Messiah Oratorio
by George Frideric Handel; Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Otto Klemperer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Grace Hoffman, Nicolai Gedda, Jerome Hines
Tracklist
CD 1
- Messiah: Sinfony4:33
- Messiah: Accompagnato: 'Comfort ye My people' (Tenor)3:31
- Messiah: Air: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (Tenor)4:02
- Messiah: Chorus: And the glory of the Lord3:22
- Messiah: Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord (bass)1:51
- Messiah: Air: But who may abide the day of His coming? (Bass)5:35
- Messiah: Chorus: And he shall purify2:51
- Messiah: Recitative: 'Behold, a virgin shall conceive' (Alto)0:29
- Messiah: Air: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto)5:36
- Messiah: Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion2:30
- Messiah: Accompagnato: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Bass)2:48
- Messiah: Air: The people that walked in darkness (Bass)4:27
- Messiah: Chorus: For unto us a Child is born4:37
- Messiah: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)3:58
- Messiah: Recitative: 'There were shepherds abiding in the fields' (Soprano)1:35
- Messiah: Chorus: Glory to God2:17
- Messiah: Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter to Zion (Soprano)5:00
- Messiah: Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd (Soprano)0:29
- Messiah: Air: He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (Soprano)5:28
- Messiah: Chorus: His yoke is easy, His burthen is light2:43
CD 2
- Messiah: Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God3:32
- Messiah: Air: He was despised and rejected of men (alto)10:07
- Messiah: Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs2:49
- Messiah: Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed1:51
- Messiah: Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray4:13
- Messiah: Recitative: All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn (tenor)1:04
- Messiah: Chorus: He trusted in God2:44
- Messiah: Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (tenor)1:44
- Messiah: Arioso: Behold and see if there be any sorrow (tenor)1:43
- Messiah: Recitative: He was cut off of the land of the living (tenor)0:28
- Messiah: Air: But Thou didst not leave his soul in hell (Tenor)2:55
- Messiah: Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates3:20
- Messiah: Chorus: The Lord gave the word1:11
- Messiah: Air: How beautiful are the feet (Soprano)2:23
- Messiah: Chorus: Their sound is gone out into all lands1:36
- Messiah: Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together (Bass)3:19
- Messiah: Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder2:01
- Messiah: Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor)0:17
- Messiah: Air: Thos shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor)2:13
- Messiah: Chorus: Hallelujah! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth4:14
- Messiah: Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth (Soprano)6:06
- Messiah: Chorus: Since by man came death1:57
- Messiah: Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass)0:32
- Messiah: Air: The trumpet shall sound (Bass)4:19
- Messiah: Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb3:47
- Messiah: Chorus: Amen3:23