GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Disc 1
1.
Sinfonia, Overture, Grave
1:41
2.
Sinfonia, Allegro moderato
2:09
3.
Recitative, Comfort ye my people
3:18
4.
Aria, tenor, Ev'ry valley shall be exalted
3:28
5.
Chorus, And the glory of the Lord
2:35
6.
Recitative, Thus saith the Lord
1:22
7.
Aria, counter-tenor, but who may abide the day of his coming?
4:30
8.
Chorus, And he shall purify
2:48
9.
Recitative, Behold, a virgin shall concieve
0:27
10.
Aria, counter-tenor, O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
4:06
11.
Chorus, Oh that tellest good tidings to Zion
1:37
12.
Recitative, For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
1:54
13.
Aria, baritone, The people that walked in darkness
3:37
14.
Chorus, For unto us a child is born
4:26
15.
Pifa, Pastoral Symphony
1:05
16.
Recitative, There were shepherds abiding in the field
0:13
17.
Recitative, And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them
0:21
18.
Recitative, And the angel said unto them
0:38
19.
Recitative, And suddenly there was with the angel
0:17
20.
Chorus, Glory to God
1:54
21.
Aria, soprano, Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
5:01
22.
Recitative, Then shall the eyes of the blind
0:33
23.
Aria, counter-tenor, soprano, He shall feed his flock
5:18
24.
Chorus, His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light
2:42
25.
Chorus, Behold the Lamb of God
3:25
26.
Aria, counter-tenor, He was despised
10:40
Disc 2
1.
Chorus, Surely he hath borne our griefs
1:52
2.
Chorus, And with his stripes we are healed
1:47
3.
Chorus, And we like sheep have gone astray
3:58
4.
Recitative, All they that see him laugh him to scorn
0:45
5.
Chorus, He trusted in God
2:15
6.
Recitative, Thy rebuke hath broken his heart
2:02
7.
Aria, soprano, Behold and see if there be any sorrow
1:23
8.
Recitative, He was cut off out of the land of the living
0:23
9.
Aria, tenor, But thou didst not leave his soul in hell
2:19
10.
Chorus, Lift up your heads, O ye gates
3:04
11.
Recitative, Unto which of the angels said he at any time
0:20
12.
Chorus, Let all the angels of God worship him
1:25
13.
Aria, counter-tenor, Thou art gone up on high
3:16
14.
Chorus, The Lord gave the word
1:08
15.
Aria, soprano, How beautiful are the feet
2:03
16.
Chorus, Their sound is gone out
1:26
17.
Aria, baritone, Why do the nations so furiously rage together?
3:00
18.
Chorus, Let us break their bondns asunder
1:55
19.
Recitative, He that dwelleth in heaven
0:16
20.
Aria, tenor, Thou shalt break them
2:14
21.
Chorus, Hallelujah
3:47
22.
Aria, soprano, I know that my redeemer liveth
6:02
23.
Chorus, Since by man came death
1:53
24.
Recitative, Behold, I tell you a mystery
0:43
25.
Aria, baritone, The trumpet shall sound
9:06
26.
Recitative, Then shall be brought to pass
0:19
27.
Duet, counter-tenor, tenor, O death, where is thy sting?
0:55
28.
Chorus, But thanks be to God
2:02
29.
Aria, soprano, If God be for us
4:41
30.
Chorus, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
3:23
Solo: Alison Smart soprano
Solo: William Towers counter-tenor
Solo: Michael Hart-Davies tenor
Solo: Gavin Carr baritone
Orchestra: Saint Michaels Singers/ English Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: William Boughton