HANDEL/NELSON – MESSIAH (2 CD & DVD)

Disc 1
1 Sinfonia: Grave – Allegro moderato (1. Teil)
2 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: Comfort ye my people
3 Arie: Ev’ry valley shall be exalted
4 Chor: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed
5 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: Thus saith the Lord of Hosts
6 Arie: But who may abide the day of His coming?
7 Chor: And he shall purify
8 Rezitativ: Behold, a virgin shall conceive
9 Arie und Chor: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
10 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
11 Arie: The people that walked in darkness
12 Chor: For unto us a child is born
13 Pifa: Larghetto e mezzo piano
14 Rezitativ: There were shepherds abiding in the field
15 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them
16 Rezitativ: And the angel said unto them
17 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: And suddenly there was with the angel
18 Chor: Glory to God in the highest
19 Arie: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
20 Rezitativ: Then shall the eyes of the blind be open’d
21 Duett: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd
22 Chor: His yoke is easy, His burthen is light
23 Chor: Behold the Lamb of God (2. Teil)
24 Arie: He was despised
25 Chor: Surely He hath borne our griefs
26 Chor: And with His stripes we are healed
27 Chor: All we, like sheep, have gone astray
28 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: All they that see Him to scorn
29 Chor: He trusted in God
30 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
31 Arioso: Behold and see, if there be any sorrow
32 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: He was cut off out of the land of the living
33 Arie: But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell
Disc 2
1 Chor: Lift up your heads, O ye gates
2 Rezitativ: Unto which of the angels said He at any time
3 Chor: Let all the angels of God worship Him
4 Arie: Thou art gone up on high
5 Chor: The Lord gave the word
6 Duett: How beautiful are the feet
7 Chor: Break forth into joy
8 Chor: Their sound is gone out into all lands
9 Arie: Why do the nations so furiously rage together?
10 Chor: Let us break their bonds asunder
11 Rezitativ: He that dwelleth in heaven
12 Arie: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron
13 Chor: Hallelujah!
14 Arie: I know that my Redeemer liveth (3. Teil)
15 Chor: Since by man came death
16 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: Behold, I tell you a mystery
17 Arie: The trumpet shall sound
18 Rezitativ: Then shall be brought to pass the saying
19 Duett: O death, where is thy sting?
20 Chor: But thanks be to God
21 Arie: If God be for us, who can be against us?
22 Chor: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain – Amen
23 Arie: But who may abide the day of His coming? (Alternative Fassung 1741)
24 Arioso: But lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them (Alternative Fassung 1743)
25 Arie: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Alternative Fassung 1741)
26 Arie: Thou art gone up on high (Alternative Fassung 1741)
27 Arie: Thou art gone up on high (Alternative Fassung 1743)
28 Arie: How beautiful are the feet (Alternative Fassung 1741)
29 Arie: How beautiful are the feet (Alternative Fassung 1750)
30 Arie: Their sound is gone out into all lands (Alternative Fassung 1743)
Disc 3
1 Sinfonia: Grave – Allegro moderato (1. Teil)
2 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: Comfort ye my people
3 Arie: Ev’ry valley shall be exalted
4 Chor: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed
5 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: Thus saith the Lord of Hosts
6 Arie: But who may abide the day of His coming?
7 Chor: And he shall purify
8 Rezitativ: Behold, a virgin shall conceive
9 Arie und Chor: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
10 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
11 Arie: The people that walked in darkness
12 Chor: For unto us a child is born
13 Pifa: Larghetto e mezzo piano
14 Rezitativ: There were shepherds abiding in the field
15 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them
16 Rezitativ: And the angel said unto them
17 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: And suddenly there was with the angel
18 Chor: Glory to God in the highest
19 Arie: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
20 Rezitativ: Then shall the eyes of the blind be open’d
21 Duett: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd
22 Chor: His yoke is easy, His burthen is light
23 Chor: Behold the Lamb of God (2. Teil)
24 Arie: He was despised
25 Chor: Surely He hath borne our griefs
26 Chor: And with His stripes we are healed
27 Chor: All we, like sheep, have gone astray
28 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: All they that see Him to scorn
29 Chor: He trusted in God
30 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
31 Arioso: Behold and see, if there be any sorrow
32 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: He was cut off out of the land of the living
33 Arie: But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell
34 Chor: Lift up your heads, O ye gates
35 Rezitativ: Unto which of the angels said He at any time
36 Chor: Let all the angels of God worship Him
37 Arie: Thou art gone up on high
38 Chor: The Lord gave the word
39 Duett: How beautiful are the feet
40 Chor: Break forth into joy
41 Chor: Their sound is gone out into all lands
42 Arie: Why do the nations so furiously rage together?
43 Chor: Let us break their bonds asunder
44 Rezitativ: He that dwelleth in heaven
45 Arie: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron
46 Chor: Hallelujah!
47 Arie: I know that my Redeemer liveth (3. Teil)
48 Chor: Since by man came death
49 Rezitativ mit Begleitung: Behold, I tell you a mystery
50 Arie: The trumpet shall sound
51 Rezitativ: Then shall be brought to pass the saying
52 Duett: O death, where is thy sting?
53 Chor: But thanks be to God
54 Arie: If God be for us, who can be against us?
55 Chor: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain – Amen