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Duration
142 Min
Handel: Messiah
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Duration
142 Min
George Frideric Handel
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 1. Symphony
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 1. Symphony
The Sixteen
,
Harry Christophers
03:22
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 2, Recit. Comfort Ye, My People (Tenor)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 2, Recit. Comfort Ye, My People (Tenor)
Maldwyn Davies
,
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
03:20
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 3, Aria. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted (Tenor)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 3, Aria. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted (Tenor)
Harry Christophers
,
Maldwyn Davies
,
The Sixteen
03:23
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 4, Chorus. And the Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 4, Chorus. And the Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
02:52
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 5, Recit. Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts (Bass)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 5, Recit. Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts (Bass)
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
,
Michael George
01:23
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 6, Aria. But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming? (Alto/Bass)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 6, Aria. But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming? (Alto/Bass)
David James
,
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
04:57
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 7, Chorus. And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 7, Chorus. And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
02:40
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 8, Recit. Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive, and Bear a Son (Alto)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 8, Recit. Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive, and Bear a Son (Alto)
Harry Christophers
,
Catherine Denley
,
The Sixteen
00:26
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 9, Aria with Chorus. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (Alto)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 9, Aria with Chorus. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (Alto)
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
,
Catherine Denley
05:20
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 10, Recit. For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth (Bass)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 10, Recit. For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth (Bass)
Harry Christophers
,
Michael George
,
The Sixteen
02:28
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 11, Aria. The People That Walked in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light (Bass)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 11, Aria. The People That Walked in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light (Bass)
Harry Christophers
,
Michael George
,
The Sixteen
03:09
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 12, Chorus. For Unto Us a Child Is Born
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 12, Chorus. For Unto Us a Child Is Born
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
04:11
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 13. Pifa "Pastoral Symphony"
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 13. Pifa "Pastoral Symphony"
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
00:59
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 14a, Recit. There Were Shepherds, Abiding in the Field (Soprano)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 14a, Recit. There Were Shepherds, Abiding in the Field (Soprano)
Harry Christophers
,
Lynne Dawson
,
The Sixteen
00:18
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 14b, Recit. And Lo, the Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them (Soprano)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 14b, Recit. And Lo, the Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them (Soprano)
Harry Christophers
,
Lynne Dawson
,
The Sixteen
00:20
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 15, Recit. And the Angel Said Unto Them, Fear Not (Soprano)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 15, Recit. And the Angel Said Unto Them, Fear Not (Soprano)
Harry Christophers
,
Lynne Dawson
,
The Sixteen
00:35
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 16, Recit. And Suddenly There Was with the Angel a Multitude (Soprano)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 16, Recit. And Suddenly There Was with the Angel a Multitude (Soprano)
Harry Christophers
,
Lynne Dawson
,
The Sixteen
00:18
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 17, Chorus. Glory to God in the Highest
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 17, Chorus. Glory to God in the Highest
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
02:03
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 18, Aria. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion (Soprano)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 18, Aria. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion (Soprano)
Harry Christophers
,
Lynne Dawson
,
The Sixteen
04:02
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 19, Recit. Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened (Alto)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 19, Recit. Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened (Alto)
Catherine Denley
,
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
00:26
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 20, Aria. He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd (Alto/Soprano)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 20, Aria. He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd (Alto/Soprano)
Catherine Denley
,
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
,
Lynne Dawson
05:24
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 21, Chorus. His Yoke Is Easy and His Burthen Is Light
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 21, Chorus. His Yoke Is Easy and His Burthen Is Light
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
02:20
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 22, Chorus. Behold the Lamb of God
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 22, Chorus. Behold the Lamb of God
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
03:04
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 23, Aria. He Was Despised and Rejected of Men (Alto)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 23, Aria. He Was Despised and Rejected of Men (Alto)
Harry Christophers
,
Catherine Denley
,
The Sixteen
10:32
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 24, Chorus. Surely He Hath Borne our Griefs
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 24, Chorus. Surely He Hath Borne our Griefs
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
01:53
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 25, Chorus. And with His Stripes We Are Healed
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 25, Chorus. And with His Stripes We Are Healed
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
01:39
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 26, Chorus. All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 26, Chorus. All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
03:53
