Messiah: The 250th Anniversary Performance
Vocal: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus (choir vocals)Vocal: Michael Chance (alto vocals)
Vocal: Jerry Hadley (tenor vocals)
Vocal: Robert Lloyd (bass vocals)
Vocal: Sylvia McNair (soprano vocals)
Vocal: Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano vocals)
19929999
Labels: Philips
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Disc1
| 1 | Messiah: Part I: Symphony | George Frideric Handel | 3:02 |
| 2 | Messiah: Part I: No. 1. Accompagnato (tenor) "Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people" | George Frideric Handel | 2:35 |
| 3 | Messiah: Part I: No. 2. Air (tenor) "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted" | George Frideric Handel | 3:11 |
| 4 | Messiah: Part I: No. 3. Chorus "And the glory of the Lord" | George Frideric Handel | 2:51 |
| 5 | Messiah: Part I: No. 4. Accompagnato (bass) "Thus saith the Lord" | George Frideric Handel | 1:31 |
| 6 | Messiah: Part I: No. 5. Air (alto) "But who may abide the day of His coming" | George Frideric Handel | 4:21 |
| 7 | Messiah: Part I: No. 6. Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi" | George Frideric Handel | 2:22 |
| 8 | Messiah: Part I: No. 7. Recitative (mezzo-soprano) "Behold, a virgin shall conceive" | George Frideric Handel | 0:26 |
| 9 | Messiah: Part I: Nos. 8-9. Air (mezzo-soprano) and Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings" | George Frideric Handel | 5:16 |
| 10 | Messiah: Part I: No. 10. Accompagnato (bass) "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth" | George Frideric Handel | 3:20 |
| 11 | Messiah: Part I: No. 11. Air (bass) "The people that walked in darkness" | George Frideric Handel | 2:27 |
| 12 | Messiah: Part I: No. 12. Chorus "For unto us a Child is born" | George Frideric Handel | 3:50 |
| 13 | Messiah: Part I: No. 13. Pifa, Pastoral symphony | George Frideric Handel | 1:08 |
| 14 | Messiah: Part I: No. 14. Recitative (soprano) "There were shepherds", Accompagnato (soprano) "And lo, the angel of the Lord", Recitative (soprano) "And the angel said unto them", Accompagnato (soprano) "And suddenly there was" | George Frideric Handel | 1:40 |
| 15 | Messiah: Part I: No. 15. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest" | George Frideric Handel | 1:43 |
| 16 | Messiah: Part I: No. 16. Air (soprano) "Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion" | George Frideric Handel | 4:29 |
| 17 | Messiah: Part I: No. 17a. Recitative (mezzo-soprano) "Then shall the eyes of the blind" | George Frideric Handel | 0:28 |
| 18 | Messiah: Part I: No. 18a. Duet (mezzo-soprano, soprano) "He shall feed His flock" | George Frideric Handel | 5:05 |
| 19 | Messiah: Part I: No. 19. Chorus "His yoke is easy" | George Frideric Handel | 2:11 |
| 20 | Messiah: Part II: No. 20. Chorus "Behold the lamb of God" | George Frideric Handel | 2:30 |
| 21 | Messiah: Part II: No. 21. Air (mezzo-soprano) "He was despised" | George Frideric Handel | 9:26 |
| 22 | Messiah: Part II: No. 22. Chorus "Surely He hath borne our griefs" | George Frideric Handel | 1:53 |
| 23 | Messiah: Part II: No. 23. Chorus "And with His stripes we are healed" | George Frideric Handel | 1:35 |
| 24 | Messiah: Part II: No. 24. Chorus "All we like sheep" | George Frideric Handel | 3:02 |
Disc2
| 1 | Messiah: Part II: No. 25. Accompagnato (Tenor) "All they that see Him" | George Frideric Handel | 0:41 |
| 2 | Messiah: Part II: No. 26. Chorus "He trusted in God" | George Frideric Handel | 2:02 |
| 3 | Messiah: Part II: No. 27. Accompagnato (Tenor) "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart" | George Frideric Handel | 1:33 |
| 4 | Messiah: Part II: No. 28. Arioso (Tenor) "Behold, and see" | George Frideric Handel | 1:17 |
| 5 | Messiah: Part II: No. 29. Accompagnato (Tenor) "He was cut off" | George Frideric Handel | 0:24 |
| 6 | Messiah: Part II: No. 30. Aria (Soprano) "But Thou didst not leave" | George Frideric Handel | 1:56 |
| 7 | Messiah: Part II: No. 31. Chorus "Lift up your heads" | George Frideric Handel | 2:52 |
| 8 | Messiah: Part II: No. 32. Recitative (Tenor) "Unto which of the angels" | George Frideric Handel | 0:16 |
| 9 | Messiah: Part II: No. 33. Chorus "Let all the angels of God" | George Frideric Handel | 1:20 |
| 10 | Messiah: Part II: No. 34a. Air (Alto) "Thou art gone up on high" | George Frideric Handel | 3:11 |
| 11 | Messiah: Part II: No. 35. Chorus "The Lord gave the word" | George Frideric Handel | 1:08 |
| 12 | Messiah: Part II: No. 36. Air (Soprano) "How beautiful are the feet" | George Frideric Handel | 2:21 |
| 13 | Messiah: Part II: No. 37a. Arioso (Tenor) "Their sound is gone out" | George Frideric Handel | 0:58 |
| 14 | Messiah: Part II: No. 38. Air (Bass) "Why do the nations" | George Frideric Handel | 2:52 |
| 15 | Messiah: Part II: No. 39. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder" | George Frideric Handel | 1:46 |
| 16 | Messiah: Part II: No. 40. Recitative (Tenor) "He that dwelleth in heaven" | George Frideric Handel | 0:14 |
| 17 | Messiah: Part II: No. 41. Air (Tenor) "Thou shalt break them" | George Frideric Handel | 1:58 |
| 18 | Messiah: Part II: No. 42. Chorus "Hallelujah" | George Frideric Handel | 3:42 |
| 19 | Messiah: Part III: No. 43. Air (Soprano) "I know that my Redeemer liveth" | George Frideric Handel | 5:21 |
| 20 | Messiah: Part III: No. 44. Chorus "Since by man came death" | George Frideric Handel | 1:52 |
| 21 | Messiah: Part III: No. 45. Accompagnato (Bass) "Behold, I tell you a mystery" | George Frideric Handel | 0:31 |
| 22 | Messiah: Part III: No. 46. Air (Bass) "The trumpet shall sound" | George Frideric Handel | 8:29 |
| 23 | Messiah: Part III: No. 47. Recitative (Alto) "Then shall be brought to pass" | George Frideric Handel | 0:17 |
| 24 | Messiah: Part III: No. 48. Duet (Alto, Tenor) "O death, where is thy sting?" | George Frideric Handel | 1:09 |
| 25 | Messiah: Part III: No. 49. Chorus "But thanks be to God" | George Frideric Handel | 1:59 |
| 26 | Messiah: Part III: No. 50. Air (Alto) "If God be for us" | George Frideric Handel | 4:10 |
| 27 | Messiah: Part III: No. 51. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb" / "Blessing and honour" | George Frideric Handel | 2:42 |
| 28 | Messiah: Part III: No. 51. Chorus "Amen" | George Frideric Handel | 3:25 |