Messiah
19940701
Labels: Harmonia Mundi
Labels: Harmonia Mundi
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Disc1
| 1 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, I. Sinfonia | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:59 |
| 2 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, II. Accompagnato (Tenor) "Comfort ye, my people, saith your God" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:11 |
| 3 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, III. Air (Tenor): "Every valley shall be exalted" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:20 |
| 4 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, IV. Chorus: "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:42 |
| 5 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, V. Recitative (Bass) "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 1:40 |
| 6 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VI. Air (Alto) "But who may abide the day of His coming?" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 4:38 |
| 7 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VIIa. Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:17 |
| 8 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VIIb. Recitative (Alto) "Behold, a virgin shall conceive" / VIII. Air (Alto) "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion", Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 6:01 |
| 9 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, IX. Recitative (Bass) "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth" / X. Air (Bass) "The people that walked in darkness" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 5:46 |
| 10 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XI. Chorus "For unto us a child is born" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:45 |
| 11 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIa. Pifa "Pastoral Symphony" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:55 |
| 12 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIb. Recitative (Treble) "There were shepherds", XIII. Accompagnato (Treble): "And lo, the angel of the Lord" / XIV. Accompagnato (Treble) "And suddenly there was with the angel" / XV. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:26 |
| 13 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIa. Air (Soprano II) "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 4:28 |
| 14 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIb. Recitative (Soprano I) "Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened" / XVII. Duet (Alto & Soprano I) "He shall feed His flock like a shepherd" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 6:04 |
| 15 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIII. Chorus "His yoke is easy, His burden is light" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:33 |
| 16 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XIX. Chorus "Behold the lamb of God" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:26 |
| 17 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XX. Air (Alto) "He was despised and rejected of men" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 11:11 |
| 18 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXI. Chorus "Surely, He hath borne our griefs / XXII. Chorus "And with His stripes we are healed" / XXIII. Chorus: "All we like sheep have gone astray" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 7:29 |
Disc2
| 1 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXIV. Accompagnato (Tenor) "All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn" / XXV. Chorus "He trusted in God that He would deliver Him" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:55 |
| 2 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXVI. Accompagnato (Tenor) "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart" / XXVII. Arioso (Tenor) "Behold and see, if there be any sorrow" / XXVIII. Accompagnato (Soprano I): "He was cut off out of the land of the living" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:39 |
| 3 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXIX. Air (Soprano I) "But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:48 |
| 4 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXa. Chorus "Lift up your heads, O ye gates" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:45 |
| 5 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXb. Recitative (Tenor) "Unto which of the angels said He at any time" / XXXI. Chorus "Let all the angels of God worship Him" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 1:41 |
| 6 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXII. Air (Soprano II) "Thou art gone up on high" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:07 |
| 7 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIII. Chorus "The Lord gave the world" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 1:19 |
| 8 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIVa. Air (Soprano I) "How beautiful are the feet of them" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:37 |
| 9 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVa. Chorus "Their sound is gone out into all lands" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 1:17 |
| 10 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVI. Air (Bass) "Why do the nations so furiously rage together" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:40 |
| 11 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIIa. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 1:46 |
| 12 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIIb. Recitative (Tenor) "He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn" / XXXVIII. Air (Tenor) "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:17 |
| 13 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIX. Chorus "Hallelujah!" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:34 |
| 14 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XL. Air (Soprano I) "I know that my Redeemer liveth" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 6:14 |
| 15 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLI. Chorus "Since by man came death" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:15 |
| 16 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLII. Accompagnato (Bass) "Behold, I tell you a mystery" / XLIIIa. Air (Bass) "The trumpet shall sound" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 9:19 |
| 17 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLIIIb. Recitative (Alto) "Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written" / XLIV. Duet (Alto & Tenor) "O Death, where is thy sting?" / XLV. Chorus "But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:35 |
| 18 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLVI. Air (Soprano II) "If God be for us, who can be against us?" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 4:54 |
| 19 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLVIIa. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:29 |
| 20 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLVIIb. Chorus "Amen" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:27 |