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Tracklist
Disc 1
Messiah: Part I. II. Tenor recitative "Comfort ye, My people"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part I. III. Tenor aria "Every valley shall be exhalted"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part I. IV. Chorus "And the glory of the Lord"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord”
Messiah: Part I. V. Bass recitative "Thus saith the Lord of hosts"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
Messiah: Part I. VI. Countertenor aria "But who may abide the days of his coming?"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air “But who may abide”
Messiah: Part I. VII. Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”
Messiah: Part I. VIII. Contralto recitative "Behold, a virgin shall conceive"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)
Messiah: Part I. IX. Contralto aria and Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 9. Air “O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” (Alto, Chorus)
Messiah: Part I. X. Bass recitative "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass)
Messiah: Part I. XI. Bass aria "The people that walked in darkness"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 11. Air “The people that walked in darkness” (Bass)
Messiah: Part I. XII. Chorus "For unto us a child is born"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
Messiah: Part I. XIVa. Soprano recitative "There were shepherds abiding in a field"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field… And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part I. XIVb. Soprano recitative "And lo, the angel of the Lord"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field… And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part I. XV. Soprano recitative "And the angel said unto them, fear not"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 15. Recitative “And the angel said unto them” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part I. XVI. Soprano recitative "And suddently there was with the angel"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 16. Recitative “And suddenly there was with the angel” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part I. XVII. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
Messiah: Part I. XVIII. Soprano aria "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part I. XIX. Contralto recitative "Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitativo “Then shall the eyes of the blind” (Contralto)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)
Messiah: Part I. XXI. Chorus "His yoke is easy and his burthen is light"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy”
Disc 2
Messiah: Part II. XXIV. Chorus "Surely He hath borne our griefs"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 24. Chorus “Surely he hath borne our griefs”
Messiah: Part II. XXV. Chorus "And with His stripes we are healed"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 25. Chorus “And with his stripes”
Messiah: Part II. XXVI. Chorus "All we like sheep have gone astray"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 26. Chorus “All we like sheep”
Messiah: Part II. XXVII. Tenor recitative "All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 27. Recitative “All they that see him” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II. XXVIII. Chorus "He trusted in God"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus “He trusted in God”
Messiah: Part II. XXIX. Tenor recitative "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 29. Recitative “Thy rebuke hath broken his heart” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II. XXX. Tenor aria "Behold and see if there be any sorrow"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso “Behold and see” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II. XXXI. Tenor recitative "He was cut off out of the land"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 31. Recitative “He was cut off out of the land of the living…” (soprano)
Messiah: Part II. XXXII. Tenor aria "But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 32. “But thou didst not leave His soul in hell…” (soprano)
Messiah: Part II. XXXIII. Chorus "Lift up your heads, O ye gates"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads”
Messiah: Part II. XXXIV. Tenor recitative "Unto which of the angels said He"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 34. Recitative “Unto Which of the Angels…” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II. XXXV. Chorus "Let all the angels of God worship Him"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 35. Chorus “Let all the angels of God worship Him”
Messiah: Part II. XXXVI. Countertenor aria "Thou art gone up on high"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 36. Air “Thou art gone up on high” (Bass)
Messiah: Part II. XXXVII. Chorus "The Lord gave the word"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word”
Messiah: Part II. XXXVIII. Soprano aria "How beautiful are the feet"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Aria “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part II. XXXIX. Chorus "Their sound is gone out into all lands"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Chorus “Their sound is gone out”
Messiah: Part II. XL. Bass aria "Why do the nations so furiously rage"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)
Messiah: Part II. XLI. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus “Let us Break Their Bonds Asunder”
Messiah: Part II. XLII. Tenor recitative "He that dwelleth in Heaven"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative “He that dwelleth in heaven…” (tenor)
Messiah: Part II. XLIII. Tenor aria "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 43. Air “Thou shalt break them” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II. XLIV. Chorus "Hallelujah"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
Messiah: Part III. XLV. Soprano aria "I know that my Redeener liveth"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part III. XLVI. Chorus "Since by man came death"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus “Since by man came death”
Messiah: Part III. XLVII. Bass recitative "Behold, I tell you a mystery"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 47. Recitativo “Behold, I tell you a mystery” (Bass)
Messiah: Part III. XLVIII. Bass aria "The trumpet shall sound"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
Messiah: Part III. XLIX. Countertenor recitative "Then shall be brought to pass"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 49. Recitativo “Then shall be brought to pass” (Alto)
Messiah: Part III. L. Countertenor/tenor aria "O Death, where is thy sting?"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 50. Duet “O death, where is thy sting” (Alt & Tenor)
Messiah: Part III. LI. Chorus "But thanks be to God"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 51. Chorus “But thanks be to God…”
Messiah: Part III. LII. Soprano aria "If God be for us, who can be against us"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 52. Air “If God be for us” (Soprano)