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Messiah Handel; Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton

Release: 10 Nov 2009 United Kingdom, Language: English, Status: Official
Format: CD + CD, Tracks: 54, Length: 2:13:28, Barcode: 034571178004
Release type: Album

Contents

CD #1
1 Messiah: Part 1: Symphony 3:23
2 Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: Comfort ye, my people (tenor) 2:44
3 Messiah: Part 1: Aria: Every valley shall be exalted (tenor) 3:06
4 Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed 2:48
5 Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: Thus saith the Lord of hosts (bass) 1:20
6 Messiah: Part 1: Aria: But who may abide the day of his coming? (alto) 4:12
7 Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: And he shall purify the sons of Levi 2:35
8 Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son (alto) 0:23
9 Messiah: Part 1: Aria with chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (alto) 5:01
10 Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass) 2:03
11 Messiah: Part 1: Aria: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light (bass) 3:58
12 Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: For unto us a child is born 3:47
13 Messiah: Part 1: Pifa 'Pastoral Symphony' 0:54
14 Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: There were shepherds, abiding in the field (soprano) 0:26
15 Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: And the angel said unto them, fear not (soprano) 0:25
16 Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude (soprano) 0:16
17 Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: Glory to God in the highest 1:52
18 Messiah: Part 1: Aria: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano) 4:07
19 Messiah: Part 1: Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (alto) 0:23
20 Messiah: Part 1: Aria: He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (alto/soprano) 4:55
21 Messiah: Part 1: Chorus: His yoke is easy and his burthen is light 2:15
22 Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God 2:42
23 Messiah: Part 2: Aria: He was despised and rejected of men (alto) 10:36
CD #2
1 Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Surely he hath borne our griefs 1:51
2 Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: And with his stripes we are healed 1:52
3 Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray 4:02
4 Messiah: Part 2: Recitative: All they that see him laugh him to scorn (tenor) 0:44
5 Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: He trusted in God that he would deliver him 2:14
6 Messiah: Part 2: Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (tenor) 1:53
7 Messiah: Part 2: Aria: Behold and see if there be any sorrow like unto his sorrow (tenor) 1:19
8 Messiah: Part 2: Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living (tenor) 0:13
9 Messiah: Part 2: Aria: But thou didst not leave his soul in hell (soprano/tenor) 2:14
10 Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates 3:02
11 Messiah: Part 2: Recitative: Unto which of the angels said he at any time? (tenor) 0:13
12 Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship him 1:26
13 Messiah: Part 2: Aria: Thou art gone up on high (alto) 3:02
14 Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: The Lord gave the word 0:57
15 Messiah: Part 2: Aria: How beautiful are the feet of them that preach (soprano) 2:09
16 Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Their sound is gone out into all lands 1:14
17 Messiah: Part 2: Aria: Why do the nations so furiously rage together? (bass) 2:32
18 Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder 1:47
19 Messiah: Part 2: Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn (tenor) 0:10
20 Messiah: Part 2: Aria: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor) 1:58
21 Messiah: Part 2: Chorus: Hallelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth 3:43
22 Messiah: Part 3: Aria: I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano) 6:00
23 Messiah: Part 3: Chorus: Since by man came death 2:20
24 Messiah: Part 3: Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass) 0:29
25 Messiah: Part 3: Aria: The trumpet shall sound (bass) 5:49
26 Messiah: Part 3: Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass (alto) 0:15
27 Messiah: Part 3: Aria: O Death, where is thy sting? (alto/tenor) 1:05
28 Messiah: Part 3: Chorus: But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory 2:15
29 Messiah: Part 3: Aria: If God be for us, who can be against us? (soprano) 4:54
30 Messiah: Part 3: Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain 3:20
31 Messiah: Part 3: Chorus: Amen 4:15

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Discography Entry

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ASIN

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Discogs

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