Handel: Messiah (Double Decca)

Messiah HWV 56 (First version of 1752; edited by Donald Burrows)
Symphony (Part 1)
1. Accompagnato: Comfort ye, My people (Part 1)
2. Air: Ev’ry Valley shall be exalted (Part 1)
3. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord (Part 1)
4. Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord (Part 1)
5. Air: But who may abide the day of his coming (Part 1)
6. Chorus: And He shall purify the sons of Levi (Part 1)
7. Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Part 1)
8. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Part 1)
Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Part 1)
10. Accompagnato: For behold, darkness shall cover (Part 1)
11. Air: The people that walked in darkness (Part 1)
12. Chorus: For unto us a Child is born (Part 1)
13. Pifa Pastoral Symphony (Part 1)
14. Recitative: There were shepherds – Accompagnato: And lo, the angel of the Lord – Recitative: And the angel said)
15. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest (Part 1)
16. Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion (Part 1)
17a. Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind (Part 1)
18a. Duet: He shall feed his flock (Part 1)
19. Chorus: His yoke is easy (Part 1)
20. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God (Part 2)
21. Air: He was despised (Part 2)
22. Chorus: Surely He hath borne our griefs (Part 2)
23. Chorus: And with His stripes we are healed (Part 2)
24. Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray (Part 2)
25. Accompagnato: All they that see Him (Part 2)
26. Chorus: He trusted in God (Part 2)
27. Recit – Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (Part 2)
28. Arioso: Behold and see (Part 2)
29. Accompagnato: He was cut off (Part 2)
30. Aria: But thou didst not leave (Part 2)
31. Chorus: Lift up your heads (Part 2)
32. Recitative: Unto which of the angels (Part 2)
33. Chorus: Let all the angels of God (Part 2)
34a. Air: Thou art gone up on high (Part 2)
35. Chorus: The Lord gave the word (Part 2)
36. Air: How beautiful are the feet (Part 2)
37a. Chorus: Their sound is gone out (Part 2)
38. Air: Why do the nations (Part 2)
39. Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder (Part 2)
40. Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (Part 2)
41. Air: Thou shalt break them (Part 2)
42. Chorus: Hallelujah (Part 2)
43. Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth (Part 3)
44. Chorus: Since by man came death (Part 3)
45. Accompagnato: Behold, I tell you a mystery (Part 3)
46. Air: The trumpet shall sound (Part 3)
47. Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass (Part 3)
48. Duet: O death where is thy sting? (Part 3)
49. Chorus: But thanks be to God (Part 3)
50. Air: If God be for us (Part 3)
51. Worthy is the Lamb – Blessing and honour – (Part 3)
Amen (Part 3)

Various Artists / Stephen Cleobury

Reference: 478394600289
Barcode: 0028947839460
Length: 2:26:38
Label: Decca