Handel, G.F.: Messiah

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Messiah, HWV 56 (more info)
Performed by: L'Arco Baroque Orchestra Washington National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra Camerata Cassovia Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Capella Istropolitana Collegium Musicum 90 London Philharmonic Orchestra Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra Trinity Church Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Scholars Baroque Ensemble Stuttgart Bach Collegium Studio orchestra Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy, La RIAS Symphony Orchestra Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Mostly Mozart Orchestra New Jersey Symphony Orchestra American Bach Soloists Orchestra Cologne Radio Orchestra Academy of London Berlin RIAS Sinfonietta
Composed by: George Frideric Handel James Taylor
Conducted by: Michael McCarthy Jorg Breiding Peter Marschik Jaroslav Krecek Malcolm Sargent Monica Huggett Marcus Creed William Lacey Adrian Boult Ivars Taurins Richard Hickox Jean-Claude Malgoire Owen Burdick Helmuth Rilling Thomas Beecham Gerard Schwarz Alexander Weimann Daniel Taylor Helmut Froschauer David Parry Valentin Radu Joseph Flummerfelt Jeffrey Thomas Sarah Tenant-Flowers
Nathalie Paulin, soprano
Kay Stiefermann, baritone
Frances Jellard, mezzo-soprano
William Sharp, baritone
Elizabeth Harwood, soprano
Arnold Grier, organ
Sara Macliver, soprano
Susan Lewis Kavinski, soprano
Yvette Smith, mezzo-soprano
David Bachmann, organ
Jeffrey Strauss, baritone
Eric Budzynski, harpsichord
Nathan Berg,
Kym Amps, soprano
Stephen Alltop, piano
Suzie Le Blanc, soprano
Matthew White, counter-tenor
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto
Philip Langridge, tenor
Christopher Robson, counter-tenor
Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano
Carolyn Sinclair,
John Shirley-Quirk, bass-baritone
Angus Davidson, counter-tenor
Ivan Sharpe,
Bruce Ford, tenor
Della Jones, mezzo-soprano
Joan Rodgers, soprano
Helen Parker, soprano
David Price,
Brett Polegato, baritone
Siri Karoline Thornhill, soprano
Alexander Young,
Jan Kobow, tenor
William Hite, tenor
Maria Jette, soprano
Patrice Djerejian, contralto
Basil Lam, harpsichord
Bejun Mehta,
Hubert Eisdell, tenor
Arleen Auger, soprano
Thomas Quasthoff, bass
Sibylla Rubens, soprano
Ingeborg Danz, alto
Arianna Zukerman, soprano
Norma Procter, contralto
Steven Tharp, tenor
Michael Erxleben, violin
Max Emanuel Cencic, soprano
Charles Humphries, tenor
Robert Torday, bass-baritone
Martin Wolfel, alto
Rufus Muller, tenor
Benjamin Butterfield, tenor


1.   No. 1: Overture - 3:39
2.   Part 1 Scene 1: God's Comforting Promise. No. 2 Arioso for Tenor - 3:08
3.   Part 1 Scene 1: No. 3 Air for Tenor - 3:41
4.   Part 1 Scene 1: No. 4 Chorus - 2:36
5.   Part 1 Scene 2: The Purifying Messiah is Prophesied. No. 5 Recitative for Bass - 1:22
6.   Part 1 Scene 2: No. 6 Air for Bass - 4:19
7.   Part 1 Scene 2: No. 7 Chorus - 2:22
8.   Part 1 Scene 3: God's Glory is Born of a Virgin. No. 8 Recitative for Alto - 0:27
9.   Part 1 Scene 3: No. 9 Air for Alto and Chorus - 5:33
10.   Part 1 Scene 4: From Darkness Comes the Light of the World. No. 10 Arioso for Bass - 1:54
11.   Part 1 Scene 4: No. 11 Air for Bass - 3:47
12.   Part 1 Scene 4: No. 12 Chorus - 4:06
13.   Part 1 Scene 4: No. 13 Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) - 3:07
14.   Part 1 Scene 5: The Christmas Story. No. 14a Recitative - No. 14b Arioso for Soprano - 0:36
15.   Part 1 Scene 5: No. 15 Recitative for Soprano - 0:37
16.   Part 1 Scene 5: No. 16 Arioso for Soprano - 0:16
17.   Part 1 Scene 5: No. 17 Chorus - 1:57
18.   Part 1 Scene 6: Christ, the Shepherd-King's Ministry on Earth. No. 18 Air for Soprano - 4:12
19.   Part 1 Scene 6: Recitative for Alto - 0:29
20.   Part 1 Scene 6: No. 20 Air for Alto and Soprano - 5:25
21.   Part 1 Scene 6: No. 21 Chorus - 2:11
22.   Part 2 Scene 1: The Sacrifficial Lamb Heals His Wayward Flock. No. 22 Chorus - 3:11
23.   Part 2 Scene 1: No. 23 Air for Alto - 9:09
24.   Part 2 Scene 1: No. 24 Chorus - 1:49
25.   Part 2 Scene 1: No. 25 Chorus - 2:11
26.   Part 2 Scene 1: No. 26 Chorus - 4:24

