George Frideric Handel: Messiah

Tracklisting

Disc 1

Side 1

• 1. Sinfony
• 2. Recitative (Tenor) Comfort ye my people
• 3. Air (Tenor) Ev'ry valley shall be exalted
• 4. (Chorus) And the glory of the Lord
• 5. Recitative (Bass) Thus saith the Lord of Hosts
• 6. Air (Counter-Tenor) But who may abide the day
• 7. (Chorus) And he shall purify
• 8. Recititive (Alto) Behold a virgin shall conceive
• 9. Air (Alto) O thou that tellest good tidings
• 10. Recitative (Bass) For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
• 11. Air (Bass) The people that walked the darkness
• 12. (Chorus) For unto us a Child is born
• 13. Pastoral Symphony
• 14. Recitative (Soprano) There were shepherds
• 15. Recitative (Soprano) And the angel said unto them
• 16. Recitative (Soprano) And suddenly there was with the angel
• 17. (Chorus) Glory to God in the highest
• 18. Air (Soprano) Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
• 19. Recitative (Alto) Then shall the eyes of the blind
• 20. Air (Alto) He shall feed His flock like a shepherd
• 21. (Chorus) His yoke is easy
• 22. PART TWO (Chorus) Behold the Lamb of God
• 23. Air (Alto) He was despised and rejected of men

Disc 2

• 1. (Chorus) Surely, He hath borne our griefs
• 2. (Chorus) And with His stripes we are healed
• 3. (Chorus) All we like sheep
• 4. Recitative (Tenor) All they that see Him laugh
• 5. (Chorus) He trusted in God that
• 6. Recitative (Tenor) Thy rebuke hath broken
• 7. Air (Tenor) Behold, and see if there be any sorrow
• 8. Recitative (Tenor) He was cut off out of the land of living
• 9. Air (Tenor) But thou didst not leave His soul in hell
• 10. (Chorus) Lift up your heads, O ye gates
• 11. Recitative (Tenor) Unto which of the angles said He at any time
• 12. (Chorus) Let all the angles of God worship Him
• 13. Air (Soprano) Thou art gone up on high
• 14. (Chorus) The Lord gave the word
• 15. Air (Soprano) How beautiful are the feel of them
• 16. (Chorus) Their sound is gone out into the lands
• 17. Air (Bass) Why do the nations so furiously
• 18. (Chorus) Let us break their bonds
• 19. Recitative (Tenor) He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh
• 20. Air (Tenor) Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron
• 21. (Chorus) Hallelujah, for the Lord God
• 22. PART THREE Air (Soprano) I know that my redeemer liveth
• 23. (Chorus) Since by man came death
• 24. Recitative (Bass) Behold, I tell you a mystery
• 25. Air (Bass) The trumpet shall sound
• 26. Air (Soprano) Then shall be brought to pass
• 27. Duet (Soprano & Tenor) O death, where is thy sting
• 28. (Chorus) But thanks be to God
• 29. Air (Soprano) If God be for us who can be against us
• 30. (Chorus) Worthy is the Lamb