Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) - Der Messias 2 CDs
CD 1 1. Part 1 - Symphony 4:08
2. Part 1 - 1. Accompagnato: Comfort ye, My people 3:07
3. Part 1 - 2. Air: Ev'ry Valley shall be exalted 3:26
4. Part 1 - 3. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord 2:45
5. Part 1 - 4. Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord 1:30
6. Part 1 - 5. Air: "But who may abide the day of his coming" 4:19
7. Part 1 - 6. Chorus: And He shall purify the sons of Levi 2:13
8. Part 1 - 7. Recit: Behold, a Virgin shall conceive 8. Aria:O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion 9. Coro 6:38
9. Part 1 - 10. Accompagnato: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth 11. Aria: The people that walked in darkness 5:59
10. Part 1 - 12. Chorus: "For unto us a Child is born" 3:55
11. Part 1 - 13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) 3:01
12. Part 1 - 14. Recitative: There were shepherds - Accompagnato: And lo, the angel of the Lord - Recitative: And the angel said unto them - Accompagnato: And suddenly 1:25
13. Part 1 - 15. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest 1:53
14. Part 1 - 16. Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion 4:10
15. Part 1 - 17a. Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind 0:27
16. Part 1 - 18a. Duet: He shall feed his flock 5:09 EUR 0,99
17. Part 1 - 19. Chorus: His yoke is easy 2:08
18. Part 2 - 20. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God 3:07
19. Part 2 - 21. Air: He was despised 9:30
CD 21. Part 2 - Chorus: Surely He hath borne - And with His stripes - All we like sheep 8:48
2. Part 2 - 25. Accompagnato: All they that see Him 0:46
3. Part 2 - 26. Chorus: He trusted in God 2:22
4. Part 2 - 27. Accompagnato: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart 1:43
5. Part 2 - 28. Arioso: Behold and see 1:22
6. Part 2 - Recitativo accompagnato: He was cut off - Air: But Thou didst not leave 2:50
7. Part 2 - 31. Chorus: Lift up your heads 3:13
8. Part 2 - Recitativo: Unto which of the angels - Chorus: Let all the Angels 1:39
9. Part 2 - 34a. Air: "Thou art gone up on high" 3:17
10. Part 2 - 36. Air: How beautiful are the feet 1:09
11. Part 2 - 37a. Chorus: Their sound is gone out 2:28
12. Part 2 - 38. Air: Why do the nations 1:32
13. Part 2 - 39. Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder 2:43
14. Part 2 - Recitativo: He that dwelleth - Air: Thou shalt break them 1:38
15. Part 2 - 42. Chorus: "Hallelujah" 2:22
16. Part 3 - 43. Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth 3:50
17. Part 3 - 44. Chorus: Since by man came death 6:22
18. Part 3 - 45. Accompagnato: Behold, I tell you a mystery 2:08
19. Part 3 - 46. Air: The trumpet shall sound 0:37
20. Part 3 - Recitativo: Then shall be brought - Duet: O death were is thy sting - Chorus: But thanks be to God 8:30
21. Part 2 - Chorus: 23. The Lord gave the word 3:48
22. Part 3 - 50. Air: If God be for us 4:19
23. Part 3 - 51. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb... Amen 7:10
London Symphony Orchestra, John Wakefield, John Shirley-Quirk, Helen Watts, Heather Harper - conductor: Sir Colin Davis
Philips
