Messiah

~ Release by Georg Friedrich Händel; Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1Messiah, HWV 56: Epigraph "And without Controversy"
sound engineer:
Marion Schwebel
executive producer:
Robert von Bahr
producer:
Hans Kipfer
spoken vocals:
John Elwes
recorded at:
The Shoin Women's University Chapel in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Charles Jennens0:40
2Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, I. SinfoniaGeorg Friedrich Händel3:07
3Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, II. Accompagnato (Tenor) "Comfort ye, my people, saith your God"Georg Friedrich Händel2:55
4Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, III. Air (Tenor): "Every valley shall be exalted"Georg Friedrich Händel3:15
5Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, IV. Chorus: "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed"Georg Friedrich Händel2:48
6Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, V. Accompagnato (Bass) "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts"Georg Friedrich Händel1:27
7Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VI. Air (Alto) "But who may abide the day of His coming?"Georg Friedrich Händel4:20
8Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VIIa. Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"Georg Friedrich Händel2:30
9Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VIIb. Recitative (Alto) "Behold, a virgin shall conceive"Georg Friedrich Händel0:29
10Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VIII. Air (Alto) "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion", Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion"Georg Friedrich Händel5:38
11Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, IX. Recitative (Bass) "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth"Georg Friedrich Händel2:02
12Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, X. Air (Bass) "The people that walked in darkness"Georg Friedrich Händel3:48
13Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XI. Chorus "For unto us a child is born"Georg Friedrich Händel3:49
14Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIa. Pifa "Pastoral Symphony"Georg Friedrich Händel2:48
15Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIb. Recitative (Soprano) "There were Shepherds abiding in the Field"Georg Friedrich Händel0:15
16Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIIa. Accompagnato (Soprano) "And lo, the Angel of the Lord"Georg Friedrich Händel0:17
17Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIIb. Recitative (Soprano) "And the Angle said unto them"Georg Friedrich Händel0:32
18Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIV. Accompagnato (Soprano) "And suddenly there was with the Angel"Georg Friedrich Händel0:16
19Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XV. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"Georg Friedrich Händel1:49
20Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIa. Air (Soprano) "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"Georg Friedrich Händel4:12
21Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIb. Recitative (Soprano) "Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened"Georg Friedrich Händel0:31
22Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVII. Duet (Soprano, Alto) "He shall feed His flock like a shepherd"Georg Friedrich Händel4:49
23Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIII. Chorus "His yoke is easy, His burden is light"Georg Friedrich Händel2:33
24Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XIX. Chorus "Behold the lamb of God"Georg Friedrich Händel3:12
25Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XX. Air (Alto) "He was despised and rejected of men"Georg Friedrich Händel11:12
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1Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXI. Chorus "Surely, He hath borne our griefs"Georg Friedrich Händel1:51
2Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXII. Chorus "And with His stripes"Georg Friedrich Händel1:34
3Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXIII. Chorus "All we like sheep have gone astray"Georg Friedrich Händel4:00
4Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXIV. Accompagnato (Tenor) "All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn"Georg Friedrich Händel0:46
5Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXV. Chorus "He trusted in God that He would deliver Him"Georg Friedrich Händel2:18
6Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXVI. Accompagnato (Tenor) "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"Georg Friedrich Händel1:47
7Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXVII. Arioso (Tenor) "Behold and see, if there be any sorrow"Georg Friedrich Händel1:47
8Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXVIII. Accompagnato (Soprano): "He was cut off out of the land of the living"Georg Friedrich Händel0:17
9Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXIX. Air (Soprano) "But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell"Georg Friedrich Händel2:11
10Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXa. Chorus "Lift up your heads, O ye gates"Georg Friedrich Händel3:01
11Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXb. Recitative (Tenor) "Unto which of the angels said He at any time"Georg Friedrich Händel0:22
12Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXI. Chorus "Let all the angels of God worship Him"Georg Friedrich Händel1:26
13Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXII. Air (Soprano) "Thou art gone up on high"Georg Friedrich Händel2:53
14Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIII. Chorus "The Lord gave the world"Georg Friedrich Händel1:13
15Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIVa. Air (Soprano) "How beautiful are the feet of them"Georg Friedrich Händel2:19
16Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVa. Chorus "Their sound is gone out into all lands"Georg Friedrich Händel1:44
17Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVI. Air (Bass) "Why do the nations so furiously rage together"Georg Friedrich Händel1:23
18Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIIa. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"Georg Friedrich Händel1:45
19Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIIb. Recitative (Tenor) "He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn"Georg Friedrich Händel0:13
20Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIII. Air (Tenor) "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron"Georg Friedrich Händel2:07
21Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIX. Chorus "Hallelujah!"Georg Friedrich Händel3:47
22Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XL. Air (Soprano) "I know that my Redeemer liveth"Georg Friedrich Händel5:33
23Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLI. Chorus "Since by man came death"Georg Friedrich Händel2:05
24Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLII. Accompagnato (Bass) "Behold, I tell you a mystery"Georg Friedrich Händel0:40
25Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLIIIa. Air (Bass) "The trumpet shall sound"Georg Friedrich Händel8:50
26Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLIIIb. Recitative (Alto) "Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written"Georg Friedrich Händel0:17
27Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLIV. Duet (Alto, Tenor) "O Death, where is thy sting?"Georg Friedrich Händel1:46
28Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLV. Chorus "But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory"Georg Friedrich Händel2:09
29Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLVI. Air (Soprano) "If God be for us, who can be against us?"Georg Friedrich Händel4:27
30Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLVII. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain", Chorus "Amen"Georg Friedrich Händel7:30

Credits

Release

orchestra:Bach Collegium Japan
conductor:鈴木雅明