Händel: Messias (Highlights)

Eugene Ormandy, Martha Lipton, William Warfield, Eileen Farrell, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, Davis Cunningham & Gilbert Johnson

1959 • Classical

Tracklist

• 1
  Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights): Part I - No. 4. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord (Chorus)
  3:21
• 2
  Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights): No. 8. Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Contralto)
  0:37
• 3
  Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights): No. 9. Air and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Contralto and Chorus)
  7:01
• 4
  Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights): No. 12. Chorus: For unto us a Child is born (Chorus)
  4:14
• 5
  Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights): No. 13. Pifa ("Pastoral Symphony") (Orchestra)
  4:01
• 6
  Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights): No. 17. Chorus: Glory to God (Chorus)
  1:54
• 7
  Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights): No. 20. Air: He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (Contralto, Soprano)
  7:03
• 8
  Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights): No. 21. Chorus: His yoke is easy, his burthen is light (Chorus)
  2:43
• 9
  Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights): Part II - No. 22. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus)
  3:51
• 10
  Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights): No. 23. Air: He was despised (Contralto)
  6:05
• 11
  Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights): No. 26. Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray (Chorus)
  4:15
• 12
  Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights): No. 33. Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates (Chorus)
  3:04
• 13
  Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights): No. 40. Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together? (Bass)
  2:41
• 14
  Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights): No. 44. Chorus: Hallelujah (Chorus)
  3:57
• 15
  Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights): Part III - No. 45. Air: I Know that my Redeemer liveth (Soprano)
  7:08
• 16
  Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights): No. 48. Air: The trumpet shall sound (Bass, Trumpet Solo)
  6:52
• 17
  Messiah, HWV 56 (Highlights): No. 53. Chorus: Worthy is the lamb that was slain (Chorus)
  6:33