Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki - Handel: Messiah (2 CD)

Tracklist

1. Messiah, HWV 56: Epigraph "And without Controversy" (0:39)
2. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, I. Sinfonia (3:07)
3. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, II. Accompagnato (Tenor) "Comfort ye, my people, saith your God" (2:55)
4. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, III. Air (Tenor): "Every valley shall be exalted" (3:15)
5. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, IV. Chorus: "And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed" (2:48)
6. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, V. Accompagnato (Bass) "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts" (1:26)
7. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VI. Air (Alto) "But who may abide the day of His coming?" (4:19)
8. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VIIa. Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi" (2:30)
9. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VIIb. Recitative (Alto) "Behold, a virgin shall conceive" (0:28)
10. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, VIII. Air (Alto) "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion", Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion" (5:38)
11. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, IX. Recitative (Bass) "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth" (2:02)
12. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, X. Air (Bass) "The people that walked in darkness" (3:47)
13. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XI. Chorus "For unto us a child is born" (3:48)
14. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIa. Pifa "Pastoral Symphony" (2:48)
15. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIb. Recitative (Soprano) "There were Shepherds abiding in the Field" (0:15)
16. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIIa. Accompagnato (Soprano) "And lo, the Angel of the Lord" (0:16)
17. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIIIb. Recitative (Soprano) "And the Angle said unto them" (0:31)
18. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XIV. Accompagnato (Soprano) "And suddenly there was with the Angel" (0:16)
19. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XV. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest" (1:48)
20. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIa. Air (Soprano) "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion" (4:12)
21. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIb. Recitative (Soprano) "Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened" (0:30)
22. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVII. Duet (Soprano, Alto) "He shall feed His flock like a shepherd" (4:48)
23. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, XVIII. Chorus "His yoke is easy, His burden is light" (2:32)
24. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XIX. Chorus "Behold the lamb of God" (3:11)
25. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XX. Air (Alto) "He was despised and rejected of men" (11:12)

1. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXI. Chorus "Surely, He hath borne our griefs" (1:51)
2. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXII. Chorus "And with His stripes" (1:33)
3. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXIII. Chorus "All we like sheep have gone astray" (3:59)
4. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXIV. Accompagnato (Tenor) "All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn" (0:45)
5. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXV. Chorus "He trusted in God that He would deliver Him" (2:17)
6. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXVI. Accompagnato (Tenor) "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart" (1:46)
7. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXVII. Arioso (Tenor) "Behold and see, if there be any sorrow" (1:47)
8. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXVIII. Accompagnato (Soprano): "He was cut off out of the land of the living" (0:16)
9. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXIX. Air (Soprano) "But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell" (2:11)
10. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXa. Chorus "Lift up your heads, O ye gates" (3:00)
11. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXb. Recitative (Tenor) "Unto which of the angels said He at any time" (0:21)
12. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXI. Chorus "Let all the angels of God worship Him" (1:26)
13. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXII. Air (Soprano) "Thou art gone up on high" (2:52)
14. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIII. Chorus "The Lord gave the world" (1:12)
15. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIVa. Air (Soprano) "How beautiful are the feet of them" (2:18)
16. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVa. Chorus "Their sound is gone out into all lands" (1:44)
17. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVI. Air (Bass) "Why do the nations so furiously rage together" (1:22)
18. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIIa. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder" (1:45)
19. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIIb. Recitative (Tenor) "He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn" (0:12)
20. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXVIII. Air (Tenor) "Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron" (2:06)
21. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XXXIX. Chorus "Hallelujah!" (3:47)
22. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XL. Air (Soprano) "I know that my Redeemer liveth" (5:32)
23. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLI. Chorus "Since by man came death" (2:04)
24. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLII. Accompagnato (Bass) "Behold, I tell you a mystery" (0:39)
25. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLIIIa. Air (Bass) "The trumpet shall sound" (8:50)
26. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLIIIb. Recitative (Alto) "Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written" (0:17)
27. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLIV. Duet (Alto, Tenor) "O Death, where is thy sting?" (1:45)
28. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLV. Chorus "But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory" (2:09)
29. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLVI. Air (Soprano) "If God be for us, who can be against us?" (4:27)
30. Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, XLVII. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain", Chorus "Amen" (7:30)