Messiah, HWV 56: Part I

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composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:Charles Jennens
Wikidata:Q6821963 [info]
part of:Messiah, HWV 56 (order: 1)
parts:1. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony
2. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
3. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry Valley” (Tenor)
4. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 4. Chorus “And the Glory of the Lord”
5. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 5. Recitative “Thus saith the Lord” (Bass)
6. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 6. Air “But who may abide”
7. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 7. Chorus “And he shall purify”
8. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 8. Recitative “Behold, a virgin shall conceive”
9. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 9. Air “O Thou that tellest good tidings to Zion” (Alto, Chorus)
10. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass)
11. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 11. Air “The people that walked in darkness” (Bass)
12. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For Unto Us a Child Is Born”
13. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
14. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field… And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)
15. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 15. Recitative “And the angel said unto them” (Soprano)
16. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 16. Recitative “And suddenly there was with the angel” (Soprano)
17. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”
18. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
19. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 19. Recitativo “Then shall the eyes of the blind” (Contralto)
20. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 20. Air “He Shall Feed His Flock” (Soprano, Contralto)
21. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy”

Recordings

DateTitleArtistLength
recordings
Highlights from "Messiah" - Part OneGeorg Friedrich Händel27:31