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HANDEL, G.F.: Messiah (The Sixteen)


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Disc 1

Messiah, HWV 56- 02:24:15
1 Part I: Sinfonia 00:03:09
2 Part I: Recitative: Comfort ye my people (Tenor) 00:03:11
3 Part I: Aria: Every valley shall be exalted (Tenor) 00:03:33
4 Part I: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed (Chorus) 00:03:00
5 Part I: Recitative: Thus saith the Lord (Bass) 00:01:23
6 Part I: Aria: But who may abide the day of His coming (Alto) 00:04:24
7 Part I: And He shall purify the sons of Levi (Chorus) 00:02:29
8 Part I: Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Alto) 00:00:30
9 Part I: Aria: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto, Chorus) 00:05:08
10 Part I: Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Bass) 00:02:35
11 Part I: Aria: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light (Bass) 00:03:15
12 Part I: For unto a child is born (Chorus) 00:04:01
13 Part I: Pifa 00:02:51
14 Part I: Recitative: There were shepherds abiding in the field (Soprano) 00:00:19
15 Part I: Accompagnato: And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them (Soprano) 00:00:22
16 Part I: Recitative: And the angel said unto them (Soprano) 00:00:31
17 Part I: Accompagnato: And suddenly there was with the angel (Soprano) 00:00:16
18 Part I: Glory to God in the highest (Chorus) 00:01:56
19 Part I: Aria: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Soprano) 00:04:10
20 Part I: Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (Alto) 00:00:32
21 Part I: Aria: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd (Alto, Soprano) 00:05:38
22 Part I: His yoke is easy, His burthen is light (Chorus) 00:02:19
23 Part II: Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus) 00:03:08
24 Part II: Aria: He was despised and rejected of men (Alto) 00:11:34

Disc 2

Messiah, HWV 56- 02:24:15
1 Part II: Surely, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows (Chorus) 00:01:58
2 Part II: And with His stripes we are healed (Chorus) 00:01:51
3 Part II: All we like sheep have gone astray (Chorus) 00:04:10
4 Part II: Recitative: All they that see Him Laugh Him to scorn (Tenor) 00:00:49
5 Part II: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Chorus) 00:02:19
6 Part II: Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (Tenor) 00:02:04
7 Part II: Arioso: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto His sorrow! (Tenor) 00:01:32
8 Part II: Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living (Tenor) 00:00:16
9 Part II: Aria: But thou didst not leave His soul in Hell (Tenor) 00:02:20
10 Part II: Lift up your heads (Chorus) 00:02:56
11 Part II: Recitative: Unto which of the angels said He at any time (Tenor) 00:00:15
12 Part II: Let all the angels of God worship Him (Chorus) 00:01:26
13 Part II: Aria: Thou art gone up high (Alto) 00:03:06
14 Part II: The Lord gave the word (Chorus) 00:01:08
15 Part II: Aria: How beautiful are the feet of them (Soprano) 00:02:06
16 Part II: Their sound is gone out into all lands (Chorus) 00:01:22
17 Part II: Aria: Why do the nations so furiosly rage together (Bass) 00:02:44
18 Part II: Let us break their bonds asunder (Chorus) 00:01:51
19 Part II: Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn (Tenor) 00:00:13
20 Part II: Aria: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (Tenor) 00:02:13
21 Part II: Hallelujah! (Chorus) 00:03:55
22 Part III: Aria: I know that my Redeemer liveth (Soprano) 00:06:18
23 Part III: Since by man came death (Chorus) 00:02:29
24 Part III: Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (Bass) 00:00:38
25 Part III: Aria: The trumpet shall sound (Bass) 00:08:31
26 Part III: Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written (Alto) 00:00:15
27 Part III: Duet: O Death, where is thy sting (Alto, Tenor) 00:01:02
28 Part III: But thanks be to God (Chorus) 00:02:09
29 Part III: Aria: If God be for us, who can be against us? (Soprano) 00:04:51
30 Part III: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain (Chorus) 00:03:29
31 Part III: Amen (Chorus) 00:03:45

Disc 3

1 Solomon, HWV 67: Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"- 00:03:09
2 Esther, HWV 50a (1718 version): Scene VI: The Lord our enemy has slain- 00:11:04
3 Nel dolce dell'oblio, HWV 134- 00:07:27
Organ Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 4, No. 6, HWV 294 (arr. for harp and orchestra)- 00:13:28
4 I. Allegro 00:06:23
5 II. Larghetto 00:04:15
6 III. Allegro moderato 00:02:50
7 Hercules, HWV 60: Act II: Sinfonia- 00:01:29
8 Ariodante, HWV 33: Act II: Recitative and Aria: Scherza infida- 00:12:21
9 Samson, HWV 57: Act III Scene 3: Air and Chorus: Let the bright Seraphim in burning row- 00:06:26