Handel: Messiah

Les Arts Florissants and William Christie

• Released on 22/08/1994 by harmonia mundi
• Main artists: Les Arts Florissants and William Christie
• Genre: Klassiek

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I (Georg Friedrich Händel)

1 Sinfonia

Les Arts Florissants 00:03:00

Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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2 "Comfort ye, saith your God" (tenor)

Mark Padmore 00:03:12

Mark Padmore, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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3 "Every valley shall be exalted" (tenor)

Mark Padmore 00:03:20

Mark Padmore, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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4 "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed"

Les Arts Florissants 00:02:43

Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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5 "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts" (bass)

Nathan Berg 00:01:40

Nathan Berg, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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6 "But who may abide the day of His coming?" (alto)

Andreas Scholl 00:04:38

Andreas Scholl, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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7 "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"

Les Arts Florissants 00:02:18

Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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8 "Behold, a virgin shall conceive" (alto) - "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion" (alto)

Andreas Scholl 00:06:02

Andreas Scholl, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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9 "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth" (bass) - "The people that walked in darkness" (bass)

Nathan Berg 00:05:46

Nathan Berg, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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10 "For unto us a child is born"

Les Arts Florissants 00:03:46

Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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11 Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)

Les Arts Florissants 00:02:55

Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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12 "There were shepherds abiding in the field" (treble) - "Glory to God in the highest"

Tommy Williams 00:03:27

Tommy Williams, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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13 "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion" (soprano II)

Les Arts Florissants 00:04:28

Sandrine Piau, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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14 "Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened" (soprano I) - "He shall feed His flock like a shepherd" (alto & soprano I)

Barbara Schlick 00:06:04

Barbara Schlick, Performer, Primary - Andreas Scholl, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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15 "His yoke is easy, and His burthen is light"

Les Arts Florissants 00:02:33

Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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Messiah, HWV 56, Part II (Georg Friedrich Händel)

16 "Behold the lamb of God"

Les Arts Florissants 00:02:26

Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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17 "He was despised and rejected of men" (alto)

Andreas Scholl 00:11:11

Andreas Scholl, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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18 "Surely He hath borne our griefs" - "All we like sheep have gone astray"

Les Arts Florissants 00:07:29

Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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DISC 2

1 "All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn" (tenor) - "He trusted in God that He would deliver Him"

Mark Padmore 00:02:55

Mark Padmore, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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2 "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart" (tenor) - "Behold and see..." (tenor) - "He was cut off out of the land..." (soprano I)

Mark Padmore 00:03:39

Mark Padmore, Performer, Primary - Barbara Schlick, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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3 "But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell" (soprano I)

Barbara Schlick 00:02:48

Barbara Schlick, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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4 "Lift up your heads, O ye gates"

Les Arts Florissants 00:02:46

Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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5 "Unto which of the angels said He at any time" (tenor) - "Let all the angels of God worship Him"

Mark Padmore 00:01:41

Mark Padmore, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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6 "Thouart gone up on high" (soprano II)

Les Arts Florissants 00:03:07

Sandrine Piau, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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7 "The Lord gave the world"

Les Arts Florissants 00:01:19

Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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8 "How beautiful are the feet of them" (soprano I)

Barbara Schlick 00:02:37

Barbara Schlick, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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9 "Their sound is gone out into all lands"

Les Arts Florissants 00:01:18

Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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10 "Why do the nations so furiously rage together" (bass)

Nathan Berg 00:02:41

Nathan Berg, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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11 "Let us break their bonds asunder"

Les Arts Florissants 00:01:46

Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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12 "He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn" (tenor) - "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron" (tenor)

Mark Padmore 00:02:17

Mark Padmore, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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13 "Hallelujah!"

Les Arts Florissants 00:03:35

Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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14 "I know that my redeemer liveth" (soprano I)

Barbara Schlick 00:06:14

Barbara Schlick, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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Messiah, HWV 56, Part III (Georg Friedrich Händel)

15 "Since by man came death"

Les Arts Florissants 00:02:15

Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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16 "Behold, I tell you a mystery" (bass) - "The trumpet shall sound" (bass)

Nathan Berg 00:09:19

Nathan Berg, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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17 "Then shall be brought to pass..." (alto) - "O Death, where is thy sting?"(alto & tenor) - "But thanks be to God..."

Andreas Scholl 00:03:36

Andreas Scholl, Performer, Primary - Mark Padmore, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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18 "If God be for us, who can be against us?" (soprano II)

Les Arts Florissants 00:04:55

Sandrine Piau, Performer, Primary - Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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19 "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain"

Les Arts Florissants 00:03:29

Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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20 Amen

Les Arts Florissants 00:03:28

Les Arts Florissants, Primary - William Christie, Conductor, Primary - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer

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About the album

• 2 disc(s) - 38 track(s)
• Total length: 02:22:43

• Main artists: Les Arts Florissants and William Christie
• Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel
• Label: harmonia mundi
• Genre: Klassiek
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

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