Handel: Messiah

Michael McCarthy, Washington National Cathedral Choir, Washington National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra, Nathan Berg, Yvette Smith, Rufus Muller & Susan Lewis Kavinski

2010-08-01 • Classical

Tracklist

• 1
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Sinfonia
  3:23
• 2
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Recitative: Comfort ye (Tenor)
  2:50
• 3
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Aria: Every valley shall be exalted (Tenor)
  3:17
• 4
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: And the glory of the Lord (Chorus)
  2:42
• 5
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Recitative: Thus saith the Lord, the Lord of Hosts (Bass)
  1:33
• 6
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Aria: But who may abide the day of His coming (Alto)
  4:24
• 7
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: And He shall purify (Chorus)
  2:40
• 8
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Alto)
  0:23
• 9
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Aria: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto)
  5:16
• 10
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Bass)
  2:13
• 11
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Aria: The people that walked in darkness (Bass)
  3:36
• 12
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: For unto Us a Child is Born (Chorus)
  4:19
• 13
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Pifa
  0:59
• 14
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Recitative: There were shepherds abiding in the field (Soprano)
  0:16
• 15
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Accompagnato: And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them (Soprano)
  0:21
• 16
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Recitative: And the angel said unto them (Soprano)
  0:41
• 17
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Accompagnato: And suddenly there was with the angel (Soprano)
  0:18
• 18
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Glory to God in the highest (Chorus)
  2:06
• 19
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Aria: Rejoice greatly (Soprano)
  4:38
• 20
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (Alto)
  0:31
• 21
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: Aria: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd (Alto, Soprano)
  5:18
• 22
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: His yoke is easy, His burthen is light (Chorus)
  2:33
• 23
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus)
  3:02
• 24
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Aria: He was despised (Alto)
  10:10
• 25
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Surely, He hath borne our griefs (Chorus)
  1:42
• 26
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: And with His stripes we are healed (Chorus)
  1:38
• 27
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: All we like sheep have gone astray (Chorus)
  4:03
• 1
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Recitative: All they that see Him Laugh Him to scorn (Tenor)
  0:47
• 2
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Chorus)
  2:12
• 3
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (Tenor)
  1:46
• 4
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Arioso: Behold, and see (Tenor)
  1:34
• 5
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living (Tenor)
  0:19
• 6
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Aria: But thou didst not leave His soul in Hell (Tenor)
  2:15
• 7
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Lift up your heads, O ye gates (Chorus)
  3:04
• 8
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Recitative: Unto which of the angels said He at any time (Tenor)
  0:14
• 9
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Let all the angels of God worship Him (Chorus)
  1:25
• 10
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Aria: Thou art gone up high (Alto)
  3:21
• 11
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: The Lord gave the word (Chorus)
  1:08
• 12
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Aria: How beautiful are the feet (Soprano)
  2:11
• 13
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Their sound is gone out into all lands (Chorus)
  1:14
• 14
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Aria: Why do the nations so furiosly rage together? (Bass)
  2:48
• 15
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Let us break their bonds asunder (Chorus)
  1:41
• 16
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (Tenor)
  0:12
• 17
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Aria: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (Tenor)
  2:04
• 18
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Hallelujah! (Chorus)
  4:08
• 19
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: Aria: I know that my Redeemer liveth (Soprano)
  5:53
• 20
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: Since by man came death (Chorus)
  2:10
• 21
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (Bass)
  0:35
• 22
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: Aria: The trumpet shall sound (Bass)
  4:11
• 23
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass (Alto)
  0:20
• 24
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: Duet: O Death, where is thy sting (Alto, Tenor)
  1:05
• 25
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: But thanks be to God (Chorus)
  2:05
• 26
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: Aria: If God be for us, who can be against us? (Soprano)
  4:55
• 27
  Messiah, HWV 56: Part III: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain (Chorus)
  8:02