from Handel: Messiah (CDA67800) 1 Symphony [3'23] 133 minutes 30 seconds 54 tracks2 Comfort ye, my people (tenor) [2'44] 3 Every valley shall be exalted (tenor) [3'06] 4 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed [2'49] 5 Thus saith the Lord of hosts (bass) [1'20] 6 But who may abide the day of his coming? (alto/bass) [4'12] 7 And he shall purify the sons of Levi [2'35] 8 Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son (alto) [0'23] 9 O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (alto) [5'01] 10 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass) [2'03] 11 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light (bass) [3'58] 12 For unto us a child is born [3'47] 13 Pifa 'Pastoral Symphony' [0'54] 14 There were shepherds, abiding in the field (soprano) [0'26] 15 And the angel said unto them, fear not (soprano) [0'25] 16 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude (soprano) [0'16] 17 Glory to God in the highest [1'52] 18 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano) [4'07] 19 Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (alto) [0'23] 20 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (alto/soprano) [4'55] 21 His yoke is easy and his burthen is light [2'15] 22 Behold the Lamb of God [2'42] 23 He was despised and rejected of men (alto) [10'36] 24 Surely he hath borne our griefs [1'51] 25 And with his stripes we are healed [1'52] 26 All we like sheep have gone astray [4'02] 27 All they that see him laugh him to scorn (tenor) [0'44] 28 He trusted in God that he would deliver him [2'14] 29 Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (soprano/tenor) [1'53] 30 Behold and see if there be any sorrow like unto his sorrow (soprano/tenor) [1'19] 31 He was cut off out of the land of the living (soprano/tenor) [0'13] 32 But thou didst not leave his soul in hell (soprano/tenor) [2'14] 33 Lift up your heads, O ye gates [3'03] 34 Unto which of the angels said he at any time? (tenor) [0'13] 35 Let all the angels of God worship him [1'26] 36 Thou art gone up on high (alto/bass) [3'02] 37 The Lord gave the word [0'57] 38 How beautiful are the feet of them that preach (soprano) [2'09] 39 Their sound is gone out into all lands [1'14] 40 Why do the nations so furiously rage together? (bass) [2'32] 41 Let us break their bonds asunder [1'47] 42 He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn (tenor) [0'10] 43 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor) [1'58] 44 Hallelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth [3'43] 45 I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano) [6'00] 46 Since by man came death [2'20] 47 Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass) [0'29] 48 The trumpet shall sound (bass) [5'49] 49 Then shall be brought to pass (alto) [0'15] 50 O Death, where is thy sting? (alto/tenor) [1'05] 51 But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory [2'15] 52 If God be for us, who can be against us? (soprano) [4'54] 53 Worthy is the Lamb that was slain [3'20] 54 Amen [4'15] ‘Stephen Layton and his choir Polyphony are formidable performers’ (The Mail on Sunday) ‘The music-making here has … the lightness, texutures and vocabulary of period style, but there is also the spritual grandeur … of the great Northern choral society tradition … the solo ... ‘The new release has both a fine sense of style and is full of refreshing insights … the choir … sings with an effortless control and well-modulated fluency that takes wing … the a capp ... |