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Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: Sinfony. Grave – Allegro moderato
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: Accompanied recitative. “Comfort ye my people”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: 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)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: Chorus. “And the Glory of the Lord shall be revealed”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: Accompanied recitative. “Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: 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”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: Chorus. “And he shall purify”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: Recitative. “Behold, a virgin shall conceive”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: Air & 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)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: 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)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: 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”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: Pifa. Larghetto e mezzo piano
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: 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)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14b. Recitative “And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: 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)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: Accompanied 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)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: Chorus. “Glory to God in the highest”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: 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)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: 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)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: Duet. “He shall feed His flock like a shepherd”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the First: Chorus. “His yoke is easy, His burthen is light”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: Chorus. “Behold the Lamb of God”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 22. Chorus “Behold the Lamb of God”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: Air. “He was despised”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: Chorus. “Surely He hath borne our griefs”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 24. Chorus “Surely he hath borne our griefs”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: Chorus. “And with His stripes we are healed”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 25. Chorus “And with his stripes”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: Chorus. “All we, like sheep, have gone astray”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 26. Chorus “All we like sheep”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: Accompanied recitative. “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, HWV 56: Part the Second: Chorus. “He trusted in God”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus “He trusted in God”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: Accompanied 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)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: Arioso. “Behold, and see, if there be any sorrow”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso “Behold and see” (Tenor)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 31. Recitative “He was cut off out of the land of the living…” (soprano)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: 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)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: Chorus. “Lift up your heads, O ye gates”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: 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)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: 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”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: 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)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: Chorus. “The Lord gave the word”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: Duet. “How beautiful are the feet”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Duet “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano, Alto & Chorus)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: Chorus. “Break forth into joy”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Duet “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano, Alto & Chorus)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: Chorus. “Their sound is gone out into all lands”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Arioso “Their sound is gone out” (Tenor)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: 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)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: Chorus. “Let us break their bonds asunder”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus “Let us Break Their Bonds Asunder”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: Recitative. “He that dwelleth in heaven”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative “He that dwelleth in heaven…” (tenor)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: 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)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Second: Chorus. “Hallelujah!” (3:44)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Third: 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)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Third: Chorus. “Since by man came death”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus “Since by man came death”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Third: Accompanied recitative. “Behold, I tell you a mystery”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 47. Recitativo “Behold, I tell you a mystery” (Bass)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Third: Air. “The trumpet shall sound”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Third: Recitative. “Then shall be brought to pass the saying”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 49. Recitativo “Then shall be brought to pass” (Alto)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Third: 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)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Third: Chorus. “But thanks be to God”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 51. Chorus “But thanks be to God…”
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Third: 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)
Messiah, HWV 56: Part the Third: Chorus. “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain – Amen”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 53. Chorus “Worthy is the Lamb… Amen”
Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “But who may abide the day of His coming?” (1741)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “But who may abide the day of His coming?” (1741)
Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Arioso. “But lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them” (1743)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Arioso. “But lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them” (1743)
Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (1741)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (1741)
Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “Thou art gone up on high” (1741)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “Thou art gone up on high” (1741)
Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “Thou art gone up on high” (1743)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “Thou art gone up on high” (1743)
Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “How beautiful are the feet” (1741)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Aria “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano)