Messiah

by George Frideric Handel; London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, John Alldis

Tracklist

CD 1

  1. Overture4:05
  2. Tenor Recitative / Comfort Ye My People3:00
  3. Tenor Aria / Every Valley Shall Be Exalted3:47
  4. Chorus / And the Glory of the Lord3:05
  5. Bass Recitative / Thus Saith the Lord1:37
  6. Bass Aria / But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming?5:07
  7. Chorus / And He Shall Purify2:42
  8. Contralto Recitative / Behold, A Virgin Shall Concieve0:25
  9. Contralto Aria and Chorus / Oh Thou that Tellest Good Tidings to Zion6:23
  10. Bass Recitative / For, Behold, A Darkness Shall Cover the Earth2:17
  11. Bass Aria / The People That Walked In Darkness4:07
  12. Chorus / For Unto Us a Child is Born4:33
  13. Pastoral Symphony3:38
  14. Soprano Recitative / There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field0:44
  15. Soprano Recitative / And the Angel Said Unto Them0:41
  16. Soprano Recitative / And Suddenly There Was with the Angel0:18
  17. Chorus / Glory to God2:07
  18. Soprano Aria / Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion4:41
  19. Contralto Recitative / Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind be Opened0:28
  20. Contralto Aria and Soprano Aria / He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd6:01
  21. Chorus / His Yoke is Easy, And His Burthen is Light2:25
  22. Chorus / Behold The Lamb of God3:21
  23. Contralto Aria / He Was Despised4:55

CD 2

  1. Chorus / Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs2:12
  2. Chorus / And With His Stripes We Are Healed2:37
  3. Chorus / All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray3:46
  4. Tenor Recitative / All They That See Him Laugh Him to Scorn0:47
  5. Chorus / He Trusted In God That He Would Deliver Him2:20
  6. Tenor Recitative / Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart1:50
  7. Tenor Arioso / Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow1:35
  8. Tenor Recitative / He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land of the Living0:21
  9. Tenor Aria / But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell2:47
  10. Chorus / Live Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates3:37
  11. Soprano Aria / How Beautiful Are The Feet of Them2:45
  12. Chorus / Their Sound is Gone Out Into All Lands1:55
  13. Bass Aria / Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage?3:14
  14. Chorus / Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder1:51
  15. Tenor Recitative / He That Dwelleth in Heaven0:17
  16. Tenor Aria / Thou Shalt Break Them2:09
  17. Chorus / Hallelujah!4:12
  18. Soprano Aria / I Know That My Redeemer Liveth7:20
  19. Chorus / Since By Man Came Death2:06
  20. Bass Recitative / Behold, I Tell You A Mystery0:36
  21. Bass Aria / The Trumpet Shall Sound4:16
  22. Contralto Recitative / Then Shall Be Brought to Pass0:17
  23. Contralto And Tenor Duet / O Death, Where is Thy Sting?1:04
  24. Chorus / But Thanks Be to God2:15
  25. Soprano Aria / If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?5:16
  26. Chorus / Worthy Is The Lamb8:39