George Frideric Handel: Messiah – Christophers

Der Messias HWV 56 (Oratorium) (Gesamtaufnahme)
Sinfonia
Rezitativ: Comfort ye, my people (1. Teil)
Arie: Ev’ry valley shall be exalted
Chor: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed
Rezitativ: Thus saith the Lord of hosts
Arie: But who may abide the day of his coming?
Chor: And he shall purify
Rezitativ: Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son
Arie: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
Rezitativ: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
Arie: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light
Chor: For unto us a child is born
Pastoral
Rezitativ: There were shepherds abiding in the field – And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them – And the angel …
Rezitativ: And suddenly there was with the angel – Chor: Glory to God in the highest
Arie: Rejoice greatly, o doughter of Zion
Rezitativ: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened
Arie: He shall feed his flock like a shepherd
Chor: His yoke is easy and his burden is light
Chor: Behold the lamb of God (2. Teil)
Arie: He was depised and rejected of men
Chor: Surely he hath borne our griefs
Chor: And with his stripes we are healed
Chor: All we like sheep have gone astray
Rezitativ: All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn
Chor: He trusted in God that he would deliver Him
Rezitativ: Thy rebuke hath broken his heart
Arioso: Behold and see if there be any sorrow
Rezitativ: He was cut off out of the land of the living
Arie: But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell
Chor: Lift up your heads, o ye gates
Rezitativ: Unto which of the angels said he at any time – Chor: Let all the angels of God worship him
Arie: Thou art gone up on high
Chor: The Lord gave the word
Arie: How beatiful are the feet of them that speach
Chor: Their sound is gone out into all hands
Arie: Why do the nations so furiously rage together?
Chor: Let us break their bonds asunder – Rezitativ: He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn
Arie: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron
Chor: Hallelujah! For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth
Arie: I know that my redeemer liveth (3. Teil)
Chor: Since by man came death
Rezitativ: Behold, I tell you a mystery
Arie: The trumpet shall sound
Rezitativ: Then shall be brought to pass
Duett: O death, where is thy sting?
Chor: But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory
Arie: If God be for us, who yan be against us?
Chor: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
Chor: Amen

Christophers, Harry / Handel And Haydn Society / Christophers, Harry

Reference: 0016125COR
Barcode: 0828021612527
Length: 2:14:47
Label: Coro