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Messiah HWV 56, Part One
1-1	1. Sinfonia (Grave - Allegro Moderato)	3:22
1-2	2. Accompagnato (Tenor): Comfort Ye My People	3:26
1-3	3. Air (Tenor): Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted	3:32
1-4	4. Chorus: And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed	2:51
1-5	5. Accompagnato (Bass): Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts	1:36
1-6	6. Air (Alto): But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming	4:45
1-7	7. Chorus: And He Shall Purify	2:25
1-8	8. Recitative (Contralto): Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive	0:30
1-9	9. Air (Contralto) And Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings	5:30
1-10	10. Accompagnato (Bass): For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover	3:03
1-11	11. Air (Bass): The People That Walked In Darkness	3:56
1-12	12. Chorus: For Unto Us A Child Is Born	4:04
1-13	13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)	1:11
1-14a	14. Recitative (Soprano): There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field. Accompagnato (Soprano): And Io, The Angel Of The Lord	0:38
1-14b	15. Recitative (Soprano): And The Angel Said Unto Them	0:37
1-14c	16. Accompagnato (Soprano): And Suddenly There Was With The Angel	0:18
1-15	17. Chorus: Glory To God In The Highest	1:58
1-16	18. Air (Soprano): Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion	4:48
1-17	19. Recitative (Contralto): Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind	0:21
1-18	20. Air (Contralto & Soprano): He Shall Feed His Flock	6:09
1-19	21. Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light	2:17
Messiah HWV 56, Part Two
1-20	22. Chorus: Behold The Lamb Of God	3:17
1-21	23. Air (Contralto): He Was Despised	13:16
2-1	24. Chorus: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs	2:28
2-2	25. Chorus: And With His Stripes We Are Healed	1:53
2-3	26. Chorus: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray	3:54
2-4	27. Accompagnato (Tenor): All They That See Him	0:47
2-5	28. Chorus: He Trusted In God	2:33
2-6	29. Accompagnato (Tenor): Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart	1:50
2-7	30. Arioso (Tenor): Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow	2:00
2-8	31. Accompagnato (Soprano): He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land	0:15
2-9	32. Air (Soprano): But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul	2:09
2-10	33. Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates	3:05
2-11	34. Recitative (Tenor). Unto Which Of The Angels	0:12
2-12	35. Chorus: Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him	1:30
2-13	36. Air (Alto): Thou Art Gone Up On High	3:11
2-14	37. Chorus: The Lord Gave The World	1:05
2-15	38. Air (Soprano): How Beautiful Are The Feet	2:37
2-16	39. Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out	1:23
2-17	40. Air (Bass): Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage	2:56
2-18	41. Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Assunder	1:48
2-19	42. Recitative (Tenor): He That Dwelleth In Heaven	0:11
2-20	43. Air (Tenor): Thou Shalt Break Them	2:06
2-21	44. Chorus: Hallelujah	3:57
Messiah HWV 56, Part Three
2-22	45. Air (Soprano): I Know That My Redeemer Liveth	6:42
2-23	46. Chorus: Since By Man Came Death	2:20
2-24	47. Recitative (Bass): Behold, I Tell You A Mystery	0:32
2-25	48. Air (Bass): The Trumpet Shall Sound	8:59
2-26	49. Recitative (Alto): Then Shall Be Brought To Pass	0:17
2-27	50. Duet (Alto & Tenor): O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?	1:03
2-28	51. Chorus: But Thanks Be To God	2:13
2-29	52. Air (Contralto): If God Be For Us	4:41
2-30	53. Chorus: Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain - Amen	7:31

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• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polydor International GmbH
• Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
• Manufactured By – Cinram

