Messiah
Johannes Somary · English Chamber Orchestra · Colin Tilney · Alexander Young · Margaret Price · Yvonne Minton · Justino Díaz
Messiah (2006), CD, on Vanguard Classics. Music by George Frideric Handel, performed by Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Colin Tilney, Alexander Young; 53 tracks.
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Disc 1
Messiah: Part I No. 2 Comfort ye my people (tenor recit)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part I No. 3 Ev´ry valley shall be exalted (tenor air)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part I No. 4 And the glory, the glory of the Lord (chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord”
Messiah: Part I No. 5 Thus saith the Lord (bass recit)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
Messiah: Part I No. 6 But who may abide (bass air)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air “But who may abide”
Messiah: Part I No. 7 And he shall purify (chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”
Messiah: Part I No. 8 Behold, a virgin shall conceive
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)
Messiah: Part I No. 9 O thou that tellest (alto air and chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 9. Air “O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” (Alto, Chorus)
Messiah: Part I No. 10 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass recit)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass)
Messiah: Part I No. 11 The people that walked in darkness (bass air)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 11. Air “The people that walked in darkness” (Bass)
Messiah: Part I No. 12 For unto us a child is born (chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
Messiah: Part I No. 14 There were shepherds; And lo, the Angel of the lord (soprano recits)
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 No. 15 And the angel said unto them (soprano recit)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 15. Recitative “And the angel said unto them” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part I No. 16 And suddenly there was with the angel (soprano recit)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 16. Recitative “And suddenly there was with the angel” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part I No. 17 Glory to God in the highest (chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
Messiah: Part I No. 18 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano air)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part I No. 19 The shall the eyes of the blind (alto recit)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitativo “Then shall the eyes of the blind” (Contralto)
Messiah: Part I No. 20 And he shall feed his flock (alto/soprano duet)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)
Messiah: Part I No. 21 His yoke is easy (chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy”
Disc 2
Messiah: Part II No. 24 Surely he hath borne our griefs (chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 24. Chorus “Surely he hath borne our griefs”
Messiah: Part II No. 25 And with his stripes (chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 25. Chorus “And with his stripes”
Messiah: Part II No. 26 All we like sheep (chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 26. Chorus “All we like sheep”
Messiah: Part II No. 27 All they that see Him (tenor recit)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 27. Recitative “All they that see him” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II No. 28 He trusted in God (chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus “He trusted in God”
Messiah: Part II No. 29 Thy rebuke hath broken His Heart (tenor recit)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 29. Recitative “Thy rebuke hath broken his heart” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II No. 30 Behold, and see if there be any sorrow (tenor air)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso “Behold and see” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II No. 31 He was cut off out of the land (tenor recit)
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 II No. 32 Buth thou dids´t not leave
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 32. “But thou didst not leave His soul in hell…” (soprano)
Messiah: Part II No. 33 Lift up your heads
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads”
Messiah: Part II No. 34 Unto which of the angels (tenor recit)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 34. Recitative “Unto Which of the Angels…” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II No. 35 Let all the angels of God worship Him (chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 35. Chorus “Let all the angels of God worship Him”
Messiah: Part II No. 36 Thou art gone up on high (alto air)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 36. Air “Thou art gone up on high” (Bass)
Messiah: Part II No. 37 The lord gave the word (chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word”
Messiah: Part II No. 38 How beautiful are the feet (soprano air)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Aria “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part II No. 39 Their sound is gone out (chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Chorus “Their sound is gone out”
Messiah: Part II No. 40 Why do the nations? (bass air)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)
Messiah: Part II No. 41 Let us break their bonds asunder (chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus “Let us Break Their Bonds Asunder”
Messiah: Part II No. 42 He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor recit)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative “He that dwelleth in heaven…” (tenor)
Messiah: Part II No. 43 Thou shalt break them (tenor air)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 43. Air “Thou shalt break them” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II No. 44 Hallelujah (chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
Messiah: Part III No. 45 I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano air)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part III No. 46 Since by man came death (chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus “Since by man came death”
Messiah: Part III No. 47 Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass recit)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 47. Recitativo “Behold, I tell you a mystery” (Bass)
Messiah: Part III No. 48 The trumpeter shall sound (bass air)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
Messiah: Part III No. 49 Then shall be brough to pass (alto recit)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 49. Recitativo “Then shall be brought to pass” (Alto)
Messiah: Part III No. 50 O death, where is thy sting? (alto/tenor duet)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 50. Duet “O death, where is thy sting” (Alt & Tenor)
Messiah: Part III No. 51 But thanks be to God (chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 51. Chorus “But thanks be to God…”