Georg Friedrich Haendel Barbara Schlick Sandrine Piau Andreas Scholl Mark Padmore Nathan Berg Les Arts Florissants William Christie
Messiah

1-1

Sinfonia

3:01

1-2

Recitative "Comfort Ye, My People, Saith Your God"

3:10

1-3

Air "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted"

3:18

1-4

Chorus "And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed"

2:40

1-5

Recitative "Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts"

1:39

1-6

Air "But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming?"

4:37

1-7

Chorus "And He Shall Purify The Sons Of Levi"

2:16

1-8

Recitative "Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive" - Air "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion" - Chorus "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion, Arise"

5:56

1-9

Recitative "For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth" - Air "The People That Walked In Darkness"

5:42

1-10

Chorus "For Unto Us A Child Is Born"

3:38

1-11

Pastoral Symphony

2:54

1-12

Recitative "There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field" - Recitative "And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord Came Upon Them" - Recitative "And The Angel Said Unto Them: Fear Not, For Behold" - Chorus "Glory To God In The Highest"

3:08

1-13

Air "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion"

4:25

1-14

Recitative "Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind Be Opened" - Air "He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd"

5:59

1-15

Chorus "His Yoke Is Easy, And His Burthen Is Light"

2:17

1-16

Chorus "Behold The Lamb Of God"

2:19

1-17

Air "He Was Despised And Rejected Of Man"

11:06

1-18

Chorus "Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs" - Chorus "All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray"

7:18

2-1

Recitative "All They That See Him Laugh Him To Scorn" - Chorus "He Trusted In God That He Would Deliver Him"

2:54

2-2

Recitative "Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart" - Air "Behold And See If There Be Any Sorrow" - Recitative "He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land Of The Living"

3:55

2-3

Air "But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell"

2:30

2-4

Chorus "Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates"

2:43

2-5

Rectitative "Unto Which Of The Angels Said He At Any Time" - Chorus "Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him"

1:37

2-6

Air "Thou Art Gone Up On High"

3:04

2-7

Chorus "The Lord Gave The World"

1:14

2-8

Air "How Beautiful Are The Feet Of Them"

2:32

2-9

Chorus "Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands"

1:15

2-10

Air "Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together"

2:40

2-11

Chorus "Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder"

1:43

2-12

Recitative "He That Dwelleth In Heaven Shall Laugh Them To Scorn" - Air "Thou Shalt Break Them With A Rod Of Iron"

2:12

2-13

Chorus "Hallelujah!"

3:20

2-14

Air "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"

6:11

2-15

Chorus "Since By Man Came Death"

2:14

2-16

Recitative "Behold, I Tell You A Mystery" - Air "The Trumpet Shall Sound"

9:17

2-17

Recitative "Then Shall Be Brought To Pass The Saying That Is Written" - Duet "O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?" - Chorus "But Thanks Be To God Who Giveth Us The Victory"

3:30

2-18

Air "If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?"

4:51

2-19

Chorus "Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain"

3:28

2-20

Chorus "Amen"

3:18