HANDEL: Messiah

Scholars Baroque Ensemble

49 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 21 MINUTES • OCT 13 1992

1

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Sinfonia

03:12

2

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Recitative: Comfort ye my people (Tenor)

03:07

3

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Aria: Every valley shall be exalted (Tenor)

03:34

4

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed (Chorus)

02:38

5

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Recitative: Thus saith the Lord (Bass)

01:24

6

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Aria: But who may abide the day of His coming? (Counter-tenor)

03:06

7

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: And He shall purify the sons of Levi (Chorus)

02:28

8

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Alto)

00:25

9

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Aria: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto)

05:32

10

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Bass)

02:41

11

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Aria: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light (Bass)

04:25

12

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: For unto a child is born (Chorus)

04:03

13

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Pifa

00:55

14

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Recitative: There were shepherds abiding in the field (Soprano)

01:21

15

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Glory to God in the highest (Chorus)

01:54

16

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Aria: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Soprano)

04:04

17

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (Alto)

00:20

18

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Aria: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd (Alto)

05:12

19

Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: His yoke is easy, His burthen is light (Chorus)

02:22

20

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus)

02:51

21

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Aria: He was despised and rejected of men (Alto)

11:10

22

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Surely, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows (Chorus)

02:05

23

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: And with His stripes we are healed (Chorus)

01:53

24

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: All we like sheep have gone astray (Chorus)

03:54

25

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Recitative: All they that see Him Laugh Him to scorn (Tenor)

00:44

26

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Chorus)

02:23

27

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (Tenor)

01:48

28

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Arioso: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto His sorrow! (Tenor)

01:34

29

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living (Tenor)

00:18

30

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Aria: But thou didst not leave His soul in Hell (Tenor)

02:41

31

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Lift up your heads (Chorus)

03:04

32

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Recitative: Unto which of the angels said He at any time (Tenor)

00:14

33

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Let all the angels of God worship Him (Chorus)

01:28

34

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Aria: Thou art gone up high (Counter-tenor)

03:16

35

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: The Lord gave the word (Chorus)

01:09

36

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Duet: How beautiful are the feet of Him that bringeth glad tidings of salvation (Soprano, Counter-tenor)

03:22

37

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Aria: Why do the nations so furiosly rage together (Bass)

03:08

38

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Let us break their bonds asunder (Chorus)

01:49

39

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn (Tenor)

00:12

40

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Aria: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (Tenor)

02:10

41

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Hallelujah! (Chorus)

03:43

42

Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: Aria: I know that my Redeemer liveth (Soprano)

06:07

43

Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: Since by man came death (Chorus)

01:52

44

Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (Bass)

00:32

45

Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: Aria: The trumpet shall sound (Bass)

09:05

46

Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written (Counter-tenor)

00:17

47

Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: Duet: O Death, where is thy sting (Counter-tenor, Tenor)

03:23

48

Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: Aria: If God be for us, who can be against us? (Soprano)

04:57

49

Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain (Chorus)

07:19

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