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Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah” by George Frideric Handel. 268 recordings in this catalogue, from 1959 to 2025. Scored for Chorus.

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Recordings (268)

Performers	Year	Label
Paul McCreesh · view	1997	Archiv Produktion	3:43
New Japan Philharmonic · view	1997	STARCHILD	5:38
William Christie · view	1997	harmonia mundi	3:22
Imants Kokars, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Ave Sol · view	1997	X5 Music Group	3:41
Ross Pople, London Festival Orchestra · view	1997	Arte Nova Classics	3:48
Chorus Viennensis · view	1997	Cobra Entertainment	3:45
Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan · view	1997	BIS	3:47
Myung-whun Chung, Norbert Balatsch, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia · view	1997	Deutsche Grammophon	3:17
Holland Boys Choir · view	1997	Multi Media International	3:53
Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus · view	1996	The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc	1:50
Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir · view	1996	IMP Ltd.	4:19
Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus · view	1996	The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc	0:21
Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus · view	1996	The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc	0:27
Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus · view	1996	The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc	0:26
Claudio Scimone, John McCarthy, I Solisti Veneti · view	1996	Arts	3:35
Jean-Claude Malgoire, La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy, Worcester Cathedral Choir · view	1996	Sony Masterworks	3:41
Alexander Goehr · view	1996	De Agostini	3:45
Georg Solti, Margaret Hillis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra · view	1996	PolyGram Commercial Marketing Division	3:42
Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir · view	1996	EMI‐Capitol Music Special Markets	3:47
Enoch zu Guttenberg · view	1996	Sony Music	3:27