Messiah HWV 56
Sir Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Elmer Iseler Singers, Kathleen Battle (Soprano), Florence Quivar (Mezzo-soprano), John Aler (Tenor), Samuel Ramey (Bass)
℗ 1987
Part I
- 03:33No. 1 Sinfonia. Grave – Allegro moderato
- 02:48No. 2 Accompagnato 'Comfort ye, comfort ye my people' (Tenor)
- 03:21No. 3 Aria 'Ev'ry valley shall be exalted' (Tenor)
- 02:52No. 4 Chorus 'And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed' (Chorus)
- 01:32No. 5 Accompagnato 'Thus saith the Lord of Host' (Bass)
- 04:41No. 6 Aria 'But who may abide the day of His coming' (Bass or Alto)
- 02:23No. 7 Chorus 'And He shall purify' (Chorus)
- 00:26Recitative 'Behold, a virgin shall conceive' (Alto)
- 05:28No. 8 Aria and Chorus 'O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion' (Alto, Chorus)
- 02:42No. 9 Accompagnato 'For behold, darkness shall cover the earth' (Bass)
- 04:17No. 10 Aria 'The people that walked in darkness' (Bass)
- 03:57No. 11 Chorus 'For unto us a Child is born' (Chorus)
- 03:07No. 12 Pifa
- 00:37Recitative 'There were shepherds abiding' - No. 13 Accompagnato 'And lo, the angel of the Lord' (Soprano)
- 00:38Recitative 'And the angel said unto them' (Soprano)
- 00:18No. 14 Accompagnato 'And suddenly there was with the angel' (Soprano)
- 01:57No. 15 Chorus 'Glory to God in the highest' (Chorus)
- 04:35No. 16 Aria 'Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion' (Soprano)
- 00:30Recitative 'Then shall the eyes of the blind' (Alto)
- 05:23No. 17 Duet 'He shall feed his flock' (Soprano, Alto)
- 02:24No. 18 Chorus 'His yoke is easy, His burthen is light' (Chorus)
Part II
- 03:12No. 19 Chorus 'Behold the Lamb of God' (Chorus)
- 12:22No. 20 Aria 'He was despised' (Alto)
- 01:56No. 21 Chorus 'Surely, He hath borne our griefs' (Chorus)
- 01:43No. 22 Chorus 'And with His stripes we are healed' (Chorus)
- 03:53No. 23 Chorus 'All we like sheep have gone astray' (Chorus)
- 00:44No. 24 Accompagnato 'All they that see Him' (Tenor)
- 02:17No. 25 Chorus 'He trusted in God' (Chorus)
- 01:53No. 26 Accompagnato 'Thy rebuke hath broken His heart' (Tenor or Soprano)
- 01:31No. 27 Arioso 'Behold, and see if there be any sorrow' (Tenor or Soprano)
- 00:18No. 28 Accompagnato 'He was cut off out of the land' (Tenor)
- 02:08No. 29 Aria 'But Thou didst not leave His soul' (Tenor)
- 03:07No. 30 Chorus 'Lift up your heads, o ye gates' (Chorus)
- 00:17Recitative 'Unto which of the angels' (Tenor)
- 01:22No. 31 Chorus 'Let all the angels of God worship Him' (Chorus)
- 03:22No. 32 Aria 'Thou art gone up on high' (Soprano)
- 01:09No. 33 Chorus 'The Lord gave the word' (Chorus)
- 02:14No. 34 Duet, Chorus and Aria 'How beautiful are the feet' (Soprano)
- 01:25No. 35 Arioso and Chorus 'Their sound is gone out' (Chorus)
- 02:44No. 36 Aria 'Why do the nations so furiously rage' (Bass)
- 01:42No. 37 Chorus 'Let us break their bonds asunder' (Chorus)
- 00:14Recitative 'He that dwelleth in heaven' (Tenor)
- 01:59No. 38 Aria 'Thou shalt break them' (Tenor)
- 03:54No. 39 Chorus 'Hallelujah' (Chorus)
Part III
- 06:10No. 40 Aria 'I know that my Redeemer liveth' (Soprano)
- 02:03No. 41 Chorus 'Since by Man came death' (Chorus)
- 00:34No. 42 Accompagnato 'Behold, I tell you a mystery' (Bass)
- 09:00No. 43 Aria 'The trumpet shall sound' (Bass)
- 00:18Recitative 'Then shall be brought to pass' (Alto)
- 00:54No. 44 Duet 'O death, where is thy sting' (Alto, Tenor)
- 02:03No. 45 Chorus 'But thanks be to God' (Chorus)
- 04:57No. 46 Aria 'If God be for us' (Soprano)
- 07:10No. 47 Chorus 'Worthy is the Lamb that was slain' (Chorus) – No. 48 Chorus 'Amen' (Chorus)
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