Handel: Messiah

René Jacobs

• Released on 02/10/2006 by harmonia mundi
• Main artists: René Jacobs and Freiburger Barockorchester
• Genre: Classical

Messiah, HWV 56 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

1 Part 1, 1. "Sinfony"

René Jacobs 00:02:59

René Jacobs, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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2 Part 1, 2. Accompagnato (tenor) "Comfort ye, my people, saith your God"

René Jacobs 00:02:59

René Jacobs, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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3 Part 1, 3. Air (tenor) "Every valley shall be exalted"

Freiburger Barockorchester 00:03:01

Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestra - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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4 Part 1, 4. chorus "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed"

Freiburger Barockorchester 00:02:34

Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestra - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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5 Part 1, 5. Accompagnato (bass) "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts"

René Jacobs 00:01:19

René Jacobs, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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6 Part 1, 6. Air (countertenor) "But who may abide the day of His coming?"

René Jacobs 00:03:50

René Jacobs, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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7 Part 1, 7. Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"

00:02:23

The Choir of Clare College, Choir - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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8 Part 1, 8. Recitative (alto) "Behold, a virgin shall conceive" - 9. Air (alto) & Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, arise"

Patricia Bardon 00:05:27

Patricia Bardon, Performer - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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9 Part 1, 10. Accompagnato (bass) "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth"

Freiburger Barockorchester 00:02:18

Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestra - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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10 Part 1, 11. Air (bass) "The people that walked in darkness"

René Jacobs 00:03:41

René Jacobs, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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11 Part 1, 12. Chorus "For unto us a child is born"

Freiburger Barockorchester 00:03:57

Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestra - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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12 Part 1, 13. Sinfonia pastorale -14a."There were shepherds"-14b. "And lo, the angel of the Lord"-15. "And the angel said"-16. "And suddenly there was"

Kerstin Avemo 00:04:41

Kerstin Avemo, Performer - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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13 Part 1, 17. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"

Freiburger Barockorchester 00:02:04

Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestra - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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14 Part 1, 18. Air (soprano) "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"

Kerstin Avemo 00:04:33

Kerstin Avemo, Performer - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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15 Part 1, 19. Recitative (alto) "Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened" - 20. Air (alto & countertenor) "He shall feed His flock"

Patricia Bardon 00:04:58

Patricia Bardon, Performer - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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16 Part 1, 21. Chorus "His yoke is easy, and His burthen is light"

00:02:20

The Choir of Clare College, Choir - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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17 Part 2, 22. Chorus "Behold the lamb of God"

Freiburger Barockorchester 00:04:24

Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestra - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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18 Part 2, 23. Air (alto) "He was despised and rejected of men"

René Jacobs 00:10:42

19 Part 2, 24. Chorus "Surely He hath borne our griefs"

00:01:45

The Choir of Clare College, Choir - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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20 Part 2, 25. Chorus "And with His stripes we are healed"

00:01:42

The Choir of Clare College, Choir - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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21 Part 2, 26. Chorus "All we like sheep have gone astray"

00:03:50

The Choir of Clare College, Choir - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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DISC 2

1 Part 2, 27. Accompagnato (tenor) "All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn"

Kobie van Rensburg 00:00:36

Kobie van Rensburg, Performer - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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2 Part 2, 28. Chorus "He trusted in God that He would deliver Him"

Freiburger Barockorchester 00:02:11

Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestra - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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3 Part 2, 29. Accompagnato (tenor) "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"

René Jacobs 00:01:30

René Jacobs, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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4 Part 2, 30. Arioso (tenor) "Behold and see if there be any sorrow"

Freiburger Barockorchester 00:01:21

Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestra - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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5 Part 2, 31."He was cut off out of the land of the living" - 32."But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell"

Kerstin Avemo 00:02:14

Kerstin Avemo, Performer - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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6 Part 2, 33. Chorus "Lift up your heads, O ye gates"

00:03:03

The Choir of Clare College, Choir - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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7 Part 2, 34. Recitative (tenor) "Unto which of the angels said He at any time"

Freiburger Barockorchester 00:00:14

Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestra - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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8 Part 2, 35. Chorus "Let all the angels of God worship Him"

René Jacobs 00:01:23

René Jacobs, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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9 Part 2, 36. Air (countertenor) "Thou art gone up on high"

Lawrence Zazzo 00:02:47

Lawrence Zazzo, Performer - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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10 Part 2, 37. Chorus "The Lord gave the world"

Freiburger Barockorchester 00:01:09

Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestra - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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11 Part 2, 38. Air (countertenor) "How beautiful are the feet of them"

Freiburger Barockorchester 00:02:40

Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestra - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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12 Part 2, 39. Chorus "Their sound is gone out into all lands"

Freiburger Barockorchester 00:01:24

Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestra - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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13 Part 2, 40. Air (bass) "Why do the nations so furiously rage together"

Neal Davies 00:02:49

Neal Davies, Performer - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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14 Part 2, 41. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"

René Jacobs 00:01:36

René Jacobs, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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15 Part 2, 42. Recitative (tenor) "He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn" - 43. Air (tenor) "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron"

Freiburger Barockorchester 00:01:59

Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestra - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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16 Part II, Sc. 6, Hallelujah!

The Choir of Clare College 00:03:56

The Choir of Clare College, Choir - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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17 Part 3, 45. Air (soprano) "I know that my redeemer liveth"

Freiburger Barockorchester 00:06:02

Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestra - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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18 Part 3, 46. Chorus "Since by man came death"

René Jacobs 00:01:57

René Jacobs, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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19 Part 3, 47. Accompagnato (bass) "Behold, I tell you a mystery" - 48. Air (bass) "The trumpet shall sound"

René Jacobs 00:08:36

René Jacobs, Conductor - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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20 Part 3, 49. Recitative (alto) "Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written" - 50. Duet (alto & tenor) "O Death, where is thy sting?"

Patricia Bardon 00:01:16

Patricia Bardon, Performer - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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21 Part 3, 51. Chorus "But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory"

Freiburger Barockorchester 00:02:02

Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestra - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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22 Part 3, 52. Air (countertenor) "If God be for us, who can be against us?"

Freiburger Barockorchester 00:04:19

Freiburger Barockorchester, Orchestra - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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23 Part 3, 53. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain" - 54. Chorus "Amen"

00:06:51

The Choir of Clare College, Choir - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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About the album

• 2 disc(s) - 44 track(s)
• Total length: 02:17:22

• Main artists: René Jacobs and Freiburger Barockorchester
• Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel
• Label: harmonia mundi
• Genre: Classical
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