GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

Messiah HWV 56

140:51

FIRST PART

1

Sinfony

03:08

2

Comfort ye

02:49

3

Ev'ry valley

03:06

4

And the glory

02:47

5

Thus saith the Lord

01:24

6

But who may abide?

04:21

7

And He shall purify

02:16

8

Behold, a virgin

00:27

9

O thou that tellest

05:21

10

For behold, darkness

02:00

11

The people that walked

03:39

12

For unto us

03:49

13

Pastoral Symphony

00:56

14

There were shepherds

00:12

15

And lo, the angel of the Lord

00:19

16

And the angel said unto them

00:30

17

And suddenly

00:18

18

Glory to God

01:56

19

Rejoice greatly

04:15

20

Then shall the eyes

00:26

21

And He shall feed his flock

05:08

22

His yoke is easy

02:08

SECOND PART

23

Behold the Lamb of God

03:28

24

He was despised

12:20

25

Surely, He hath borne

02:02

26

And with His stripes

02:07

27

All we like sheep

03:48

28

All they that see Him

00:47

29

He trusted in God

02:05

30

Thy rebuke hath broken His heart

01:30

31

Behold, and see

01:18

32

He was cut off

00:13

33

But Thou didst not leave

02:05

34

Lift up your heads

03:06

35

Unto which of the angels

00:12

36

Let all the angels

01:31

37

Thou art gone up on high

03:06

38

The Lord gave the word

01:09

39

How beautiful are the feet

02:19

40

Their sound is gone out

01:30

41

Why do the nations

02:44

42

Let us break their bonds asunder

01:42

43

He that dwelleth in heaven

00:10

44

Thou shalt break them

02:02

45

Hellelujah

03:51

THIRD PART

46

I know that my redeemer liveth

05:55

47

Since by man came death

02:18

48

Behold, I tell you a mystery

00:39

49

The trumpet shall sound

08:58

50

Then shall be brought to pass

00:15

51

O death, where is they sting

01:04

52

But thanks be in God

02:13

53

If God be for us

04:48

54

Worthy is the Lamb

07:45

Joan Rodgers soprano

Della Jones mezzo-soprano

Christopher Robson counter-tenor

Philip Langridge tenor

Bryn Terfel bass-baritone

Richard Hickox

11-17 January 1991