Tracklist

Part I
1-1	Sinfonia	4:08
1-2	Recitativo Accompagnato: Comfort Ye, My People	3:08
1-3	Aria: Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted	3:26
1-4	Coro: And The Glory Of The Lord	2:46
1-5	Recitativo Accompagnato: Thus Saith The Lord	1:30
1-6	Aria: But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming	4:19
1-7	Coro: And He Shall Purify	2:14
1-8a	Recitativo: Behold A Virgin Shall Conceive	6:39
1-8b	Aria: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion
1-8c	Coro: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion
1-9a	Recitativo Accompagnato: For Behold Darkness Shall Cover The Earth	6:00
1-9b	Aria: The People That Walked In Darkness
1-10	Coro: For Unto Us A Child Is Born	3:56
1-11	Pifa-Sinfoia Pastorale	3:02
1-12a	Recitativo: There Were Shepherds	1:26
1-12b	Recitativo Accompagnato: And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord
1-12c	Recitativo: And The Angel Said Unto Them
1-12d	Recitativo Accompagnato: And Suddenly There Was With The Angel
1-13	Coro: Glory To God	1:53
1-14	Aria: Rejoice Greatly	4:10
1-15	Recitativo: Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind	0:28
1-16	Duetto: He Shall Feed His Flock	5:09
1-17	Coro: His Yoke Is Easy	2:08
Part II
1-18	Coro: Behold The Lamb Of God	3:07
1-19	Aria: He Was Despised	9:30
2-1a	Coro: Surely He Hath Born Our Griefs	8:46
2-1b	Coro: And With His Stripes
2-1c	Coro: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
2-2	Recitativo Accompagnato: All They That See Him	0:46
2-3	Coro: He Trusted In God	2:22
2-4	Recitativo Accompagnato: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart	1:44
2-5	Arioso: Behold And See	1:22
2-6a	Recitativo Accompagnato: He Was Cut Off	2:50
2-6b	Aria: But Thou Didn't Not Leave
2-7	Coro: Lift Up Your Heads	3:13
2-8a	Recitativo: Unto Which Of The Angels	1:39
2-8b	Coro: Let All The Angels Of God
2-9	Aria: Thou Art Gone Up On High	3:18
2-10	Coro: The Lord Gave The Word	1:09
2-11	Aria: How Beautiful Are The Feet	2:28
2-12	Coro: Their Sound Is Gone Out	1:32
2-13	Aria: Why Do The Nations?	2:43
2-14	Coro: Let's Break Their Bonds Asunder	1:39
2-15a	Recitativo: He That Dwelleth in Heaven	2:23
2-15b	Aria: Thou Shalt Break Them
2-16	Coro: Hallelujah	3:51
Part III
2-17	Aria: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth	6:16
2-18	Coro: Since By Man Came Death	2:08
2-19	Recitativo Accompagnato: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery	0:37
2-20	Aria: The Trumpet Shall Sound	8:30
2-21a	Recitativo: Then Shall Be Brought To Pass	3:48
2-21b	Duetto: O Death Where Is Thy Sting?
2-21c	Coro: But Thanks Be To God
2-22	Aria: If God Be With Us	4:19
2-23a	Coro: Worthy Is The Lamb	7:10
2-23b	Coro: Amen

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – The Image Bank
• Copyright (c) – Philips
• Made By – PDO, Germany

Credits

• Alto Vocals – Helen Watts
• Bass Vocals – John Shirley-Quirk
• Choir – London Symphony Choir*
• Chorus Master – John Alldis
• Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
• Conductor – Colin Davis*
• Harpsichord – Leslie Pearson
• Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra*
• Organ – Ralph Downes
• Soprano Vocals – Heather Harper
• Tenor Vocals – John Wakefield
• Trumpet – William Lang

Notes

Box includes a booklet with complete English libretto and liner notes
Printed in West Germany
Made in West Germany

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 2894208652 4
• Distribution Code: PG 892
• Matrix / Runout (DISC 1): MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO 420 914-2 01 *
• Matrix / Runout (DISC 2): MADE IN W. GERMANY BY PDO 420 915-2 01 #
• Label Code: LC 0305
• SPARS Code: ADD

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
6747 447	Händel* - Colin Davis* - The London Symphony Orchestra - London Symphony Choir* - Heather Harper - Helen Watts - John Wakefield - John Shirley-Quirk	Händel* - Colin Davis* - The London Symphony Orchestra - London Symphony Choir* - Heather Harper - Helen Watts - John Wakefield - John Shirley-Quirk - Der Messias ‎(3xLP + Box)	Philips	6747 447	Europe	1978
464 452-2	Georg Friedrich Händel - Heather Harper, Helen Watts, John Wakefield, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Choir* And Orchestra*, Sir Colin Davis	Georg Friedrich Händel - Heather Harper, Helen Watts, John Wakefield, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Choir* And Orchestra*, Sir Colin Davis - Der Messias ‎(2xCD)	Philips	464 452-2	Germany	1999
420 865-2	Händel* - Colin Davis* - The London Symphony Orchestra - London Symphony Choir* - Heather Harper - Helen Watts - John Wakefield - John Shirley-Quirk	Händel* - Colin Davis* - The London Symphony Orchestra - London Symphony Choir* - Heather Harper - Helen Watts - John Wakefield - John Shirley-Quirk - Messiah ‎(2xCD, RE, RM + Box, RE, RM)	Philips	420 865-2	US	1987
PHM 3-592	Handel*, Colin Davis* Conducting The London Symphony Orchestra, The London Symphony Choir*	Handel*, Colin Davis* Conducting The London Symphony Orchestra, The London Symphony Choir* - Messiah ‎(3xLP, Mono, Promo + Box)	Philips	PHM 3-592	US	1966
464 703-2	Handel*, Heather Harper, Helen Watts, John Wakefield, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra* & Chorus*, Sir Colin Davis	Handel*, Heather Harper, Helen Watts, John Wakefield, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra* & Chorus*, Sir Colin Davis - Messiah ‎(2xCD, Album, RE)	Decca	464 703-2	Europe	2001

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