Messiah, HWV 56

Tracklist

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Disc 1

• 1 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene I. Sinfony 3:22
• 2 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene I. Recitative "Comfort ye, comfort ye my People" 3:35
• 3 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene I. Song "Ev'ry Valley shall be exalted" 3:03
• 4 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene I. Chorus "And the Glory of the Lord shall be revealed" 2:50
• 5 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene II. Recitative "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts" 1:19
• 6 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene II. Song "But who may abide the Day of his Coming?" 3:50
• 7 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene II. Chorus "And He shall purify the Sons of Levi" 2:22
• 8 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene III. Recitative "Behold, a Virgin shall conceive" 0:26
• 9 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene III. Song & Chorus "O thou that tellest good Tidings to Zion" 4:47
• 10 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene III. Recitative "For behold, Darkness shall cover the Earth" 2:13
• 11 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene III. Song "The People that walked in Darkness" 3:58
• 12 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene III. Chorus "For unto us a Child is born" 3:36
• 13 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene IV. Pifa 0:38
• 14 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene IV. Recitative "There were Shepherds abiding in the Field" 1:02
• 15 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene IV. Chorus "Glory to God in the Highest" 1:41
• 16 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene V. Song "Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Sion" 3:46
• 17 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene V. Recitative "Then shall the Eyes of the Blind be open'd" 0:20
• 18 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene V. Song "He shall feed his Flock" 4:17
• 19 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, Scene V. Chorus "His Yoke is easy, his Burthen is light" 2:08
• 20 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Chorus "Behold the Lamb of God" 3:09
• 21 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Song "He was despised" 12:11
• 22 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Chorus "Surely he hath borne our Griefs" 1:38
• 23 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Chorus "And with His Stripes we are healed" 1:43
• 24 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Chorus "All we, like Sheep, have gone astray" 3:20
• 25 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Recitative "All they that see him laugh him to scorn" 0:39
• 26 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Chorus "He trusted in God" 2:03
• 27 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Recitative "Thy Rebuke hath broken his Heart" 2:03
• 28 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Song "Behold, and see, if there be any Sorrow" 1:30
• 29 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene II. Recitative "He was cut off out of the Land" 0:14
• 30 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene II. Song "But Thou didst not leave his Soul in Hell" 2:03

Disc 2

• 1 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene III. Chorus "Lift up your heads, o ye gates" 2:46
• 2 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene IV. Recitative "Unto which of the angels said He at any time" 0:15
• 3 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene IV. Chorus "Let all the angels of God worship Him" 1:21
• 4 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene V. Song "Thou art gone up on high" 2:46
• 5 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene V. Chorus "The Lord gave the word" 1:05
• 6 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene V. Song "How beautiful are the feet" 2:00
• 7 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene V. Chorus "Their sound is gone out into all lands" 1:17
• 8 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene VI. Song "Why do the nations so furiously rage together" 1:14
• 9 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene VI. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder" 1:37
• 10 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene VII. Recitative "He that dwelleth in Heaven" / Song "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron" 2:06
• 11 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene VII. Chorus "Hallelujah!" 3:43
• 12 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene I. Song "I know that my redeemer liveth" 6:23
• 13 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene I. Chorus "Since by man came death" 2:03
• 14 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene II. Recitative "Behold, I tell you a mystery" 0:32
• 15 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene II. Song "The trumpet shall sound" 8:18
• 16 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene III. Recitative "Then shall be brought to pass" 0:14
• 17 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene III. Duet "O death, where is thy sting?" 0:53
• 18 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene III. Chorus "But thanks be to God" 1:56
• 19 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene III. Song "If God is for us" 4:13
• 20 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, Scene IV. Chorus "Worthy is the lamb that was slain - amen" 7:34

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