from Handel: Messiah (LSO0607) 1 Symphony [3'44] 145 minutes 55 seconds 53 tracks2 Comfort ye, my people (tenor) [3'00] 3 Every valley shall be exalted (tenor) [3'34] 4 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed [2'45] 5 Thus saith the Lord of hosts (bass) [1'31] 6 But who may abide the day of his coming? (alto/bass) [4'17] 7 And he shall purify the sons of Levi [2'21] 8 Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son (alto) [0'23] 9 O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (alto) [3'56] 10 O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion [1'44] 11 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass) [2'26] 12 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light (bass) [3'10] 13 For unto us a child is born [4'06] 14 Pifa 'Pastoral Symphony' [3'08] 15 There were shepherds, abiding in the field (soprano) [1'54] 16 Glory to God in the highest [1'39] 17 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano) [4'38] 18 Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (alto) [0'27] 19 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (alto/soprano) [4'59] 20 His yoke is easy and his burthen is light [2'17] 21 Behold the Lamb of God [3'28] 22 He was despised and rejected of men (alto) [9'56] 23 Surely he hath borne our griefs [2'20] 24 And with his stripes we are healed [2'30] 25 All we like sheep have gone astray [4'10] 26 All they that see him laugh him to scorn (tenor) [0'51] 27 He trusted in God that he would deliver him [2'29] 28 Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (soprano/tenor) [2'27] 29 Behold and see if there be any sorrow like unto his sorrow (soprano/tenor) [1'27] 30 He was cut off out of the land of the living (soprano/tenor) [0'21] 31 But thou didst not leave his soul in hell (soprano/tenor) [2'29] 32 Lift up your heads, O ye gates [3'12] 33 Unto which of the angels said he at any time? (tenor) [0'14] 34 Let all the angels of God worship him [1'27] 35 Thou art gone up on high (alto/bass) [3'22] 36 The Lord gave the word [1'11] 37 How beautiful are the feet of them that preach (soprano) [2'25] 38 Their sound is gone out into all lands [1'36] 39 Why do the nations so furiously rage together? (bass) [2'40] 40 Let us break their bonds asunder [1'45] 41 He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn (tenor) [0'16] 42 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor) [2'06] 43 Hallelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth [3'45] 44 I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano) [5'59] 45 Since by man came death [2'18] 46 Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass) [0'36] 47 The trumpet shall sound (bass) [8'38] 48 Then shall be brought to pass (alto) [0'18] 49 O Death, where is thy sting? (alto/tenor) [1'09] 50 But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory [2'05] 51 If God be for us, who can be against us? (soprano) [4'50] 52 Worthy is the Lamb that was slain [3'28] 53 Amen [4'08] 'The choral singing, from Tenebrae, is jaw-droppingly beautiful' (The Guardian) 'I would add the unflagging energy of the choral singing and its phenomenal accuracy: the members of Tenebrae … are clearly all top musical athletes' (International Record Review) 'This one definitely belongs in the hall of fame ... The musicality in this set is terrific, the Tenebrae Choir a marvel to behold, and the LSO playing like they never have. The soloists are outs ... |