Messiah

by George Frideric Handel; London Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Chorus, Sir Colin Davis

Tracklist

CD 1

  1. Messiah: Part I, Symphony4:08
  2. Messiah: Part I, No. 1 Accompagnato "Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people"3:07
  3. Messiah: Part I, No. 2 Air "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted"3:26
  4. Messiah: Part I, No. 3 Chorus "And the glory of the Lord"2:45
  5. Messiah: Part I, No. 4 Accompagnato "Thus saith the Lord"1:30
  6. Messiah: Part I, No. 5 Air "But who may abide the day of His coming"4:19
  7. Messiah: Part I, No. 6 Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"2:13
  8. Messiah: Part I, No. 7 Recitative "Behold, a virgin shall conceive" / Nos. 8-9 Air and Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings"6:38
  9. Messiah: Part I, No. 10 Accompagnato "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth" / No. 11 Air "The people that walked in darkness"5:59
  10. Messiah: Part I, No. 12 Chorus "For unto us a Child is born"3:55
  11. Messiah: Part I, No. 13 Pifa "Pastoral Symphony"3:01
  12. Messiah: Part I, No. 14 Recitative "There were shepherds" / Accompagnato "And lo, the angel of the Lord" / Recitative "And the angel said unto them" / Accompagnato "And suddenly there was with the angel"1:25
  13. Messiah: Part I, No. 15 Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"1:53
  14. Messiah: Part I, No. 16 Air "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"4:10
  15. Messiah: Part I, No. 17 Recitative "Then shall the eyes of the blind"0:27
  16. Messiah: Part I, No. 18 Duet "He shall feed His flock"5:09
  17. Messiah: Part I, No. 19 Chorus "His yoke is easy"2:14
  18. Messiah: Part II, No. 20 Chorus "Behold the Lamb of God"3:07
  19. Messiah: Part II, No. 21 Air "He was despised"9:30

CD 2

  1. Messiah: Part II, No. 22 Chorus "He hath borne our griefs" / No. 23 Chorus "And with His stripes we are healed" / No. 24 Chorus "And we like sheep have gone astray"8:46
  2. Messiah: Part II, No. 25 Accompagnato "All they that see Him"0:46
  3. Messiah: Part II, No. 26 Chorus "He trusted in God"2:22
  4. Messiah: Part II, No. 27 Accompagnato "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"1:43
  5. Messiah: Part II, No. 28 Arioso "Behold, and see"1:22
  6. Messiah: Part II, No. 29 Accompagnato "He was cut off" / No. 30 Aria "But Thou didst not leave"2:50
  7. Messiah: Part II, No. 31 Chorus "Lift up your heads"3:13
  8. Messiah: Part II, No. 32 Recitative "Unto which of the angels" / No. 33 Chorus "Let the angels of God"1:39
  9. Messiah: Part II, No. 34 Air "Thou art gone up on high"3:17
  10. Messiah: Part II, No. 35 Chorus "The Lord gave the word"1:09
  11. Messiah: Part II, No. 36 Air "How beautiful are the feet"2:28
  12. Messiah: Part II, No. 37 Chorus "Their sound is gone out"1:32
  13. Messiah: Part II, No. 38 Air "Why do the nations"2:43
  14. Messiah: Part II, No. 39 Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"1:38
  15. Messiah: Part II, No. 40 Recitative "He that dwelleth in heaven" / No. 41 Air "Thou shalt break them"2:22
  16. Messiah: Part II, No. 42 Chorus "Hallelujah"3:56
  17. Messiah: Part III, No. 43 Air "I know that my Redeemer liveth"6:16
  18. Messiah: Part III, No. 44 Chorus "Since by man came death"2:08
  19. Messiah: Part III, No. 45 Accompagnato "Behold, I tell you a mystery"0:37
  20. Messiah: Part III, No. 46 Air "The trumpet shall sound"8:30
  21. Messiah: Part III, No. 47 Recitative "Then shall be brought to pass" / No. 48 Duet "O death, where is they sting?" / No. 49 Chorus "But thanks be to God"3:48
  22. Messiah: Part III, No. 50 Air "If God be for us"4:19
  23. Messiah: Part III, No. 51 Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb" / "Blessing and honour" / No. 52 Chorus "Amen"7:10