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HANDEL, G.F.: Messiah (Sung in German) (Koch)


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Disc 1

Messiah, HWV 56 (Sung in German)- 02:29:52
1 Part I: Sinfonia 00:04:45
2 Part I: Recitative: Comfort ye my people (Tenor) 00:02:35
3 Part I: Aria: Every valley shall be exalted (Tenor) 00:03:34
4 Part I: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed (Chorus) 00:03:48
5 Part I: Recitative: Thus saith the Lord (Bass) 00:01:36
6 Part I: Aria: But who may abide the day of His coming (Counter-tenor) 00:04:34
7 Part I: And He shall purify the sons of Levi (Chorus) 00:02:43
8 Part I: Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Alto) 00:00:22
9 Part I: Aria: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto) 00:04:26
10 Part I: Aria: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Chorus) 00:01:58
11 Part I: Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Bass) 00:02:16
12 Part I: Aria: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light (Bass) 00:03:05
13 Part I: For unto a child is born (Chorus) 00:04:46
14 Part I: Pifa 00:03:06
15 Part I: Recitative: There were shepherds abiding in the field (Soprano) 00:01:49
16 Part I: Glory to God in the highest (Chorus) 00:02:01
17 Part I: Aria: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Soprano) 00:04:20
18 Part I: Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (Alto) 00:00:24
19 Part I: Aria: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd (Alto, Soprano) 00:04:56
20 Part I: His yoke is easy, His burthen is light (Chorus) 00:03:44
21 Part II: Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus) 00:03:34
22 Part II: Aria: He was despised and rejected of men (Alto) 00:08:47
23 Part II: Surely, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows (Chorus) 00:02:00

Disc 2

Messiah, HWV 56 (Sung in German)- 02:29:52
1 Part II: And with His stripes we are healed (Chorus) 00:02:12
2 Part II: All we like sheep have gone astray (Chorus) 00:04:30
3 Part II: Recitative: All they that see Him Laugh Him to scorn (Tenor) 00:00:34
4 Part II: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Chorus) 00:02:39
5 Part II: Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (Tenor) 00:01:47
6 Part II: Arioso: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto His sorrow! (Tenor) 00:01:22
7 Part II: Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living (Tenor) 00:00:25
8 Part II: Aria: But thou didst not leave His soul in Hell (Tenor) 00:02:25
9 Part II: Lift up your heads (Chorus) 00:03:13
10 Part II: Recitative: Unto which of the angels said He at any time (Tenor) 00:00:16
11 Part II: Let all the angels of God worship Him (Chorus) 00:01:24
12 Part II: Aria: Thou art gone up high (Counter-tenor) 00:03:08
13 Part II: The Lord gave the word (Chorus) 00:01:22
14 Part II: Duet: How beautiful are the feet of Him that bringeth glad tidings of salvation (Soprano, Counter-tenor) 00:02:08
15 Part II: Their sound is gone out into all lands (Chorus) 00:01:30
16 Part II: Aria: Why do the nations so furiosly rage together (Bass) 00:02:50
17 Part II: Let us break their bonds asunder (Chorus) 00:01:46
18 Part II: Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn (Tenor) 00:00:12
19 Part II: Aria: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (Tenor) 00:02:03
20 Part II: Hallelujah! (Chorus) 00:04:06
21 Part III: Aria: I know that my Redeemer liveth (Soprano) 00:06:06
22 Part III: Since by man came death (Chorus) 00:02:17
23 Part III: Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (Bass) 00:00:39
24 Part III: Aria: The trumpet shall sound (Bass) 00:10:00
25 Part III: Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written (Counter-tenor) 00:00:16
26 Part III: Duet: O Death, where is thy sting (Counter-tenor, Tenor) 00:01:07
27 Part III: But thanks be to God (Chorus) 00:02:23
28 Part III: Aria: If God be for us, who can be against us? (Soprano) 00:05:00
29 Part III: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain (Chorus) 00:03:36
30 Part III: Amen (Chorus) 00:03:27