Handel. Messiah. LSO. Sir Colin Davis (2CD)

Harper · Watts · Wakefield · Shirley-Quirk London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Sir Colin Davis

CD 1: Handel: Messiah

George Frideric Handel (1685 1759) Messiah, HWV 56

Pt. 1

1. Symphony 4:08

London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

2. "Comfort ye, My people" 3:08

3. "Ev'ry Valley shall be exalted" 3:26

John Wakefield, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

4. "And The Glory Of The Lord" 2:46

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

5. "Thus saith the Lord" 1:30

John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

6. "But who may abide the day of his coming" 4:19

Helen Watts, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

7. "And He Shall Purify The Sons Of Levi" 2:14

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

8. "Behold, a virgin shall conceive" 6:39

Helen Watts, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

9. " For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth...The People That Walked In Darkness" 6:00

John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

10. "For Unto Us A Child Is Born" 3:56

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

11. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) 3:02

London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

12. "There were shepherds... And lo, the angel of the Lord...And the angel said unto them...And suddenly" 1:26

Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

13. "Glory to God in the highest" 1:53

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

14. "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion" 4:10

Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

15. "Then shall the eyes of the blind" 0:28

Helen Watts, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

16. " He shall feed his flock" 5:09

Heather Harper, Helen Watts, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

17. "His Yoke Is Easy" 2:08

Pt. 2

18. "Behold The Lamb Of God" 3:07

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

19. "He Was Despised" 9:30

Helen Watts, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

Total Playing Time 1:08:59

CD 2: Handel: Messiah

George Frideric Handel (1685 1759) Messiah, HWV 56

Pt. 2

1. "Surely He hath borne...And with His stripes ...All we like sheep" 8:46

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

2. "All they that see Him" 0:47

John Wakefield, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

3. "He trusted in God" 2:22

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

4. "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart" 1:44

5. "Behold and see" 1:22

John Wakefield, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

6. "He was cut off...But Thou didst not leave his soul in Hell" 2:50

Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis, John Wakefield

7. "Lift Up Your Heads" 3:14

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

8. "Unto Which Of The Angels...Let All The Angels" 1:39

John Wakefield, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis, London Symphony Chorus

9. "Thou Art Gone Up On High" 3:18

Helen Watts, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis, John Shirley-Quirk

10. "How Beautiful Are The Feet" 1:09

Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

11. "Their Sound Is Gone Out" 2:28

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

12. "Why do the nations so furiously rage together?" 1:32

John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

13. "Let us break their bonds asunder" 2:43

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

14. "He That Dwelleth In Heaven...Thou Shalt Break Them" 1:39

John Wakefield, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

15. "Hallelujah" 2:23

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

Pt. 3

16. "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth" 3:51

Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

17. "Since By Man Came Death" 6:16

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

18. "Behold, I tell you a mystery" 2:08

19. "The trumpet shall sound" 0:37

John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

20. "Then shall be brought" / "O death were is thy sting" / "But thanks be to God" 8:30

Helen Watts, John Wakefield, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

Pt. 2

21. "The Lord Gave The Word" 3:48

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

Pt. 3

22. "If God Be For Us" 4:19

Heather Harper, Helen Watts, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

23. "Worthy is the Lamb... Amen" 7:10

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

Total Playing Time 1:14:35