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Messiah: The 250th Anniversary Performance Handel; Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, Sir Neville Marriner

Release: 1992 United States, Language: English, Status: Official
Format: CD + CD, Tracks: 52, Length: 2:11:01, Barcode: 028943469524
Release type: Album - Live

Contents

CD #1
1 Messiah: Part I: Symphony 3:02
2 Messiah: Part I: No. 1. Accompagnato (tenor) "Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people" 2:35
3 Messiah: Part I: No. 2. Air (tenor) "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted" 3:11
4 Messiah: Part I: No. 3. Chorus "And the glory of the Lord" 2:51
5 Messiah: Part I: No. 4. Accompagnato (bass) "Thus saith the Lord" 1:31
6 Messiah: Part I: No. 5. Air (alto) "But who may abide the day of His coming" 4:21
7 Messiah: Part I: No. 6. Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi" 2:22
8 Messiah: Part I: No. 7. Recitative (mezzo-soprano) "Behold, a virgin shall conceive" 0:26
9 Messiah: Part I: Nos. 8-9. Air (mezzo-soprano) and Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings" 5:16
10 Messiah: Part I: No. 10. Accompagnato (bass) "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth" 3:20
11 Messiah: Part I: No. 11. Air (bass) "The people that walked in darkness" 2:27
12 Messiah: Part I: No. 12. Chorus "For unto us a Child is born" 3:50
13 Messiah: Part I: No. 13. Pifa, Pastoral symphony 1:08
14 Messiah: Part I: No. 14. Recitative (soprano) "There were shepherds", Accompagnato (soprano) "And lo, the angel of the Lord", Recitative (soprano) "And the angel said unto them", Accompagnato (soprano) "And suddenly there was" 1:40
15 Messiah: Part I: No. 15. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest" 1:43
16 Messiah: Part I: No. 16. Air (soprano) "Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion" 4:29
17 Messiah: Part I: No. 17a. Recitative (mezzo-soprano) "Then shall the eyes of the blind" 0:28
18 Messiah: Part I: No. 18a. Duet (mezzo-soprano, soprano) "He shall feed His flock" 5:05
19 Messiah: Part I: No. 19. Chorus "His yoke is easy" 2:11
20 Messiah: Part II: No. 20. Chorus "Behold the lamb of God" 2:30
21 Messiah: Part II: No. 21. Air (mezzo-soprano) "He was despised" 9:26
22 Messiah: Part II: No. 22. Chorus "Surely He hath borne our griefs" 1:53
23 Messiah: Part II: No. 23. Chorus "And with His stripes we are healed" 1:35
24 Messiah: Part II: No. 24. Chorus "All we like sheep" 3:02
CD #2
1 Messiah: Part II: No. 25. Accompagnato (Tenor) "All they that see Him" 0:41
2 Messiah: Part II: No. 26. Chorus "He trusted in God" 2:02
3 Messiah: Part II: No. 27. Accompagnato (Tenor) "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart" 1:33
4 Messiah: Part II: No. 28. Arioso (Tenor) "Behold, and see" 1:17
5 Messiah: Part II: No. 29. Accompagnato (Tenor) "He was cut off" 0:24
6 Messiah: Part II: No. 30. Aria (Soprano) "But Thou didst not leave" 1:56
7 Messiah: Part II: No. 31. Chorus "Lift up your heads" 2:52
8 Messiah: Part II: No. 32. Recitative (Tenor) "Unto which of the angels" 0:16
9 Messiah: Part II: No. 33. Chorus "Let all the angels of God" 1:20
10 Messiah: Part II: No. 34a. Air (Alto) "Thou art gone up on high" 3:11
11 Messiah: Part II: No. 35. Chorus "The Lord gave the word" 1:08
12 Messiah: Part II: No. 36. Air (Soprano) "How beautiful are the feet" 2:21
13 Messiah: Part II: No. 37a. Arioso (Tenor) "Their sound is gone out" 0:58
14 Messiah: Part II: No. 38. Air (Bass) "Why do the nations" 2:52
15 Messiah: Part II: No. 39. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder" 1:46
16 Messiah: Part II: No. 40. Recitative (Tenor) "He that dwelleth in heaven" 0:14
17 Messiah: Part II: No. 41. Air (Tenor) "Thou shalt break them" 1:58
18 Messiah: Part II: No. 42. Chorus "Hallelujah" 3:42
19 Messiah: Part III: No. 43. Air (Soprano) "I know that my Redeemer liveth" 5:21
20 Messiah: Part III: No. 44. Chorus "Since by man came death" 1:52
21 Messiah: Part III: No. 45. Accompagnato (Bass) "Behold, I tell you a mystery" 0:31
22 Messiah: Part III: No. 46. Air (Bass) "The trumpet shall sound" 8:29
23 Messiah: Part III: No. 47. Recitative (Alto) "Then shall be brought to pass" 0:17
24 Messiah: Part III: No. 48. Duet (Alto, Tenor) "O death, where is thy sting?" 1:09
25 Messiah: Part III: No. 49. Chorus "But thanks be to God" 1:59
26 Messiah: Part III: No. 50. Air (Alto) "If God be for us" 4:10
27 Messiah: Part III: No. 51. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb" / "Blessing and honour" 2:42
28 Messiah: Part III: No. 51. Chorus "Amen" 3:25

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