The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists - Händel: Messiah (2 CD) (Complete)

Tracklist

1. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, I. Sinfonia (2:54)
2. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, II. Accompagnato (Tenor) "Comfort ye, my people, saith your God" (2:19)
3. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, III. Air (Tenor): "Every valley shall be exalted" (3:11)
4. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, IV. Chorus: "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed" (2:40)
5. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, V. Recitative (Bass) "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts" (1:19)
6. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VI. Air (Alto) "But who may abide the day of His coming?" (4:18)
7. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VIIa. Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi" (2:17)
8. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VIIb. Recitative (Alto) "Behold, a virgin shall conceive" (0:28)
9. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VIII. Air (Alto) "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion", Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion" (5:35)
10. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, IX. Recitative (Bass) "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth" (1:45)
11. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, X. Air (Bass) "The people that walked in darkness" (3:49)
12. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XI. Chorus "For unto us a child is born" (4:01)
13. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIa. Pifa "Pastoral Symphony" (2:26)
14. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIb. Recitative (Treble) "There were shepherds" / XIII. Accompagnato (Treble): "And lo, the angel of the Lord" / XIV. Accompagnato (Treble) "And suddenly there was with the angel" (1:20)
15. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XV. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest" (1:43)
16. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIa. Air (Soprano II) "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion" (4:10)
17. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIb. Recitative (Soprano I) "Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened" (0:21)
18. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVII. Duet (Alto & Soprano I) "He shall feed His flock like a shepherd" (4:27)
19. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIII. Chorus "His yoke is easy, His burden is light" (2:02)
20. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XIX. Chorus "Behold the lamb of God" (2:39)
21. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XX. Air (Alto) "He was despised and rejected of men" (10:13)
22. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXI. Chorus "Surely, He hath borne our griefs" (2:07)
23. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXII. Chorus "And with His stripes" (1:52)
24. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXIII. Chorus "All we like sheep have gone astray" (4:11)

1. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXIV. Accompagnato (Tenor) "All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn" (0:46)
2. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXV. Chorus "He trusted in God that He would deliver Him" (2:16)
3. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXVI. Accompagnato (Tenor) "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart" (1:30)
4. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXVII. Arioso (Tenor) "Behold and see, if there be any sorrow" (1:32)
5. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXVIII. Accompagnato (Soprano I): "He was cut off out of the land of the living" (0:13)
6. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXIX. Air (Soprano I) "But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell" (2:07)
7. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXa. Chorus "Lift up your heads, O ye gates" (2:57)
8. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXb. Recitative (Tenor) "Unto which of the angels said He at any time" (0:13)
9. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXI. Chorus "Let all the angels of God worship Him" (1:25)
10. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXII. Air (Soprano II) "Thou art gone up on high" (3:16)
11. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIII. Chorus "The Lord gave the world" (1:08)
12. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIVa. Air (Soprano I) "How beautiful are the feet of them" (2:16)
13. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVa. Chorus "Their sound is gone out into all lands" (1:15)
14. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVI. Air (Bass) "Why do the nations so furiously rage together" (2:34)
15. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIIa. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder" (1:35)
16. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIIb. Recitative (Tenor) "He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn" (0:11)
17. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIII. Air (Tenor) "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron" (1:58)
18. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIX. Chorus "Hallelujah!" (3:51)
19. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XL. Air (Soprano I) "I know that my Redeemer liveth" (6:26)
20. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLI. Chorus "Since by man came death" (1:59)
21. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLII. Accompagnato (Bass) "Behold, I tell you a mystery" (0:29)
22. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLIIIa. Air (Bass) "The trumpet shall sound" (8:16)
23. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLIIIb. Recitative (Alto) "Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written" (0:15)
24. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLIV. Duet (Alto & Tenor) "O Death, where is thy sting?" (1:19)
25. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLV. Chorus "But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory" (2:46)
26. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLVI. Air (Soprano II) "If God be for us, who can be against us?" (5:05)
27. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLVII. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain", Chorus "Amen" (7:31)