Handel / Messiah, HWV 56 (Christie)

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George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Messiah (oratorio in three parts), HWV 56 (1741) Libretto: Charles Jennens (after the KJV) 00:00 - No. 1: Overture Part I. 02:59 - No. 2: Comfort ye, my people, saith your God [Accompagnato: T] 06:10 - No. 3: Every valley shall be exalted [Air: T] 09:30 - No. 4: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed [Chorus] 12:12 - No. 5: Thus saith the Lord of Hosts [Accompagnato: B] 13:53 - No. 6: But who may abide the day of His coming? [Air: A] 18:31 - No. 7: And He shall purify the sons of Levi [Chorus] 20:49 - No. 8a: Behold, a virgin shall conceive [Recitative: A] 21:17 - No. 8b: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion [Air: A] / O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion [Chorus] 26:47 - No. 9: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth [Accompagnato: B] 28:42 - No. 10: The people that walked in darkness [Air: B] 32:37 - No. 11: For unto us a child is born [Chorus] 36:22 - No. 12a: Pastoral Symphony (Pifa) 39:17 - No. 12b: There were shepherds abiding in the fields [Recitative: Treble] 39:32 - No. 13a: And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them [Accompagnato: Treble] 39:53 - No. 13b: And the angel said unto them [Recitative: Treble] 40:27 - No. 14: And suddenly there was with the angel [Accompagnato: Treble] 40:43 - No. 15: Glory to God in the highest [Chorus] 42:43 - No. 16a: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion [Aria: S II] 47:13 - No. 16b: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened [Recitative: S I] 47:44 - No. 17: He shall feed his flock like a shepherd [Air: A, S I] 53:17 - No. 18: His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light [Chorus] Part II. 55:50 - No. 19: Behold the lamb of God [Chorus] 58:15 - No. 20: He was despised and rejected of men [Air: A] 1:09:25 - No. 21: Surely He hath borne our griefs [Chorus] 1:11:33 - No. 22: And with His stripes we are healed [Chorus] 1:13:10 - No. 23: All we like sheep have gone astray [Chorus] 1:17:00 - No. 24: All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn [Accompagnato: T] 1:17:39 - No. 25: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him [Chorus] 1:19:50 - No. 26: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart [Accompagnato: T] 1:22:25 - No. 27: Behold and see if there be any sorrow [Arioso: T] 1:23:30 - No. 28: He was cut off out of the land of the living [Accompagnato: S I] 1:24:11 - No. 29: But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell [Air: S I] 1:26:18 - No. 30a: Lift up your heads, O ye gates [Chorus] 1:29:05 - No.30b: Unto which of the angels said He at any time [Recitative: T] 1:29:59 - No. 31: Let all the angels of God worship Him [Chorus] 1:30:45 - No. 32: Thou art gone up on high [Air: S II] 1:33:53 - No. 33: The Lord gave the world [Chorus] 1:35:10 - No. 34: How beautiful are the feet of them [Air: S I] 1:37:48 - No. 35: Their sound is gone out into all lands [Chorus] 1:39:06 - No. 36: Why do the nations so furiously rage together [Air: B] 1:41:47 - No. 37a: Let us break their bonds asunder [Chorus] 1:43:34 - No. 37b: He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn [Recitative: T] 1:43:49 - No. 38: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron [Air: T] 1:45:51 - No. 39: Hallelujah! [Chorus] Part III. 1:49:24 - No. 40: I know that my Redeemer liveth [Air: S I] 1:55:37 - No. 41: Since by man came death [Chorus] 1:57:54 - No. 42: Behold, I tell you a mystery [Accompagnato: B] 1:58:28 - No. 43a: The trumpet shall sound [Air: B] 2:07:13 - No. 43b: Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written [Recitative: A] 2:07:30 - No. 44: O Death, where is thy sting? [Duet: A, T] 2:08:32 - No. 45: But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory [Chorus] 2:10:48 - No. 46: If God be for us, who can be against us? [Air: S II] 2:15:43 - No. 47a: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain [Chorus] 2:19:11 - No. 47b: Amen [Chorus] Soprano I - Barbara Schlick Soprano II - Sandrine Piau Alto - Andreas Scholl Tenor - Mark Padmore Bass - Nathan Berg The Angel (Treble) - Tommy Williams Les Arts Florissants, dir. William Christie (1994) Painting: Christ Triumphant, Peter Paul Rubens