Messiah (Complete Recording)

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

• 1 Part I: Overture 4:45
• 2 Part I: Recit: Comfort Ye, My People (Tenor) 4:03
• 3 Part I: Air: Every Valley Shall Be Exalted (Tenor) 3:57
• 4 Part I: Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord 3:09
• 5 Part I: Recit: Thus Saith The Lord (Bass) 1:45
• 6 Part I: Air: But Who May Abide (Bass) 4:42
• 7 Part I: Chorus: And He Shall Purify 2:37
• 8 Part I: Recit: Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive (Contralto) 0:34
• 9 Part I: Air & Chorus: O Thou That Tellest (Contralto) 6:23
• 10 Part I: Recit: For, Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth (Bass) 2:37
• 11 Part I: Air: The People That Walked In Darkness (Bass) 3:34
• 12 Part I: Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born 4:18
• 13 Part I: Pastoral Symphony 3:22
• 14 Part I: Recit: There Were Shepherds (Soprano) / And Tlo" The Angel Of The Lord (Soprano) / And The Angel Said Unto Them (Soprano) / And Suddenly There Was With The Angel (Soprano) 2:04
• 15 Part I: Chorus: Glory To God 1:59
• 16 Part I: Air: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter (Soprano) 4:59
• 17 Part I: Recit: Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind (Contralto) 0:30
• 18 Part I: Air: He Shall Feed His Flock (Contralto & Soprano) 6:20
• 19 Part I: Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy 2:37

Disc 2

• 1 Part II: Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God 3:56
• 2 Part II: Air: He Was Despised (Contralto) 12:48
• 3 Part II: Chorus: Surely He Has Borne Our Griefs 2:45
• 4 Part II: Chorus: And With His Stripes 2:14
• 5 Part II: Chorus: All We Like Sheep 4:35
• 6 Part II: Recit: All They That See Him (Tenor) 0:55
• 7 Part II: Chorus: He Trusted In God 2:48
• 8 Part II: Recit: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (Tenor) 2:10
• 9 Part II: Air: Behold, And See (Tenor) 1:48
• 10 Part II: Recit: He Was Cut Off (Tenor) 0:20
• 11 Part II: Air: But Thou Didst Not Leave (Tenor) 2:54
• 12 Part II: Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads 3:30
• 13 Part II: Recit: Unto Which Of The Angels (Tenor) 0:25
• 14 Part II: Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God 1:44
• 15 Part II: Air: Thou Art Gone Up On High (Bass) 3:34
• 16 Part II: Chorus: The Lord Gave The Word (Soprano) 2:04
• 17 Part II: Air: How Beautiful Are The Feet (Soprano) 2:59
• 18 Part II: Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out 1:55
• 19 Part II: Air: Why Do The Nations (Bass) 2:44
• 20 Part II: Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder 2:04
• 21 Part II: Recit: He That Dwelleth In Heaven (Tenor) 0:17
• 22 Part II: Air: Thou Shalt Break Them (Tenor) 2:16
• 23 Part II: Chorus: Hallelujah 4:35

Disc 3

• 1 Part III: Air: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano) 7:25
• 2 Part III: Chorus: Since By Man Came Death 1:59
• 3 Part III: Recit: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery (Bass) 0:41
• 4 Part III: Air: The Trumpet Shall Sound (Bass) 8:54
• 5 Part III: Recit: Then Shall Be Brought To Pass (Contralto) 0:25
• 6 Part III: Duet: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting (Contralto & Tenor) / Chorus: But Thanks Be To God 4:18
• 7 Part III: Air: If God Be For Us (Soprano) 5:59
• 8 Part III: Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb 8:34
• 9 Handel Arias: Ombra Mai Fu (Largo) (From Xerxe) 4:22
• 10 Handel Arias: Air: Love In Her Eyes Sits Playing (From Acis And Galatea) 6:28
• 11 Handel Arias: Silent Worship (Did You Not Hear My Lady) (From Ptolemy) 2:38
• 12 Handel Arias: Recit: Deeper And Deeper Still; Aria: Waft Her, Angels (From Jeptha) 8:37
• 13 Handel Arias: Where E'er You Walk (From Semele) 3:59
• 14 Handel Arias: Recit: Thanks To My Brethren; Aria: How Vain Is Man (From Judas Maccabaeus) 7:21
• 15 Handel Arias: Recit: My Arms Against This Gorgias Will I Go; Aria: Sound An Alarm (From Judas Maccabaeus) 3:59

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