Messiah (2008), CD, on EMI Classics. 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 I. Sinfony: Grave - Allegro moderato
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony
Messiah: Part I. Accompagnato "Comfort ye my people"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part I. Air "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 I. 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”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah: Part I. Accompagnato "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
Messiah: Part I. Air "But who may abide the day of His coming"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air “But who may abide”
Messiah: Part I. 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 I. Recitative "Behold a airgin shall conceive"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)
Messiah: Part I. Air & Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion"
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 I. Accompagnato "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 I. Air "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 I. 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 I. Pifa: Larghetto e mezzo piano
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
Messiah: Part I. Recitative & Accompagnato "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 I. Recitative "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 I. Recitative "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 I. Accompagnato "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 I. 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 I. Air "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 I. Recitative "Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitativo “Then shall the eyes of the blind” (Contralto)
Messiah: Part I. Air "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: Part I. Chorus "His yoke is easy, his burthen is light"
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 II. 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 II. 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 II. Chorus "All we like sheep have gone astray"
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 II. Accompagnato "All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 27. Recitative “All they that see him” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II. 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 II. Accompagnato "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 II. Arioso "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 II. Accompagnato "He was cut off out of the land of the living"
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. Air "But thou didst not leave His soul in hell"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 32. “But thou didst not leave His soul in hell…” (soprano)
Messiah: Part II. Chorus "Lift up your heads, O ye gates"
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 II. Recitative "Unto Which of the Angels"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 34. Recitative “Unto Which of the Angels…” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II. 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 II. Air "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 II. 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 II. Air "How beautiful are the feet"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Aria “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano)
Messiah: Part II. 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 II. Air "Why do the Nations so furiously rage together?"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)
Messiah: Part II. 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 II. Recitative "He that dwelleth in heaven"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative “He that dwelleth in heaven…” (tenor)
Messiah: Part II. Air "Thou shalt break them"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 43. Air “Thou shalt break them” (Tenor)
Messiah: Part II. Chorus "Hallelujah!"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Messiah: Part III. Air "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 III. 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 III. Accompagnato "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 III. Air "The trumpet shall sound"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
Messiah: Part III. Recitative "Then shall be brought to pass the saying"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 49. Recitativo “Then shall be brought to pass” (Alto)
Messiah: Part III. Duet "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 III. 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