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| 1930-09-11 | Messiah: He was despised | | Marian Anderson | 4:45 |
| 1952 | Messiah: He Was Despisèd | | Kathleen Ferrier, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | 6:43 |
| 1959-06-15 – 1959-06-19 | Messiah, HWV 56: He was despised (Alto) | | Marjorie Thomas, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent | 6:00 |
| 1961-04 | Messiah: He was despised | | Wiener Philharmoniker, Hans Gillesberger | 11:13 |
| 1966-06 | Messiah: Part II, No. 21 Air "He was despised" | | Helen Watts, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis | 9:30 |
| 1970-07 | Messiah: Part II No. 23 He was despised (alto air) | | Yvonne Minton, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary | 10:55 |
| 1972-11 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. Air: “He was despised” (alto) | | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Richter | 12:45 |
| 1974 | Le Messie: n° 21 - Aria d'alto | | Helen Watts, English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard | ?:?? |
| 1976-07 | Messiah, Part 2: No. 23. Air alto: He was despised" | | Anna Reynolds, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 11:17 |
| 1979 | Contralto Aria / He Was Despised | | Alfreda Hodgson, London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Alldis | 4:55 |
| 1982-02-13 – 1982-02-14 | He was despised / Air, countertenor | | Paul Esswood, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Anders Öhrwall | 10:55 |
| 1982-11 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, 20. “He was despised” – Aria | | Charles Brett, Catherine Robbin, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner | 10:12 |
| 1982-11 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: XXIII: Air "He was despised and rejected of men" (alto) | | Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 11:55 |
| 1983-12-18 – 1983-12-20 | Messiah: 23. He Was Despised | | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus, Robert Shaw | 10:53 |
| 1984-05-24 – 1984-07-19 | Der Messias: No. 20 Arie | | Brigitte Fassbaender, Radio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Sir Neville Marriner | 9:06 |
| 1986-12-16 – 1986-12-20 | Messiah: Part II. XXIII. Contralto aria "He was despised and rejected of men" | | Orchestra of The Sixteen, Harry Christophers | 10:32 |
| 1986-12-22 – 1986-12-23 | Messiah: Part II. Arit "He was despised" | | Florence Quivar, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis | 12:22 |
| 1988-04 | Messiah: Part II: He Was Despised | | Margaret Cable, Taverner Choir, Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott | 11:47 |
| 1991-01-11 – 1991-01-17 | Messiah: Part II: 23. He Was Despised | | Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox | 12:21 |
| 1992-12-16 – 1993-03-16 | Messiah: He was despised and rejected | | The Brandenburg Consort, Stephen Cleobury | 10:37 |
| 1994 | Messiah: Part II. Aria "He was despised" (alto) | | Hilary Summers, The Brandenburg Consort, Stephen Cleobury | 9:51 |
| 1996-05-05 – 1996-05-12 | Messiah: Part Two: Scene One: No. 23. Air for Alto | | Sarah Bleasdale, Trinity Church Orchestra, Owen Burdick | 9:09 |
| 1996-12 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene I. Song "He was despised" | | Bernarda Fink, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh | 12:11 |
| 1996-12 | Messiah: Air. He was despised | | Yoshikazu Mera, Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki | 11:11 |
| 1997-09-18 – 1997-09-20 | Aria: He Was Despised (Contralto) | | Catherine Wyn‐Rogers, BBC Philharmonic, Harry Christophers | 11:09 |
| 1999 | Messiah: Part 2. Air (alto): He was despised | | Ulla Kudsk Jensen, Akademisk Orkester, Morten Topp | 10:28 |
| 2004-04-25 | He was despised | live | The Lagos City Chorale & Orchestra conducted by Emeka Nwokedi | 12:01 |
| 2004-12-17 – 2004-12-21 | Air: He was despised | live | Arnold Schönberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | 10:44 |
| 2006-01 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air "He was despised and rejected of men" | | Patricia Bardon, Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs | 10:42 |
| 2006-05-01 – 2006-05-04 | Messiah: Air: He was despised | | Clare Wilkinson, Dunedin Consort, John Butt | 11:30 |
| 2006-12-10 – 2006-12-12 | Messiah: Part II. XXIII. Alto "He was despised" | live | London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis & Sara Mingardo | 9:56 |
| 2006 | Ārija He Was Despised no oratorijas Mesija | | Sergejs Jēgers | 9:37 |
| 2008-12-22 – 2008-12-23 | Messiah: Part 2: Aria: He was despised and rejected of men (alto) | | Iestyn Davies, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton | 10:36 |
| 2016-12-20 – 2016-12-22 | Messiah HWV 56: Part II: No. 23: Air “He was despised” | | Anthea Pichanick, Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet | 7:22 |
| 2017-12-18 – 2017-12-19 | The Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Air "He Was Despised" | live | Damien Guillon, Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall | 9:55 |
| 21. Aria (Alto/Alt) : He Was Despised And Rejected Of Men | | Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman | 9:38 |
| Air (Alto): He Was Despised | | Daniel Taylor, Barockorchester Stuttgart, Frieder Bernius | 10:18 |
| Air (Contralto): "He Was Despised..." | | Handel | 9:46 |
| He was despised | | Apollo’s Fire, Jeannette Sorrell | 9:00 |
| He Was Despised | | Apollo’s Fire & Jeannette Sorrell | 8:57 |
| He Was Despised | | [unknown] | 9:37 |
| He Was Despised | | Shirley Minty, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Don Jackson | 4:49 |
| He Was Despised | | Wayne Watson | 4:09 |
| He Was Despised | | Martha Lipton, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy | 6:05 |
| He was despised - Aria | | Hanna Schwarz, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Colin Davis | 10:26 |
| He was despised and rejected of Men | | American Bach Soloists, Jeffrey Thomas | 10:12 |
| He Was Despised and Rejected of Men | | Georg Friedrich Händel | 4:40 |
| He Was Despised and Rejected of Men | | George Frideric Handel, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra & Oregon Bach Festival Choir | 9:51 |
