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Messiah HWV 56

Text: Charles Jennens
Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Grace Hoffman (Alto), Nicolai Gedda (Tenor), Jerome Hines (Bass)
℗ 1965

  • Part I

    • Sinfonia. Grave - Allegro moderato
      04:33
    • Accompagnato. "Comfort Ye My People"
      03:31
    • Aria. "Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted"
      04:03
    • Chorus. "And the Glory, the Glory of the Lord"
      03:22
    • Accompagnato. "Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts"
      01:51
    • Aria. "But Who May Abide"
      05:35
    • Chorus. "And He Shall Purify"
      02:51
    • Recitative. "Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive"
      00:29
    • Aria. "O Thou That Tellest"
      05:36
    • Chorus. "O Thou That Tellest"
      02:29
    • Accompagnato. "For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth"
      02:48
    • Aria. "The People That Walked"
      04:27
    • Chorus. "For Unto Us a Child Is Born"
      04:38
    • Pifa. Larghetto e mezzo piano
      03:58
    • Recitative. "There Were Shepherds"
      01:35
    • Chorus. "Glory to God in the Highest"
      02:17
    • Aria. "Rejoice Greatly"
      05:01
    • Recitative. "Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened"
      00:29
    • Aria. "He Shall Feed His Flock"
      05:28
    • Chorus. "His Yoke Is Easy"
      02:48

  • Part II

    • Chorus. "Behold, the Lamb of God”
      03:32
    • Aria. "He Was Despised"
      10:08
    • Chorus. "Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs"
      02:49
    • Chorus. "And with His Stripes"
      01:52
    • Chorus. "All We Like Sheep"
      04:14
    • Accompagnato. "All They That See Him, Laugh Him to Scorn"
      01:04
    • Chorus. "He Trusted in God"
      02:44
    • Accompagnato. "Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart"
      01:44
    • Arioso. "Behold, and See"
      01:43
    • Accompagnato. "He Was Cut Off"
      00:29
    • Aria. "But Thou Didst Not Leave"
      02:56
    • Chorus. "Lift Up Your Heads"
      03:20
    • Chorus. "The Lord Gave the Word"
      01:12
    • Aria. "How Beautiful Are the Feet"
      02:23
    • Chorus. "Their Sound Is Gone Out"
      01:35
    • Aria. "Why Do the Nations"
      03:19
    • Chorus. "Let Us Break Their Bonds"
      01:59
    • Recitative. "He That Dwelleth in Heav'n"
      00:17
    • Aria. "Thou Shalt Break Them"
      02:16
    • Chorus. "Hallelujah"
      04:15

  • Part III

    • Chorus. "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"
      06:08
    • Chorus. "Since by Man Came Death"
      01:58
    • Accompagnato. "Behold, I Tell You a Mystery"
      00:32
    • "The Trumpet Shall Sound"
      04:20
    • Chorus. "Worthy Is the Lamb"
      03:47
    • Chorus. "Amen"
      03:24

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