Georg Friedrich Händel
Messiah
Harry Christophers / Handel and Haydn Society
COR 16125 - 0828021612527
Handel’s ever-popular Messiah was recorded live in the superb acoustic of Boston’s Symphony Hall, to mark the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Handel and Haydn Society, America’s longest-standing performing arts organization.
Messiah was first performed in Dublin in 1742 and H H gave the first complete performance of the work in the USA in 1818. It has been performed annually in Boston as part of the H H concert season every year since 1854.
Harry Christophers was appointed Artistic Director of Boston’s internationally acclaimed Handel and Haydn Society in
2008.
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1Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Sinfony03:05
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2Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Accompagnato. 'Comfort Ye, My People'02:39
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3Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Air. 'Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted.'03:10
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4Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Chorus. 'And the Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed'02:53
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5Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Accompagnato. 'Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts'01:21
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6Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Air. 'But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming?'04:21
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7Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Chorus. 'And He Shall Purify'02:30
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8Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Recitative. 'Behold a Virgin Shall Conceive, and Bear a Son'00:27
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9Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Air and Chorus. 'O Thou that Tellest Good Tidings to Zion'04:55
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10Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Accompagnato. 'For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth'02:15
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11Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Air. 'The People that Walked in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light'03:02
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12Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Chorus. 'For Unto Us a Child is Born'03:52
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13Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)02:38
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14Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Recitative. 'There Were Shepherds' - Accompagnato. 'And Lo, the Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them' - Recitative. 'And The Angel01:05
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15Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Accompagnato. 'And Suddenly There Was With the Angel' - Chorus. 'Glory to God in the Highest'02:09
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16Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Air. 'Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion'04:11
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17Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Recitative. 'Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind be Opened'00:30
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18Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Air. 'He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd'04:59
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19Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Chorus. 'His Yoke Is Easy and His Burden is Light'02:14
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20Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Chorus. 'Behold the Lamb of God'02:44
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21Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Air. 'He was Despised and Rejected of Men'09:41
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22Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Chorus. 'Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs'01:46
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23Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Chorus. 'And With His Stripes We Are Healed'01:44
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24Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Chorus. 'All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray'03:59
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1Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Accompagnato. 'All They That See Him Laugh Him to Scorn'00:47
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2Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Chorus. 'He Trusted in God That He Would Deliver Him'02:12
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3Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Accompagnato. 'Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart'01:50
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4Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Arioso. 'Behold and See if There Be Any Sorrow'01:14
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5Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Accompagnato. 'He Was Cut off Out of the Land of the Living'00:15
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6Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Air. 'But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell'02:07
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7Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Chorus. 'Lift Up Your Heads'02:50
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8Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Recitative. 'Unto Which of the Angels' - Chorus. 'Let All the Angels of God Worship Him'01:36
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9Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Air. 'Thou Art Gone Up on High'03:10
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10Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Chorus. 'The Lord Gave the Word'01:01
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11Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Air. 'How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them That Preach'02:04
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12Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Chorus. 'Their Sound is Gone Out Into All Lands'01:19
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13Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Air. 'Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together?'02:39
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14Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Chorus. 'Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder' - Recitative. 'He That Dwelleth in Heaven'01:54
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15Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Air. 'Thou Shalt Break Them With a Rod of Iron'02:01
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16Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: Chorus. 'Hallelujah!'03:55
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17Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. III: Air. 'I Know that My Redeemer Liveth'05:29
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18Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. III: Chorus. 'Since by Man Came Death'02:03
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19Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. III: Accompagnato. 'Behold, I Tell You a Mystery'00:35
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20Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. III: Air. 'The Trumpet Shall Sound'08:25
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21Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. III: Recitative. 'Then Shall Be Brought to Pass'00:16
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22Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. III: Duet. 'O Death, Where is Thy Sting?'01:02
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23Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. III: Chorus. 'But Thanks Be to God Who Giveth Us the Victory'02:04
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24Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. III: Air. 'If God Be for Us, Who Can Be Against US?'04:44
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25Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. III: Chorus. 'Worthy is the Lamb That Was Slain'03:07
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26Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. III: Chorus. 'Amen'04:24