George Frideric Handel: The Messiah

George Frideric Handel: The Messiah

George Frideric Handel: The Messiah

George Frideric Handel: The Messiah

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Product Details

Release Date: 01/02/2006
Label: Archiv Produktion
UPC: 0028947759041
Rank: 185674

Tracks

  1. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56

    1. Part 1. No. 1. Sinfony (Grave - Allegro moderato)  (03:23)
    2. Part 2. No. 24. Chorus. Surely, he hath borne our griefs  (02:27)
    3. Part 1. No. 2. Accompagnato. Comfort ye my people  (03:25)
    4. Part 2. No. 25. Chorus. And with his stripes we are healed  (01:52)
    5. Part 1. No. 3. Air. Ev'ry valley shall be exalted  (03:31)
    6. Part 2. No. 26. Chorus. All we, like sheep, have gone astray  (03:54)
    7. Part 1. No. 4. Chorus. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed  (02:51)
    8. Part 2. No. 27. Accompagnato. All they that see him  (00:46)
    9. Part 1. No. 5. Accompagnato. Thus saith the Lord of Hosts  (01:35)
    10. Part 2. No. 28. Chorus. He trusted in God  (02:33)
    11. Part 1. No. 6. Air. But who may abide the day of his coming  (04:45)
    12. Part 2. No. 29. Accompagnato. Thy rebuke hath broken his heart  (01:49)
    13. Part 1. No. 7. Chorus. And he shall purify the sons of Levi  (02:25)
    14. Part 2. No. 30. Arioso. Behold, and see, if there be any sorrow  (01:59)
    15. Part 1. No. 8. Recitative. Behold, a virgin shall conceive  (00:29)
    16. Part 2. No. 31. Accompagnato. He was cut off out of the land  (00:14)
    17. Part 1. No. 9. Air and Chorus. O thou that tellest good tidings  (05:30)
    18. Part 2. No. 32. Air. But thou didst not leave his soul  (02:08)
    19. Part 1. No. 10. Accompagnato. For behold, darkness shall cover  (03:03)
    20. Part 2. No. 33. Chorus. Lift up your heads, O ye gates  (03:04)
    21. Part 1. No. 11. Aria. The people that walked in darkness  (03:55)
    22. Part 2. No. 34. Recitative. Unto which of the angels  (00:12)
    23. Part 1. No. 12. Chorus. For unto us a Child is born  (04:04)
    24. Part 2. No. 35. Chorus. Let all the angels of God worship him  (01:29)
    25. Part 1. No. 13. Pifa  (01:10)
    26. Part 2. No. 36. Air. Thou art gone up on high  (03:10)
    27. Part 1. No. 14. Recitative. There were shepherds abiding in the fields / Accompagnato. And lo, the  (01:33)
    28. Part 2. No. 37. Chorus. The Lord gave the word  (01:05)
    29. Part 1. No. 17. Chorus. Glory to God in the highest  (01:58)
    30. Part 2. No. 38. Air. How beautiful are the feet  (02:37)
    31. Part 1. No. 18. Air. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion  (04:48)
    32. Part 2. No. 39. Chorus. Their sound is gone out  (01:22)
    33. Part 1. No. 19. Recitative. Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd  (00:21)
    34. Part 2. No. 40. Air. Why do the nations so furiously rage  (02:56)
    35. Part 1. No. 20. Air. He shall feed his flock  (06:09)
    36. Part 2. No. 41. Chorus. Let us break their bonds asunder  (01:48)
    37. Part 1. No. 21. Chorus. His yoke is easy, his burthen is light  (02:20)
    38. Part 2. No. 42. Recitative. He that dwelleth in heaven  (00:10)
    39. Part 2. No. 22. Chorus. Behold the Lamb of God  (03:17)
    40. Part 2. No. 43. Air. Thou shalt break them  (02:05)
    41. Part 2. No. 23. Air. He was despised  (13:15)
    42. Part 2. No. 44. Chorus. Hallelujah!  (03:58)
    43. Part 3. No. 45. Air. I know that my Redeemer liveth  (06:42)
    44. Part 3. No. 46. Chorus. Since by man came death  (02:19)
    45. Part 3. No. 47. Recitative. Behold, I tell you a mystery  (00:31)
    46. Part 3. No. 48. Air. The trumpet shall sound  (08:59)
    47. Part 3. No. 49. Recitative. Then shall be brought to pass  (00:16)
    48. Part 3. No. 50. Duet. O death, where is thy sting?  (01:03)
    49. Part 3. No. 51. Chorus. But thanks be to God  (02:12)
    50. Part 3. No. 52. Air. If God be for us  (04:41)
    51. Part 3. No. 53. Chorus. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain - Amen  (07:30)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Trevor Pinnock   Primary Artist,Harpsichord,Conductor,Director
Arleen Auger   Primary Artist,Soprano (Vocal)
The English Concert   Primary Artist,Orchestra
Anne Sofie von Otter   Contralto (Vocal)
Howard Crook   Tenor (Vocal)
Choir of the English Concert   Choir/Chorus
John Tomlinson   Bass (Vocal)
Michael Chance   Alto (Vocals)

Technical Credits

George Frederick Handel   Composer
Lutz Bode   Art Direction
Charles Jennens   Librettist
Ulrich Vette   Editing
Andreas Holschneider   Producer
Thomas Hudson   Portraits
Gerd Ploebsch   Recording Supervision
Donald Burrows   Liner Notes
Carole Boudreault   Liner Note Translation
Elke Neua-Burghoff   Type Design
Pierre-Charles Canot   Engraving
Clive Barda   Photography
Fra Angelico   Cover Painting
Werner Neumeister   Photography
Horst Leuchtmann   Liner Note Translation
Charles Grignion   Engraving
Hans-Peter Schweigmann   Balance Engineer
Richard Holt   Photography
Jacobus Houbraken   Engraving
David S. Butchart   Booklet Editor
Olimpio Cescatti   Liner Note Translation
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