Messiah
Colin Davis · Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra · Stuart Burrows · Margaret Price · Simon Estes · Hanna Schwarz
Messiah (1985), CD, on Philips. Music by George Frideric Handel, performed by Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Burrows, Margaret Price; 42 tracks.
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Tracklist
Disc 1
Messiah: Comfort ye, my people - Accompagnato
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Burrows
Messiah: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Burrows
Messiah: And the glory of the Lord - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord”
Messiah: Thus saith the Lord - Accompagnato
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
Messiah: But who may abride - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air “But who may abide”
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hanna Schwarz
Messiah: And He shall purify - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hanna Schwarz
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass)
Messiah: For unto us a Child is born - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
Messiah: Pifa - Sinfonia pastorale
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
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)
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Margaret Price
Messiah: Rejoice greatly - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Margaret Price
Messiah: Then shall the eyes of the blind - Recitativo
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitativo “Then shall the eyes of the blind” (Contralto)
Disc 2
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto)
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hanna Schwarz
All they that see Him - Accompagnato
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 27. Recitative “All they that see him” (Tenor)
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Burrows
Messiah: He trusted in God - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus “He trusted in God”
Messiah: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart - Accompagnato
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 29. Recitative “Thy rebuke hath broken his heart” (Tenor)
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Burrows
Messiah: Behold, and see - Arioso
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso “Behold and see” (Tenor)
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Burrows
Messiah: He was cut off - Accompagnato / But Thou didst not leave - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 31. Recitative “He was cut off out of the land of the living…” (soprano)
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Burrows
Messiah: Lift up your heads - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads”
Messiah: Unto wich of the angels - Recitativo / Let all the angels of God - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 34. Recitative “Unto Which of the Angels…” (Tenor)
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Burrows
Messiah: Thou art gone up high - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 36. Air “Thou art gone up on high” (Bass)
Messiah: The Lord gave the word - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word”
Messiah: How beautiful are the feet - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Aria “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano)
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Margaret Price
Messiah: Their sound is gone out - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Arioso “Their sound is gone out” (Tenor)
Messiah: Why do the nations? - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)
Messiah: Let us break their bonds asunder - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus “Let us Break Their Bonds Asunder”
Disc 3
Messiah: I know that my Redeemer liveth - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Margaret Price
Messiah: Since by man came death - Coro
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus “Since by man came death”
Messiah: Behold, I tell you a mystery - Accompagnato
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 47. Recitativo “Behold, I tell you a mystery” (Bass)
Messiah: The trumpet shall sound - Aria
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 49. Recitativo “Then shall be brought to pass” (Alto)
Colin Davis, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hanna Schwarz