Album Description
George Frideric Handel’s Messiah needs no introduction. This mighty yet majestic masterpiece is the most popular oratorio ever written and includes, arguably, the most famous chorus of all time—the iconic Hallelujah! Handel was a master chorus writer and for Messiah he certainly pulled out all the stops, placing the choir front and centre throughout.
Although it has become synonymous with Christmas, Messiah was originally written as an Easter offering, bursting onto the stage of the Musick Hall in Dublin in April 1742.
Taken from its Award-winning 2008 complete recording of Messiah (COR16062), this collection from The Sixteen celebrates the wonderful choruses that have given so many singers, both amateur and professional, such joy and inspired an enduring love for this epic work.
Artists
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers
Track Listing
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
1. Symphony
2. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed
3. And he shall purify
4. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
5. For unto us a child is born
6. Glory to God in the highest
7. His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light
8. Behold the Lamb of God
9. Surely he hath borne our griefs
10. And with his stripes we are healed
11. All we like sheep have gone astray
12. He trusted in God that he would deliver him
13. Lift up your heads, O ye gates
14. Let all the angels of God worship him
15. The Lord gave the word
16. Their sound is gone out into all lands
17. Let us break their bonds asunder
18. Hallelujah!
19. Since by man came death
20. But thanks be to God
21. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
22. Amen
