Messiah

~ Release by Handel; Erin Wall, Elizabeth DeShong, Andrew Staples, John Relyea, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Messiah: Overture (Sinfony). Grave - Allegro moderato
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel3:29
2Messiah: Accompagnato. Tenor: 'Comfort ye, comfort ye my people'. Larghetto
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel2:33
3Messiah: Air. Tenor: 'Ev'ry valley shall be exalted'. Andante
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel3:22
4Messiah: Chorus: 'And the Flory of the Lord shall be revealed'. Allegro giocoso - Adagio
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the glory of the Lord”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel2:35
5Messiah: Accompagnato. Bass: 'Thus saith the Lord'. Solenne
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel1:31
6Messiah: Air. Mezzo-soprano: 'But who may abide the day of his coming!'. Larghetto - Prestissimo - Larghetto - Prestissimo - Adagio
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air “But who may abide”
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 Handel4:01
7Messiah: Chorus: 'And He shall purify the sons of Levi'
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel2:31
8Messiah: Recitative. Mezzo-soprano: 'Behold! A virgin shall conceive'
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive” (Alto)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel0:30
9Messiah: Air. Mezzo-soprano and Chorus: 'O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion'. Andante
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 9. Air “O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” (Alto, Chorus)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel5:08
10Messiah: Accompagnato. Bass: 'For behold, darkness shall cover the earth'. Andante larghetto
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel2:20
11Messiah: Air. Bass: 'The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light'. Larghetto
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 11. Air “The people that walked in darkness” (Bass)
composer:
George Frideric Handel
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel3:09
12Messiah: Chorus: 'For unto us a Child is born'. Andante allegro
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:04
13Messiah: Pastoral Symphony (Pifa). Larghetto
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel0:53
14Messiah: Recitative. Soprano: ;There were shepherds abiding in the field'.
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
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)
George Frideric Handel0:14
15Messiah: Accompagnato. Soprano: 'And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them'. Andante
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14b. Recitative “And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (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)
George Frideric Handel0:21
16Messiah: Recitative. Soprano: 'And the angel said unto them'
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
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
George Frideric Handel0:39
17Messiah: Accompagnato. Soprano: 'And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude...'. Allegro
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
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
George Frideric Handel0:18
18Messiah: Chorus: 'Glory to God in the highest'. L'istesso tempo
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
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 Handel2:04
19Messiah: Air. Soprano: 'Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion'. Allegro - Meno mosso - Tempo I - [ ] - Tempo I
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
version of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:45
20Messiah: Recitative. Mezzo-soprano: 'Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd'
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitativo “Then shall the eyes of the blind” (Contralto)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel0:28
21Messiah: Duet. Mezzo-soprano and Soprano: 'He shall feed His flock like a shepherd'. Larghetto
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)
composer:
George Frideric Handel
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel5:21
22Messiah: Chorus: 'His yoke is easy'. Not too fast and with lots of bounce!
orchestra:
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel2:27
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