Messiah, CD, on EMI Digital. Music by George Frideric Handel, performed by Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, John Aler; 54 tracks.
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Disc 1
Messiah, Part One, no. 2: Recitative-Tenor: Comfort ye my people
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
Messiah, Part One, no. 3: Air-Tenor: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
Messiah, Part One, no. 4: Chorus: And the glory, the glory of the Lord
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah, Part One, no. 5: Recitative-Bass: Thus saith the Lord
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
Messiah, Part One, no. 6: Air-Bass: But who may abide
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air “But who may abide”
Messiah, Part One, no. 7: Chorus: And He shall purify
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah, Part One: Recitative-Alto: Behold a virgin shall conceive
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)
Messiah, Part One, no. 8: Air-Alto & Chorus: O thou that tellest
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 9. Air “O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” (Alto, Chorus)
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah, Part One, no. 9: Recitative-Bass: 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 One, no. 10: Air-Bass: 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 One, no. 11: 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”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah, Part One, no. 12: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
Messiah, Part One: Recitative-Soprano: There were shepherds
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 One, no. 13: Recitative-Soprano: 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 One: Recitative-Soprano: And the angel said unto them
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 15. Recitative “And the angel said unto them” (Soprano)
Messiah, Part One, no. 14: Recitative-Soprano: And suddenly 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 One, no. 15: Chorus:Glory to God in the highest
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah, Part One, no. 16: Air-Soprano: 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 One: Recitative-Alto: Then shall the eyes of the blind
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitativo “Then shall the eyes of the blind” (Contralto)
Messiah, Part One, no. 17: Duet-Alto & Soprano: He shall feed his flock
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)
Messiah, Part One, no. 18: Chorus: His yoke is easy
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Disc 2
Messiah, Part Two, no. 21: Chorus: Surely he hath borne our griefs
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 24. Chorus “Surely he hath borne our griefs”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah, Part Two, no. 22: Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 25. Chorus “And with his stripes”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah, Part Two, no. 23: Chorus: All we like sheep
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 26. Chorus “All we like sheep”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah, Part Two, no. 24: Recitative-Tenor: All they that see Him
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 27. Recitative “All they that see him” (Tenor)
Messiah, Part Two, no. 25: Chorus: He trusted in God
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus “He trusted in God”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah, Part Two, no. 26: Recitative-Tenor: 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 Two, no. 27: Arioso-Tenor: 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 Two, no. 28: Recitative-Tenor: 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 Two, no. 29: Air-Tenor: But thou didst not leave
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 32. “But thou didst not leave His soul in hell…” (soprano)
Messiah, Part Two, no. 30: Chorus: Lift up your heads
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah, Part Two: Recitative-Tenor: Unto which of the angels
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 34. Recitative “Unto Which of the Angels…” (Tenor)
Messiah, Part Two, no. 31: 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”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah, Part Two, no. 32a: Air-Bass: 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 Two, no. 33: Chorus: The Lord gave the word
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah, Part Two, no. 34a: Air-Soprano: How beautiful are the feet
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Aria “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano)
Messiah, Part Two, no. 35a: Chorus: Their sound is gone out
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Arioso “Their sound is gone out” (Tenor)
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah, Part Two, no. 36: Air-Bass: Why do the nations?
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)
Messiah, Part Two, no. 37: Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus “Let us Break Their Bonds Asunder”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah, Part Two: Recitative-Tenor: He that dewlleth in heaven
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative “He that dwelleth in heaven…” (tenor)
Messiah, Part Two, no. 38: Aria-Tenor: Thou shalt break them
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 43. Air “Thou shalt break them” (Tenor)
Messiah, Part Two, no. 39: Chorus: Hallelujah
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah, Part Three, no. 40: Air-Soprano: I know that my Redeemer liveth
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)
Messiah, Part Three, no. 41: Chorus: Since by man came death
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus “Since by man came death”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah, Part Three, no. 42: Recitative-Bass: 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 Three, no. 43: Air-Bass: The trumpet shall sound
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
Messiah, Part Three: Recitative-Alto: 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 Three, no. 44: Duet-Alto & Tenor: 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 Three, no. 45: Chorus: But thanks be to God
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 51. Chorus “But thanks be to God…”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir