Annual live performances of Handel's Messiah at London's St. John's Smith Square with Polyphony and Stephen Layton have become one of the highlights of the musical season. "No one, but no performs Messiah better every year than the choir Polyphony under the conductor Stephen Layton"- the Evening Standard. Note: 2 discs for the price of one.
2 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Recit. Comfort Ye, My People
3 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Aria. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
4 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Chorus. And the Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed
5 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Recit. Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts
6 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Aria. But Who May Abide?
7 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Chorus. And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi
8 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Recit. Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive
9 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Aria with Chorus. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings
10 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Recit. for Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth
11 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Aria. the People That Walked in Darkness
12 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Chorus. for Unto Us a Child Is Born
13 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Pifa. 'Pastoral Symphony'
14 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Recit. There Were Shepherds, Abiding in the Field
15 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Recit. And the Angel Said Unto Them, Fear Not
16 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Recit. And Suddenly There Was with the Angel
17 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Chorus. Glory to God in the Highest
18 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Aria. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion
19 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Recit. Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened
20 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Aria. He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd
21 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Chorus. His Yoke Is Easy and His Burthen Is Light
22 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Chorus. Behold the Lamb of God
23 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Aria. He Was Despised and Rejected of Men
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1 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Chorus. Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
2 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Chorus. And with His Stripes We Are Healed
3 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Chorus. All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
4 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Recit. All They That See Him Laugh Him to Scorn
5 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Chorus. He Trusted in God That He Would Deliver Him
6 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Recit. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
7 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Aria. Behold and See If There Be Any Sorrow
8 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Aria. But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell
9 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Chorus. Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
10 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Chorus. Let All the Angels of God Worship Him
11 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Aria. Thou Art Gone Up on High
12 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Chorus. the Lord Gave the Word
13 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Aria. How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them That Preach
14 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Chorus. Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands
15 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Aria. Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together?
16 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Chorus. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
17 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Aria. Thou Shalt Break Them with a Rod of Iron
18 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth
19 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3. Aria. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
20 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3. Chorus. Since By Man Came Death
21 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3. Aria. the Trumpet Shall Sound
22 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3. Aria. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
23 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3. Chorus. But Thanks Be to God Who Giveth Us the Victory
24 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3. Aria. If God Be for Us, Who Can Be Against Us?
25 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3. Chorus. Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain
26 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3. Chorus. Amen
27 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Recit. Unto Which of the Angels Said He at Any Time?
28 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Chorus. Let All the Angels of God Worship Him
29 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Aria. Thou Art Gone Up on High
30 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Chorus. the Lord Gave the Word
31 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Aria. How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them That Preach
32 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Aria. Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together?
33 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Chorus. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
34 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Recit. He That Dwelleth in Heaven Shal Laugh
35 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Aria. Thou Shalt Break Them with a Rod of Iron
36 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 2. Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth
37 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3. Aria. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
38 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3. Chorus. Since By Man Came Death
39 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3. Recit. Behold, I Tell You a Mystery
40 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3. Aria. the Trumpet Shall Sound
41 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3. Aria. O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
42 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3. Chorus. But Thanks Be to God Who Giveth Us the Victory
43 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3. Aria. If God Be for Us, Who Can Be Against Us?
44 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3. Chorus. Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain
45 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Part 3. Chorus. Amen
Annual live performances of Handel's Messiah at London's St. John's Smith Square with Polyphony and Stephen Layton have become one of the highlights of the musical season. "No one, but no performs Messiah better every year than the choir Polyphony under the conductor Stephen Layton"- the Evening Standard. Note: 2 discs for the price of one.
