DISC 1
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
1. Overture
2. Recitative. Comfort Ye My People
3. Aria. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
4. Chorus. And The Glory Of The Lord
5. Recitative. Thus Saith The Lord
6. Aria. But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming?
7. Chorus. And He Shall Purify
8. Recitative. Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive
9. Recitative. For, Behold, A Darkness Shall Cover the Earth
10. Aria. The People That Walked In Darkness
11. Chorus. For Unto Us A Child Is Born
12. Pastoral Symphony
13. Recitative. There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field
14. Chorus. Glory to God
15. Aria. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion
16. Recitative. Then Shall The Eyes… He shall feed
17. Chorus. His Yoke Is Easy, And His Burthen Is Light
DISC 2
1. Chorus. Behold The Lamb Of God
2. Aria. He Was Despised
3. Chorus. Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
4. Chorus. And With His Stripes We Are Healed
5. Chorus. All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
6. Recitative & Chorus: All they that see him.. He trusted in God
7. Recitative. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
8. Arioso. Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow
9. Recitative and Air: He was cut off..But thour didst not leave
10. Chorus. Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
11. Recitative & Chorus: unto which of the angels…Let all the angels of God
12. Air: Thou art gone up on high
13. Chorus: The Lord gave the word
14. Aria. How Beautiful Are The Feet Of Them
15. Chorus. Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands
16. Aria. Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage
17. Chorus. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
18. Recitative & Air: He that dwelleth in heaven..Thou shalt break them
19. Chorus. Hallelujah!
DISC 3
1. Aria. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
2. Chorus. Since By Man Came Death
3. Recitative & Air: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery… The trumpet shall sound
4. Recitiative, Duet & Chorus: Then shall be brought…
5. Aria. If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?
6. Chorus. Worthy Is The Lamb
7. BONUS: Recitative & Arioso: Thy rebuke hath broken…Behold and see (alternative version)
Handel: Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a
8. Sinfonia
9. Chorus: Oh, the pleasure of the plains!
10. Accompagnato: Ye verdant plains & woody mountains (Galatea)
11. Air: Hush, ye pretty warbling choir! (Galatea)
12. Air: Where shall I seek the charming fair? (Acis)
13. Recitative: Stay, shepherd, stay! (Damon)
14. Air: Shepherd, what art thou pursuing? (Damon)
15. Recitative: Lo, here my love (Acis)
16. Air: Love in her eyes sits playing (Acis)
17. Recitative: Oh didst thou know the pains of absent love (Galatea)
18. Air: As when the dove laments her love (Galatea)
19. Duet: Happy, happy we! (Acis & Galatea)
DISC 4
1. Chorus: Wretched lovers!
2. Accompagnato: I rage – I melt – I burn! (Polyphemus)
3. Air: O ruddier than the cherry (Polyphemus)
4. Recitative: Whither, fairest, art thou running (Polyphemus, Galatea)
5. Air: Cease to beauty to be suing (Polyphemus)
6. Would you gain the tender creature (Coridon)
7. Recitative: His hideous love provokes my rage (Acis)
8. Air: Love sounds th’ alarm
9. Air: Consider, fond shepherd
10. Recitative: Cease, oh cease, thou gentle youth
11. Trio: The flocks shall leave the mountains (Galatea, Acis, Polyphemus)
12. Accompagnato: Help, Galatea! Help, ye parent gods! (Acis)
13. Chorus: Mourn, all ye muses
14. Solo & Chorus: Must I Acis still bemoan (Galatea)
15. Recitative: ‘Tis done! Thus I exert my pow’r divine (Galatea)
16. Air: Heart, the seat of soft delight (Galatea)
17. Chorus: Galatea, dry thy tears
18. BONUS: Air: O ruddier than the cherry (Polyphemus) (alternative version)
