Handel: Messiah - CD

CD - 1

George Frideric Handel

Messiah, HWV 56 (1741)

 

1. Part I: Sinfonia

00:03:12

 

2. Part I: Recitative: Comfort ye my people (Tenor)

00:03:08

 

3. Part I: Aria: Every valley shall be exalted (Tenor)

00:03:35

 

4. Part I: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed (Chorus)

00:02:37

 

5. Part I: Recitative: Thus saith the Lord (Bass)

00:01:24

 

6. Part I: Aria: But who may abide the day of His coming? (Counter-tenor)

00:03:06

 

7. Part I: And He shall purify the sons of Levi (Chorus)

00:02:29

 

8. Part I: Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Alto)

00:00:25

 

9. Part I: Aria: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto)

00:05:33

 

10. Part I: Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Bass)

00:02:42

 

11. Part I: Aria: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light (Bass)

00:04:25

 

12. Part I: For unto a child is born (Chorus)

00:04:03

 

13. Part I: Pifa

00:00:56

 

14. Part I: Recitative: There were shepherds abiding in the field (Soprano)

00:01:22

 

15. Part I: Glory to God in the highest (Chorus)

00:01:54

 

16. Part I: Aria: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Soprano)

00:04:04

 

17. Part I: Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (Alto)

00:00:20

 

18. Part I: Aria: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd (Alto)

00:05:13

 

19. Part I: His yoke is easy, His burthen is light (Chorus)

00:02:22

 

20. Part II: Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus)

00:02:52

 

21. Part II: Aria: He was despised and rejected of men (Alto)

00:11:11

 

22. Part II: Surely, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows (Chorus)

00:02:05

 

23. Part II: And with His stripes we are healed (Chorus)

00:01:54

 

24. Part II: All we like sheep have gone astray (Chorus)

00:03:55

CD - 2

George Frideric Handel

Messiah, HWV 56 (1741)

 

1. Part II: Recitative: All they that see Him Laugh Him to scorn (Tenor)

00:00:44

 

2. Part II: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Chorus)

00:02:23

 

3. Part II: Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (Tenor)

00:01:48

 

4. Part II: Arioso: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto His sorrow! (Tenor)

00:01:34

 

5. Part II: Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living (Tenor)

00:00:19

 

6. Part II: Aria: But thou didst not leave His soul in Hell (Tenor)

00:02:42

 

7. Part II: Lift up your heads (Chorus)

00:03:04

 

8. Part II: Recitative: Unto which of the angels said He at any time (Tenor)

00:00:14

 

9. Part II: Let all the angels of God worship Him (Chorus)

00:01:28

 

10. Part II: Aria: Thou art gone up high (Counter-tenor)

00:03:17

 

11. Part II: The Lord gave the word (Chorus)

00:01:10

 

12. Part II: Duet: How beautiful are the feet of Him that bringeth glad tidings of salvation (Soprano, Counter-tenor)

00:03:22

 

13. Part II: Aria: Why do the nations so furiosly rage together (Bass)

00:03:08

 

14. Part II: Let us break their bonds asunder (Chorus)

00:01:50

 

15. Part II: Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn (Tenor)

00:00:12

 

16. Part II: Aria: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (Tenor)

00:02:10

 

17. Part II: Hallelujah! (Chorus)

00:03:44

 

18. Part III: Aria: I know that my Redeemer liveth (Soprano)

00:06:07

 

19. Part III: Since by man came death (Chorus)

00:01:52

 

20. Part III: Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (Bass)

00:00:32

 

21. Part III: Aria: The trumpet shall sound (Bass)

00:09:06

 

22. Part III: Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written (Counter-tenor)

00:00:17

 

23. Part III: Duet: O Death, where is thy sting (Counter-tenor, Tenor)

00:03:24

 

24. Part III: Aria: If God be for us, who can be against us? (Soprano)

00:04:57

 

25. Part III: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain (Chorus)

00:07:19