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.
First released: 1973

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Messiah: Part 1: Symphony (Grave-Allegro moderato)
    3:25
  2. 2.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: And With His Stripes We Are Healed
    2:31
  3. 3.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
    3:59
  4. 4.
    Messiah: Part 1: Accompagnato (Tenor): Comfort ye my people
    2:30
  5. 5.
    Messiah: Part 2: Accompagnato (Tenor): All They That See Him
    0:49
  6. 6.
    Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted
    3:46
  7. 7.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: He Trusted In God
    2:37
  8. 8.
    Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed
    3:22
  9. 9.
    Messiah: Part 1: Accompagnato (Bass): Thus saith the Lord of Hosts
    1:41
  10. 10.
    Messiah: Part 2: Accompagnato (Tenor): Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
    1:38
  11. 11.
    Messiah: Part 2: Arioso (Tenor): Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow
    1:30
  12. 12.
    Messiah: Part 1: Aria (Bass): But who may abide the day of his coming
    4:52
  13. 13.
    Messiah: Part 2: Accompagnato (Tenor): He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land / Aria (Tenor): But Thou Didst Not leave His Son
    2:36
  14. 14.
    Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: And he shall purify
    2:38
  15. 15.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
    3:42
  16. 16.
    Messiah: Part 1: Recitative (Contralto): Behold, a virgin shall conceive
    5:31
  17. 17.
    Messiah: Part 2: Recitative (Tenor): Unto Which Of The Angels / Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him
    1:58
  18. 18.
    Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings
    2:09
  19. 19.
    Messiah: Part 1: Accompagnato (Bass): For behold, darkness shall cover
    1:45
  20. 20.
    Messiah: Part 2: Aria (Contralto): Thou Are Gone Up On High
    3:15
  21. 21.
    Messiah: Part 1: Aria (Bass): The people that walked in darkness
    4:56
  22. 22.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: The Lord Gave The Word
    1:05
  23. 23.
    Messiah: Part 2: Aria (Soprano): How Beautiful Are The Feet
    3:26
  24. 24.
    Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: For unto us a Child is born
    4:11
  25. 25.
    Messiah: Part 2: Arioso (Tenor): Their Sound Is Gone Out
    1:02
  26. 26.
    Messiah: Part 1: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
    3:03
  27. 27.
    Messiah: Part 1: Recitative (Soprano): There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Fields
    2:08
  28. 28.
    Messiah: Part 2: Aria (Bass): Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage
    2:57
  29. 29.
    Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: Glory To God In The Highest
    1:56
  30. 30.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
    1:49
  31. 31.
    Messiah: Part 1: Aria (Soprano): Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion
    4:08
  32. 32.
    Messiah: Part 2: Recitative (Tenor): He That Dwelleth In Heaven / Aria (Tenor): Thou Shalt Break Them
    2:22
  33. 33.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Hallelujah
    4:07
  34. 34.
    Messiah: Part 1: Recitative (Contralto): Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind / Duet: (Contralto, Soprano): He Shall Feed
    7:10
  35. 35.
    Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light
    2:35
  36. 36.
    Messiah: Part 3: Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth
    7:16
  37. 37.
    Messiah: Part 3: Chorus: Since By Man Came Death
    2:23
  38. 38.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God
    2:47
  39. 39.
    Messiah: Part 2: Aria (Contralto): He Was Despised
    12:45
  40. 40.
    Messiah: Part 3: Accompagnato (Bass): Behold, I Tell You A Mystery / Aria (Bass): The Trumpet Shall Sound
    10:40
  41. 41.
    Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs
    2:29
  42. 42.
    Messiah: Part 3: Recitative (Contralto): Then Shall Be Brought To Pass / Duet (Contralto, Tenor): O Death, Where Is
    3:31
  43. 43.
    Messiah: Part 3: Aria (Soprano): If God Be For Us
    5:30
  44. 44.
    Messiah: Part 3: Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain
    3:56
  45. 45.
    Messiah: Part 3: Chorus: Amen
    3:27

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