Composer
Tracklist
Disc 1
Messiah, Part 1: 2-3. Recitative & Air "Comfort ye my people... Every valley shall be exalted"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Langridge
Messiah, Part 1: 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”
Messiah, Part 1: 5-6. Recitative & Air "Thus saith the Lord... But who may abide"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
Messiah, Part 1: 7. Chorus. "And he shall purify"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”
Messiah, Part 1: 8-9. Recitative & Air. "Behold, a virgin shall conceive.. "
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)
Messiah, Part 1: 10-11. Recitative & Air. "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)
Messiah, Part 1: 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”
Messiah, Part 1: 14-16. Recitative. "There were shepherds.. And the angel came upon them"
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 1: 17. 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, Part 1: 18. 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, Part 1: 19-20. Recitative and Aria. "Then... He shall feed his flock"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitativo “Then shall the eyes of the blind” (Contralto)
Messiah, Part 1: 21. Chorus. "His yoke is easy"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy”
Disc 2
Messiah, Part 2: 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”
Messiah, Part 2: 25. Chorus. "And with his stripes"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 25. Chorus “And with his stripes”
Messiah, Part 2: 26. Chorus. "All we like sheep"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 26. Chorus “All we like sheep”
Messiah, Part 2: 27-28. Recitative & Chorus. "All they that see him... He trusted in God"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 27. Recitative “All they that see him” (Tenor)
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Langridge
Messiah, Part 2: 29-30. Recitative & Arioso. "Thy rebuke hath broken his heart"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso “Behold and see” (Tenor)
Messiah, Part 2: 31-32. Recitative & Air. "He was cut off out of the land of the living"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 32. “But thou didst not leave His soul in hell…” (soprano)
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Langridge
Messiah, Part 2: 33. Chorus. "Lift up your heads"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads”
Messiah, Part 2: 34-35. Recitative & Chorus. "Let all the angels of God worship him"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 34. Recitative “Unto Which of the Angels…” (Tenor)
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Langridge
Messiah, Part 2: 36. 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, Part 2: 37. Chorus. "The Lord gave the word"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word”
Messiah, Part 2: 38. 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, Part 2: 39. Arioso. "Their sound is gone out"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 39. Arioso “Their sound is gone out” (Tenor)
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Langridge
Messiah, Part 2: 40-41. Air & Chorus. "Why do the nations rate together.. Break their bonds"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)
Messiah, Part 2: 42-43. Recitative & Air. "He that dwelleth in heaven"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 42. Recitative “He that dwelleth in heaven…” (tenor)
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Langridge
Messiah, Part 2: 44. Chorus. "Hallelujah!"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
László Heltay, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Messiah, Part 3: 45. 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, Part 3: 46. Chorus. "Since by man came death"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 46. Chorus “Since by man came death”
Messiah, Part 3: 47-48. Recitative & Air. "Behold, I tell you a mystery"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
Messiah, Part 3: 49-51. Recitative, Duet & Chorus. "Then shall be brought to pass"
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 50. Duet “O death, where is thy sting” (Alt & Tenor)
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Langridge