Handel: Messiah - CD

CD: 1

George Frideric Handel

 

1. Part I<br/>1. "Sinfony"

02:59

 

2. 2. Accompagnato (tenor) Comfort ye, my people, saith your God

02:59

 

3. 3. Air (tenor) Every valley shall be exalted

03:00

 

4. 4. Chorus And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed

02:34

 

5. 5. Accompagnato (bass) Thus saith the Lord of Hosts

01:19

 

6. 6. Air (countertenor) But who may abide the day of His coming?

03:50

 

7. 7. Chorus And He shall purify the sons of Levi

02:23

 

8. 8. Recitative (alto Behold, a virgin shall conceive<br/>9. Air (alto & Chorus O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, arise

05:27

 

9. 10. Accompagnato (bass) For behold, darkness shall cover the earth

02:17

 

10. 11. Air (bass) The people that walked in darkness

03:40

 

11. 12. Chorus For unto us a child is born

03:57

 

12. 13. Sinfonia pastorale (Pifa)<br/>14a. Recitative (soprano) There were shepherds abiding in the field<br/>14b. Accompagnato (soprano) And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them<br/>15. Recitative (soprano) And t

04:41

 

13. Part II<br/>17. Chorus Glory to God in the highest

02:04

 

14. 18. Air (soprano) Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion

04:32

 

15. 19. Recitative (alto) Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened<br/>20. Air (alto & countertenor) He shall feed His flock like a shepherd

04:58

 

16. 21. Chorus His yoke is easy, and His burthen is light

02:20

 

17. 22. Chorus Behold the lamb of God

04:24

 

18. 23. Air (alto) He was despised and rejected of men

10:41

 

19. 24. Chorus Surely He hath borne our griefs

01:45

 

20. 25. Chorus And with His stripes we are healed

01:42

 

21. 26. Chorus All we like sheep have gone astray

03:50

CD: 2

George Frideric Handel

Messiah - Oratorio HWV 56 after Biblical sources collected by Charles Jennens / 1750 version (conducted by the composer)

 

1. 27. Accompagnato (tenor) All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn

00:36

 

2. 28. Chorus He trusted in God that He would deliver Him

02:10

 

3. 29. Accompagnato (tenor) Thy rebuke hath broken His heart

01:30

 

4. 30. Arioso (tenor) Behold and see if there be any sorrow

01:21

 

5. 31. Accompagnato (soprano) He was cut off out of the land of the living<br/>32. Air (soprano) But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell

02:14

 

6. 33. Chorus Lift up your heads, O ye gates

03:02

 

7. 34. Recitative (tenor) Unto which of the angels said He at any time

00:14

 

8. 35. Chorus Let all the angels of God worship Him

01:23

 

9. 36. Air (countertenor) Thou art gone up on high

02:46

 

10. 37. Chorus The Lord gave the world

01:08

 

11. 38. Air (countertenor) How beautiful are the feet of them

02:39

 

12. 39. Chorus Their sound is gone out into all lands

01:23

 

13. 40. Air (bass) Why do the nations so furiously rage together

02:49

 

14. 41. Chorus Let us break their bonds asunder

01:36

 

15. 42. Recitative (tenor) He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn<br/>43. Air (tenor) Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron

01:59

 

16. 44. Chorus Hallelujah!

03:55

 

17. Part III<br/>45. Air (soprano) I know that my redeemer liveth

06:01

 

18. 46. Chorus Since by man came death

01:57

 

19. 47. Accompagnato (bass) Behold, I tell you a mystery<br/>48. Air (bass) The trumpet shall sound

08:35

 

20. 49. Recitative (alto) Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written<br/>50. Duet (alto & tenor) O Death, where is thy sting?

01:15

 

21. 51. Chorus But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory

02:01

 

22. 52. Air (countertenor) If God be for us, who can be against us?

04:18

 

23. 53. Chorus Worthy is the Lamb that was slain<br/>54. Chorus Amen

06:50