handel - messiah, cd 1

PART I
1. Sinfony
2. Recitative: Comfort ye my people
Song: Every valley shall be exalted
3. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord
4. Recitative: Thus saith the Lord
Song: But who may abide the day of his coming?
5. Chorus: And he shall purify
6. Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive
Song: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
7. Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
Song: The people that walked in darkness
8. Chorus: For unto us a child is born
9. Pifa
10. 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
Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel
Chorus: Glory to God
11. Song: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
12. Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind
Song: He shall feed his flock
13. Chorus: His yoke is easy, and his burden is light

PART II
14. Chorus: Behold the Lamb
15. Song: He was despised


Handel - Messiah, CD 1

Foundling Hospital Version 1754

Judith Nelson, Soprano
Emma Kirkby, Soprano
Carolyn Watkinson, Contralto
Paul Elliott, Tenor
David Thomas, Bass

Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
directed by Simon Preston

The Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood