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Duration
134 Min
Handel: Messiah
Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton
Duration
134 Min
George Frideric Handel
1
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 1. Symphony
03:23
2
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 2, Recit. Comfort Ye, My People (Tenor)
Allan Clayton
02:45
3
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 3, Aria. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted (Tenor)
Allan Clayton
03:07
4
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 4, Chorus. And the Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed
Polyphony
02:50
5
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 5, Recit. Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts (Bass)
Andrew Foster-Williams
01:21
6
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 6, Aria. But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming? (Alto/Bass)
Iestyn Davies
04:13
7
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 7, Chorus. And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi
Polyphony
02:36
8
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 8, Recit. Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive, and Bear a Son (Alto)
Iestyn Davies
00:24
9
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 9, Aria with Chorus. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (Alto)
Polyphony, Iestyn Davies
05:01
10
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 10, Recit. For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth (Bass)
Andrew Foster-Williams
02:03
11
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 11, Aria. The People That Walked in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light (Bass)
Andrew Foster-Williams
03:58
12
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 12, Chorus. For Unto Us a Child Is Born
Polyphony
03:48
13
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 13. Pifa "Pastoral Symphony"
00:55
14
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 14, Recit. There Were Shepherds, Abiding in the Field (Soprano)
Julia Doyle
00:27
15
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 15, Recit. And the Angel Said Unto Them, Fear Not (Soprano)
Julia Doyle
00:25
16
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 16, Recit. And Suddenly There Was With the Angel a Multitude (Soprano)
Julia Doyle
00:17
17
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 17, Chorus. Glory to God in the Highest
Polyphony
01:53
18
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 18, Aria. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion (Soprano)
Julia Doyle
04:08
19
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 19, Recit. Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened (Alto)
Iestyn Davies
00:24
20
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 20, Aria. He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd (Alto/Soprano)
Julia Doyle, Iestyn Davies
04:55
21
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 21, Chorus. His Yoke Is Easy and His Burthen Is Light
Polyphony
02:15
22
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 22, Chorus. Behold the Lamb of God
Polyphony
02:42
23
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 23, Aria. He Was Despised and Rejected of Men (Alto)
Iestyn Davies
10:37
24
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 24, Chorus. Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
Polyphony
01:51
25
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 25, Chorus. And with His Stripes We Are Healed
Polyphony
01:52
26
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 26, Chorus. All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
Polyphony
04:02
27
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 27, Recit. All They That See Him Laugh Him to Scorn (Tenor)
Allan Clayton
00:44
28
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 28, Chorus. He Trusted in God That He Would Deliver Him
Polyphony
02:15
29
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 29, Recit. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (Soprano/Tenor)
Allan Clayton
01:53
30
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 30, Aria. Behold and See If There Be Any Sorrow Like Unto His Sorrow (Soprano/Tenor)
Allan Clayton
01:20
31
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 31, Recit. He Was Cut Off Out of the Land of the Living (Soprano/Tenor)
Allan Clayton
00:13
32
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 32, Aria. But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell (Soprano/Tenor)
Julia Doyle
02:15
33
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 33, Chorus. Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
Polyphony
03:03
34
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 34, Recit. Unto Which of the Angels Said He at Any Time? (Tenor)
Allan Clayton
00:13
35
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 35, Chorus. Let All the Angels of God Worship Him
Polyphony
01:27
36
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 36, Aria. Thou Art Gone Up on High (Alto/Bass)
Iestyn Davies
03:03
37
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 37, Chorus. The Lord Gave the Word
Polyphony
00:58
38
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 38, Aria. How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them That Preach (Soprano)
Julia Doyle
02:09
39
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 39, Chorus. Their Sound Is Gone Out into All Lands
Polyphony
01:15
40
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 40, Aria. Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together? (Bass)
Andrew Foster-Williams
02:33
41
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 41, Chorus. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
Polyphony
01:47
42
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 42, Recit. He That Dwelleth in Heaven Shall Laugh Them to Scorn (Tenor)
Allan Clayton
00:11
43
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 43, Aria. Thou Shalt Break Them with a Rod of Iron (Tenor)
Allan Clayton
01:59
44
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth
Polyphony
03:44
45
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 45, Aria. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano)
Julia Doyle
06:01
46
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 46, Chorus. Since By Man Came Death
Polyphony
02:21
47
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 47, Recit. Behold, I Tell You a Mystery (Bass)
Andrew Foster-Williams
00:29
48
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 48, Aria. The Trumpet Shall Sound (Bass)
Andrew Foster-Williams
05:49
49
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 49, Recit. Then Shall Be Brought to Pass (Alto)
Iestyn Davies
00:15
50
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 50, Aria. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? (Alto/Tenor)
Iestyn Davies, Allan Clayton
01:05
51
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 51, Chorus. But Thanks Be to God Who Giveth Us the Victory
Polyphony
02:15
52
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 52, Aria. If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us? (Soprano)
Julia Doyle
04:54
53
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 53a, Chorus. Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain
Polyphony
03:20
54
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 53b, Chorus. Amen
Polyphony
04:15
Artists
Stephen Layton
Conductor
Britten Sinfonia
Chamber Ensemble
Polyphony
Choir
Composers
George Frideric Handel
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