Messiah Oratorio

by George Frideric Handel; Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Otto Klemperer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Grace Hoffman, Nicolai Gedda, Jerome Hines

Tracklist

CD 1

  1. Messiah: Sinfony4:33
  2. Messiah: Accompagnato: 'Comfort ye My people' (Tenor)3:31
  3. Messiah: Air: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (Tenor)4:02
  4. Messiah: Chorus: And the glory of the Lord3:22
  5. Messiah: Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord (bass)1:51
  6. Messiah: Air: But who may abide the day of His coming? (Bass)5:35
  7. Messiah: Chorus: And he shall purify2:51
  8. Messiah: Recitative: 'Behold, a virgin shall conceive' (Alto)0:29
  9. Messiah: Air: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto)5:36
  10. Messiah: Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion2:30
  11. Messiah: Accompagnato: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Bass)2:48
  12. Messiah: Air: The people that walked in darkness (Bass)4:27
  13. Messiah: Chorus: For unto us a Child is born4:37
  14. Messiah: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)3:58
  15. Messiah: Recitative: 'There were shepherds abiding in the fields' (Soprano)1:35
  16. Messiah: Chorus: Glory to God2:17
  17. Messiah: Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter to Zion (Soprano)5:00
  18. Messiah: Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd (Soprano)0:29
  19. Messiah: Air: He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (Soprano)5:28
  20. Messiah: Chorus: His yoke is easy, His burthen is light2:43

CD 2

  1. Messiah: Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God3:32
  2. Messiah: Air: He was despised and rejected of men (alto)10:07
  3. Messiah: Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs2:49
  4. Messiah: Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed1:51
  5. Messiah: Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray4:13
  6. Messiah: Recitative: All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn (tenor)1:04
  7. Messiah: Chorus: He trusted in God2:44
  8. Messiah: Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (tenor)1:44
  9. Messiah: Arioso: Behold and see if there be any sorrow (tenor)1:43
  10. Messiah: Recitative: He was cut off of the land of the living (tenor)0:28
  11. Messiah: Air: But Thou didst not leave his soul in hell (Tenor)2:55
  12. Messiah: Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates3:20
  13. Messiah: Chorus: The Lord gave the word1:11
  14. Messiah: Air: How beautiful are the feet (Soprano)2:23
  15. Messiah: Chorus: Their sound is gone out into all lands1:36
  16. Messiah: Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together (Bass)3:19
  17. Messiah: Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder2:01
  18. Messiah: Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor)0:17
  19. Messiah: Air: Thos shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor)2:13
  20. Messiah: Chorus: Hallelujah! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth4:14
  21. Messiah: Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth (Soprano)6:06
  22. Messiah: Chorus: Since by man came death1:57
  23. Messiah: Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass)0:32
  24. Messiah: Air: The trumpet shall sound (Bass)4:19
  25. Messiah: Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb3:47
  26. Messiah: Chorus: Amen3:23