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 27, Recit. All They That See Him Laugh Him to Scorn (Tenor)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 27, Recit. All They That See Him Laugh Him to Scorn (Tenor)
Harry Christophers
,
Maldwyn Davies
,
The Sixteen
00:48
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 28, Chorus. He Trusted in God That He Would Deliver Him
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 28, Chorus. He Trusted in God That He Would Deliver Him
The Sixteen
,
Harry Christophers
02:17
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 29, Recit. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (Soprano/Tenor)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 29, Recit. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (Soprano/Tenor)
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
,
Maldwyn Davies
01:55
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 30, Aria. Behold and See If There Be Any Sorrow Like Unto His Sorrow (Soprano/Tenor)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 30, Aria. Behold and See If There Be Any Sorrow Like Unto His Sorrow (Soprano/Tenor)
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
,
Maldwyn Davies
01:27
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 31, Recit. He Was Cut Off Out of the Land of the Living (Soprano/Tenor)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 31, Recit. He Was Cut Off Out of the Land of the Living (Soprano/Tenor)
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
,
Maldwyn Davies
00:18
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 32, Aria. But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell (Soprano/Tenor)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 32, Aria. But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell (Soprano/Tenor)
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
,
Maldwyn Davies
02:31
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 33, Chorus. Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 33, Chorus. Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
The Sixteen
,
Harry Christophers
02:57
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 34 Recit. Unto Which of the Angels Said He at Any Time? (Tenor)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 34 Recit. Unto Which of the Angels Said He at Any Time? (Tenor)
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
,
Maldwyn Davies
00:15
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 35, Chorus. Let All the Angels of God Worship Him
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 35, Chorus. Let All the Angels of God Worship Him
The Sixteen
,
Harry Christophers
01:24
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 36, Aria. Thou Art Gone Up on High (Alto/Bass)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 36, Aria. Thou Art Gone Up on High (Alto/Bass)
David James
,
The Sixteen
,
Harry Christophers
03:24
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 37, Chorus. The Lord Gave the Word
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 37, Chorus. The Lord Gave the Word
The Sixteen
,
Harry Christophers
01:02
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 38, Aria. How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them That Preach (Soprano)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 38, Aria. How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them That Preach (Soprano)
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
,
Lynne Dawson
02:26
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 39, Chorus. Their Sound Is Gone Out into All Lands
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 39, Chorus. Their Sound Is Gone Out into All Lands
The Sixteen
,
Harry Christophers
01:21
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 40, Aria. Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together? (Bass)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 40, Aria. Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together? (Bass)
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
,
Michael George
02:51
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 41, Chorus. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 41, Chorus. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
The Sixteen
,
Harry Christophers
01:47
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 42, Recit. He That Dwelleth in Heaven Shall Laugh Them to Scorn (Tenor)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 42, Recit. He That Dwelleth in Heaven Shall Laugh Them to Scorn (Tenor)
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
,
Maldwyn Davies
00:14
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 43, Aria. Thou Shalt Break Them with a Rod of Iron (Tenor)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 43, Aria. Thou Shalt Break Them with a Rod of Iron (Tenor)
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
,
Maldwyn Davies
02:13
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth
The Sixteen
,
Harry Christophers
03:48
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 45, Aria. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 45, Aria. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano)
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
,
Lynne Dawson
06:06
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 46, Chorus. Since By Man Came Death
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 46, Chorus. Since By Man Came Death
The Sixteen
,
Harry Christophers
02:13
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 47, Recit. Behold, I Tell You a Mystery (Bass)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 47, Recit. Behold, I Tell You a Mystery (Bass)
Michael George
,
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
00:34
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 48, Aria. The Trumpet Shall Sound (Bass)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 48, Aria. The Trumpet Shall Sound (Bass)
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
,
Michael George
08:45
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 49, Recit. Then Shall Be Brought to Pass (Alto)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 49, Recit. Then Shall Be Brought to Pass (Alto)
David James
,
The Sixteen
,
Harry Christophers
00:16
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 50, Aria. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? (Alto/Tenor)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 50, Aria. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? (Alto/Tenor)
David James
,
The Sixteen
,
Maldwyn Davies
,
Harry Christophers
01:17
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 51, Chorus. But Thanks Be to God Who Giveth Us the Victory
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 51, Chorus. But Thanks Be to God Who Giveth Us the Victory
The Sixteen
,
Harry Christophers
02:18
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 52, Aria. If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us? (Soprano)
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 52, Aria. If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us? (Soprano)
Harry Christophers
,
The Sixteen
,
Lynne Dawson
04:44
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 53a, Chorus. Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 53a, Chorus. Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain
The Sixteen
,
Harry Christophers
03:25
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 53b, Chorus. Amen
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 53b, Chorus. Amen
The Sixteen
,
Harry Christophers
03:13
Artists
Harry Christophers
Conductor
The Sixteen
Choir
Composers
George Frideric Handel
Composer
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