Messiah
Colin Davis · London Symphony Orchestra · John Shirley-Quirk
Composer
Tracklist
Disc 1
Messiah: Part I, 1. "Comfort ye, my people" - Accompagnato
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part I, 2. "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted" - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part I, 3. "And the glory of the Lord" - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord”
Messiah: Part I, 4. "Thus saith the Lord" - Accompagnato
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
Messiah: Part I, 5. "But who may abide the day of His coming" - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air “But who may abide”
Messiah: Part I, 6. "And He shall purify the sons of Levi" - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass)
Messiah: Part I, 12. "For unto us a Child is born" - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
Messiah: Part I, 13. Pifa - Sinfonia pastorale
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
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, 15. "Glory to God" - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
Messiah: Part I, 16. "Rejoice greatly" - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part I, 17. "Then shall the eyes of the blind" - Recitativo
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitativo “Then shall the eyes of the blind” (Contralto)
Messiah: Part I, 18. "He shall feed His flock" - Duetto
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)
Messiah: Part I, 19. "His yoke is easy" - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy”
Disc 2
Messiah: Part II, 25. "All they that see Him" - Accompagnato
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 27. Recitative “All they that see him” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II, 26. "He trusted in God" - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus “He trusted in God”
Messiah: Part II, 27. "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart" - Accompagnato
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 29. Recitative “Thy rebuke hath broken his heart” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II, 28. "Behold, and see" - Arioso
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso “Behold and see” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II, 29. "He was cut off" - Accompagnato / 30. "But Thou didst not leave" - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 32. “But thou didst not leave His soul in hell…” (soprano)
Messiah: Part II, 31. "Lift up your heads" - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 34. Recitative “Unto Which of the Angels…” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II, 34. "Thou art gone up on high" - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 36. Air “Thou art gone up on high” (Bass)
Messiah: Part II, 35. "The Lord gave the word" - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word”
Messiah: Part II, 36. "How beautiful are the feet" - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Aria “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part II, 37. "Their sound is gone out" - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Arioso “Their sound is gone out” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II, 38. "Why do the nations?" - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)
Messiah: Part II, 39. "Let us break their bonds asunder" - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus “Let us Break Their Bonds Asunder”
Messiah: Part II, 40. "He that dwelleth in heaven" / 41. "Thou shalt break them" - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative “He that dwelleth in heaven…” (tenor)
Messiah: Part II, 42. "Hallelujah" - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
Messiah: Part III, 43. "I know that my Redeemer liveth" - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part III, 44. "Since by man came death" - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus “Since by man came death”
Messiah: Part III, 45. "Behold, I tell you a mystery" - Accompagnato
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 47. Recitativo “Behold, I tell you a mystery” (Bass)
Messiah: Part III, 46. "The trumpet shall sound" - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 50. Duet “O death, where is thy sting” (Alt & Tenor)