Messiah
Instrument: Ralph Downes (organ)Instrument: Leslie Pearson (harpsichord)
19939999
Labels: Philips Classics
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Disc1
| 1 | Messiah: Part I, Symphony | Georg Friedrich Händel | 4:08 |
| 2 | Messiah: Part I, No. 1 Accompagnato "Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:07 |
| 3 | Messiah: Part I, No. 2 Air "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:26 |
| 4 | Messiah: Part I, No. 3 Chorus "And the glory of the Lord" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:45 |
| 5 | Messiah: Part I, No. 4 Accompagnato "Thus saith the Lord" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 1:30 |
| 6 | Messiah: Part I, No. 5 Air "But who may abide the day of His coming" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 4:19 |
| 7 | Messiah: Part I, No. 6 Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:13 |
| 8 | Messiah: Part I, No. 7 Recitative "Behold, a virgin shall conceive" / Nos. 8-9 Air and Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 6:38 |
| 9 | Messiah: Part I, No. 10 Accompagnato "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth" / No. 11 Air "The people that walked in darkness" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 5:59 |
| 10 | Messiah: Part I, No. 12 Chorus "For unto us a Child is born" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:55 |
| 11 | Messiah: Part I, No. 13 Pifa "Pastoral Symphony" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:01 |
| 12 | Messiah: Part I, No. 14 Recitative "There were shepherds" / Accompagnato "And lo, the angel of the Lord" / Recitative "And the angel said unto them" / Accompagnato "And suddenly there was with the angel" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 1:25 |
| 13 | Messiah: Part I, No. 15 Chorus "Glory to God in the highest" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 1:53 |
| 14 | Messiah: Part I, No. 16 Air "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 4:10 |
| 15 | Messiah: Part I, No. 17 Recitative "Then shall the eyes of the blind" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 0:27 |
| 16 | Messiah: Part I, No. 18 Duet "He shall feed His flock" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 5:09 |
| 17 | Messiah: Part I, No. 19 Chorus "His yoke is easy" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:14 |
| 18 | Messiah: Part II, No. 20 Chorus "Behold the Lamb of God" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:07 |
| 19 | Messiah: Part II, No. 21 Air "He was despised" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 9:30 |
Disc2
| 1 | Messiah: Part II, No. 22 Chorus "He hath borne our griefs" / No. 23 Chorus "And with His stripes we are healed" / No. 24 Chorus "And we like sheep have gone astray" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 8:46 |
| 2 | Messiah: Part II, No. 25 Accompagnato "All they that see Him" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 0:46 |
| 3 | Messiah: Part II, No. 26 Chorus "He trusted in God" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:22 |
| 4 | Messiah: Part II, No. 27 Accompagnato "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 1:43 |
| 5 | Messiah: Part II, No. 28 Arioso "Behold, and see" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 1:22 |
| 6 | Messiah: Part II, No. 29 Accompagnato "He was cut off" / No. 30 Aria "But Thou didst not leave" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:50 |
| 7 | Messiah: Part II, No. 31 Chorus "Lift up your heads" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:13 |
| 8 | Messiah: Part II, No. 32 Recitative "Unto which of the angels" / No. 33 Chorus "Let the angels of God" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 1:39 |
| 9 | Messiah: Part II, No. 34 Air "Thou art gone up on high" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:17 |
| 10 | Messiah: Part II, No. 35 Chorus "The Lord gave the word" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 1:09 |
| 11 | Messiah: Part II, No. 36 Air "How beautiful are the feet" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:28 |
| 12 | Messiah: Part II, No. 37 Chorus "Their sound is gone out" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 1:32 |
| 13 | Messiah: Part II, No. 38 Air "Why do the nations" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:43 |
| 14 | Messiah: Part II, No. 39 Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 1:38 |
| 15 | Messiah: Part II, No. 40 Recitative "He that dwelleth in heaven" / No. 41 Air "Thou shalt break them" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:22 |
| 16 | Messiah: Part II, No. 42 Chorus "Hallelujah" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:56 |
| 17 | Messiah: Part III, No. 43 Air "I know that my Redeemer liveth" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 6:16 |
| 18 | Messiah: Part III, No. 44 Chorus "Since by man came death" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 2:08 |
| 19 | Messiah: Part III, No. 45 Accompagnato "Behold, I tell you a mystery" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 0:37 |
| 20 | Messiah: Part III, No. 46 Air "The trumpet shall sound" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 8:30 |
| 21 | Messiah: Part III, No. 47 Recitative "Then shall be brought to pass" / No. 48 Duet "O death, where is they sting?" / No. 49 Chorus "But thanks be to God" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 3:48 |
| 22 | Messiah: Part III, No. 50 Air "If God be for us" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 4:19 |
| 23 | Messiah: Part III, No. 51 Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb" / "Blessing and honour" / No. 52 Chorus "Amen" | Georg Friedrich Händel | 7:10 |