"Messiah" - Handel

George Frideric Handel

55 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 18 MINUTES • DEC 24 2024

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

Stephen Layton & Britten Sinfonia

03:23

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 2, Recit. Comfort Ye, My People (Tenor)

Allan Clayton, Stephen Layton & Britten Sinfonia

02:45

3

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 3, Aria. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted (Tenor)

Allan Clayton, Stephen Layton & Britten Sinfonia

03:07

4

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

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Polyphony

02:50

5

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 5, Recit. Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts (Bass)

Andrew Foster-Williams, Stephen Layton & Britten Sinfonia

01:21

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 6, Aria. But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming? (Alto/Bass)

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Iestyn Davies

04:13

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

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Polyphony

02:36

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 8, Recit. Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive, and Bear a Son (Alto)

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Iestyn Davies

00:24

9

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 9, Aria with Chorus. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (Alto)

Stephen Layton, Polyphony, Iestyn Davies & Britten Sinfonia

05:01

10

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 10, Recit. For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth (Bass)

Andrew Foster-Williams, Stephen Layton & Britten Sinfonia

02:04

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 11, Aria. The People That Walked in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light (Bass)

Andrew Foster-Williams, Stephen Layton & Britten Sinfonia

03:58

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

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Polyphony

03:48

13

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

Stephen Layton & Britten Sinfonia

00:55

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 14, Recit. There Were Shepherds, Abiding in the Field (Soprano)

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Julia Doyle

00:27

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 15, Recit. And the Angel Said Unto Them, Fear Not (Soprano)

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Julia Doyle

00:25

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 16, Recit. And Suddenly There Was With the Angel a Multitude (Soprano)

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Julia Doyle

00:17

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

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Polyphony

01:53

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

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Julia Doyle

04:08

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 19, Recit. Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened (Alto)

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Iestyn Davies

00:24

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 20, Aria. He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd (Alto/Soprano)

Julia Doyle, Iestyn Davies, Britten Sinfonia & Stephen Layton

04:55

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

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Polyphony

02:15

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

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Polyphony

02:42

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

Stephen Layton, Britten Sinfonia & Iestyn Davies

10:37

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

Britten Sinfonia, Polyphony & Stephen Layton

01:51

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

Britten Sinfonia, Polyphony & Stephen Layton

01:53

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

Stephen Layton, Polyphony & Britten Sinfonia

04:02

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 27, Recit. All They That See Him Laugh Him to Scorn (Tenor)

Allan Clayton, Britten Sinfonia & Stephen Layton

00:44

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 28, Chorus. He Trusted in God That He Would Deliver Him

Stephen Layton, Polyphony & Britten Sinfonia

02:15

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 29, Recit. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (Soprano/Tenor)

Allan Clayton, Britten Sinfonia & Stephen Layton

01:53

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 30, Aria. Behold and See If There Be Any Sorrow Like Unto His Sorrow (Soprano/Tenor)

Allan Clayton, Britten Sinfonia & Stephen Layton

01:20

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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)

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Allan Clayton

00:13

32

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 32, Aria. But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell (Soprano/Tenor)

Julia Doyle, Britten Sinfonia & Stephen Layton

02:15

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

Polyphony, Stephen Layton & Britten Sinfonia

03:03

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 34, Recit. Unto Which of the Angels Said He at Any Time? (Tenor)

Allan Clayton, Stephen Layton & Britten Sinfonia

00:13

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 35, Chorus. Let All the Angels of God Worship Him

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Polyphony

01:27

36

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

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Iestyn Davies

03:03

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

Polyphony, Stephen Layton & Britten Sinfonia

00:58

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

Stephen Layton, Britten Sinfonia & Julia Doyle

02:09

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

Stephen Layton, Polyphony & Britten Sinfonia

01:15

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 40, Aria. Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together? (Bass)

Andrew Foster-Williams, Britten Sinfonia & Stephen Layton

02:33

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 41, Chorus. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder

Stephen Layton, Britten Sinfonia & Polyphony

01:47

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 42, Recit. He That Dwelleth in Heaven Shall Laugh Them to Scorn (Tenor)

Allan Clayton, Stephen Layton & Britten Sinfonia

00:11

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 43, Aria. Thou Shalt Break Them with a Rod of Iron (Tenor)

Allan Clayton, Britten Sinfonia & Stephen Layton

01:59

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

Stephen Layton, Polyphony & Britten Sinfonia

03:44

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

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Julia Doyle

06:01

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

Stephen Layton, Polyphony & Britten Sinfonia

02:21

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 47, Recit. Behold, I Tell You a Mystery (Bass)

Andrew Foster-Williams, Stephen Layton & Britten Sinfonia

00:29

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 48, Aria. The Trumpet Shall Sound (Bass)

Stephen Layton, Britten Sinfonia & Andrew Foster-Williams

05:49

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 49, Recit. Then Shall Be Brought to Pass (Alto)

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Iestyn Davies

00:15

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 50, Aria. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? (Alto/Tenor)

Stephen Layton, Iestyn Davies, Britten Sinfonia & Allan Clayton

01:05

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 51, Chorus. But Thanks Be to God Who Giveth Us the Victory

Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton & Polyphony

02:15

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

Stephen Layton, Britten Sinfonia & Julia Doyle

04:54

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

Stephen Layton, Polyphony & Britten Sinfonia

03:20

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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 53b, Chorus. Amen

Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia & Stephen Layton

04:16

55

Handel: Joy to the World (Arr. Taylor Scott Davis)

Voces8, VOCES8 Foundation Choir, VOCES8 Foundation Orchestra & Barnaby Smith

04:12

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