GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Messiah, oratorio (London 1741) Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, U. C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus, Nicholas McGegan

Contents

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL [1685-1759] MESSIAH · Part I (0'30) · Sinfonia Comfort ye (tenor) Every valley shall be exalted (tenor) And the glory of the Lord (chorus) (11'32) · Thus saith the Lord (bass) (1'18) · But who may abide the day of His coming (alto) (4'10) · And He shall purify the sons of Levi (chorus) (2'21) · Behold, a virgin shall conceive (alto) O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (alto) O thou that tellest… (chorus) (5'36) · For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass) The people that walked in darkness (bass) (5'08) · For unto us a child is born (chorus) Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) There were shepherds abiding in the field (soprano) (6'50) · And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them (soprano) (0'19) · And the angel said unto them (soprano) And suddenly there was with the angel (soprano) Glory to God (Chorus) (2'33) · Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano) (4'16) · Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (alto) (0'24) · He shall feed His flock (alto; soprano) (5'48) · His yoke is easy (chorus) (2'09) · Addenda to Part I Thus saith the Lord (bass) (1'30) · But who may abide the day of His coming (bass) (3'01) · But who may abide the day of His coming (soprano) (4'22) · But who may abide the day of His coming [recitative] (bass) (0'21) · But lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them (soprano) (1'42) · Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano) (5'30) · He shall feed His flock (alto) (5'09)MESSIAH · Part II (0'05) · Behold the lamb of God (chorus) (2'50) · He was despised and rejected of men (alto) (10'06) · Surely He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows (chorus) All we like sheep have gone astray (chorus) All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn (tenor) He trusted in God (chorus) Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (tenor) Behold and see (tenor) He was cut off out of the land of the living (tenor) But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell (tenor) (15'22) · Lift up your heads (chorus) Unto which of the angels said He at any time (tenor) Let all the angels of God worship Him (chorus) (4'16) · Thou art gone up on high (alto) (2'55) · The Lord gave the word (chorus) (1'03) · How beautiful are the feet (soprano) (2'13) · Their sound is gone out into all lands (chorus) (1'20) · Why do the nations so furiously rage together (bass) (2'57) · Let us break their bonds asunder (chorus) (1'42) · He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor) Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor) (2'14) · Hallelujah! (chorus) (3'23) · Addenda to Part II Thou art gone up on high (bass) (2'57) · Thou art gone up on high (alto) (2'48) · How beautiful are the feet… / Their sound is gone out… (soprano) (5'11) · How beautiful are the feet… / Break forth into joy (alto I; alto II; chorus) (3'35) · How beautiful are the feet… (alto) (3'06) · Their sound is gone out… (tenor) (1'07) · Why do the nations… (bass) (1'25) · He that dwelleth… / Thou shalt break them… [recitative] (tenor) (0'21)MESSIAH · Part III (44'37) · I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano) (6'37) · Since by man came death (chorus) (1'41) · Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass) (0'30) · The trumpet shall sound (bass) (8'18) · Then shall be brought to pass (alto) (0'15) · O Death, where is thy sting? (alto; tenor) (1'45) · But thanks be to God (chorus) (2'06) · If God be for us (soprano) (4'22) · Worthy is the Lamb (chorus) (3'01) · Amen (chorus) (4'10) · Addendum to Part III O Death, where is thy sting? [recitative] (alto) (0'23) · Addendum to Part II He was despised… (soprano) (11'09)