| Le Messie : "He Was Despised" | | Alfred Deller, Philharmonia Orchestra, George Weldon | 6:45 |
| Le Messie Part 2: No. 21. Aria: He was despised | | Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras | 12:34 |
| Messiah Aria | | Jochen Kowalski, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 9:19 |
| Messiah Part 2, no. 23: Song - He Was Despised | | George Frideric Handel, Christopher Hogwood & Academy of Ancient Music | 10:20 |
| Messiah, HWV 56 Pt. 2: He Was Despised | | English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | 12:27 |
| Messiah, HWV 56, Part 2: "He was despised" (Alto) | | Emmanuelle Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée | 10:11 |
| Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 (1742 Version): No. 23, He Was Despised and Rejected of Men | | Benno Schachtner, Gaechinger Cantorey, Hans-Christoph Rademann | 10:49 |
| Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: “He Was Despised” | | Kathleen Ferrier, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | 6:43 |
| Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: He was despised and rejected of men - Air | | Orchestra of The Sixteen, Harry Christophers | 11:34 |
| Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 23, He Was Despised and Rejected of Men | | Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Justin Doyle | 10:08 |
| Messiah, HWV 56: “He was despised and rejected of men” | | Lorraine Hunt, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan | 11:09 |
| Messiah, HWV 56: 21. Aria: "He Was Despised" | | Charles Humphries, Academy of London, Peter Marschik | 5:26 |
| Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XX. Air (Alto) "He was despised and rejected of men" | | Yoshikazu Mera, Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki | 11:12 |
| Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, XX. Air (Alto) "He was despised and rejected of men" | | Andreas Scholl, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 11:11 |
| Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Aria: He was despised and rejected of men (Alto) | | Scholars Baroque Ensemble | 11:16 |
| Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. "He was despised" | | Carolyn Watkinson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood | 10:20 |
| Messiah, HWV 56: XXIII. Air (Contralto) "He Was Despised" | | La Chapelle Rhénane, Benoît Haller | 9:55 |
| Messiah, HWV 56: XXIII. Air (Contralto) "He Was Despised" | | Anne Sofie von Otter, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock | 13:15 |
| Messiah, HWV56 - highlights: No. 23 (Alto) He was despised | | Alexandra Sherman, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker | 4:48 |
| Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: He Was Despised | | Smithsonian Concerto Grosso, Antal Doráti | 9:34 |
| Messiah, Part II. "He was despised" | | The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter | 9:33 |
| Messiah: "He Was Despised" | | Dame Janet Baker | 12:39 |
| Messiah: 23. He was despised | | Martha Lipton, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy | 5:17 |
| Messiah: Air: He was despised and rejected of men (alto) | | Grace Hoffman, Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer | 10:07 |
| Messiah: Air. Mezzo-soprano: 'He was despised and rejected of men'. Largo | | Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis | 5:12 |
| Messiah: Część Druga: He was despised | | La Tempesta, Jakub Burzyński | 10:09 |
| Messiah: He was despised | | Musica Sacra, Richard Westenburg | 5:07 |
| Messiah: He was despised | | Norma Procter, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | 12:51 |
| Messiah: He was despised | | Aafje Heynis | 11:13 |
| Messiah: He was Despised | | Norma Procter, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | 5:49 |
| Messiah: He Was Despised | | Royal Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | 9:18 |
| Messiah: He Was Despised | | James Bowman, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir David Willcocks | 11:12 |
| Messiah: He Was Despised | | London Handel Orchestra, Martin Neary | 10:08 |
| Messiah: He Was Despised (Air - Altus) | | New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein | 6:17 |
| Messiah: He Was Despised and Rejected | | Linda Finnie, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, George Malcolm | 5:32 |
| Messiah: He was despised and rejected of men | | Helen Watts, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Süsskind | 5:36 |
| Messiah: He was despised and rejected of men | | Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Helmuth Rilling | 9:51 |
| Messiah: II, No. 2: Air "He was despised" | | Alice Coote, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury | 11:42 |
| Messiah: No. 23 Air: He Was Despised (De Capo) | | Alexandra Sherman, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker | 4:49 |
| Messiah: Part II, He was despised | | Lorraine Hunt, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan | 11:14 |
| Messiah: Part II, no. 2: He was despised and rejected of men | | Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom | 12:21 |
| Messiah: Part II. Air "He was despised and rejected of men" | | William Christie, Les Arts Florissants | 11:06 |
| Messiah: Part Two: Aria (Mezzo-Soprano): He Was Despised | | The Choir & Orchestra of Pro Christe, Timothy Dean | 12:12 |
| No. 23 - Air "He was despised" | | Grace Bumbry, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | 12:23 |
| Part II: Air - “He Was Despised” | | Norma Procter, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent | 5:37 |
| Part Two, Air: He was despised | | Catherine Robbin, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman | 8:25 |
| Second Part: Air (He was despised) | | Collegium 1704, Václav Luks | 9:26 |
| The Messiah, Part 2 (No. 23): Air (Alto), He was despised | | Alexandra Sherman, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker | 10:31 |
| The Messiah, Part 2 (Nos. 23-27): Aria, He was despised | | Scholars Baroque Ensemble | 11:16 |
| The Messiah: Air: He Was Despised | | Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw | 12:21 |
