Georg Frederic Handel, Academy of Ancient Music
Messiah

Academy of Ancient Music - Messiah

  • Release date: 1980
  • Genre: Choral
  • Format: CD box set
  • Category: classical
  • Duration: 2:15:42
  • not rated
  • Added November 3, 2002

Tracks

CD1
1. Sinfonynot rated2:51
2. Recitative (Tenor) Comfort Ye / Song (Tenor) Every Valleynot rated6:35
3. Chorus And the glory of the Lordnot rated2:50
4. Recitative (Bass) Thus saith the Lord / Song (Soprano 2) But who may abidenot rated5:31
5. Chorus And he shall purifynot rated2:42
6. Recitative (Alto) Behold, a virgin / Song (Alto) & Chorus O thou that tellestnot rated6:14
7. Recitative (Bass) For behold, darkness / Song (Bass) The people that walkednot rated5:35
8. Chorus For unto us a child is bornnot rated4:14
9. Pifanot rated0:52
10. Recitative (Soprano 1) There were shepards / And lo, the angel / And the angel said / And suddenly / Chorus Glory to Godnot rated3:21
11. Song (Soprano 1) Rejoice greatly, O daughternot rated4:09
12. Recitative (Soprano 1) Then shall the eyes of the blind / Song (Soprano 1) He shall feed his flocknot rated5:03
13. Chorus His yoke is easynot rated2:34
52:39
CD2
1. Coro: Behold the Lamb of Godnot rated2:18
2. Aria: He was despisednot rated10:10
3. Coro: Surely He hath borne our griefsnot rated3:50
4. Coro: All we like sheep have gone astraynot rated4:07
5. Accompagnato: All they that see Him laugh Him to scornnot rated2:59
6. Accompagnato: Thy rebuke hath broken His heartnot rated3:37
7. Aria: But Thou didst not leave His soul in hellnot rated2:22
8. Coro: Lift up your heads, O ye gatesnot rated3:15
9. Recitativo: Unto which of the angels said He at any timenot rated1:44
10. Aria: Thou art gone up on highnot rated2:54
11. Coro: The Lord gave the wordnot rated1:13
12. Aria: How beautiful are the feetnot rated2:04
13. Aria: Their sound is gone outnot rated1:21
14. Aria: Why do the nations so furiously rage together?not rated3:15
15. Recitativo: He that dwelleth in Heavennot rated2:11
16. Coro: Hallelujahnot rated3:47
51:15
CD3
1. Aria: I know that my redeemer livethnot rated5:35
2. Choro: Since by man came deathnot rated2:02
3. Accompagnato: Behold, I tell you a mysterynot rated9:00
4. Recitativo, alto: Then shall be brought to passnot rated1:22
5. Coro: But thanks be to Godnot rated2:18
6. Aria, soprano: If God be for usnot rated4:22
7. Coro: Worthy is the lamb that was slainnot rated3:44
8. Coro: Amennot rated3:22
31:48

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