The Messiah

Part I: Overture

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Part I: Recit - “Comfort Ye”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Young

Part I: Air - “Every Valley”

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

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Young

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”

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society

Part I: Recit - “Thus Saith the Lord”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk

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”

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk

Part I: Chorus - “And He Shall Purify”

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

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society

Part I: Recit - “Behold! A Virgin Shall Conceive”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Norma Procter

Part I: 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)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society

Part I: Recit - “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)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk

Part I: Air - “The People That Walked in the Darkness”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 11. Air “The people that walked in darkness” (Bass)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk

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”

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society

Part I: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Part I: Recit - “There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Fields”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14a. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field” (Soprano)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood

Part I: Recit - “And Low the Angel”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14b. Recitative “And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood

Part I: Recit - “And the Angel Said Unto Them”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 15. Recitative “And the angel said unto them” (Soprano)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood

Part I: Recit - “For Unto You”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 15. Recitative “And the angel said unto them” (Soprano)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Part I: Recit - “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)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood

Part I: Chorus - “Glory to God”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society

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)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood

Part I: Recit - “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)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Norma Procter

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)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood

Part I: Chorus - “His Yoke Is Easy”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy”

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society

Part II: Chorus - “Behold the Lamb God”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 22. Chorus “Behold the Lamb of God”

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society

Part II: Air - “He Was Despised”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Norma Procter

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”

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society

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”

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society

Part II: Recit - “All That They See Him to Scorn”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 27. Recitative “All they that see him” (Tenor)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Young

Part II: Chorus - “He Trusted in God That He Would Deliver Him”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus “He trusted in God”

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society

Part II: Recit - “Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 29. Recitative “Thy rebuke hath broken his heart” (Tenor)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Young

Part II: Air - “Behold and See If There Be Any Sorrow”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso “Behold and see” (Tenor)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Young

Part II: Recit - “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)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Young

Part II: Chorus - “The Lord Gave the Word”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word”

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society

Part II: Air - “How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Aria “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood

Part II: Chorus - “Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All the Lands”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Chorus “Their sound is gone out”

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society

Part II: Air - “Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk

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”

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society

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)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Young

Part II: Air - “Thou Shalt Break Them”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 43. Air “Thou shalt break them” (Tenor)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Young

Part II: Chorus - “Hallelujah”

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

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society

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)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Elizabeth Harwood

Part III: Chorus - “Since by Man Came Death”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus “Since by man came death”

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society

Part III: Recit - “Behold, I Tell You a Mystery”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 47. Recitativo “Behold, I tell you a mystery” (Bass)

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk

Part III: Air - “The Trumpet Shall Sound”

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

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk

Part III: Chorus - “Worthy Is the Lamb”

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

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society

Part III: Chorus - “Amen”

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 53b. Chorus “Amen”

Malcolm Sargent, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Choral Society