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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 (1751 Version)

Original Release Date: 31 Oct. 2006
Release Date: 31 Oct. 2006
Number of Discs: 2
Label: Naxos
Copyright: ℗© 2006 Naxos
Total Length: 2:21:54
ASIN: B001LZQ7KU

Henry Jenkinson, Otta Jones, Robert Brooks (trebles), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Toby Spence (tenor), Eamonn Dougan (bass), Nicholas Wearne (organ continuo), Academy of Ancient Music & Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom

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Disc 1

1	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Sinfonia by The Academy of Ancient Music	3:04
2	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Comfort Ye, My People by Toby Spence	3:13
3	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Every Valley Shall Be Exalted by Toby Spence	3:19
4	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: And the Glory of the Lord by Choir of New College, Oxford	2:31
5	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts by Eamonn Dougan	1:27
6	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming by Iestyn Davies	4:30
7	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: And He Shall Purify by Choir of New College, Oxford	2:32
8	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive, and Bear a Son by Iestyn Davies	0:24
9	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion by Iestyn Davies	5:42
10	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth by Eamonn Dougan	2:09
11	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: The People That Walked in Darkness by Eamonn Dougan	3:35
12	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: For unto Us a Child Is Born by Choir of New College, Oxford	3:52
13	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Pifa by The Academy of Ancient Music	2:13
14	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field by Robert Brooks	1:28
15	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Glory to God in the Highest by Choir of New College, Oxford	2:15
16	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion by Toby Spence	4:05
17	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened by Otta Jones	0:23
18	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd by Iestyn Davies	4:53
19	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light by Choir of New College, Oxford	2:19
20	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Behold, the Lamb of God by Choir of New College, Oxford	2:49
21	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: He Was Despised and Rejected of Men by Iestyn Davies	12:21

Disc 2

1	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs and Carried Our Sorrows by Choir of New College, Oxford	2:01
2	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: And with His Stripes We Are Healed by Choir of New College, Oxford	1:55
3	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray by Choir of New College, Oxford	3:33
4	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: All They That See Him, Laugh Him to Scorn by Toby Spence	0:42
5	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: He Trusted in God That He Would Deliver Him by Choir of New College, Oxford	2:21
6	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart by Toby Spence	1:45
7	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Behold, and See If There Be Any Sorrow Like unto His Sorrow by Toby Spence	1:32
8	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: He Was Cut Off, Out of the Land of the Living by Henry Jenkinson	0:17
9	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell by Henry Jenkinson	1:59
10	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates by Choir of New College, Oxford	3:08
11	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Unto Which of the Angels Said He at Any Time by Toby Spence	0:19
12	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Let All the Angels of God Worship Him by Choir of New College, Oxford	1:39
13	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Thou Art Gone Up on High by Iestyn Davies	3:10
14	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: The Lord Gave the Word by Choir of New College, Oxford	1:12
15	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them That Preach the Gospel of Peace by Henry Jenkinson	2:17
16	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Their Sound Is Gone Out into All Lands by Choir of New College, Oxford	1:32
17	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together by Eamonn Dougan	2:48
18	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder by Choir of New College, Oxford	1:53
19	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: He That Dwelleth in Heaven Shall Laugh Them to Scorn by Toby Spence	0:10
20	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Thou Shalt Break Them with a Rod of Iron by Otta Jones	2:17
21	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: Hallelujah by Choir of New College, Oxford	4:03
22	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth by Robert Brooks	5:43
23	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Since by Man Came Death by Choir of New College, Oxford	2:05
24	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Behold, I Tell You a Mystery by Eamonn Dougan	0:36
25	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: The Trumpet Shall Sound by Eamonn Dougan	8:38
26	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Then Shall Be Brought to Pass the Saying That Is Written by Iestyn Davies	0:15
27	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting by Toby Spence	1:06
28	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: But Thanks Be to God by Choir of New College, Oxford	2:11
29	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: If God Is for Us, Who Can Be Against Us by Iestyn Davies	4:53
30	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain by Choir of New College, Oxford	3:16
31	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: Amen by Choir of New College, Oxford	3:34