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Messiah HWV 56

Text: Charles Jennens
Sir Colin Davis, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Hanna Schwarz (Mezzo-soprano), Margaret Price (Soprano), Simon Estes (Bass), Stuart Burrows (Tenor)
℗ 1985

  • Part I

    • Symphony
      03:51
    • 1. "Comfort ye, my people"
      03:01
    • 2. "Ev'ry Valley shall be exalted"
      03:35
    • 3. "And the glory of the Lord"
      02:51
    • 4. "Thus saith the Lord"
      01:38
    • 5. "But who may abide the day of his coming"
      04:28
    • 6. "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"
      02:17
    • 7. "Behold, a virgin shall conceive - 8. O thou that tellest good tidings - 9. O thou that tellest good tidings"
      06:14
    • 10. "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth - 11. The people that walked in darkness"
      06:57
    • 12. "For unto us a Child is born"
      04:02
    • 13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
      03:13
    • 14. "There were shepherds - And lo, the angel of the Lord - And suddenly"
      01:28
    • 15. "Glory to God in the highest"
      01:49
    • 16. "Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion"
      04:37
    • 17. "Then shall the eyes of the blind"
      00:24
    • 18. "He shall feed his flock"
      06:10
    • 19. "His yoke is easy"
      02:17

  • Part II

    • 20. "Behold the Lamb of God"
      03:58
    • 21. "He was despised"
      10:26
    • 22. "Surely He hath borne - 23. And with His stripes - 24. All we like sheep"
      08:57
    • 25. "All they that see Him"
      00:42
    • 26. "He trusted in God"
      02:10
    • 27. "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"
      02:12
    • 28. "Behold and see"
      01:26
    • 29. "He was cut off" - 30. "But Thou didst not leave"
      02:57
    • 31. "Lift up your heads"
      02:58
    • 32. "Unto which of the angels - 33. Let all the Angels"
      01:54
    • 34. "Thou art gone up on high"
      03:19
    • 35. "The Lord gave the word"
      01:12
    • 36. "How beautiful are the feet"
      02:47
    • 37. "Their sound is gone out"
      01:34
    • 38. "Why do the nations"
      02:59
    • 39. "Let us break their bonds asunder"
      01:43
    • 40. "He that dwelleth - 41. Thou shalt break them"
      02:28
    • 42. "Hallelujah"
      03:47

  • Part III

    • 43. "I know that my Redeemer liveth"
      06:14
    • 44. "Since by man came death"
      02:13
    • 45. "Behold, I tell you a mystery"
      00:38
    • 46. "The trumpet shall sound"
      08:35
    • 47. "Then shall be brought - 48. O death were is thy sting - 49. But thanks be to God"
      03:39
    • 50. "If God be for us"
      04:55
    • 51. "Worthy is the Lamb - 52. Amen"
      07:42

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