Immerse yourself in the timeless masterpiece of George Frideric Handel with the release of "Der Messias" on December 10, 2022. This exquisite recording, brought to you by Warner Music Group and X5 Music Group, captures the full grandeur and spiritual depth of Handel's iconic oratorio, "Messiah" (HWV 56). Spanning over two hours and nineteen minutes, this choral and classical gem is a testament to Handel's unparalleled compositional genius.
The album features a meticulously curated selection of scenes and arias from all three parts of "Messiah," showcasing the profound interplay between soloists and chorus. From the stirring opening "Sinfony" to the triumphant "Hallelujah" chorus, each track is a journey through the narrative of redemption and salvation, set to Handel's sublime music. The performances are a celebration of the human voice, with each note resonating with emotion and divine inspiration.
"Der Messias" is not just a recording; it's an experience that invites you to witness the evolution of Handel's musical storytelling. The album's rich tapestry of choral harmonies, solo arias, and orchestral accompaniments offers a profound exploration of faith, hope, and the human spirit. Whether you're a seasoned classical enthusiast or a newcomer to Handel's work, this album promises to be a deeply moving and enriching addition to your music collection.
Tracks
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 1: Sinfony. Grave - Allegro ModeratoGeorge Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 1: Comfort Ye My People (Tenor)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Robert Tear, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 1: Air. Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted (Tenor)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Robert Tear, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 1: And the Glory of the Lord (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 2: Thus Saith the Lord (Bass)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Benjamin Luxon, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 2: Air. But Who May Abide? (Alto)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, James Bowman, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 2: And He Shall Purify (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 3: Recitative. Behold! a Virgin Shall Conceive (Alto)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, James Bowman, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 3: Air. O Thou That Tellest (Alto)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, James Bowman, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 3: O Thou That Tellest (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 3: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth (Bass)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Benjamin Luxon, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 3: Air. The People That Walked in Darkness (Bass)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Benjamin Luxon, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 3: For Unto Us a Child Is Born (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 4: Pifa (Pastoral Symphony). LarghettoGeorge Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 4: Glory to God (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 4: Recitative. There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field (Soprano)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 5: Air. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion (Soprano)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 5: Recitative. Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened (Alto)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, James Bowman, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 5: Duet. He Shall Feed His Flock ... Come Unto Him All Ye That Labour (Soprano & Alto)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, James Bowman, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 Scene 5: His Yoke Is Easy (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 1: Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 1: Air. He Was Despised (Alto)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, James Bowman, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 1: Surely He Has Borne Our Griefs (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 1: And with His Stripes (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 1: All We Like Sheep (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 1: All They That See Him (Tenor)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Robert Tear, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 1: He Trusted in God (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 1: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (Tenor)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Robert Tear, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 1: Air. Behold, and See (Tenor)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Robert Tear, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 2: Recitative. He Was Cut Off (Tenor)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Robert Tear, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 2: Air. But Thou Didst Not Leave (Tenor)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Robert Tear, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 3: Lift up Your Heads (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 4: Recitative. Unto Which of the Angels (Tenor)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Robert Tear, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 4: Let All the Angels of God (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 5: Air. Thou Art Gone Up on High (Alto)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, James Bowman, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 5: The Lord Gave the Word (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 5: Air. How Beautiful Are the Feet (Soprano)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 5: Their Sound Is Gone Out (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 6: Air. Why Do the Nations (Bass)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Benjamin Luxon, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 6: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder (ChorusGeorge Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 6: Recitative. He That Dwelleth in Heaven (Tenor)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Robert Tear, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 7: Air. Thou Shalt Break Them (Tenor)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Robert Tear, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 1: Air. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Hallelujah (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3 Scene 1: Since by Man Came Death (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3 Scene 2: Behold I Tell You a Mystery (Bass)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Benjamin Luxon, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3 Scene 2: Air. The Trumpet Shall Sound (Bass)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Benjamin Luxon, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3 Scene 3: Recitative. Then Shall Be Brought to Pass (Alto)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, James Bowman, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3 Scene 3: Duet. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting (Alto & Tenor)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, James Bowman, Robert Tear, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3 Scene 3: But Thanks Be to God (Chorus)George Frideric Handel, Sir David Willcocks, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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