from Handel: Messiah (CDA66251/2) 1 Symphony [3'22] 140 minutes 38 seconds 55 tracks2 Comfort ye, my people (tenor) [3'19] 3 Every valley shall be exalted (tenor) [3'22] 4 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed [2'52] 5 Thus saith the Lord of hosts (bass) [1'23] 6 But who may abide the day of his coming? (alto/bass) [4'57] 7 And he shall purify the sons of Levi [2'39] 8 Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son (alto) [0'25] 9 O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (alto) [5'20] 10 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass) [2'28] 11 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light (bass) [3'08] 12 For unto us a child is born [4'10] 13 Pifa 'Pastoral Symphony' [0'59] 14 There were shepherds, abiding in the field (soprano) [0'17] 15 And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them (soprano) [0'20] 16 And the angel said unto them, fear not (soprano) [0'34] 17 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude (soprano) [0'18] 18 Glory to God in the highest [2'03] 19 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano) [4'01] 20 Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (alto) [0'26] 21 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (alto/soprano) [5'23] 22 His yoke is easy and his burthen is light [2'19] 23 Behold the Lamb of God [3'04] 24 He was despised and rejected of men (alto) [10'32] 25 Surely he hath borne our griefs [1'52] 26 And with his stripes we are healed [1'38] 27 All we like sheep have gone astray [3'52] 28 All they that see him laugh him to scorn (tenor) [0'47] 29 He trusted in God that he would deliver him [2'16] 30 Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (soprano/tenor) [1'55] 31 Behold and see if there be any sorrow like unto his sorrow (soprano/tenor) [1'27] 32 He was cut off out of the land of the living (soprano/tenor) [0'18] 33 But thou didst not leave his soul in hell (soprano/tenor) [2'31] 34 Lift up your heads, O ye gates [2'56] 35 Unto which of the angels said he at any time? (tenor) [0'14] 36 Let all the angels of God worship him [1'23] 37 Thou art gone up on high (alto/bass) [3'24] 38 The Lord gave the word [1'02] 39 How beautiful are the feet of them that preach (soprano) [2'25] 40 Their sound is gone out into all lands [1'21] 41 Why do the nations so furiously rage together? (bass) [2'50] 42 Let us break their bonds asunder [1'46] 43 He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn (tenor) [0'14] 44 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor) [2'13] 45 Hallelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth [3'48] 46 I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano) [6'05] 47 Since by man came death [2'12] 48 Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass) [0'34] 49 The trumpet shall sound (bass) [8'44] 50 Then shall be brought to pass (alto) [0'15] 51 O Death, where is thy sting? (alto/tenor) [1'16] 52 But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory [2'18] 53 If God be for us, who can be against us? (soprano) [4'43] 54 Worthy is the Lamb that was slain [3'25] 55 Amen [3'13] ‘One of the most attractive ever on disc’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) ‘This is a model among live recordings’ (The Guardian) ‘The performance is one of extraordinary quality. Unequivocally recommended’ (Sydney Morning Herald) |