Handel: The Messiah - Excerpts

Air: Every Valley Shall Be Exalted

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Chorus: And the Glory of the Lord

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord”

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Chorus: And He Shall Purify

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Air: 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)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

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”

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Air: He Shall Feed His Flock

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads”

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Chorus: Hallelujah!

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”

John Finley Williamson, Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

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)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Air: The Trumpet Shall Sound

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

Chorus: Worth Is the Lamb / Blessing and Honour / Amen

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 53. Chorus “Worthy is the Lamb… Amen”

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic