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CD 1
Sinfonia (Grave - Allegro Moderato)
Recitative, Accompanied (Tenor): Comfort Ye My People
Song (Tenor): Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed
Recitative, Accompanied (Bass): Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts
Song (Soprano II): But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming
Chorus: And He Shall Purify The Sons Of Levi
Recitative (Contralto): Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
Song (Contralto) And Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion
Recitative, Accompanied (Bass): For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth
Song (Bass): The People That Walked In Darkness
Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born
Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
Recitative (Soprano I): There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field - Recitative, Accompanied (Soprano I) - Recitative (Soprano I) And Io, The Angel Of The Lord
Chorus: Glory To God In The Highest
Song (Soprano I): Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion
Recitative (Soprano I): Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind
Song (Soprano I): He Shall Feed His Flock
Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy
Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God
Song (Contralto): He Was Despised
Chorus: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
CD 2
Chorus: And With His Stripes We Are Healed
Chorus: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
Recitative, Accompanied (Tenor): All They That See Him
Chorus: He Trusted In God
Recitative, Accompanied (Tenor): Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
Song (Tenor): Behold, And See
Recitative, Accompanied (Soprano I): He Was Cut Off
Song (Soprano I): But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell
Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads
Recitative (Tenor). Unto Which Of The Angels
Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him
Song (Soprano II): Thou Art Gone Up On High
Chorus: The Lord Gave The World
Song (Soprano I): How Beautiful Are The Feet
Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out
Song (Bass): Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together?
Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Assunder
Recitative (Tenor): He That Dwelleth In Heaven - Song (Tenor): Thou Shalt Break Them
Chorus: Hallelujah
Song (Soprano II): I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
Chorus: Since By Man Came Death
Recitative, Accompanied (Bass): Behold, I Tell You A Mystery
Song (Bass): The Trumpet Shall Sound
Recitative (Contralto): Then Shall Be Brought To Pass
Duet (Contralto & Tenor): O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
Chorus: But Thanks Be To God
1:57 |
Recording: London, All Saints Church, Tooting, 12/1996
Bass Vocals – - Neal Davies
Composed By – - Georg Friedrich Händel
Conductor – - Paul McCreesh
Contralto Vocals – - Bernarda Fink
Edited By – - Reinhild Schmidt
Engineer [Recording] – - Jürgen Bulgrin
Engineer [Sound] – - Andrew Wedman
Ensemble – - Gabrieli Consort
Executive-Producer – - Peter Czornyj
Liner Notes – - Paul McCreesh , - Ruth Smith (2)
Liner Notes [French Translation] – - Dennis Collins (2)
Liner Notes [German Translation] – - Horst Leuchtmann
Producer [Recording] – - Christopher Alder
Soprano Vocals [Soprano II] – - Susan Gritton
Soprano Vocals [Soprano I] – - Dorothea Röschmann
Tenor Vocals – - Charles Daniels (2)
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