Georg Friedrich Händel - Heather Harper • Helen Watts • John Wakefield • John Shirley-Quirk • London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus, Sir Colin Davis

Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Notes:

Recording location: London, June 1966 Introductory Notes © Decca Music Group Limited 96kHz 24-Bit Super Digital Transfer Includes 48-page booklet with libretto in French, English, and German. ℗ 1966 Philips Classics, a division of the Decca Music Group Limited © 2001 Philips Classics CD is made in Germany Printed and made in Germany Total timing 144.03

. Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56
. Part I
1-1. 1. Sinfony 4:12
1-2. 2. Accompagnato: Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye My People - Tenor 3:07
1-3. 3. Aria: Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted - Tenor 3:26
1-4. 4. Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord 2:45
1-5. 5. Accompagnato: Thus Saith The Lord - Bass 1:30
1-6. 6. Air: But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming? - Alto 4:20
1-7. 7. Chorus: And He Shall Purify The Sons Of Levi 2:13
1-8. 8. Recitative: Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive - Alto / 9. Air And Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings - Alto 6:40
1-9. 10. Accompagnato: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth - Bass / 11. Air: The People That Walked In Darkness - Bass 6:00
1-10. 12. Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born 3:56
1-11. 13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) 3:01
1-12. 14a. Recitative: There Were Shepherds - Soprano / 14b. Accompagnato: And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord - Soprano / 15. Recitative: And The Angel Said Unto Them - Soprano / 16. Accompagnato: And Suddenly There Was With The Angel - Soprano 1:26
1-13. 17. Chorus: Glory To God In The Highest 1:54
1-14. 18. Air: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion - Soprano 4:12
1-15. 19. Recitative: Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind - Alto 0:27
1-16. 20. Air: He Shall Feed His Flock - Alto, Soprano 5:09
1-17. 21. Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy 2:07
. Part II
1-18. 22. Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God 3:14
1-19. 23. Air: He Was Despised - Alto 9:29
2-1. 24. Chorus: Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs / 25. Chorus: And With His Stripes / 26. Chorus: All We Like Sheep 8:51
2-2. 27. Accompagnato: All They That See Him - Tenor 0:45
2-3. 28. Chorus: He Trusted In God 2:22
2-4. 29. Accompagnato: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart - Tenor 1:44
2-5. 30. Air: Behold, And See - Tenor 1:22
2-6. 31. Accompagnato: He Was Cut Off - Tenor / 32. Air: But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell - Tenor 2:50
2-7. 33. Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads 3:13
2-8. 34. Recitative: Unto Which Of The Angels - Tenor / 35. Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God 1:39
2-9. 36. Air: Thou Art Gone Up On High - Bass 3:18
2-10. 37. Chorus: The Lord Gave The Word 1:09
2-11. 38. Air: How Beautiful Are The Feet - Soprano 2:28
2-12. 39. Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out 1:32
2-13. 40. Air: Why Do The Nations - Bass 2:44
2-14. 41. Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds 1:39
2-15. 42. Recitative: He That Dwelleth In Heaven - Tenor / 43. Air: Thou Shalt Break Them - Tenor 2:22
2-16. 44. Chorus: Hallelujah 3:49
. Part III
2-17. 45. Air: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Soprano 6:24
2-18. 46. Chorus: Since By Man Came Death 2:09
2-19. 47. Accompagnato: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery - Bass 0:37
2-20. 48. Air: The Trumpet Shall Sound - Bass 8:31
2-21. 49. Recitative: Then Shall Be Brought To Pass - Alto / 50. Duet: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? - Alto, Tenor / 541. Chorus: But Thanks Be To God 3:49
2-22. 52. Air: If God Is For Us - Soprano 4:19
2-23. 53. Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb 7:08

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 0 28946 47032 9
Barcode 028946470329
Other 464 704-2
Other 464 705-2
Rights Society BIEM/MCPS
Label Code LC 00305
SPARS Code ADD
Other P M 2
Matrix / Runout 00289 464 704-2 01 + 51089414
Matrix / Runout 00289 464 705-2 01 + 51089417
Mastering SID Code IFPI L002
Mould SID Code IFPI 0132
Mould SID Code IFPI 0115

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