The Messiah
The Messiah (2004), CD, on RCA Red Seal. Music by George Frideric Handel, performed by Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Chorale; 53 tracks.
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Tracklist
Disc 1
The Messiah: Recitative: Comfort ye my People
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
The Messiah: Air: Every Valley Shall be Exalted
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
The Messiah: Chorus: And The Glory of The Lord
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord”
The Messiah: Recitative: Thus Saith The Lord
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
The Messiah: 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”
The Messiah: Chorus: And He Shall Purify
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”
The Messiah: Recitative: Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)
The Messiah: Air And 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)
The Messiah: Recitative: 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)
The Messiah: 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)
The Messiah: 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”
The Messiah: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
The Messiah: Recitative: There Were Shepherds Abiding in The Field
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)
The Messiah: 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)
The Messiah: Recitative: 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)
The Messiah: Chorus: Glory to God
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
The Messiah: 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)
The Messiah: Recitative: 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)
The Messiah: Air: He Shall Feed His Flock / Come Unto Him
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)
The Messiah: Chorus: His Yoke is Easy, And His Burden is Light
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy”
Disc 2
The Messiah: Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 24. Chorus “Surely he hath borne our griefs”
The Messiah: Chorus: An with His stripes we are healed
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 25. Chorus “And with his stripes”
The Messiah: Chorus: And we like sheep have gone astray
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 26. Chorus “All we like sheep”
The Messiah: Recitative: All they that see Him laugh him scorn
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 27. Recitative “All they that see him” (Tenor)
The Messiah: Chorus: He trusted in God
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus “He trusted in God”
The Messiah: Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 29. Recitative “Thy rebuke hath broken his heart” (Tenor)
The Messiah: Air: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso “Behold and see” (Tenor)
The Messiah: Recitative: 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)
The Messiah: 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)
The Messiah: Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads”
The Messiah: Recitative: Unto which of the angels said He at any time
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 34. Recitative “Unto Which of the Angels…” (Tenor)
The Messiah: 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”
The Messiah: 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)
The Messiah: Chorus: The Lord gave the word
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word”
The Messiah: Air: How beautiful are the feet
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Duet “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano, Alto & Chorus)
The Messiah: Chorus: Their sound is gone out
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Arioso “Their sound is gone out” (Tenor)
The Messiah: 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)
The Messiah: Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus “Let us Break Their Bonds Asunder”
The Messiah: Recitative: He that dwelleth in Heaven
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative “He that dwelleth in heaven…” (tenor)
The Messiah: Air: Thou shalt break them
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 43. Air “Thou shalt break them” (Tenor)
The Messiah: Chorus: "Hallelujah"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
The Messiah: 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)
The Messiah: Chorus: Since by man came death
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus “Since by man came death”
The Messiah: Behold, I tell you a mystery
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 47. Recitativo “Behold, I tell you a mystery” (Bass)
The Messiah: Air: The trumpet shall sound
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
The Messiah: Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 49. Recitativo “Then shall be brought to pass” (Alto)
The Messiah: 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)
The Messiah: Chorus: But thanks be to God
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 51. Chorus “But thanks be to God…”