INCLUDE 30 PAGE LIBRETTO / ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE Handel
Oratorio "Messiah" complete
Soprano Vocals – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Tenor Vocals – Nicolai Gedda
Trumpet [Solo] – David Mason
Bass Vocals – Jerome Hines
Contralto Vocals – Grace Hoffman
Chorus – Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master – Wilhelm Pitz
Conductor – Otto Klemperer
Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
Tracklist
Messiah
Part One: God's Prophecy
A1aSinfony
A1bRecitative : Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye My People (Tenor)
A1cAria (Andante): Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted (Tenor)
A1dChorus (Allegro): And The Glory Of The Lord
A2aRecitative: Thus Saith The Lord (Bass)
A2bAria : But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming (Bass)
A2cChorus: And He Shall Purify
B1aRecitativ: Behold! A Virgin Shall Conceive (Contralto)
B1bAria (Andante): O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion (Contralto)
B1cChorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion
B2aRecitative : For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth (Bass)
B2bAria (Larghetto): The People That Walked In Darkness (Bass)
B2cChorus (Andante Allegro): For Unto Us A Child Is Born
The Christmas Message
C1aPastoral Synphony
C1bRecitatives: There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Fields (Soprano); And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord Came Upon Them (Soprano); And The Angel Said Unto Them (Soprano); And Sunddenly There Was With The Angel (Soprano
C1cChorus (Allegro, Da Lontano E Un Poco Piano): Glory To God In The Highest
C2Aria (Allegro): Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Os Zion (Soprano)
C3aRecitative: Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind Be Opene'd (Soprano)
C3bAria (Larghetto E Piano): He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd (Soprano)
C3cChorus (Allegro): His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light
Part Two (Christ's Sacrifice And Rejection)
D1Chorus (Largo): Behold The Lamb Of God
D2Aria (Largo): He Was Despised And Rejected Of Men (Contralto)
D3aChorus (Largo E Staccato): Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs
D3bChorus (Alla Breve, Moderato): And With His Stripes We Are Healed
D3cChorus (Allegro Moderato—Adagio): All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray
E1aRecitative (Larghetto): All They That See Him, Laugh Him To Scorn (Tenor)
E1bChorus (Allegro): He Trusted In God
E1cRecitative (Largo): Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (Tenor)
E1dAria (Largo E Piano): Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow (Tenor)
E1eRecitative: He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land Of The Living (Tenor)
E1fAria (Andante Larghetto): But Thou Did'st Not Leave His Soul In Hell (Tenor)
E2aChorus (A Tempo Ordinario): Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates
E2bChorus (Andante Allegro): The Lord Gave The Word
E2cAria (Larghetto): How Beautiful Are The Feet (Soprano)
E2dChorus (A Tempo Ordinario): Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands
E3aAria (Allegro): Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together (Bass)
E3bChorus (Allegro E Staccato): Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
E3cRecitative: He That Dwelleth In Heaven (Tenor)
E3dAria (Andante): Thou Shall Break Them With A Rod Of Iron (Tenor)
F1Chorus (Allegro): Hallelujah!
Part Three (Christ Triumphant)
F2Aria (Larghetto): I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano)
F3aChorus (Grave—Allegro): Since By Man Came Death
F3bRecitative: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery (Bass)
F3cAria (Pomposo, Ma Non Allegro): The Trumpet Shall Sound (Bass)
F3dChorus (Largo—Andante—Larghetto): Worthy Is The Lamb