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Part One • Première Partie • Erster Teil
1-1	Sinfony (Ouverture)	3:08
1-2	Recitative (Tenor) : Comfort Ye My People	3:03
1-3	Aria (Tenor) : Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted	3:34
1-4	Chorus : And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed	3:04
1-5	Recitative (Bass) : Thus Saith The Lord	1:28
1-6	Air (Bass) : But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming	4:17
1-7	Chorus : And He Shall Purify The Sons Of Levi	2:36
1-8	Recitativo (Alto) : Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive, And Bear A Son	0:20
1-9	Air (Alto) : O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion	3:34
1-10	Chorus : O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion	1:34
1-11	Recitative (Bass) : For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth	1:57
1-12	Air (Bass) : The People That Walked In Darkness Have Seen A Great Light	3:15
1-13	Chorus : For Unto Us A Child Is Born	4:06
1-14	Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)	2:31
1-15a	Recitativo (Soprano) : There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field
1-15b	Recitative (Soprano) : But Lo, The Angel Of The Lord Came Upon Them
1-15c	Recitative (Soprano) : And The Angel Said Unto Them: Fear Not
1-15d	Recitative (Soprano) : And Suddenly There Was With The Angel A Multitude Of The Heav'nly Host	2:31
1-16	Chorus : Glory To God In The Highest	1:54
1-17	Air (Soprano) : Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion	4:24
1-18	Recitative (Soprano) : Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind Be Opened	0:26
1-19	Air (Soprano) : He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd	4:31
1-20	Chorus : His Yoke Is Easy	2:25
Part Two • Deuxiéme Partie • Zweiter Teil
1-21	Chorus : Behold The Lamb Of God, That Taketh Away The Sin Of The World	2:37
1-22	Air (Alto) : He Was Despised And Rejected Of Men	9:43
1-23	Chorus : Surely The Hath Borne Our Griefs And Carried Our Sorrows	1:50
1-24	Chorus : And With His Stripes We Are Healed	2:02
1-25	Chorus : All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray	4:05
2-1	Recitative (Tenor) : All They That See Him Laugh Him To Scorn	0:50
2-2	Chorus : He Trusted In God That He Would Deliver Him	2:29
2-3	Recitative (Soprano) : Thry Rebuke Has Broken His Heart	1:18
2-4	Air (Soprano) : Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow Like Unto His Sorrow	1:29
2-5	Recitative (Soprano) : He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land Of The Living	0:16
2-6	Air (Soprano) : But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell	2:34
2-7	Chorus : Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates	3:08
2-8	Recitative (Tenor) : Unto Which Of The Angels Said He At Any Time	0:20
2-9	Chorus : Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him	1:26
2-10	Air (Alto) : Thou Art Gone Up On High, Thou Hast Led Captivity Captive	2:50
2-11	Chorus : The Lord Gave The Word: Great Was The Company Of The Preachers	1:11
2-12	Air (Soprano) : How Beautiful Are The Feet Of Them That Preach The Gospel Of Peace ... / Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands	4:53
2-13	Air (Bass) : Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together	2:41
2-14	Chorus : Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder	1:50
2-15	Recitative (Tenor) : He That Dwelleth In Heaven Shall Laugh Them To Scorn	0:15
2-16	Air (Tenor) : Thou Shalt Break Them With A Rod Of Iron	2:02
2-17	Chorus : Hallelujah	3:36
Part Three • Troisième Partie • Dritter Teil
2-18	Air (Soprano) : I Know That My Redeemer Liveth	5:10
2-19	Chorus : Since By Man Came Death	2:11
2-20	Recitative (Bass) : Behold, I Tell You A Mystery	0:29
2-21	Air (Bass) : The Trumpet Shall Sound	8:39
2-22	Recitative (Alto) : Then Shall Be Brought To Pass The Saying That Is Written	0:16
2-23	Duetto (Alto, Tenor) : O Death Where Is Thy Sting?	1:55
2-24	Chorus : But Thanks Be To God, Who Giveth Us The Victory	2:20
2-25	Air (Soprano) : If God Is For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?	4:41
2-26	Chorus : Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain	3:34
2-27	Chorus : Amen	3:10

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Erato Disques
• Copyright (c) – Warner Classics & Jazz
• Made By – Cinram GmbH

Credits

• Adapted By (Text) – Charles Jennens
• Alto Vocals – James Bowman
• Art Direction – Kevin Jones
• Bass Vocals – Gregory Reinhart
• Booklet Editor – Sue Baxter
• Choir – The Sixteen
• Chorus Master – Harry Christophers
• Composed By – Handel*
• Conductor, Harpsichord – Ton Koopman
• Liner Notes – David Cairns
• Orchestra – The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
• Producer, Engineer – Adriaan Verstijnen
• Recording Supervisor – Tini Mathot
• Soprano Vocals – Marjanne Kweksilber*
• Tenor Vocals – Paul Elliott

Notes

Messiah - A sacred oratorio, HWV 56
Words compiled from Holy Scripture by Charles Jennens.

Recorded live on 31 August 1983 at the Tempio Malatestiano, Rimini, during the 34th Sagra Musicale Malatestiana, in cooperation with the Comune di Rimini, Azienda Autonoma Soggiorne e Turismo di Rimini, and ATER (Associazione Teatri Emilia Romagna), and in September 1983 at the Holland Festival in Utrecht.

℗ 1985 Erato Disques © 2009 Warner Classics & Jazz. Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company.

Made in the EU.

Slim double jewel case, clear trays, 24-page booklet.

The sung text of Messiah, together with French and German translations, can be found on www.warnerclassicsandjazz.com/sungtexts.php.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Scanned): 825646928262
• Label Code: LC 04281
• Rights Society: GEMA / BIEM
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Matrix / Runout (CD1): [Warner 'W' logo] 256469282-6/1 V01 SEU
• Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI L011
• Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 05L2
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): [Warner 'W' logo] 256469282-6/2 V01 ZOG
• Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI L011
• Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 05L2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
NUM 751303	Handel* • Ton Koopman - Choeur "The Sixteen"* - The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra - Marjanne Kweksilber* - James Bowman - Paul Elliott - Gregory Reinhart	Handel* • Ton Koopman - Choeur "The Sixteen"* - The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra - Marjanne Kweksilber* - James Bowman - Paul Elliott - Gregory Reinhart - The Messiah ‎(3xLP, Album + Box)	Erato	NUM 751303	France	1985
09.575130.94, NUM 751303	Handel* - Marjanne Kweksilber* / James Bowman / Paul Elliott / Gregory Reinhart, Choeur "The Sixteen"*, The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra - Ton Koopman	Handel* - Marjanne Kweksilber* / James Bowman / Paul Elliott / Gregory Reinhart, Choeur "The Sixteen"*, The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra - Ton Koopman - The Messiah ‎(3xLP + Box)	Erato, Erato	09.575130.94, NUM 751303	Portugal	1985