Handel : Messiah
Various ArtistsLPA
- Part the first
- Sinfony Grave – Allegro moderato
- Accompagnato Comfort ye my people
- Air Ev’ry valley shall be exalted
- Chorus And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed
- Accompagnato Thus saith the Lord of Hosts
- Air But who may abide the day of His coming
- Chorus And He shall purify
LPB
- Recitative Behold, a virgin shall conceive
- Air O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
- Chorus O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
- Accompagnato For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
- Air The people that walked in darkness
- Chorus For unto us a Child is born
- Pifa Larghetto e mezzo piano
- Recitative There were shepherds
- Accompagnato And lo, the angel of the Lord
- Recitative And the angel said unto them
- Accompagnato And suddenly there was with the angel
- Chorus Glory to God in the highest
LPC
- Air Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
- Recitative Then shall the eyes of the blind be open’d
- Air He shall feed His flock like a shepherd
- Chorus His yoke is easy, His burthen is light
- Part the second
- Chorus Behold, the Lamb of God
- Air He was despised
LPD
- Chorus Surely, He hath borne our griefs
- Chorus And with His stripes we are healed
- Chorus All we like sheep have gone astray
- Accompagnato All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn
- Chorus He trusted in God
- Accompagnato Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
- Arioso Behold, and see if there be any sorrow
- Accompagnato He was cut off out of the land of the living
- Air But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell
- Chorus Lift up your heads, O ye gates
- Recitative Unto which of the angels
- Chorus Let all the angels of God worship Him
- Air Thou art gone up on high
- Chorus The Lord gave the word
LPE
- Air How beautiful are the feet
- Chorus Their sound is gone out into all lands
- Air Why do the nations so furiously rage together
- Chorus Let us break their bonds asunder
- Recitative He that dwelleth in heaven
- Air Thou shalt break them
- Chorus Hallelujah!
- Part the third
- Air I know that my Redeemer liveth
- Chorus Since by man came death
LPF
- Accompagnato Behold, I tell you a mystery
- Air The trumpet shall sound
- (David Blackadder trumpet)
- Recitative Then shall be brought to pass the saying
- Duet O death, where is thy sting
- Chorus But thanks be to God
- Air If God be for us
- Chorus Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
- Chorus Amen