Handel - Messiah (Stephen Layton)

Stephen Layton
Polyphony choir
Britten Sinfonia

Soprano: Julia Doyle
Countertenor: Iestyn Davies
Tenor: Allan Clayton
Bass: Andrew Foster-Williams

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~Part 1~
0:00 Symphony
3:23 Recit. Comfort ye, my people
6:08 Aria. Every valley shall be exalted
9:14 Chorus. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed
12:04 Recit. Thus saith the Lord of hosts
13:25 Aria. But who may abide?
17:38 Chorus. And he shall purify the sons of Levi
20:14 Recit. Behold, a virgin shall conceive
20:37 Aria with chorus. O thou that tellest good tidings
25:38 Recit. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
27:42 Aria. The people that walked in darkness
31:40 Chorus. For unto us a child is born
35:28 Pifa. 'Pastoral Symphony'
36:23 Recit. There were shepherds, abiding in the field
36:50 Recit. And the angel said unto them, fear not
37:15 Recit. And suddenly there was with the angel
37:32 Chorus. Glory to God in the highest
39:24 Aria. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
43:32 Recit. Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened
43:56 Aria. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd
48:51 Chorus. His yoke is easy and his burthen is light

~Part 2
51:06 Chorus. Behold the Lamb of God
53:48 Aria. He was despised and rejected of men
1:04:27 Chorus. Surely he hath borne our griefs
1:06:18 Chorus. And with his stripes we are healed
1:08:10 Chorus. All we like sheep have gone astray
1:12:13 Recit. All they that see him laugh him to scorn
1:12:57 Chorus. He trusted in God that he would deliver him
1:15:11 Recit. Thy rebuke hath broken his heart
1:17:05 Aria. Behold and see if there be any sorrow
1:18:25 Recit. He was cut off out of the land of the living
1:18:38 Aria. But thou didst not leave his soul in hell
1:20:53 Chorus. Lift up your heads, O ye gates
1:23:56 Recit. Unto which of the angels said he at any time?
1:24:09 Chorus. Let all the angels of God worship him
1:25:36 Aria. Thou art gone up on high
1:28:39 Chorus. The Lord gave the word
1:29:37 Aria. How beautiful are the feet of them that preach
1:31:46 Chorus. Their sound is gone out into all lands
1:33:01 Aria. Why do the nations so furiously rage together?
1:35:33 Chorus. Let us break their bonds asunder
1:37:21 Recit. He that dwelleth in heaven shal laugh
1:37:31 Aria. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron
1:39:30 Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth

~Part 3
1:43:14 Aria. I know that my Redeemer liveth
1:49:15 Chorus. Since by man came death
1:51:35 Recit. Behold, I tell you a mystery
1:52:05 Aria. The trumpet shall sound
1:57:54 Recit. Then shall be brought to pass
1:58:09 Aria. O Death, where is thy sting?
1:59:15 Chorus. But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory
2:01:30 Aria. If God be for us, who can be against us?
2:06:24 Chorus. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
2:09:44 Chorus. Amen