Handel – Messiah (2013) FLAC

Tracklist

CD1:

Première partie
1 Symphony Instrumental 3:15
2 Comfort ye my people Accompagnato (Sébastien Obrecht, ténor) 3:06
3 Ev’ry valley shall be exalted Air (Sébastien Obrecht, ténor) 3:14
4 And the glory of the Lord Chorus 3:14
5 Thus saith the Lord of hosts Accompagnato (Ekkehard Abele, baryton) 1:21
6 But who may abide the day of His coming ? Air (Julien Freymuth, alto) 4:30
7 And he shall purify Chorus 2:28
8 Behold, a virgin shall conceive Recitative (Kathrin Hildebrandt, alto) 5:57
O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion Air (Alessandro Giangrande, alto) and Chorus
9 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth Accompagnato (Manfred Bittner, baryton) 2:24
10 The people that walked in darkness Air (Manfred Bittner, baryton) 3:30
11 For unto us a Child is born Chorus 3:43
12 Pifa Instrumental 3:00
13 There were shepherds abiding in the field Recit., Accomp., Recit. (Tanya Aspelmeier, soprano) 1:15
14 And suddenly there was with angel Accompagnato (Tanya Aspelmeier, soprano) 0:17
15 Glory to God in the highest Chorus 1:50
16 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion Air (Stéphanie Révidat, soprano) 4:16
17 Then shall the eyes of the blind be open’d Recitative (Kathrin Hildebrandt, alto) 5:52
He shall feed his flock Duett (Kathrin Hildebrandt, alto & Aurore Bucher, soprano)
18 His yoke is easy, His burthen is light Chorus 2:08
Deuxième partie (début)
19 Behold the lamb of God Chorus 3:17
20 He was despised Air (Alessandro Giangrande, alto) 9:55
21 Surely, He hath borne our griefs Chorus 1:35
22 And with His stripes we are healed Chorus 1:57

CD2:

Deuxième partie (suite)
1 All we like sheep have gone astray Chorus 3:35
2 All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn Accompagnato (François Rougier, ténor) 0:42
3 He trusted in God Chorus 2:11
4 Thy rebuke hath broken His heart Accompagnato (Henning Kaiser, ténor) 1:40
5 Behold, and see if there be any sorrow Arioso (Henning Kaiser, ténor) 1:50
6 He was cut off out of the land of the living Accompagnato (François Rougier, ténor) 0:18
7 But thou didst not leave His soul in hell Air (Henning Kaiser, ténor) 2:17
8 Lift up your heads Chorus 2:54
9 Unto which of the angels said He at any time Recitative (Sébastien Obrecht, ténor) 1:45
Let all the angels of God worship Him Chorus
10 Thou art gone up on high Air (Julien Freymuth, alto) 3:05
11 The Lord gave the word Chorus 1:97
12 How beautiful are the feet of them Air (Stéphanie Révidat, soprano) 2:11
13 Their sound is gone out into all lands Chorus 1:24
14 Why do the nations so furiously rage together Air (Ekkehard Abele, baryton) 2:37
15 Let us break their bonds asunder Chorus 1:57
16 He that dwelleth in heaven Recitative (François Rougier, ténor) 2:17
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron Air (François Rougier, ténor)
17 Hallelujah Chorus 4:43
Troisième partie
18 I know that my Redeemer liveth Air (Aurore Bucher, soprano) 6:13
19 Since by man came death Chorus 1:55
20 Behold, I tell you a mystery Accompagnato (Matthieu Lécroart, baryton) 0:33
21 The trumpet shall sound Air (Matthieu Lécroart, baryton) 8:46
22 Then shall be brought to pass Recitative (Kathrin Hildebrandt, alto) 1:18
O death, where is thy sting ? Duett (Alessandro Giangrande, alto & Henning Kaiser, ténor)
23 But thanks be to God Chorus 1:51
24 If God be for us who can be against us ? Air (Tanya Aspelmeier, soprano) 4:52
25 Worthy is the lamb that was slain Chorus 8:44

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George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

MESSIAH
Oratorio in Three Parts, HWV 56

La Chapelle Rhénane
Tanya Aspelmeier, Aurore Bucher & Stéphanie Révidat, sopranos
Julien Freymuth, Alessandro Giangrande & Kathrin Hildebrandt, altos
Henning Kaiser, Sébastien Obrecht & François Rougier, ténors
Ekkehard Abele, Manfred Bittner & Matthieu Lécroart, barytons

Guillaume Humbrecht, Sophie Iwamura & Hélène Lacroix, violon 1
Clémence Schaming, Diana Lee & Gabriel Ferry, violon 2
Gilles Deliège & Benjamin Lescoat, violon-alto
Jean-Christophe Marq, violoncelle
Élodie Peudepièce, contrebasse
Florian Léard & Gabriel Hétu, trompettes
Alexandre Avolédo, timbales
Sébastien Wonner, clavecin
Philippe Grisvard, orgue
Direction: Benoît Haller

Recorded live at Theatre Les Gemeaux, Sceaux, 10/2012