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Messiah

Haendel Georg Friedrich | Cleobury Stephen

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2h 34m 24s
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Handel 1742 Messiah Stephen Cleobury Academy of Ancient Music The Choir of King’s College Cambridge
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George Frideric Handel [Georg Friedrich Händel] Messiah Oratorio composed in 1741, some individual movements revised and recomposed between 1742 and 1754. Première charity concert Dublin April 14th 1742 , from 1750 was established the annual charity performances of Messiah at London's Foundling Hospital, which continued until Handel's death and beyond. Academy of Ancient Music conducted Stephen Cleobury The Choir of King's College, Cambridge 2009 Singers: Ailish Tynan, Allan Clayton, Alice Coote, Matthew Rose Part I: Isaiah's prophecy of salvation, The coming judgment, The prophecy of Christ's birth, The annunciation to the shepherds, Christ's healing and redemption 0:00:00 Sinfony 0:03:52 Air: Comfort ye, My people (Isaiah 40: 1-3) 0:06:47 Air: Ev'ry Valley shall be exalted (Isaiah 40: 4) 0:10:08 Chorus: And the glory of the Lord (Isaiah 40: 5) 0:14:29 Air: But who may abide (Malachi 3: 2) 0:19:00 Chorus: And He shall purify the sons of Levi (Malachi 3: 3) 0:22:06 Air: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Isaiah 40: 9) 0:33:13 Chorus: For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9: 6) 0:37:20 Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) 0:41:41 Chorus: Glory to God (Luke 2: 14) 0:43:40 Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion (Zecharaiah 9: 9-10) 0:48:44 Air: He shall feed his flock (Isaiah 40: 11) 0:54:00 Chorus: His yoke is easy (Matthew 11: 30) Part II: Christ's Passion, Christ's Death and Resurrection, Christ's Ascension, The beginnings of Gospel preaching, The world's rejection of the Gospel, God's ultimate victory 0:56:40 Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world. (John 1: 29) 0:59:23 Air: He was despised (Isaiah 53: 3) 1:11:05 Chorus: Surely he hath borne...Chorus: And with his (Isaiah 53: 4-5) 1:14:41 Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray (Isaiah 53: 6) 1:19:10 Chorus: He trusted in God (Psalm 22: 8) 1:25:22 Air: But thou didst not leave his soul in hell (Psalm 16: 10) 1:27:20 Chorus: Lift up your heads (Psalm 24: 7-10) 1:32:52 Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship Him (Hebrews 1: 6) 1:34:24 Air: Thou art gone up on High (Psalm 68: 18) 1:37:33 Chorus: The Lord gave the word; great was the company of the preachers. (Psalm 68: 11) 1:38:40 Air: How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things (Isaiah 52: 7; Romans 10: 15) 1:41:05 Chorus: Their sound is gone out (Romans 10: 18; Psalm 19: 4) 1:42:38 Air: Why do the nations...Let us break their bonds asunder (Psalm 2: 1-2) 1:47:30 Air: Thou shalt break them (Psalm 2: 9) 1:49:34 Chorus: Hallelujah: for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth (Revelation 19: 6) Part III: The promise of eternal life, The Day of Judgment, The final conquest of sin, The acclamation of the Messiah 1:53:43 Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at th