Messiah (2007), CD, on Collegium Records. Music by George Frideric Handel, performed by John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers, James Gilchrist; 51 tracks.
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Tracklist
Disc 1
Messiah, Part I. Sinfonia (Overture)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony
Messiah, Part I. "Comfort ye, my people"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
Messiah, Part I. "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
Messiah, Part I. "And the glory of the Lord"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord”
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Messiah, Part I. "Thus saith the Lord"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Purves
Messiah, Part I. "But who may abide the day of his coming"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air “But who may abide”
Messiah, Part I. "And he shall purify"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Messiah, Part I. "Behold, a virgin shall conceive"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)
Messiah, Part I. "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)
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Messiah, Part I. "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)
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Purves
Messiah, Part I. "The people that walked in darkness"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 11. Air “The people that walked in darkness” (Bass)
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Purves
Messiah, Part I. "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”
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Messiah, Part I. Pifa (Pastoral symphony)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
Messiah, Part I. "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)
Messiah, Part I. "Glory to God"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Messiah, Part I. "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
Messiah, Part I. "Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitativo “Then shall the eyes of the blind” (Contralto)
Messiah, Part I. "He shall feed his flock"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)
Messiah, Part I. "His yoke is easy"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy”
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Disc 2
Messiah, Part II. "Surely he hath borne our griefs"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 24. Chorus “Surely he hath borne our griefs”
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Messiah, Part II. "And with his stripes we are healed"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 25. Chorus “And with his stripes”
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Messiah, Part II. "All we like sheep are gone astray"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 26. Chorus “All we like sheep”
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Messiah, Part II. "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)
Messiah, Part II. "He trusted in god"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus “He trusted in God”
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Messiah, Part II. "Thy rebuke hath broken his heart"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 29. Recitative “Thy rebuke hath broken his heart” (Tenor)
Messiah, Part II. "Behold, and see if there be any sorrow"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso “Behold and see” (Tenor)
Messiah, Part II. "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)
Messiah, Part II. "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)
Messiah, Part II. "Lift up your heads, o ye gates"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads”
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Messiah, Part II. "Unto which of the angels"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 34. Recitative “Unto Which of the Angels…” (Tenor)
Messiah, Part II. "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”
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Messiah, Part II. "Thou art gone up on high"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 36. Air “Thou art gone up on high” (Bass)
Messiah, Part II. "The Lord gave the word"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word”
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Messiah, Part II. "How beautiful are the feet"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Aria “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano)
Messiah, Part II. "Their sound is gone out"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Chorus “Their sound is gone out”
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Messiah, Part II. "Why do the nations so furiously rage together?"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Purves
Messiah, Part II. "Let us break their bonds asunder"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus “Let us Break Their Bonds Asunder”
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Messiah, Part II. "He that dwelleth in heaven"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative “He that dwelleth in heaven…” (tenor)
Messiah, Part II. "Thou shalt break them"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 43. Air “Thou shalt break them” (Tenor)
Messiah, Part II. "Hallelujah"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Messiah, Part III. "I know that my redeemer liveth"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)
Messiah, Part III. "Since by man came death"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus “Since by man came death”
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Messiah, Part III. "Behold, i tell you a mystery"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 47. Recitativo “Behold, I tell you a mystery” (Bass)
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Purves
Messiah, Part III. "The trumpet shall sound"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Purves
Messiah, Part III. "Then shall be brought to pass"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 49. Recitativo “Then shall be brought to pass” (Alto)
Messiah, Part III. "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)
John Rutter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cambridge Singers
Messiah, Part III. "If God be for us"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 52. Air “If God be for us” (Soprano)