Händel - Oratorio Messiah, HWV56 | William Christie Les Arts Florissants
George Frideric Händel (1685 - 1759)
Messiah Oratorio, HWV56
musica sacra in tre parti
Libretto: Charles Jennens
The first premiered in Dublin, Ireland on 13 April 1742.
Part. I
01. Sinfonia
02. Recitative (Tenor): Comfort Ye, My People, Saith Your God
03. Air (Tenor): Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
04. Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed
05. Recitative (Bass): Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts
06. Air (Alto): But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming?
07. Chorus: And He Shall Purify The Sons Of Levi
08. Recitative (Alto): Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive - Air (Alto): O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion - Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion, Arise
09. Recitative (Bass): For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth - Air (Bass): The People That Walked In Darkness
10. Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born
11. Pastoral Symphony: (Pifa)
12. Recitative (Treble): There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field - Recitative (Treble): And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord Came Upon Them - Recitative (Treble): And the Angel Said Unto Them: Fear Not, For Behold - Chorus: Glory To God In The Highest
13. Air (Soprano II): Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion
14. Recitative (Soprano I): Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind Be Opened - Air (Alto, Soprano I): He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd
15. Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy, And His Burthen Is Light
16. Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God
17. Air (Alto): He Was Despised And Rejected Of Men
18. Chorus: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs - Chorus: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
Part. II
01. Recitative (Tenor): All They That See Him Laugh Him To Scorn - Chorus: He Trusted In God That He Would Deliver Him
02. Recitative (Tenor): Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart - Air (Tenor): Behold And See If There Be Any Sorrow - Recitative (Soprano I): He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land Of The Living
03. Air (Soprano I): But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell
04. Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
05. Recitative (Tenor): Unto Which Of The Angels Said He At Any Time - Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him
06. Air (Soprano II): Thou Art Gone Up On High
07. Chorus: The Lord Gave The World
08. Air (Soprano I): How Beautiful Are The Feet Of Them
09. Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands
10. Air (Bass): Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together
11. Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
12. Recitative (Tenor): He That Dwelleth In Heaven Shall Laugh Them To Scorn - Air (Tenor): Thou Shalt Break Them With A Rod Of Iron
Part. III
13. Chorus: Hallelujah!
14. Air (Soprano I): I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
15. Chorus: Since By Man Came Death
16. Recitative (Bass): Behold, I Tell You A Mystery - Air (Bass): The Trumpet Shall Sound
17. Recitative (Alto): Then Shall Be Brought To Pass The Saying That Is Written - Duet (Alto, Tenor): O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? - Chorus: But Thanks Be To God Who Giveth Us The Victory
18. Air (Soprano II): If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?
19. Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain
20. Chorus: Amen
Performer:
Andreas Scholl, alto
Barbara Schlick, soprano I
Sandrine Piau, soprano II
Mark Padmore, tenor
Nathan Berg, bass
William Christie
Les Arts Florissants
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