Handel: Messiah

Sir Neville Marriner, George Frideric Handel & Academy of St Martin in the Fields

37 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES • JAN 01 1976

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

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

03:04

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

Philip Langridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

06:23

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 4, Chorus. And the Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

02:57

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Handel: 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)

Gwynne Howell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

04:29

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

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

02:08

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Handel: 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

Anna Reynolds, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

06:01

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Handel: 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)

Gwynne Howell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

06:14

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 12, Chorus. For Unto Us a Child Is Born

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

03:35

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

Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

02:53

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

Elly Ameling, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

03:10

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 17, Chorus. Glory to God in the Highest

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

01:45

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

Elly Ameling, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

04:11

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Handel: 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)

Anna Reynolds, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

04:59

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

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

01:59

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

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

02:59

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

Anna Reynolds, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

11:17

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 24, Chorus. Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

02:07

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

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

01:26

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

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

03:28

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Handel: 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

Philip Langridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

02:51

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Handel: 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)

Elly Ameling, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

03:49

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Handel: 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)

Philip Langridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

02:23

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

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

02:58

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Handel: 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

Philip Langridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

01:42

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 36, Aria. Thou Art Gone Up on High (Alto/Bass)

Gwynne Howell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

03:11

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

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

01:03

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

Elly Ameling, Anna Reynolds, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

03:17

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 39, Chorus. Their Sound Is Gone Out into All Lands

Philip Langridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

01:09

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Handel: 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

Gwynne Howell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

03:08

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Handel: 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)

Philip Langridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

02:34

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

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

03:39

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

Elly Ameling, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

05:14

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 46, Chorus. Since By Man Came Death

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

01:51

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

Gwynne Howell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

10:10

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Handel: 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

Anna Reynolds, Philip Langridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

04:57

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

Anna Reynolds, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

04:40

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 53, Chorus. Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain - Amen

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

06:37

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