Sinfonia (3:10) -- Comfort ye my people ; Every valley shall be exalted (6:42) -- And the glory of the Lord (2:38) -- Behold a virgin shall conceive ; O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (5:54) -- For unto us a child is born (4:03) -- Pifa (:58) -- Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (4:04) -- Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd ; He shall feed his flock (5:31) -- He was despised and rejected of men (11:10) -- How beautiful are the feet of Him (3:22) -- Why do the nations so furiously rage together? (3:12) --Hallelujah! (3:43) -- I know that my Redeemer liveth (6:07) -- Behold, I tell you a mystery ; The trumpet shall sound (9:36) -- Worthy is the lamb ; Amen (7:18).
Note
Oratorio excerpts.
Libretto by Charles Jennens, taken from the Bible and Prayer book Psalter.
Notes by Keith Anderson in English on container insert.
Event (note)
Recorded at the Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London, July 6-9, 1992.
Language (note)
Sung in English.
Source of description (note)
Description based on hard copy version record.
Author
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Title
The Messiah [electronic resource] : highlights / George Frideric Handel.
Imprint
[S.l.] : Naxos ; Munich, Germany : Distributed by MVD Music and Video Distribution, [1995], p1992.
Performer
The Scholars Baroque Ensemble.
Event
Recorded at the Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London, July 6-9, 1992.