Handel- Messiah: * London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Colin Davis Heather Harper * Helen Watts
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Series: 50 Great Recordings Format: 2 x CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered. Includes 48-page booklet with libretto in French, English, and German. Country: Europe, released 2001 Style: Baroque, Oratorio Credits * Choir - London Symphony Choir, Chorus Master - John Alldis * Composed By - Georg Friedrich Handel * Harpsichord - Leslie Pearson * Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra, Conductor - Sir Colin Davis * Organ - Ralph Downes Notes Recording location: London, June 1966 Tracklist Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56 Part I 1-1 1. Sinfony 4:12 1-2 2. Accompagnato: Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye My People - Tenor Tenor Vocals - John Wakefield 3:07 1-3 3. Aria: Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted - Tenor Tenor Vocals - John Wakefield 3:26 1-4 4. Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord 2:45 1-5 5. Accompagnato: Thus Saith The Lord - Bass Bass Vocals - John Shirley-Quirk 1:30 1-6 6. Air: But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming? - Alto Alto Vocals - Helen Watts 4:20 1-7 7. Chorus: And He Shall Purify The Sons Of Levi 2:13 1-8 8. Recitative: Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive - Alto / 9. Air And Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings - Alto Alto Vocals - Helen Watts 6:40 1-9 10. Accompagnato: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth - Bass / 11. Air: The People That Walked In Darkness - Bass Bass Vocals - John Shirley-Quirk 6:00 1-10 12. Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born 3:56 1-11 13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) 3:01 1-12 14a. Recitative: There Were Shepherds - Soprano / 14b. Accompagnato: And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord - Soprano / 15. Recitative: And The Angel Said Unto Them - Soprano / 16. Accompagnato: And Suddenly There Was With The Angel - Soprano Soprano Vocals - Heather Harper 1:26 1-13 17. Chorus: Glory To God In The Highest 1:54 1-14 18. Air: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion - Soprano Soprano Vocals - Heather Harper 4:12 1-15 19. Recitative: Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind - Alto Alto Vocals - Helen Watts 0:27 1-16 20. Air: He Shall Feed His Flock - Alto, Soprano Alto Vocals - Helen Watts Soprano Vocals - Heather Harper 5:09 1-17 21. Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy 2:07 Part II 1-18 22. Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God 3:14 1-19 23. Air: He Was Despised - Alto Alto Vocals - Helen Watts 9:29 2-1 24. Chorus: Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs / 25. Chorus: And With His Stripes / 26. Chorus: All We Like Sheep 8:51 2-2 27. Accompagnato: All They That See Him - Tenor Tenor Vocals - John Wakefield 0:45 2-3 28. Chorus: He Trusted In God 2:22 2-4 29. Accompagnato: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart - Tenor Tenor Vocals - John Wakefield 1:44 2-5 30. Air: Behold, And See - Tenor Tenor Vocals - John Wakefield 1:22 2-6 31. Accompagnato: He Was Cut Off - Tenor / 32. Air: But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell - Tenor Tenor Vocals - John Wakefield 2:50 2-7 33. Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads 3:13 2-8 34. Recitative: Unto Which Of The Angels - Tenor / 35. Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God Tenor Vocals - John Wakefield 1:39 2-9 36. Air: Thou Art Gone Up On High - Bass Bass Vocals - John Shirley-Quirk 3:18 2-10 37. Chorus: The Lord Gave The Word 1:09 2-11 38. Air: How Beautiful Are The Feet - Soprano Soprano Vocals - Heather Harper 2:28 2-12 39. Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out 1:32 2-13 40. Air: Why Do The Nations - Bass Bass Vocals - John Shirley-Quirk 2:44 2-14 41. Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds 1:39 2-15 42. Recitative: He That Dwelleth In Heaven - Tenor / 43. Air: Thou Shalt Break Them - Tenor Tenor Vocals - John Wakefield 2:22 2-16 44. Chorus: Hallelujah 3:49 Part III 2-17 45. Air: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Soprano Soprano Vocals - Heather Harper 6:24 2-18 46. Chorus: Since By Man Came Death 2:09 2-19 47. Accompagnato: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery - Bass Bass Vocals - John Shirley-Quirk 0:37 2-20 48. Air: The Trumpet Shall Sound - Bass Bass Vocals - John Shirley-Quirk Trumpet, Soloist - William Lang 8:31 2-21 49. Recitative: Then Shall Be Brought To Pass - Alto / 50. Duet: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? - Alto, Tenor / 541. Chorus: But Thanks Be To God Alto Vocals - Helen Watts Tenor Vocals - John Wakefield 3:49 2-22 52. Air: If God Is For Us - Soprano Soprano Vocals - Heather Harper 4:19 2-23 53. Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb 7:08
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