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Messiah Handel; Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Release: 06 Apr 2009 Europe, Language: English, Status: Official
Format: CD + CD, Tracks: 54, Length: 2:26:50, Barcode: 825646928248
Release type: Other

Contents

CD #1
1 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: I. Symphony (Overture) 3:37
2 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: II. Recitative "Comfort ye my people" (tenor) 3:02
3 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: III. Air "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted" (tenor) 3:47
4 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: IV. Chorus "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed" 2:31
5 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: V. Recitative "Thus saith the Lord" (bass) 1:33
6 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: VI. Air "But who may abide the day of his coming" (alto) 4:08
7 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: VII. Chorus "And he shall purify the sons of Levi" 3:13
8 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: VIII: Recitative "Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son" (alto) 0:32
9 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: IX: Air and Chorus "O though that tellest good tidings to Zion" (alto) 6:19
10 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: X: Recitative "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth" (bass) 1:41
11 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XI: Air "The people that walked in darknesshave seen a great light" (bass) 3:27
12 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XII: Chorus "For unto us a Child is born" 5:08
13 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XIII: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) 1:00
14 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XIVa: Recitative "There were shepherds abiding in the field" (soprano) 0:14
15 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XIVb: Recitative "And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them" (soprano) 0:23
16 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XV: Recitative "And the angel said unto them: Fear not" (soprano) 0:37
17 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XVI: Recitative "And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heav'nly host" (soprano) 0:18
18 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XVII: Chorus "Glory to God in the highest" 2:09
19 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XVIII: Air "Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion" (soprano) 4:44
20 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XIX: Recitative "Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened" (alto) 0:36
21 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XX: Air "He shall feed His flock like a shepherd" (soprano, alto) 5:55
22 Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: XXI: Chorus "His yoke is easy" 2:54
23 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXII: Chorus "Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world" 2:49
24 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXIII: Air "He was despised and rejected of men" (alto) 11:55
CD #2
1 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXIV: Chorus "Surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows" 2:08
2 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXV: Chorus "And with his stripes we are healed" 1:57
3 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXVI: Chorus "All we like sheep have gone astray" 3:53
4 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXVII: Recitative "All they that see him laugh him to scorn" (tenor) 0:52
5 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXVIII: Chorus "He trusted in God that he would deliver him" 2:30
6 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXIX: Recitative "Thy rebuke hath broken his heart" (soprano) 1:44
7 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXX: Air "Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto his sorrow" (soprano) 1:28
8 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXI: Recitative "He was cut off out of the land of the living" (tenor) 0:31
9 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXII: Air "But thou didst not leave his soul in hell" (tenor) 2:45
10 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXIII: Chorus "Lift up your heads, o ye gates" 2:57
11 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXIV: Recitative "Unto which of the angels said he at any time" (tenor) 0:15
12 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXV: Chorus "Let all the angels of God worship him" 1:34
13 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXVI: Air "Though art gone up on high, thou hast led captivity captive" (alto) 3:17
14 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXVII: Chorus "The Lord gave the word: great was the company of the preachers" 1:15
15 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXVIII: Air "How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace" (soprano) 2:12
16 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXXIX: Chorus "Their sound is gone out into all lands" 1:25
17 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XL: Air "Why do the nations so furiously rage together" (bass) 3:06
18 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XLI: Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder" 1:44
19 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XLII: Recitative "He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn" (tenor) 0:14
20 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XLIII: Air "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron" (tenor) 1:59
21 Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XLIV: Chorus "Hallelujah" 3:41
22 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: XLV: Air "I know that my Redeemer liveth" (soprano) 6:01
23 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: XLVI: Chorus "Since by man came death" 1:58
24 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: XLVII: Recitative: "Behold, I tell you a mystery" (bass) 0:37
25 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: XLVIII: Air "The trumpet shall sound" (bass) 9:11
26 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: XLIX: Recitative"Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written" (alto) 0:18
27 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: L: Duet "O death, where is thy sting?" (alto, tenor) 1:00
28 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: LI: Chorus "But thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory" 2:05
29 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: LII: Air "If God be for us, who can be against us?" (soprano) 4:54
30 Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: LIII: Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain" 6:32

Other Releases in Group (1)

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  1. Messiah, United States (09 Mar 1993), CD + CD (English)

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