London Symphony Orchestra - George Frideric Handel - Messiah (HWV 56)
Philips  (1966)
Baroque, Classical Music

In Collection
#608

7*
CD  143:40
42 tracks
Handel - Messiah [Disc 1]  (69:04)
   01   Symphony             04:10
   02   Accompagnato: Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye, My People             03:07
   03   Air: Ev’Ry Valley Shall Be Exalted             03:26
   04   Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord             02:45
   05   Accompagnato: Thus Saith The Lord             01:30
   06   Air: But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming ?             04:20
   07   Chorus: And He Shall Purify The Sons Of Levi             02:13
   08   Recitative: Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive; Air and Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion             06:39
   09   Accompagnato: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth; Air: The People That Walked In Darkness             06:00
   10   Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born             03:56
   11   Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)             03:01
   12   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             01:26
   13   Chorus: Glory To God In The Highest             01:54
   14   Air: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion             04:11
   15   Recitative: Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind             00:27
   16   Air: He Shall Feed His Flock             05:09
   17   Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy             02:14
   18   Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God             03:07
   19   Air: He Was Despised             09:29
Handel - Messiah [Disc 2]  (74:36)
   01   Chorus: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs; Chorus: And With His Stripes; Chorus: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray             08:48
   02   Accompagnato: All They That See Him             00:45
   03   Chorus: He Trusted In God             02:22
   04   Accompagnato: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart             01:44
   05   Air: Behold, And See             01:22
   06   Accompagnato: He Was Cut Off; Air: But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell             02:50
   07   Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads             03:13
   08   Recitative: Unto Which Of The Angels; Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God             01:39
   09   Air: Thou Art Gone Up High             03:18
   10   Chorus: The Lord Gave The Word             01:08
   11   Air: How Beautiful Are The Feet             02:28
   12   Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out             01:32
   13   Air: Why Do The Nations?             02:44
   14   Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder             01:39
   15   Recitative: He That Dwelleth In Heaven; Air: Thou Shalt Break Them             02:22
   16   Chorus: Hallelujah             03:58
   17   Air: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth             06:14
   18   Chorus: Since By Man Came Death             02:08
   19   Accompagnato: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery             00:36
   20   Air: The Trumpet Shall Sound             08:30
   21   Recitative: Then Shall Be Brought To Pass; Duet: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?; Chorus: But Thanks Be To God             03:49
   22   Air: If God Be For Us             04:19
   23   Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb, Blessing And Honour; Chorus: Amen             07:08
Personal Details
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Country United Kingdom
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Credits
Conductor Colin Davis
Notes
London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Conductor: Sir Colin Davis

Heather Harper - Soprano
Helen Watts - Contralto
John Wakefield - Tenor
John Shirley-Quirk - Bass