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Messiah HWV 56, Part One
Sinfonia (Grave - Allegro Moderato)
Accompagnato (Tenor): Comfort Ye My People
Air (Tenor): Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed
Accompagnato (Bass): Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts
Air (Alto): But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming
Chorus: And He Shall Purify
Recitative (Alto): Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
Air (Alto) And Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings
Accompagnato (Bass): For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover
Air (Bass): The People That Walked In Darkness
Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born
Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
Recitative (Soprano): There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field
Accompagnato (Soprano): And Io, The Angel Of The Lord
Recitative (Soprano): And The Angel Said Unto Them
Accompagnato (Soprano): And Suddenly There Was With The Angel
Chorus: Glory To God In The Highest
Air (Soprano): Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion
Recitative (Alto): Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind
Air (Alto & Soprano): He Shall Feed His Flock
Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light
Messiah HWV 56, Part Two
Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God
Air (Alto): He Was Despised
Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
Chorus: And With His Stripes We Are Healed
Chorus: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
Accompagnato (Tenor): All They That See Him
Chorus: He Trusted In God
Accompagnato (Tenor): Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
Arioso (Tenor): Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow
Accompagnato (Tenor): He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land
Air (Tenor): But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul
Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
Recitative (Tenor). Unto Which Of The Angels
Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him
Air (Alto): Thou Art Gone Up On High
Chorus: The Lord Gave The World
Air (Soprano): How Beautiful Are The Feet
Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out
Air (Bass): Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage
Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Assunder
Recitative (Tenor): He That Dwelleth In Heaven
Air (Tenor): Thou Shalt Break Them
Chorus: Hallelujah
Messiah HWV 56, Part Three
Air (Soprano): I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
Chorus: Since By Man Came Death
Recitative (Bass): Behold, I Tell You A Mystery
Air (Bass): The Trumpet Shall Sound
Recitative (Alto): Then Shall Be Brought To Pass
Duet (Alto & Tenor): O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
Chorus: But Thanks Be To God
Air (Soprano): If God Be For Us
Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain - Amen
Chorus: Amen
Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba (Solomon)
The Lord Our Enemy Has Slain - (Soli And Chorus)
Nel Dolce Dell'obblio
Harp Concerto Op.4, No.6 In B Flat
Allegro
Larghetto
Allegro Moderato
Sinfonia To Act 2 (Ariodante)
Scherza Infida (Ariodante) - (Recitative And Aria)
Let The Bright Seraphim - (Air And Chorus)

notes

Bonus third compact disc
36-page booklet in English
℗2008 The Sixteen Productions Ltd.
Made in the UK (discs)
Made in Great Britain (box)

credits

Bass Vocals – Christopher Purves
Chorus – The Sixteen
Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
Conductor – Harry Christophers
Engineer – Mike Hatch
Liner Notes – Andrew Stewart (2)
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Orchestra – The Sixteen
Producer – Mark Brown (4)
Soprano Vocals – Carolyn Sampson
Tenor Vocals – Mark Padmore

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Sixteen Productions Ltd.
Copyright (c) – The Sixteen Productions Ltd.
Made By – EDC Blackburn Ltd
Pressed By – EDC Blackburn Ltd
Recorded At – St. Paul's Church, Deptford

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