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Messiah (Highlights)

Johannes Somary · English Chamber Orchestra · Colin Tilney · Margaret Price · Alexander Young · Justino Díaz · Yvonne Minton

Vanguard Classics1991Cat. OVC 40201h 5m16 tracks

Messiah (Highlights) (1991), CD, on Vanguard Classics. Music by George Frideric Handel, performed by Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Colin Tilney, Margaret Price; 16 tracks.

Composer

George Frideric Handel

Tracklist

01

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Colin Tilney

3:08

02

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Young

3:48

03

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Young

3:57

04

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Colin Tilney

4:14

05

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Colin Tilney

3:43

06

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 16. Recitative “And suddenly there was with the angel” (Soprano)

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Colin Tilney

0:21

07

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Colin Tilney

1:40

08

Rejoice greatly

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Colin Tilney

5:04

09

He was despised

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto)

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Colin Tilney

10:55

10

Surely he hath borne

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 24. Chorus “Surely he hath borne our griefs”

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Colin Tilney

3:15

11

All we like sheep

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 26. Chorus “All we like sheep”

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Colin Tilney

3:31

12

The Lord gave the word

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word”

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Colin Tilney

1:08

13

Why do the nations?

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Colin Tilney

2:58

14

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Young

3:38

15

I know that my Redeemer liveth

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Colin Tilney

7:18

16

Worthy is the Lamb... Amen

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 53. Chorus “Worthy is the Lamb… Amen”

Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Young

6:42