Messiah

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 1, Symphony

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 2, Recit. Comfort Ye, My People (Tenor) - No. 3, Aria. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted (Tenor)

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, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 4, 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”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 5, Recit. Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts (Bass) - No. 6, Aria. But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming? (Alto/Bass)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 7, Chorus. And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 8, Recit. Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive, and Bear a Son (Alto) - No. 9, O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 10, Recit. For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth (Bass) - No. 11, Aria. The People That Walked in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light (Bass)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 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”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 13. Pifa "Pastoral Symphony"

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 14, Recit. There Were Shepherds - No. 15, And the Angel Said Unto Them - No. 16, And Suddenly (Soprano)

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)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 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”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 18, Aria. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion (Soprano)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 19, Recit. Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened (Alto) - No. 20, Aria. He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd (Alto/Soprano)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitativo “Then shall the eyes of the blind” (Contralto)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 21, Chorus. His Yoke Is Easy and His Burthen Is Light

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 22, Chorus. Behold the Lamb of God

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 22. Chorus “Behold the Lamb of God”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 23, Aria. He was Despised and Rejected of Men (Alto)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 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”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 25, Chorus. And with His Stripes We Are Healed

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 25. Chorus “And with his stripes”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 26, Chorus. All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 26. Chorus “All we like sheep”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 27, Recit. All They That See Him Laugh Him to Scorn (Tenor) - No. 28, Chorus. He Trusted in God That He Would Deliver Him

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, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 29, Recit. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (Soprano/Tenor) - No. 30, Aria. Behold and See If There Be Any Sorrow Like Unto His Sorrow (Soprano/Tenor)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 30. Arioso “Behold and see” (Tenor)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 31, Recit. He Was Cut Off Out of the Land of the Living (Soprano/Tenor) - No. 32, Aria. But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell (Soprano/Tenor)

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, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 33, Chorus. Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 33. Chorus “Lift up your heads”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 34, Recit. Unto Which of the Angels Said He at Any Time? (Tenor) - No. 35, 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, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 36, Aria. Thou Art Gone Up on High (Alto/Bass)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 36. Air “Thou art gone up on high” (Bass)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 37, Chorus. The Lord Gave the Word

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 37. Chorus “The Lord gave the Word”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 38, Aria. How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them That Preach (Soprano)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 38. Duet “How beautiful are the feet…” (Soprano, Alto & Chorus)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 39, 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)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Langridge

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 40, Aria. Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together? (Bass) - No. 41, Chorus. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 42, Recit. He That Dwelleth in Heaven Shall Laugh Them to Scorn (Tenor) - No. 43, Aria. Thou Shalt Break Them with a Rod of Iron (Tenor)

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, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”

László Heltay, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 45, Aria. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 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”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 47, Recit. Behold, I Tell You a Mystery (Bass) - No. 48, Aria. The Trumpet Shall Sound (Bass)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 49, Recit. Then Shall Be Brought to Pass (Alto) - No. 50, Aria. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? (Alto/Tenor) - No. 51, Chorus. But Thanks Be to God Who Giveth Us the Victory

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

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 52, Aria. If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us? (Soprano)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 52. Air “If God be for us” (Soprano)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 53, 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”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields