Haendel - Haendel: Messiah (CD)

Georg Friedrich Haendel [Composer] — Haendel: Messiah

Label: Harmonia Mundi France  ·  Catalog #: HMX 2901498.99  ·  Released: 1994

Tracklist

1. Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56
2. Part I
3. Sinfonia (3:01)
4. Recitative "Comfort Ye, My People, Saith Your God" (3:10)
5. Air "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted" (3:18)
6. Chorus "And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed" (2:40)
7. Recitative "Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts" (1:39)
8. Air "But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming?" (4:37)
9. Chorus "And He Shall Purify The Sons Of Levi" (2:16)
10. Recitative "Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive" - Air "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion" - Chorus "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion, Arise" (5:56)
11. Recitative "For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth" - Air "The People That Walked In Darkness" (5:42)
12. Chorus "For Unto Us A Child Is Born" (3:38)
13. Pastoral Symphony (2:54)
14. Recitative "There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field" - Recitative "And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord Came Upon Them" - Recitative "And The Angel Said Unto Them: Fear Not, For Behold" - Chorus "Glory To God In The Highest" (3:08)
15. Air "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion" (4:25)
16. Recitative "Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind Be Opened" - Air "He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd" (5:59)
17. Chorus "His Yoke Is Easy, And His Burthen Is Light" (2:17)
18. Part II
19. Chorus "Behold The Lamb Of God" (2:19)
20. Air "He Was Despised And Rejected Of Man" (11:06)
21. Chorus "Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs" - Chorus "All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray" (7:18)
22. Recitative "All They That See Him Laugh Him To Scorn" - Chorus "He Trusted In God That He Would Deliver Him" (2:54)
23. Recitative "Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart" - Air "Behold And See If There Be Any Sorrow" - Recitative "He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land Of The Living" (3:55)
24. Air "But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell" (2:30)
25. Chorus "Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates" (2:43)
26. Rectitative "Unto Which Of The Angels Said He At Any Time" - Chorus "Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him" (1:37)
27. Air "Thou Art Gone Up On High" (3:04)
28. Chorus "The Lord Gave The World" (1:14)
29. Air "How Beautiful Are The Feet Of Them" (2:32)
30. Chorus "Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands" (1:15)
31. Air "Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together" (2:40)
32. Chorus "Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder" (1:43)
33. Recitative "He That Dwelleth In Heaven Shall Laugh Them To Scorn" - Air "Thou Shalt Break Them With A Rod Of Iron" (2:12)
34. Chorus "Hallelujah!" (3:20)
35. Part III
36. Air "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth" (6:11)
37. Chorus "Since By Man Came Death" (2:14)
38. Recitative "Behold, I Tell You A Mystery" - Air "The Trumpet Shall Sound" (9:17)
39. Recitative "Then Shall Be Brought To Pass The Saying That Is Written" - Duet "O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?" - Chorus "But Thanks Be To God Who Giveth Us The Victory" (3:30)
40. Air "If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?" (4:51)
41. Chorus "Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain" (3:28)
42. Chorus "Amen" (3:18)