Duration134 Min

Handel: Messiah

Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton

Duration134 Min

George Frideric Handel

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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 1. Symphony03:23
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 2, Recit. Comfort Ye, My People (Tenor)Allan Clayton02:45
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 3, Aria. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted (Tenor)Allan Clayton03:07
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 4, Chorus. And the Glory of the Lord Shall Be RevealedPolyphony02:50
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 5, Recit. Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts (Bass)Andrew Foster-Williams01:21
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 6, Aria. But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming? (Alto/Bass)Iestyn Davies04:13
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 7, Chorus. And He Shall Purify the Sons of LeviPolyphony02:36
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 8, Recit. Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive, and Bear a Son (Alto)Iestyn Davies00:24
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 9, Aria with Chorus. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (Alto)Polyphony, Iestyn Davies05:01
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 10, Recit. For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth (Bass)Andrew Foster-Williams02:03
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 11, Aria. The People That Walked in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light (Bass)Andrew Foster-Williams03:58
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 12, Chorus. For Unto Us a Child Is BornPolyphony03:48
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 13. Pifa "Pastoral Symphony"00:55
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 14, Recit. There Were Shepherds, Abiding in the Field (Soprano)Julia Doyle00:27
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 15, Recit. And the Angel Said Unto Them, Fear Not (Soprano)Julia Doyle00:25
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 16, Recit. And Suddenly There Was With the Angel a Multitude (Soprano)Julia Doyle00:17
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 17, Chorus. Glory to God in the HighestPolyphony01:53
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 18, Aria. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion (Soprano)Julia Doyle04:08
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 19, Recit. Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened (Alto)Iestyn Davies00:24
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 20, Aria. He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd (Alto/Soprano)Julia Doyle, Iestyn Davies04:55
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 21, Chorus. His Yoke Is Easy and His Burthen Is LightPolyphony02:15
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 22, Chorus. Behold the Lamb of GodPolyphony02:42
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 23, Aria. He Was Despised and Rejected of Men (Alto)Iestyn Davies10:37
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 24, Chorus. Surely He Hath Borne Our GriefsPolyphony01:51
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 25, Chorus. And with His Stripes We Are HealedPolyphony01:52
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 26, Chorus. All We Like Sheep Have Gone AstrayPolyphony04:02
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 27, Recit. All They That See Him Laugh Him to Scorn (Tenor)Allan Clayton00:44
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 28, Chorus. He Trusted in God That He Would Deliver HimPolyphony02:15
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 29, Recit. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (Soprano/Tenor)Allan Clayton01:53
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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)Allan Clayton01:20
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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)Allan Clayton00:13
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 32, Aria. But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell (Soprano/Tenor)Julia Doyle02:15
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 33, Chorus. Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye GatesPolyphony03:03
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 34, Recit. Unto Which of the Angels Said He at Any Time? (Tenor)Allan Clayton00:13
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 35, Chorus. Let All the Angels of God Worship HimPolyphony01:27
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 36, Aria. Thou Art Gone Up on High (Alto/Bass)Iestyn Davies03:03
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 37, Chorus. The Lord Gave the WordPolyphony00:58
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 38, Aria. How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them That Preach (Soprano)Julia Doyle02:09
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 39, Chorus. Their Sound Is Gone Out into All LandsPolyphony01:15
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 40, Aria. Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together? (Bass)Andrew Foster-Williams02:33
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 41, Chorus. Let Us Break Their Bonds AsunderPolyphony01:47
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 42, Recit. He That Dwelleth in Heaven Shall Laugh Them to Scorn (Tenor)Allan Clayton00:11
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 43, Aria. Thou Shalt Break Them with a Rod of Iron (Tenor)Allan Clayton01:59
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent ReignethPolyphony03:44
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 45, Aria. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano)Julia Doyle06:01
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 46, Chorus. Since By Man Came DeathPolyphony02:21
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 47, Recit. Behold, I Tell You a Mystery (Bass)Andrew Foster-Williams00:29
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 48, Aria. The Trumpet Shall Sound (Bass)Andrew Foster-Williams05:49
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 49, Recit. Then Shall Be Brought to Pass (Alto)Iestyn Davies00:15
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 50, Aria. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? (Alto/Tenor)Iestyn Davies, Allan Clayton01:05
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 51, Chorus. But Thanks Be to God Who Giveth Us the VictoryPolyphony02:15
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 52, Aria. If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us? (Soprano)Julia Doyle04:54
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 53a, Chorus. Worthy Is the Lamb That Was SlainPolyphony03:20
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Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 53b, Chorus. AmenPolyphony04:15

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