Credits

• Alto Vocals [Soloist] – Michael Chance
• Bass Vocals [Choir] – Chris Purves*, Donald Greig, Mark Peterson , Richard Wistreich, Simon Birchall, Simon Grant , Stephen Alder, Stephen Charlesworth
• Bass Vocals [Soloist] – John Tomlinson
• Bassoon – Alastair Mitchell, Alberto Grazzi
• Cello – Christopher Poffley, Suki Towb, Timothy Kraemer
• Cello [Continuo] – Jane Coe
• Choir – The English Concert Choir
• Composed By – George Frideric Handel*
• Contralto Vocals [Choir] – Penny Vickers, Sandra Schultze*
• Contralto Vocals [Soloist] – Anne Sofie Von Otter
• Countertenor Vocals [Choir] – Ashley Stafford, Graeme Curry, Jonathan Kenny*, Nicholas Clapton
• Directed By, Harpsichord – Trevor Pinnock
• Double Bass – Amanda McNamara, Peter McCarthy
• Edited By – Ulrich Vette
• Engineer – Hans-Peter Schweigmann
• Horn – Anthony Halstead, Christian Rutherford
• Libretto By – Charles Jennens
• Liner Notes – Carole Boudreault, Donald Burrows
• Liner Notes [German Translation] – Horst Leuchtmann
• Liner Notes [Italian Translation] – Olimpio Cescatti
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Choir] – Caroline Trevor
• Music Consultant [Keyboard Advisor] – Maurice Cochrane
• Oboe – Anthony Robson, Gail Hennessy, Paul Goodwin , Sophia McKenna
• Orchestra – English Concert
• Organ [Continuo] – Ivor Bolton
• Painting [Cover] – Fra Angelico
• Photography By [Artist Photos] – Clive Barda, Richard Holt
• Producer – Dr. Andreas Holschneider
• Recording Supervisor – Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
• Soprano Vocals [Choir] – Alison Gough, Caroline Ashton, Deborah Roberts , Lucinda Houghton, Nicola Jenkin, Patricia Forbes, Rachel Platt, Sally Dunkley, Tessa Bonner, Twig Hall
• Soprano Vocals [Soloist] – Arleen Auger
• Tenor Vocal [Soloist]s – Howard Crook
• Tenor Vocals [Choir] – Angus Smith, Nicolas Robertson, Paul Tindall, Peter Long, Philip Daggett, Philip Salmon, Simon Davies
• Timpani – Robert Howes
• Trumpet – Michael Harrison , Michael Laird
• Viola – Colin Kitching, Katherine Hart, Rupert Bawden, Trevor Jones
• Violin [1] – Graham Cracknell, Maurice Whitaker, Miles Golding, Pauline Nobes, Simon Standage, Susie Carpenter-Jacobs
• Violin [2] – Alison Cracknell, Frances Turner, Marc Ashley Cooper, Margaret Faultless, Micaela Comberti, Walter Reiter

Notes

℗ 1988 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg.
Recording: 1/1988.
Total Playing Time 1:15:54.
Played on authentic instruments.
Cover: Painting by Fra Angelico (Detail), Church of San Dommenica, Fiesole, Italy.
With 76 pages booklet.
Date of manufactured may be 1996 June 27-28, according to CD1 and CD2 mirror numbers.
MADE IN CANADA.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 28942 36302 1
• Label Code: LC 0113
• Other (CD1 mirror): #960627II
• Other (CD2 mirror): #960628I
• Mastering SID Code (CD1 mirror): 42363021 L382
• Mastering SID Code (CD2 mirror): 42363022 L381
• Mould SID Code (CD1, CD2): IFPI6000
• Other (CD1, CD2): 5
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Other (Booklet printed): 423 630-1/2/4
• Other (Sleeve back printed): AH2
• Other (Sleeve back printed): POL 927

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
423 630-2	George Frideric Handel*, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson , The English Concert And Choir, Trevor Pinnock	George Frideric Handel*, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson , The English Concert And Choir, Trevor Pinnock - Messiah ‎(2xCD, Album)	Archiv Produktion	423 630-2	Germany	1988
427 664-2	George Frideric Handel*, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson , The English Concert And Choir, Trevor Pinnock	George Frideric Handel*, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson , The English Concert And Choir, Trevor Pinnock - Messiah Hwv 56 - Arias And Choruses ‎(CD, Album)	Archiv Produktion	427 664-2	Germany	1988
00289 477 5904	George Frideric Handel*, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson*, The English Concert And Choir, Trevor Pinnock	George Frideric Handel*, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson*, The English Concert And Choir, Trevor Pinnock - Messiah ‎(2xCD, Album, RE, RM)	Archiv Produktion	00289 477 5904	Europe	2006
423 630-5	George Frideric Handel*, The English Concert And Choir, Trevor Pinnock, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson	George Frideric Handel*, The English Concert And Choir, Trevor Pinnock, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson - Messiah - Arias And Choruses ‎(DCC, Album)	Archiv Produktion	423 630-5	Germany	Unknown
423 630-2	George Frideric Handel*, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson , The English Concert And Choir, Trevor Pinnock	George Frideric Handel*, Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson , The English Concert And Choir, Trevor Pinnock - Messiah ‎(2xCD, Album, Club)	Archiv Produktion	423 630-2	US	1988