LES ARTS FLORISSANTS Messiah 2CD 3149020940679

1-1 Sinfonia 1-2 Recitative "Comfort Ye, My People, Saith Your God" 1-3 Air "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted" 1-4 Chorus "And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed" 1-5 Recitative "Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts" 1-6 Air "But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming?" 1-7 Chorus "And He Shall Purify The Sons Of Levi" 1-8 Recitative "Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive" - Air "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion" - Chorus "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion, Arise" 1-9 Recitative "For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth" - Air "The People That Walked In Darkness" 1-10 Chorus "For Unto Us A Child Is Born" 1-11 Pastoral Symphony 1-12 Recitative "There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field" - Recitative "And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord Came Upon Them" - Recitative "And The Angel Said Unto Them: Fear Not, For Behold" - Chorus "Glory To God In The Highest" 1-13 Air "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion" 1-14 Recitative "Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind Be Opened" - Air "He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd" 1-15 Chorus "His Yoke Is Easy, And His Burthen Is Light" 1-16 Chorus "Behold The Lamb Of God" 1-17 Air "He Was Despised And Rejected Of Man" 1-18 Chorus "Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs" - Chorus "All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray" 2-1 Recitative "All They That See Him Laugh Him To Scorn" - Chorus "He Trusted In God That He Would Deliver Him" 2-2 Recitative "Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart" - Air "Behold And See If There Be Any Sorrow" - Recitative "He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land Of The Living" 2-3 Air "But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell" 2-4 Chorus "Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates" 2-5 Rectitative "Unto Which Of The Angels Said He At Any Time" - Chorus "Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him" 2-6 Air "Thou Art Gone Up On High" 2-7 Chorus "The Lord Gave The World" 2-8 Air "How Beautiful Are The Feet Of Them" 2-9 Chorus "Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands" 2-10 Air "Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together" 2-11 Chorus "Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder" 2-12 Recitative "He That Dwelleth In Heaven Shall Laugh Them To Scorn" - Air "Thou Shalt Break Them With A Rod Of Iron" 2-13 Chorus "Hallelujah!" 2-14 Air "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth" 2-15 Chorus "Since By Man Came Death" 2-16 Recitative "Behold, I Tell You A Mystery" - Air "The Trumpet Shall Sound" 2-17 Recitative "Then Shall Be Brought To Pass The Saying That Is Written" - Duet "O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?" - Chorus "But Thanks Be To God Who Giveth Us The Victory" 2-18 Air "If God Be For Us, Who Can Ge Against Us?" 2-19 Chorus "Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain" 2-20 Chorus "Amen" Alto Vocals - Andreas Scholl Bass Vocals - Nathan Berg Choir - Les Arts Florissants Orchestra - Les Arts Florissants Soprano Vocals - Barbara Schlick, Sandrine Piau Tenor Vocals - Mark Padmore