Georg Friedrich Handel / Kathleen Battle / Florence Quivar / John Aler / Samuel Ramey / Toronto Mendelssohn Choir / Toronto Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Davis - Handel: Messiah (CD)

— Handel: Messiah

Label: EMI Classics  ·  Catalog #: 9 18718 2  ·  Released: 1987

Tracklist

1. Part One
2. No.1 Sinfonia (3:32)
3. No.2 Recitative—Tenor: Comfort Ye My People (2:48)
4. No.3 Air—Tenor: Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted (3:21)
5. No.4 Chorus: And The Glory, The Glory Of The Lord (2:52)
6. No.5 Recitative—Bass: Thus Saith The Lord (1:32)
7. No.6 Air—Bass: But Who May Abide (4:41)
8. No.7 Chorus: And He Shall Purify (2:22)
9. Recitative—Alto: Behold A Virgin Shall Conceive (0:25)
10. No.8 Air—Alto & Chorus: O Thou That Tellest (5:27)
11. No.9 Recitative—Bass: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth (2:42)
12. No.10 Air—Bass: The People That Walked In Darkness (4:17)
13. No.11 Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born (3:56)
14. No.12 Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) (3:06)
15. Recitative—Soprano: There Were Shepherds (0:17)
16. No.13 Recitative—Soprano: And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord (0:20)
17. Recitative—Soprano: And The Angel Said Unto Them (0:38)
18. No.14 Recitative—Soprano: And Suddenly There Was With The Angel (0:18)
19. No.15 Chorus: Glory To God In The Highest (1:57)
20. No.16 Air—Soprano: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion (4:35)
21. Recitative—Alto: Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind (0:30)
22. No.17 Duet—Alto & Soprano: He Shall Feed His Flock (5:23)
23. No.18 Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy (2:18)
24. Part Two
25. No.19 Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God (3:11)
26. No.20 Air—Alto: He Was Despised (12:21)
27. No.21 Chorus: Surely He Has Borne Our Griefs (1:55)
28. No.22 Chorus: And With His Stripes We Are Healed (1:43)
29. No.23 Chorus: All We Like Sheep (3:54)
30. No.24 Recitative—Tenor: All They That See Him (0:43)
31. No.25 Chorus: He Trusted In God (2:17)
32. No.26 Recitative—Tenor: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (1:53)
33. No.27 Arioso—Tenor: Behold, And See If There Is Any Sorrow (1:31)
34. No.28 Recitative—Tenor: He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land (0:18)
35. No.29 Air—Tenor: But Thou Didst Not Leave (2:07)
36. No.30 Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads (3:07)
37. Recitative—Tenor: Unto Which Of The Angels (0:17)
38. No.31 Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him (1:23)
39. No.32a Air—Bass: Thou Art Gone Up On High (3:21)
40. No.33 Chorus: The Lord Gave The Word (1:09)
41. No.34a Air—Soprano: How Beautiful Are The Feet (2:14)
42. No.35a Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out (1:25)
43. No.36 Air—Bass: Why Do The Nations? (2:44)
44. No.37 Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder (1:42)
45. Recitative—Tenor: He That Dwelleth In Heaven (0:14)
46. No.38 Aria—Tenor: Thou Shalt Break Them (1:59)
47. No.39 Chorus: Hallelujah (3:49)
48. Part Three
49. No.40 Air—Soprano: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (6:10)
50. No.41 Chorus: Since By Man Came Death (2:03)
51. No.42 Recitative—Bass: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery (0:34)
52. No.43 Air—Bass: The Trumpet Shall Sound (8:59)
53. Recitative—Alto: Then Shall Be Brought To Pass (0:19)
54. No.44 Duet—Alto & Tenor: O Death Where Is Thy Sting? (0:54)
55. No.45 Chorus: But Thanks Be To God (2:03)
56. No.46 Air—Soprano: If God Be For Us (4:56)
57. No.47 Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb...Amen (7:09)