Messiah

by George Frideric Handel; Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tracklist

CD 1

  1. Symphony3:37
  2. Accompagnato (Tenor): "Comfort ye"3:02
  3. Aria (Tenor): "Ev'ry valley"3:47
  4. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord2:31
  5. Accompagnato (Bass): "Thus saith the Lord"1:33
  6. Aria (Alto): "But who may abide"4:08
  7. Chorus: And he shall purify3:13
  8. Recitative (Alto) "Behold, a virgin shall conceive..."0:32
  9. Aria (Alto) and Chorus: "O though that tellest good tidings"6:19
  10. Accompagnato (bass): "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth"1:41
  11. Aria (Bass): The people that walked in darkness3:27
  12. Chorus: For unto us a Child is born5:08
  13. Pifa1:00
  14. Recitative (Soprano): "There were shepherds"0:14
  15. Accompagnato (Soprano): "And lo, the angel of the Lord"0:23
  16. Recitative (Soprano): "And the angel said unto them"0:37
  17. Accompagnato (Soprano): "And suddenly there was with the angel"0:18
  18. Chorus: Glory to God2:09
  19. Aria (Soprano): "Rejoice greatly"4:44
  20. Recitative (Alto) "Then shall the eyes of the blind..."0:36
  21. Duet (Alto/Soprano): "He shall feed His flock"5:55
  22. Chorus: His yoke is easy2:54
  23. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God2:49
  24. Aria (Alto): "He was despised"11:55

CD 2

  1. Chorus: "Surely, He hath borne our griefs"2:08
  2. Chorus: "And with His stripes"1:57
  3. Chorus: "All we like sheep have gone astray"3:53
  4. Accompagnato (Tenore): "All they that see Him"0:52
  5. Chorus: "He trusted in God"2:30
  6. Accompagnato (Soprano): "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"1:44
  7. Arioso (Soprano): "Behold, and see"1:28
  8. Accompagnato (Tenor): "He was cut off"0:31
  9. Aria (Tenor): "But Thou didst not leave"2:45
  10. Chorus: "Lift up your heads"2:57
  11. Recitative (Tenor): "Unto which of the angels"0:15
  12. Chorus: "Let all the angels of God"1:34
  13. Aria (Alto): "Though art gone up on high"3:17
  14. Chorus: "The Lord gave the word"1:15
  15. Aria (Soprano): "Howe beautiful are the feet of them"2:12
  16. Chorus: "Their sound is gone out"1:25
  17. Aria (Bass): "Why do the nations"3:06
  18. Chorus: "Let us break their bonds asunder"1:44
  19. Recitative (Tenor): "He That dwelleth in heaven"0:14
  20. Aria (Tenor): "Thou shalt break them"1:59
  21. Chorus: "Hallelujah"3:41
  22. Aria (Soprano): "I know that my Redeemer liveth"6:01
  23. Chorus: "Since by man came death"1:58
  24. Accompagnato (Bass): "Behold, I tell you a mystery"0:37
  25. Aria (Bass): "The trumpet shall sound"9:11
  26. Recitative (Alto): "Then shall be brought to pass"0:18
  27. Duet (Alto/Tenore): "O death, where is thy sting"1:00
  28. Chorus: "But thanks be to God"2:05
  29. Aria (Soprano): "If God be for us"4:54
  30. Chorus: "Worthy is the Lamb"6:32