Messiah, HWV 56 (Remastered)
Otto Klemperer · Philharmonia Orchestra · Philharmonia Chorus · Nicolai Gedda · Jerome Hines · Elisabeth Schwarzkopf · Grace Hoffman
Messiah, HWV 56 (Remastered), CD, on Warner Classics. Music by George Frideric Handel, John Cage, performed by Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Nicolai Gedda; 46 tracks.
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Sinfony. Grave - Allegro moderato
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Accompagnato. “Comfort Ye My People”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Aria. “Ev’ry Valley Shall Be Exalted”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Chorus. “And the Glory, the Glory of the Lord”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord”
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Accompagnato. “Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Aria. “But Who May Abide”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air “But who may abide”
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Chorus. “And He Shall Purify”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Recitative. “Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Aria. “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)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 6, Pt. 1: 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)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: 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)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Aria. “The People That Walked”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 11. Air “The people that walked in darkness” (Bass)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: 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”
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Pifa. Larghetto e mezzo piano
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Recitative. “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)
Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Chorus. “Glory to God in the Highest”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Aria. “Rejoice Greatly”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Recitative. “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)
Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Aria. “He Shall Feed His Flock”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)
Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Chorus. “His Yoke Is Easy”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy”
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. “Behold, the Lamb of God”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 22. Chorus “Behold the Lamb of God”
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Aria. “He Was Despised”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. “Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 24. Chorus “Surely he hath borne our griefs”
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. “And with His Stripes”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 25. Chorus “And with his stripes”
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. “All We Like Sheep”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 26. Chorus “All we like sheep”
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: 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)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. “He Trusted in God”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 28. Chorus “He trusted in God”
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: 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)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Arioso. “Behold, and See”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso “Behold and see” (Tenor)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Accompagnato. “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)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Aria. “But Thou Didst Not Leave”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 32. “But thou didst not leave His soul in hell…” (soprano)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. “Lift Up Your Heads”
John Cage - 44 Harmonies From Apartment House 1776: Harmony IV: Lift Up Your Heads, o Ye Gates - French
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. “The Lord Gave the Word”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word”
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Aria. “How Beautiful Are the Feet”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Aria “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano)
Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. “Their Sound Is Gone Out”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Chorus “Their sound is gone out”
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Aria. “Why Do the Nations”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. “Let Us Break Their Bonds”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 41. Chorus “Let us Break Their Bonds Asunder”
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Recitative. “He That Dwelleth in Heav’n”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative “He that dwelleth in heaven…” (tenor)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Aria. “Thou Shalt Break Them”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 43. Air “Thou shalt break them” (Tenor)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Chorus. “Hallelujah”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Chorus. “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)
Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Chorus. “Since by Man Came Death”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus “Since by man came death”
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: 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)
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Aria. “The Trumpet Shall Sound”
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)