Composer: George Frideric Handel
Performer: Jean-Baptiste Lapierre, Brian Bannatyne-Scott, Nicole Heaston, Charlotte Hellekant, Lynne Dawson, John Mark Ainsley, Russell Smythe, Magdalena Kozená, Brian Asawa
Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre
Conductor: Marc Minkowski
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Archiv
Catalogue: 4713412
Release: 2001
Size: 540 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Messiah
CD 01
Part 1
01. Symphony
02. 1. Accompagnato: Comfort ye, My people
03. 2. Air: Ev’ry Valley shall be exalted
04. 3. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord
05. 4. Accompagnato: Thus saith the Lord
06. 5. Air: “But who may abide the day of his coming”
07. 6. Chorus: And He shall purify the sons of Levi
08. 7. Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive
09. 8. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
10. 9. Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings
11. 10. Accompagnato: For behold, darkness shall cover
12. 11. Air: The people that walked in darkness
13. 12. Chorus: “For Unto Us A Child Is Born”
14. 13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
15. 14. Recitative: There were shepherds – Accompagnato: And lo, the angel of the Lord – Recitative: And the angel said unto them – Accompagnato: And suddenly
16. 15. Chorus: Glory to God in the highest
17. 16. Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion
18. 17a. Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind
19. 18a. Duet: He Shall Feed His Flock
20. 19. His yoke is easy
CD 02
Part 2
01. 20. Behold the Lamb of God
02. 21. Air: He was despised
03. 22-24. Chorus: Surely He hath borne – And with His stripes – All we like sheep
04. 25. Accompagnato: All they that see Him
05. 26. Chorus: He trusted in God
06. 27. Accompagnato: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
07. 28. Arioso: Behold and see
08. 29. Accompagnato: He was cut off
09. 30. Aria: But thou didst not leave
10. 31. Chorus: Lift up your heads
11. 36. Air: How beautiful are the feet
12. 38. Air: Why do the nations
13. 39. Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder
14. 40. Recitativo: He that dwelleth – 41. Air: Thou shalt break them
15. 42. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
Part 3
16. 43. Air: I Know That My Redeemer LivethLynne Dawson06:09
17. 44. Chorus: Since by man came death
18. 45. Accompagnato: Behold, I tell you a mystery
19. 46. Air: The trumpet shall soundJean-Baptiste Lapierre06:03
20. 47. Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass / 48. Duet: O death where is thy sting?
21. 49. Chorus: But thanks be to God
22. 50. Air: If God be for us
23. 51. Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb… Amen
