Messiah Hwv56

1.   CD  

1. Sinfony (Overture) Grave Allegro Moderato
2. Recitative Accompagnato: Comfort Ye My People (Tenor)
3. Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted (Tenor)
4. Chorus: and the Glory of the Lord
5. Recitative Accompagnato: Thus Saith the Lord (Bass)
6. Air: but Who May Abide the Day of His Coming? (Alto)
7. Chorus: and He Shall Purify
8. Recitative: Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive (Alto)
9. Air & Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (Alto
10. Recitative Accompagnato: For, Behold, Darkness Shall Cover T
11. Air: the People That Walked in Darkness (Bass)
12. Chorus: for Unto Us a Child is Born
13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
14. Recitative: There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field (Sopra
15. Recitative: and the Angel Said Unto Them (Soprano)
16. Recitative Accompagnato: and Suddenly There Was with the Ang
17. Chorus: Glory to God
18. Air: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion (Soprano)
19. Recitative: then Shall the Eyes of the Blind (Alto)
20. Air: He Shall Feed His Flock (Soprano & Alto)
21. Chorus: His Yoke is Easy
22. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God
23. Air: He Was Despised (Alto)
24. Chorus: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
25. Chorus: and with His Stripes We Are Healed
26. Chorus: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray

2.   CD  

1. Recitative Accompagnato: All They That See Him, Laugh Him to
2. Chorus: He Trusted in God
3. Recitative Accompagnato: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (T
4. Air: Behold, and See if There Be Any Sorrow (Tenor)
5. Recitative Accompagnato: He Was Cut off out of the Land of T
6. Air: but Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell (Tenor)
7. Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
8. Recitative: Unto Which of the Angels Said He at Any Time (Te
9. Chorus: Let All the Angels of God Worship Him
10. Air: Thou Art Gone Up on High (Alto)
11. Chorus: the Lord Gave the Word
12. Air: How Beautiful Are the Feet (Soprano
13. Chorus: Their Sound is Gone out
14. Air: Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together? (Bass)
15. Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
16. Recitative: He That Dwelleth in Heaven (Tenor)
17. Air: Thou Shalt Break Them (Tenor)
18. Chorus: Hallelujah
19. Air: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano)
20. Chorus: Since by Man Came Death
21. Recitative Accompagnato: Behold, I Tell You a Mystery (Bass)
22. Air: the Trumpet Shall Sound (Bass)
23. Recitative: then Shall Be Bought to Pass (Alto)
24. Duet: O Death, Where is Thy Sting? (Alto & Tenor)
25. Chorus: but Thanks Be to God
26. Air: if God Be for Us (Soprano)
27. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb That Was Slain Amen