George Frideric Handel

Watts, Wyn-Rogers, Le Brocq, …, Northern Sinfonia / Glover

Haendel: Messiah

Type CD
Label Signum Classics
UPC 0635212024621
Catalog number SIGCD 246
Release date 01 April 2011

Physical (CD)

NOW FOR € 19,46

€ 25.95

Add to cart

Digital

Get the album digitally

High resolution download Spirit of Turtle iTunes

About the album

The Huddersfield Choral Society continue with arguably the best-loved musical work of all time Messiah, more than two and a half centuries on from that celebrated first performance in Dublin’s New Music Hall in April 1742.

1

1

Christians Awake

02:03
1

2

Sinfony (Overture)

03:12
1

3

Accompagnato: Comfort Ye (tenor)

03:04
1

4

Song: Every Valley (tenor)

03:16
1

5

Chorus: And the Glory of the Lord

02:46
1

6

Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord (bass)

01:24
1

7

Song: But who may abide (alto)

04:18
1

8

Chorus: And He shall purify

02:35
1

9

Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (alto)

00:33
1

10

Song & Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (alto)

05:24
1

11

Accompagnato: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass)

02:19
1

12

Song: The people that walked in darkness (bass)

03:18
1

13

Chorus: For unto us a Child is born

03:54
1

14

Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)

03:10
1

15

Recitative, Accompagnato, Recitative: There were shepherds (soprano), And lo, the Angel of the Lord (soprano), And the Angel said unto them (soprano)

01:05
1

16

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

00:18
1

17

Chorus : Glory to God in the highest

02:00
1

18

Song: Rejoice greatly (soprano)

04:21
1

19

Recitative, Song: Then shall the eyes of the blind (alto), He shall feed His flock (alto & soprano)

05:57
1

20

Chorus: His yoke is easy

02:17
1

21

Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God

03:16
1

22

Song: He was despised (alto)

10:46
2

1

Chorus: Surely, He hath borne our griefs

02:00
2

2

Chorus: And with His stripes

01:47
2

3

Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray

03:49
2

4

Accompagnato: All they that see Him (tenor)

00:45
2

5

Chorus: He trusted in God

02:08
2

6

Accompagnato: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (tenor)

01:49
2

7

Song: Behold and see (tenor)

01:24
2

8

Accompagnato: He was cut off (tenor)

00:17
2

9

Song: But Thou didst not leave (tenor)

01:53
2

10

Chorus : Lift up your heads

03:06
2

11

Song: Thou art gone up on high (alto)

03:23
2

12

Chorus : The Lord gave the word

01:05
2

13

Song: How beautiful are the feet (soprano)

02:23
2

14

Chorus : Their sound is gone out into all lands

01:21
2

15

Song: Why do the nations so furiously rage (bass)

02:49
2

16

Chorus : Let us break their bonds asunder

01:44
2

17

Recitative : He that dwelleth in Heaven (tenor)

00:14
2

18

Song: Thou shalt break them (tenor)

01:55
2

19

Chorus: Hallelujah!

03:49
2

20

Song: I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano)

06:29
2

21

Chorus: Since by man came death

01:52
2

22

Accompagnato : Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass)

00:35
2

23

Song: The trumpet shall sound (bass)

04:07
2

24

Recitative & Duet: Then shall be brought to pass (alto), O death, where is thy sting? (alto & tenor)

01:18
2

25

Chorus: But thanks be to God

02:07
2

26

Song: If God be for us (soprano)

05:07
2

27

Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb

03:06
2

28

Chorus: Amen

04:33

Add a comment

Georg Friedrich Händel (composer)More information