    2:31
  2. 3.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
    3:59
  3. 4.
    Messiah: Part 2: Accompagnato (Tenor): All They That See Him
    0:49
  4. 5.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: He Trusted In God
    2:37
  5. 6.
    Messiah: Part 2: Accompagnato (Tenor): Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
    1:38
  6. 7.
    Messiah: Part 2: Arioso (Tenor): Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow
    1:30
  7. 8.
    Messiah: Part 2: Accompagnato (Tenor): He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land / Aria (Tenor): But Thou Didst Not leave His Son
    2:36
  8. 9.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
    3:42
  9. 10.
    Messiah: Part 2: Recitative (Tenor): Unto Which Of The Angels / Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him
    1:58
  10. 11.
    Messiah: Part 2: Aria (Contralto): Thou Are Gone Up On High
    3:15
  11. 12.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: The Lord Gave The Word
    1:05
  12. 13.
    Messiah: Part 2: Aria (Soprano): How Beautiful Are The Feet
    3:26
  13. 14.
    Messiah: Part 2: Arioso (Tenor): Their Sound Is Gone Out
    1:02
  14. 15.
    Messiah: Part 2: Aria (Bass): Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage
    2:57
  15. 16.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
    1:49
  16. 17.
    Messiah: Part 2: Recitative (Tenor): He That Dwelleth In Heaven / Aria (Tenor): Thou Shalt Break Them
    2:22
  17. 18.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Hallelujah
    4:07
  18. 19.
    Messiah: Part 3: Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth
    7:16
  19. 20.
    Messiah: Part 3: Chorus: Since By Man Came Death
    2:23
  20. 21.
    Messiah: Part 3: Accompagnato (Bass): Behold, I Tell You A Mystery / Aria (Bass): The Trumpet Shall Sound
    10:40
  21. 22.
    Messiah: Part 3: Recitative (Contralto): Then Shall Be Brought To Pass / Duet (Contralto, Tenor): O Death, Where Is
    3:31
  22. 23.
    Messiah: Part 3: Aria (Soprano): If God Be For Us
    5:30
  23. 24.
    Messiah: Part 3: Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain
    3:56
  24. 25.
    Messiah: Part 3: Chorus: Amen
    3:27

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