| # | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Messiah Part 1, no. 1: Sinfony | George Frideric Handel | 2:56 |
| 2 | Messiah Part 1, no. 2: Recitative - Comfort Ye My People / no. 3: Song - Every Valley Shall Be Exalted- engineer:
- Martin Atkinson and John Dunkerley
- tenor vocals:
- Paul Elliott (in 1979)
- orchestra:
- Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
- conductor:
- Christopher Hogwood (in 1979)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- The Decca Record Company Limited (in 1980)
- recorded at:
- St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1979)
- recording of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor) (in 1979)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
- part of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
- recording of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor) (in 1979)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
- part of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
| George Frideric Handel | 6:36 |
| 3 | Messiah Part 1, no. 4: Chorus - And the Glory of the Lord | George Frideric Handel | 2:51 |
| 4 | Messiah Part 1, no. 5: Recitative - Thus Saith the Lord / no. 6: Song - But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming?- engineer:
- Martin Atkinson and John Dunkerley
- bass vocals and solo bass vocals:
- David Thomas (in 1979)
- soprano vocals:
- Emma Kirkby (in 1979)
- orchestra:
- Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
- conductor:
- Christopher Hogwood (in 1979)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- The Decca Record Company Limited (in 1980)
- recorded at:
- St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1979)
- recording of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass) (in 1979)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
- part of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
- recording of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air “But who may abide” (in 1979)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel
- version of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “But who may abide the day of His coming?” (1741)
- part of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
| George Frideric Handel | 5:31 |
| 5 | Messiah Part 1, no. 7: Chorus - And He Shall Purify | George Frideric Handel | 2:43 |
| 6 | Messiah Part 1, no. 8: Recitative - Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive / no. 9: Song - O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion | George Frideric Handel | 6:15 |
| 7 | Messiah Part 1, no. 10: Recitative - For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth / no. 11: Song - The People That Walked in Darkness- engineer:
- Martin Atkinson and John Dunkerley
- bass vocals and solo bass vocals:
- David Thomas (in 1979)
- orchestra:
- Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
- conductor:
- Christopher Hogwood (in 1979)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- The Decca Record Company Limited (in 1980)
- recorded at:
- St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1979)
- recording of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass) (in 1979)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
- part of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
- recording of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 11. Air “The people that walked in darkness” (Bass) (in 1979)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel
- part of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
| George Frideric Handel | 5:36 |
| 8 | Messiah Part 1, no. 12: Chorus - For Unto Us a Child Is Born | George Frideric Handel | 4:15 |
| 9 | Messiah Part 1, no. 13: Pifa | George Frideric Handel | 0:53 |
| 10 | Messiah Part 1, no. 14-17: Recitative - There Were Shepherds / Recitative - And Lo / Recitative - And the Angel / Recitative - And Suddenly， Chorus - Glory to God- orchestra:
- Academy of Ancient Music
- conductor:
- Christopher Hogwood
- recording of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14a. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field” (Soprano)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel
- part of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field… And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)
- recording of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 15. Recitative “And the angel said unto them” (Soprano)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel
- part of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
- recording of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 16. Recitative “And suddenly there was with the angel” (Soprano)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel
- part of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
- recording of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
- part of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
| George Frideric Handel | 3:22 |
| 11 | Messiah Part 1, no. 18: Song - Rejoice Greatly, o Daughter of Zion | George Frideric Handel | 4:09 |
| 12 | Messiah Part 1, no. 19: Recitative - Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind / no. 20: Song - He Shall Feed His Flock- engineer:
- Martin Atkinson and John Dunkerley
- soprano vocals:
- Judith Nelson (in 1979)
- orchestra:
- Academy of Ancient Music (in 1979)
- conductor:
- Christopher Hogwood (in 1979)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- The Decca Record Company Limited (in 1980)
- recorded at:
- St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1979)
- recording of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitativo “Then shall the eyes of the blind” (Contralto) (in 1979)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
- part of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
- recording of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto) (in 1979)
- composer:
- George Frideric Handel
- part of:
- Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
| George Frideric Handel | 5:04 |
| 13 | Messiah Part 1, no. 21: Chorus - His Yoke Is Easy, and His Burden Is Light | George Frideric Handel | 2:39 |
| 14 | Messiah Part 2, no. 22: Chorus - Behold the Lamb of God | George Frideric Handel | 2:23 |
| 15 | Messiah Part 2, no. 23: Song - He Was Despised | George Frideric Handel | 10:20 |
