Album · 1995
Messiah
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Messiah: 1. Sinfonia
Messiah
3:39
2
Messiah: 2. Comfort ye my people
Messiah
2:38
3
Messiah: 3. Ev'ry valley shall be exalted
Messiah
3:15
4
Messiah: 4. And the glory of the Lord
Messiah
3:00
5
Messiah: 5. Thus saith the Lord
Messiah
1:31
6
Messiah: 6. But who may abide the day of his coming?
Messiah
4:22
7
Messiah: 7. And he shall purify
Messiah
2:23
8
Messiah: 8. Behold, a virgin shall conceive / 9. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
Messiah
5:51
9
Messiah: 10. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
Messiah
1:49
10
Messiah: 11. The people that walked in darkness
Messiah
3:42
11
Messiah: 12. For unto us a child is born
Messiah
4:15
12
Messiah: 13. Pifa ('Pastoral Symphony')
Messiah
2:47
13
Messiah: 14a. There were shepherds abiding in the field / 14b. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them / 15. And the angel said unto them / 16. And suddenly there was with the angel
Messiah
1:29
14
Messiah: 17. Glory to God
Messiah
2:02
15
Messiah: 18. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
Messiah
4:10
16
Messiah: 19. Then shall the eyes of the blind
Messiah
0:29
17
Messiah: 20. He shall feed his flock
Messiah
5:02
18
Messiah: 21. His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light
Messiah
2:31
19
Messiah: 22. Behold the Lamb of God
Messiah
3:04
20
Messiah: 23. He was despised
Messiah
10:52
Disc 2
1
Messiah: 24. Surely, He hath borne our griefs
Messiah
2:03
2
Messiah: 25. And with His stripes we are healed
Messiah
1:51
3
Messiah: 26. All we like sheep have gone astray
Messiah
4:04
4
Messiah: 27. All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn
Messiah
0:43
5
Messiah: 28. He trusted in God
Messiah
2:25
6
Messiah: 29. Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
Messiah
5:18
7
Messiah: 33. Lift up your heads, O ye gates
Messiah
3:07
8
Messiah: 34. Unto which of the angels said He at any time
Messiah
0:17
9
Messiah: 35. Let all the angels of God worship Him
Messiah
1:29
10
Messiah: 36. Thou art gone up on high
Messiah
3:10
11
Messiah: 37. The Lord gave the word
Messiah
1:18
12
Messiah: 38. How beautiful are the feet
Messiah
2:03
13
Messiah: 39. Their sound is gone out
Messiah
1:32
14
Messiah: 40. Why do the nations so furiously rage together?
Messiah
2:45
15
Messiah: 41. Let us break their bonds asunder
Messiah
1:57
16
Messiah: 42. He that dwelleth in heaven
Messiah
2:18
17
Messiah: 44. Hallelujah
Messiah
4:12
18
Messiah: 45. I know that my Redeemer liveth
Messiah
6:06
19
Messiah: 46. Since by man came death
Messiah
2:04
20
Messiah: 47. Behold, I tell you a mystery
Messiah
9:00
21
Messiah: 49. Then shall be brought to pass
Messiah
0:17
22
Messiah: 50. O death, where is thy sting?
Messiah
1:04
23
Messiah: 51. But thanks be to God
Messiah
2:08
24
Messiah: 52. If God be for us
Messiah
4:41
25
Messiah: 53. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
Messiah
7:30
Disc 3
1
Sir David Willcocks greets the choir and orchestra
Messiah
0:45
2
Instructions for the first sections of the night
Messiah
1:13
3
"Organ A" tune up; "Shepherds abiding in the field" "Glory to God"
Messiah
4:57
4
Instructions for a "retake"
Messiah
3:44
5
Sir David's style and humor are evident as he rehearses the choir "All we like sheep"
Messiah
14:30
6
Continued practice on a very difficult section for the men
Messiah
8:15
7
"Worthy is the Lamb," take one.
Messiah
8:18
8
Working on "Worthy is the Lamb."
Messiah
1:17
9
Preparing for another take.
Messiah
1:18
10
Compliments to the choir for their concentration
Messiah
0:48
11
Preparing for a new section, "For unto us..."
Messiah
2:16
12
Further preparation and rehearsal
Messiah
9:17
13
Sir David on the phone with John Mosely
Messiah
0:54
14
Preparing for a new take
Messiah
5:21
15
"Are you ready, John?" The Hallelujah Chorus
Messiah
5:16
In print
First pressed 1995, still pressed 2001 — 4 pressings.