Händel / Messias / Beskrivning

1. Sinfonia 3:02
2. Recitative-tenor: Comfort ye my people 2:50
3. Aria-tenor: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted 3:20
4. Chorus: And the glory, the glory of the Lord 2:51
5. Recitative-bass: Thus said the Lord 1:19
6. Aria-bass: But who may abide 4:04
7. Chorus: And He shall purify 2:29
8. Recitative-alto: Behold, a virgin shall conceive 0:23
9. Aria-alto & chorus: O thou that tellest 5:26
10. Recitative-bass: For behold, darkness shall come over the earth 2:01
11. Aria-bass: The people that walked in darkness 3:17
12. Chorus: For unto us a Child is born 4:04
13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) 2:30
14. Recitative-soprano: There were shepherds 0:30
15. Recitative-soprano: And the angels said unto them 0:31
16. Recitative-soprano: And suddenly there was with the angel 0:16
17. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest 1:52
18. Aria-soprano: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion 4:16
19. Recitative-alto: Then shall the eyes of the blind 0:24
20. Duet alto & soprano: And he shall feed his flock 4:34
21. Chorus: His yoke is easy 2:20
Part 2
22. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of 2:21
23. Aria-alto: He was despised 9:50
       
    Total: 64:40

CD2
1. Chorus: Surely he hath borne our grieves 1:42
2. Chorus: And with his stripes we are healed 1:47
3. Chorus: All we like sheep 3:43
4. Recitative-tenor: All they that see Him 0:40
5. Chorus: He trusted in God 2:18
6. Recitative-tenor: Thy rebuke hath broken His 1:48
7. Aria-tenor: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow 1:21
8. Recitative-tenor: He was cut off out of the land 0:17
9. Aria-tenor: But thou didst not leave 2:20
10. Chorus: Lift up your heads 2:58
11. Recitative-tenor: Unto which of the angels 0:18
12. Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him 1:27
13. Aria-alto: Thou art gone up on high 3:11
14. Chorus: The Lord gave the word 1:04
15. Aria-soprano: How beautiful are the feet 2:02
16. Chorus: Their sound is gone out 1:29
17. Aria-bass: Why do the nations? 1:25
18. Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder 1:43
19. Recitative-tenor: He that dwelleth in heaven 0:11
20. Aria-tenor: Thou shalt break them 1:58
21. Chorus: Hallelujah! 3:35
Part 3
22. Aria-soprano: I know that my Redeemer 5:47
23. Chorus: Since by man came death 2:02
24. Recitative-bass: Behold, I tell you a mystery 0:34
25. Aria-bass: The trumpet shall sound 8:30
26. Recitative-alto: Then shall be brought to pass 0:16
27. Duet alto & tenor: O death, where is thy sting? 1:02
28. Chorus: But thanks be to God 2:02
29. Aria-soprano: If God be for us 5:06
30. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb... Amen 6:49
       
    Total: 69:37
Lynne Dawson, sopran
Hillary Summers, alt
John Mark Ainsley, tenor
Alastair Miles, bas
The Choir of King’s College Cambridge
Brandenburg Consort
Stephen Cleobury, dirigent