Messiah

by George Frideric Handel; Lynne Dawson, Catherine Denley, David James, Maldwyn Davies, Michael George, The Sixteen and Orchestra of The Sixteen, Harry Christophers

Tracklist

CD 1

  1. Messiah: Part I, I. Symphony3:22
  2. Messiah: Part I, II. Tenor recitative "Comfort ye, My People"3:19
  3. Messiah: Part I, III. Tenor aria "Ev'ry valley shall be exhalted"3:22
  4. Messiah: Part I, IV. Chorus "And the glory of the Lord"2:52
  5. Messiah: Part I, V. Bass recitative "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts"1:23
  6. Messiah: Part I, VI. Countertenor aria "But who may abide the days of his coming?"4:57
  7. Messiah: Part I, VII. Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"2:39
  8. Messiah: Part I, VIII. Contralto recitative "Behold, a virgin shall conceive"0:25
  9. Messiah: Part I, IX. Contralto aria and Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings"5:20
  10. Messiah: Part I, X. Bass recitative "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth"2:28
  11. Messiah: Part I, XI. Bass aria "The people that walked in darkness"3:08
  12. Messiah: Part I, XII. Chorus "For unto us a child is born"4:10
  13. Messiah: Part I, XIII. Pifa0:59
  14. Messiah: Part I, XIVa. Soprano recitative "There were shepherds abiding in a field"0:17
  15. Messiah: Part I, XIVb. Soprano recitative "And lo, the angel of the Lord"0:20
  16. Messiah: Part I, XV. Soprano recitative "And the angel said unto them, fear not"0:34
  17. Messiah: Part I, XVI. Soprano recitative "And suddenly there was with the angel"0:18
  18. Messiah: Part I, XVII. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"2:03
  19. Messiah: Part I, XVIII. Soprano aria "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"4:01
  20. Messiah: Part I, XIX. Contralto recitative "Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened"0:26
  21. Messiah: Part I, XX. Contralto aria "He shall feed His flock like a shepherd" / Soprano aria "Come unto Him all ye that labour"5:23
  22. Messiah: Part I, XXI. Chorus "His yoke is easy and His burthen is light"2:19
  23. Messiah: Part II, XXII. Chorus "Behold the Lamb of God"3:04
  24. Messiah: Part II, XXIII. Contralto aria "He was despised and rejected of men"10:32

CD 2

  1. Messiah: Part II, XXIV. Chorus "Surely He hath borne our griefs"1:52
  2. Messiah: Part II, XXV. Chorus "And with His stripes we are healed"1:38
  3. Messiah: Part II, XXVI. Chorus "All we like sheep have gone astray"3:52
  4. Messiah: Part II, XXVII. Tenor recitative "All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn"0:47
  5. Messiah: Part II, XXVIII. Chorus "He trusted in God"2:16
  6. Messiah: Part II, XXIX. Tenor recitative "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"1:55
  7. Messiah: Part II, XXX. Tenor aria "Behold and see if there be any sorrow"1:27
  8. Messiah: Part II, XXXI. Tenor recitative "He was cut off out of the land"0:18
  9. Messiah: Part II, XXXII. Tenor aria "But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell"2:31
  10. Messiah: Part II, XXXIII. Chorus "Lift up your heads, O ye gates"2:56
  11. Messiah: Part II, XXXIV. Tenor recitative "Unto which of the angels said He"0:14
  12. Messiah: Part II, XXXV. Chorus "Let all the angels of God worship Him"1:23
  13. Messiah: Part II, XXXVI. Countertenor aria "Thou art gone up on high"3:24
  14. Messiah: Part II, XXXVII. Chorus "The Lord gave the word"1:02
  15. Messiah: Part II, XXXVIII. Soprano aria "How beautiful are the feet"2:25
  16. Messiah: Part II, XXXIX. Chorus "Their sound is gone out into all lands"1:21
  17. Messiah: Part II, XL. Bass aria "Why do the nations so furiously rage"2:50
  18. Messiah: Part II, XLI. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"1:46
  19. Messiah: Part II, XLII. Tenor recitative "He that dwelleth in Heaven"0:14
  20. Messiah: Part II, XLIII. Tenor aria "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron"2:13
  21. Messiah: Part II, XLIV. Chorus "Hallelujah"3:48
  22. Messiah: Part III, XLV. Soprano aria "I know that my Redeemer liveth"6:05
  23. Messiah: Part III, XLVI. Chorus "Since by man came death"2:12
  24. Messiah: Part III, XLVII. Bass recitative "Behold, I tell you a mystery"0:34
  25. Messiah: Part III, XLVIII. Bass aria "The trumpet shall sound"8:44
  26. Messiah: Part III, XLIX. Countertenor recitative "Then shall be brought to pass"0:15
  27. Messiah: Part III, L. Countertenor/tenor aria "O Death, where is thy sting?"1:16
  28. Messiah: Part III, LI. Chorus "But thanks be to God"2:18
  29. Messiah: Part III, LII. Soprano aria "If God be for us, who can be against us"4:43
  30. Messiah: Part III, LIIIa. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain"3:25
  31. Messiah: Part III, LIIIb. Chorus "Amen"3:13