The Best of Christmas
Walter Susskind · Peter Matz · London Philharmonic Choir · April Cantelo · Helen Watts
The Best of Christmas (1992), CD, on GSC Music. Music by George Frideric Handel, Meredith Willson, performed by Walter Susskind, Peter Matz, London Philharmonic Choir, April Cantelo; 14 tracks.
Composers
Tracklist
Disc 1
Disc 2
Messiah: And the Glory of the Lord
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord”
Messiah: Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)
Messiah: 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: There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Fields
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: He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)
Messiah: Behold the Lamb of God
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 22. Chorus “Behold the Lamb of God”
Messiah: He Was Despised and Rejected of Men
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto)
Messiah: Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads”
Messiah: Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)