Messiah, HWV 56 (more info)
Performed by: L'Arco Baroque Orchestra Washington National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra Camerata Cassovia Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Capella Istropolitana Collegium Musicum 90 London Philharmonic Orchestra Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra Trinity Church Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Scholars Baroque Ensemble Stuttgart Bach Collegium Studio orchestra Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy, La RIAS Symphony Orchestra Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Mostly Mozart Orchestra New Jersey Symphony Orchestra American Bach Soloists Orchestra Cologne Radio Orchestra Academy of London Berlin RIAS Sinfonietta
Composed by: George Frideric Handel James Taylor
Conducted by: Michael McCarthy Jorg Breiding Peter Marschik Jaroslav Krecek Malcolm Sargent Monica Huggett Marcus Creed William Lacey Adrian Boult Ivars Taurins Richard Hickox Jean-Claude Malgoire Owen Burdick Helmuth Rilling Thomas Beecham Gerard Schwarz Alexander Weimann Daniel Taylor Helmut Froschauer David Parry Valentin Radu Joseph Flummerfelt Jeffrey Thomas Sarah Tenant-Flowers
Nathalie Paulin, soprano
Kay Stiefermann, baritone
Frances Jellard, mezzo-soprano
William Sharp, baritone
Elizabeth Harwood, soprano
Arnold Grier, organ
Sara Macliver, soprano
Susan Lewis Kavinski, soprano
Yvette Smith, mezzo-soprano
David Bachmann, organ
Jeffrey Strauss, baritone
Eric Budzynski, harpsichord
Nathan Berg,
Kym Amps, soprano
Stephen Alltop, piano
Suzie Le Blanc, soprano
Matthew White, counter-tenor
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto
Philip Langridge, tenor
Christopher Robson, counter-tenor
Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano
Carolyn Sinclair,
John Shirley-Quirk, bass-baritone
Angus Davidson, counter-tenor
Ivan Sharpe,
Bruce Ford, tenor
Della Jones, mezzo-soprano
Joan Rodgers, soprano
Helen Parker, soprano
David Price,
Brett Polegato, baritone
Siri Karoline Thornhill, soprano
Alexander Young,
Jan Kobow, tenor
William Hite, tenor
Maria Jette, soprano
Patrice Djerejian, contralto
Basil Lam, harpsichord
Bejun Mehta,
Hubert Eisdell, tenor
Arleen Auger, soprano
Thomas Quasthoff, bass
Sibylla Rubens, soprano
Ingeborg Danz, alto
Arianna Zukerman, soprano
Norma Procter, contralto
Steven Tharp, tenor
Michael Erxleben, violin
Max Emanuel Cencic, soprano
Charles Humphries, tenor
Robert Torday, bass-baritone
Martin Wolfel, alto
Rufus Muller, tenor
Benjamin Butterfield, tenor


1.   Part 2 Scene 2: The Abondoned Messiah Suffers Scorn. No. 27 Arioso for Tenor - 0:37
2.   Part 2 Scene 2: No. 28 Chorus - 2:31
3.   Part 2 Scene 2: No. 29 Recitative for Tenor - 1:30
4.   Part 2 Scene 2: No. 30 Air for Tenor - 1:45
5.   Part 2 Scene 2: No. 31 Recitative for Tenor - 0:24
6.   Part 2 Scene 3: Christ's Resurrection and Ascension. No. 32 Air for Tenor - 2:19
7.   Part 2 Scene 3: No. 33 Chorus - 3:14
8.   Part 2 Scene 3: No. 34 Recitative for Tenor - 0:19
9.   Part 2 Scene 3: No. 35 Chorus - 1:32
10.   Part 2 Scene 3: No. 36 Air for Alto - 3:10
11.   Part 2 Scene 4: Spreading the Gospel. No. 37 Chorus - 1:10
12.   Part 2 Scene 4: No. 38 Aria for Soprano - 2:29
13.   Part 2 Scene 4: No. 39 Chorus - 1:17
14.   Part 2 Scene 5: The Heathen Rebel Against God's Gospel. No. 40 Air for Bass - 2:38
15.   Part 2 Scene 5: No. 41 Chorus - 1:52
16.   Part 2 Scene 5: No. 42 Recitative for Tenor - 0:15
17.   Part 2 Scene 5: No. 43 Air for Tenor - 1:56
18.   Part 2 Scene 5: No. 44 Chorus - 4:04
19.   Part 3 Scene 1: The Redeemer Lives - No. 45 Air for Soprano - 5:14
20.   Part 3 Scene 2: The Expectation of Our Own Resurrection - No. 46 Chorus - 2:01
21.   Part 3 Scene 2: No. 47 Recitative for Bass - 0:36
22.   Part 3 Scene 2: No. 48 Air for Bass - 8:26
23.   Part 3 Scene 3: Celebration for the Victory Over Death. No. 49 Recitative for Alto - 0:17
24.   Part 3 Scene 3: No. 50 Duet for Alto and Tenor - 1:01
25.   Part 3 Scene 3: No. 51 Chorus - 2:14
26.   Part 3 Scene 4: The Final Judgement by the Lamb. No. 52 Air for Soprano - 4:39
27.   Part 3 Scene 4: No. 53 Chorus - 3:28
28.   Part 3: Amen - 5:15

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