GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

CD 1 / Part One

Messiah (arr. Mozart, K572)

1

Overture

1:27

2

Allegro moderato

2:13

3

Recitative - Comfort ye (tenor)

3:13

4

Aria - Every Valley (tenor)

3:25

5

Chorus - And the Glory of the Lord

2:54

6

Recitative - Thus saith the Lord (bass)

1:28

7

Aria - But who may abide (bass)

4:30

8

Chorus - And He shall purify

2:33

9

Recitative - Behold! A Virgin (alto)

0:23

10

Aria - O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (alto)

5:38

11

Recitative - For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass)

2:10

12

Aria - The people that walked in darkness (bass)

3:24

13

Chorus - For unto us a Child is born

4:00

14

Pastoral Symphony - Recitative - There were shepherds (soprano)

3:17

15

Accompagnato - And lo!, the Angel (soprano)

0:23

16

Recitative - And the Angel said unto them (soprano)

0:34

17

Accompagnato - And suddenly there was with the Angel (soprano)

0:16

18

Chorus - Glory to God

1:49

19

Aria - Rejoice greatly (soprano)

4:35

20

Recitative - Then shall the eyes of the blind (alto)

0:22

21

Aria - He shall feed His flock Aria - Come unto him (soprano)

5:41

22

Chorus - His yoke is easy

2:29

CD 1 TT:

56:56

CD 2 / Part Two

1

Chorus - Behold the Lamb of God

2:38

2

Aria - He was despised (alto)

12:42

3

Chorus - Surely, He hath borne our griefs

1:59

4

Chorus - And with his Stripes

1:46

5

Chorus - All we like sheep have gone astray

3:56

6

Recitative - All they that see Him (tenor)

0:43

7

Chorus - He trusted in God

2:07

8

Recitative - Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (tenor)

1:55

9

Aria - Behold, and see (tenor)

1:27

10

Recitative - He was cut off (tenor)

0:15

11

Aria - But Thou didst not leave (tenor)

2:30

12

Chorus - Lift up your heads

2:56

13

Chorus - The Lord gave the Word

1:12

14

Aria - How beautiful are the feet of them (soprano)

2:17

15

Aria - Why do the nations (bass)

2:47

16

Chorus - Let us break their bonds asunder

1:44

17

Recitative - He that dwelleth in Heaven (tenor)

0:13

18

Aria - Thou shalt break them (tenor)

2:09

19

Chorus - Hallelujah!

3:42

Part Three

20

Aria - I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano)

7:01

21

Chorus - Since by man come death

2:08

22

Recitative - Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass)

0:31

23

Aria - The trumpet shall sound (bass)

3:53

24

Chorus - Worthy is the Lamb

3:39

25

Chorus - Amen

3:34

CD 2 TT:

70:01

Felicity Lott soprano

Felicity Palmer alto

Philip Langridge tenor

Robert Lloyd bass

Sir Charles Mackerras