Messiah
Stephen Layton · Britten Sinfonia · Polyphony · Allan Clayton · Iestyn Davies · Julia Doyle · Andrew Foster-Williams
Messiah (2009), CD, on Hyperion. Music by George Frideric Handel, performed by Stephen Layton, Britten Sinfonia, Polyphony, Allan Clayton; 54 tracks.
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Tracklist
Disc 1
Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: Comfort ye, my people (tenor)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part 1: Aria: Every valley shall be exalted (tenor)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord”
Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: Thus saith the Lord of hosts (bass)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
Messiah: Part 1: Aria: But who may abide the day of his coming? (alto)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air “But who may abide”
Messiah: Part 1: 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 1: Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son (alto)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)
Messiah: Part 1: Aria with chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (alto)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 9. Air “O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” (Alto, Chorus)
Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass)
Messiah: Part 1: Aria: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light (bass)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 11. Air “The people that walked in darkness” (Bass)
Messiah: Part 1: 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 1: Pifa 'Pastoral Symphony'
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: There were shepherds, abiding in the field (soprano)
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 1: Recitative: And the angel said unto them, fear not (soprano)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 15. Recitative “And the angel said unto them” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude (soprano)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 16. Recitative “And suddenly there was with the angel” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part 1: 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 1: Aria: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (alto)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitativo “Then shall the eyes of the blind” (Contralto)
Messiah: Part 1: Aria: He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (alto/soprano)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)
Messiah: Part 1: 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 2: 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 2: 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 2: 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 2: Recitative: All they that see him laugh him to scorn (tenor)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 27. Recitative “All they that see him” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: He trusted in God that he would deliver him
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus “He trusted in God”
Messiah: Part 2: Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (tenor)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 29. Recitative “Thy rebuke hath broken his heart” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part 2: Aria: Behold and see if there be any sorrow like unto his sorrow (tenor)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso “Behold and see” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part 2: Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living (tenor)
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 2: Aria: But thou didst not leave his soul in hell (soprano/tenor)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 32. “But thou didst not leave His soul in hell…” (soprano)
Messiah: Part 2: 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 2: Recitative: Unto which of the angels said he at any time? (tenor)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 34. Recitative “Unto Which of the Angels…” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part 2: 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 2: Aria: Thou art gone up on high (alto)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 36. Air “Thou art gone up on high” (Bass)
Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: The Lord gave the word
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word”
Messiah: Part 2: Aria: How beautiful are the feet of them that preach (soprano)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Duet “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano, Alto & Chorus)
Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Their sound is gone out into all lands
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Arioso “Their sound is gone out” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part 2: Aria: Why do the nations so furiously rage together? (bass)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)
Messiah: Part 2: 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 2: Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn (tenor)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative “He that dwelleth in heaven…” (tenor)
Messiah: Part 2: Aria: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 43. Air “Thou shalt break them” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Hallelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
Messiah: Part 3: Aria: I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part 3: Chorus: Since by man came death
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus “Since by man came death”
Messiah: Part 3: Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 47. Recitativo “Behold, I tell you a mystery” (Bass)
Messiah: Part 3: Aria: The trumpet shall sound (bass)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
Messiah: Part 3: Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass (alto)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 49. Recitativo “Then shall be brought to pass” (Alto)
Messiah: Part 3: Aria: O Death, where is thy sting? (alto/tenor)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 50. Duet “O death, where is thy sting” (Alt & Tenor)
Messiah: Part 3: Chorus: But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 51. Chorus “But thanks be to God…”
Messiah: Part 3: Aria: If God be for us, who can be against us? (soprano)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 52. Air “If God be for us” (Soprano)