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Tracklist
Disc 1
The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 1): Sinfony
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony
The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 2): Accompanied Recitative (Tenor), Comfort Ye
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 3): Air (Tenor), Ev'ry Valley
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 4): 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, Part 1 (No. 5): Accompanied Recitative (Bass), Thus saith the Lord
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 6): Air (Countertenor), But who may abide?
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air “But who may abide”
The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 7): Chorus, And He shall purify
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”
The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 8): Recitative (Alto), Behold, a virgin shall conceive
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)
The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 9): Air (Alto) & Chorus, O thou that tellest
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 9. Air “O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” (Alto, Chorus)
The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 10): Accompanied Recitative (Bass), For behold, darkness
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass)
The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 11): Air (Bass), 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, Part 1 (No. 12): 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, Part 1 (No. 13): Pifa
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 14a): Recitative (Soprano), There were shepherds
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, Part 1 (No. 14b): Accompanied Recitative (Soprano), And lo, the angel of the Lord
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, Part 1 (No. 15): Recitative (Soprano), And the angel said unto them
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 15. Recitative “And the angel said unto them” (Soprano)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 16. Recitative “And suddenly there was with the angel” (Soprano)
The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 17): Chorus, Glory to God
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 18): Air (Soprano), Rejoice greatly
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 19): Recitative (Alto), 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, Part 1 (No. 20): Duet (Alto, Soprano), He shall feed his flock
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)
The Messiah, Part 1 (No. 21): Chorus, His yoke is easy
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy”
Disc 2
The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 24): 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, Part 2 (No. 25): Chorus, And with His stripes
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 25. Chorus “And with his stripes”
The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 26): Chorus, All we, like sheep
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 26. Chorus “All we like sheep”
The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 27): Accompanied Recitative (Tenor), All they that see Him
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 27. Recitative “All they that see him” (Tenor)
The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 28): Chorus, He trusted in God
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus “He trusted in God”
The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 29): Accompanied Recitative (Tenor), 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, Part 2 (No. 30): Air (Tenor), Behold and see
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso “Behold and see” (Tenor)
The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 31): Accompanied Recitative (Tenor), He was cut off
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, Part 2 (No. 32): Air (Soprano), Behold and see
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 32. “But thou didst not leave His soul in hell…” (soprano)
The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 33): Chorus, Lift up your heads
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads”
The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 34): Recitative (Tenor), Unto which of the Angels
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 34. Recitative “Unto Which of the Angels…” (Tenor)
The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 35): Chorus, Let all the angels
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 35. Chorus “Let all the angels of God worship Him”
The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 36): Air (Countertenor), 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, Part 2 (No. 37): Chorus, The Lord gave us the word
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word”
The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 38): Air (Soprano), How beautiful are the feet
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Aria “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano)
The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 39): Chorus, Their sound is gone out
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Chorus “Their sound is gone out”
The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 40): Air (Bass), Why do the nations
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)
The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 41): 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, Part 2 (No. 42): Recitative (Tenor), He hath dwelleth in heaven
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative “He that dwelleth in heaven…” (tenor)
The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 43): Air (Tenor), Thou shalt break them
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 43. Air “Thou shalt break them” (Tenor)
The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 44): Chorus, Hallelujah!
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
The Messiah, Part 3 (No. 45): Air (Soprano), I know that me Redeemer liveth
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)
The Messiah, Part 3 (No. 46): Chorus, since by man came death
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus “Since by man came death”
The Messiah, Part 3 (No. 47): Accompanied Recitative (Bass), 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, Part 3 (No. 48): Air (Bass), The trumpet shall sound
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
The Messiah, Part 3 (No. 49): Recitative (Countertenor), 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, Part 3 (No. 50): Duet (Countertenor, Tenor), 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, Part 3 (No. 51): Chorus, But thanks be to God
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 51. Chorus “But thanks be to God…”
The Messiah, Part 3 (No. 52): Air (Alto), If God be for us
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 52. Air “If God be for us” (Alto)