Messiah, CD, on Accent. Music by George Frideric Handel, performed by Václav Luks, Collegium 1704; 53 tracks.
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Disc 1
First Part: Accompagnato (Comfort ye, comfort ye my people)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
First Part: 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)
First Part: Chorus (And the glory of the Lord)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord”
First Part: Accompagnato (Thus saith the Lord, the Lord of Hosts)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
First Part: 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”
First Part: Chorus (And He shall purify)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”
First Part: Recitative (Behold, a virgin shall conceive)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)
First Part: 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)
First Part: 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)
First Part: 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)
First Part: 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”
First Part: Recitative (There were shepherds abiding in the field)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14a. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field” (Soprano)
First Part: Accompagnato (And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14b. Recitative “And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)
First Part: 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)
First Part: 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)
First Part: Chorus (Glory to God in the highest)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
First Part: 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)
First Part: 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)
Disc 2
Second Part: Chorus (Behold the Lamb of God)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 22. Chorus “Behold the Lamb of God”
Second Part: Air (He was despised)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto)
Second Part: Chorus (Surely, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 24. Chorus “Surely he hath borne our griefs”
Second Part: Chorus (And with His stripes we are healed)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 25. Chorus “And with his stripes”
Second Part: Chorus (All we like sheep, have gone astray)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 26. Chorus “All we like sheep”
Second Part: 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)
Second Part: Chorus (He trusted in God)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus “He trusted in God”
Second Part: 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)
Second Part: Arioso (Behold, and see if there be any sorrow)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso “Behold and see” (Tenor)
Second Part: 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)
Second Part: 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)
Second Part: Chorus (Lift up your heads)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads”
Second Part: Recitative (Unto which of the angels)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 34. Recitative “Unto Which of the Angels…” (Tenor)
Second Part: 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”
Second Part: 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)
Second Part: Chorus (The Lord gave the word)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word”
Second Part: Air (How beautiful are the feet of them)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Duet “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano, Alto & Chorus)
Second Part: 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)
Second Part: Chorus (Let us break their bonds asunder)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus “Let us Break Their Bonds Asunder”
Second Part: Recitative (He that dwelleth in heaven)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative “He that dwelleth in heaven…” (tenor)
Second Part: Air (Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 43. Air “Thou shalt break them” (Tenor)
Second Part: Chorus (Hallelujah)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
Third Part: 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)
Third Part: Chorus (Since by man came death)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus “Since by man came death”
Third Part: 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)
Third Part: Air (The trumpet shall sound and the dead shall be rais'd)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
Third Part: Recitative (The shall be brought to pass)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 49. Recitativo “Then shall be brought to pass” (Alto)
Third Part: Duet / Chorus (O death, where is thy sting? / But thanks be to God)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 50. Duet “O death, where is thy sting” (Alt & Tenor)
Third Part: Air (If God be for us, who can be against us)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 52. Air “If God be for us” (Soprano)