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Messiah HWV 56

Text: Charles Jennens
William Boughton, English Symphony Orchestra, Saint Michael's Singers, Alison Smart (Soprano), William Towers (Countertenor), Michael Hart-Davis (Tenor), Gavin Carr (Baritone)
℗ 2003
57 Tracks, 2:24:03

  • Part I

    • Sinfonia
      01:42
    • 1. Allegro moderato
      02:09
    • 2. Comfort ye my people (Tenor)
      03:18
    • 3. Aria: Every valley shall be exalted (Tenor)
      03:28
    • 4. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed (Chorus)
      02:35
    • 5. Recitative: Thus saith the Lord (Baritone)
      01:23
    • 6. Aria: But who may abide the day of His coming? (Counter-tenor)
      04:30
    • 7. And He shall purify the sons of Levi (Chorus)
      02:48
    • 8. Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive
      00:28
    • 9. Aria: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Counter-tenor)
      04:06
    • 10. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Chorus)
      01:37
    • 11. Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Baritone)
      01:55
    • 12. Aria: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light (Baritone)
      03:37
    • 13. For unto a child is born (Chorus)
      04:26
    • 14. Pifa
      01:05
    • 15. Recitative: There were shepherds abiding in the field (Soprano)
      00:14
    • 16. Accompagnato: And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them (Soprano)
      00:22
    • 17. Recitative: And the angel said unto them (Soprano)
      00:38
    • 18. Accompagnato: And suddenly there was with the angel (Soprano)
      00:17
    • 19. Glory to God in the highest (Chorus)
      01:54
    • 20. Aria: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Soprano)
      05:01
    • 21. Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened
      00:33
    • 22. Aria: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd (Counter-tenor, Soprano)
      05:19
    • 23. His yoke is easy, His burthen is light (Chorus)
      02:42

  • Part II

    • 1. Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus)
      03:25
    • 2. Aria: He was despised and rejected of men (Counter-tenor)
      10:40
    • 3. Surely, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows (Chorus)
      01:53
    • 4. And with His stripes we are healed (Chorus)
      01:48
    • 5. All we like sheep have gone astray (Chorus)
      03:58
    • 6. Recitative: All they that see Him Laugh Him to scorn (Tenor)
      00:46
    • 7. He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Chorus)
      02:15
    • 8. Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (Tenor)
      02:02
    • 9. Aria: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto His sorrow! (Soprano)
      01:23
    • 10. Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living (Tenor)
      00:24
    • 11. Aria: But thou didst not leave His soul in Hell (Tenor)
      02:19
    • 12. Lift up your heads, O ye gates (Chorus)
      03:04
    • 13. Recitative: Unto which of the angels said He at any time (Tenor)
      00:20
    • 14. Let all the angels of God worship Him (Chorus)
      01:25
    • 15. Aria: Thou art gone up high (Counter-tenor)
      03:16
    • 16. The Lord gave the word (Chorus)
      01:09
    • 17. Duet: How beautiful are the feet of Him that bringeth glad tidings of salvation (Soprano, Counter-tenor)
      02:03
    • 18. Their sound is gone out into all lands (Chorus)
      01:27
    • 19. Aria: Why do the nations so furiosly rage together (Baritone)
      03:01
    • 20. Let us break their bonds asunder (Chorus)
      01:56
    • 21. Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn (Tenor)
      00:17
    • 22. Aria: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (Tenor)
      02:14
    • 23. Hallelujah! (Chorus)
      03:47

  • Part III

    • 1. Aria: I know that my Redeemer liveth (Soprano)
      06:02
    • 2. Since by man came death (Chorus)
      01:53
    • 3. Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (Baritone)
      00:43
    • 4. Aria: The trumpet shall sound (Baritone)
      09:07
    • 5. Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written (Counter-tenor)
      00:20
    • 6. Duet: O Death, where is thy sting (Counter-tenor, Tenor)
      00:56
    • 7. But thanks be to God (Chorus)
      02:03
    • 8. Aria: If God be for us, who can be against us? (Soprano)
      04:41
    • 9. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain (Chorus)
      03:23
    • 10. Amen (Chorus)
      03:56