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Messiah: Part I: No. 12. Chorus "For unto us a Child is born"

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Messiah: The 250th Anniversary Performance
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Messiah: Part I: No. 12. Chorus "For unto us a Child is born"

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On Messiah: The 250th Anniversary Performance

1992 · 52 tracks

01Messiah: Part I: Symphony3:03
01Messiah: Part II: No. 25. Accompagnato (Tenor) "All they that see Him"0:42
02Messiah: Part II: No. 26. Chorus "He trusted in God"2:03
02Messiah: Part I: No. 1. Accompagnato (tenor) "Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people"2:36
03Messiah: Part II: No. 27. Accompagnato (Tenor) "Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"1:33
03Messiah: Part I: No. 2. Air (tenor) "Ev'ry valley shall be exalted"3:11
04Messiah: Part I: No. 3. Chorus "And the glory of the Lord"2:51
04Messiah: Part II: No. 28. Arioso (Tenor) "Behold, and see"1:17
05Messiah: Part I: No. 4. Accompagnato (bass) "Thus saith the Lord"1:31
05Messiah: Part II: No. 29. Accompagnato (Tenor) "He was cut off"0:24
06Messiah: Part II: No. 30. Aria (Soprano) "But Thou didst not leave"1:56
06Messiah: Part I: No. 5. Air (alto) "But who may abide the day of His coming"4:21
07Messiah: Part II: No. 31. Chorus "Lift up your heads"2:52
07Messiah: Part I: No. 6. Chorus "And He shall purify the sons of Levi"2:22
08Messiah: Part II: No. 32. Recitative (Tenor) "Unto which of the angels"0:16
08Messiah: Part I: No. 7. Recitative (mezzo-soprano) "Behold, a virgin shall conceive"0:27
09Messiah: Part II: No. 33. Chorus "Let all the angels of God"1:21
09Messiah: Part I: Nos. 8-9. Air (mezzo-soprano) and Chorus "O thou that tellest good tidings"5:16
10Messiah: Part II: No. 34a. Air (Alto) "Thou art gone up on high"3:11
10Messiah: Part I: No. 10. Accompagnato (bass) "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth"3:20
11Messiah: Part II: No. 35. Chorus "The Lord gave the word"1:08
11Messiah: Part I: No. 11. Air (bass) "The people that walked in darkness"2:27
12Messiah: Part I: No. 12. Chorus "For unto us a Child is born"3:50
12Messiah: Part II: No. 36. Air (Soprano) "How beautiful are the feet"2:21
13Messiah: Part II: No. 37a. Arioso (Tenor) "Their sound is gone out"0:58
13Messiah: Part I: No. 13. Pifa, Pastoral symphony1:08
14Messiah: Part II: No. 38. Air (Bass) "Why do the nations"2:52
14Messiah: Part I: No. 14. Recitative (soprano) "There were shepherds", Accompagnato (soprano) "And lo, the angel of the Lord", Recitative (soprano) "And the angel said unto them", Accompagnato (soprano) "And suddenly there was"1:41
15Messiah: Part I: No. 15. Chorus "Glory to God in the highest"1:43
15Messiah: Part II: No. 39. Chorus "Let us break their bonds asunder"1:46
16Messiah: Part I: No. 16. Air (soprano) "Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion"4:29
16Messiah: Part II: No. 40. Recitative (Tenor) "He that dwelleth in heaven"0:14
17Messiah: Part I: No. 17a. Recitative (mezzo-soprano) "Then shall the eyes of the blind"0:28
17Messiah: Part II: No. 41. Air (Tenor) "Thou shalt break them"1:59
18Messiah: Part II: No. 42. Chorus "Hallelujah"3:42
18Messiah: Part I: No. 18a. Duet (mezzo-soprano, soprano) "He shall feed His flock"5:05
19Messiah: Part I: No. 19. Chorus "His yoke is easy"2:11
19Messiah: Part III: No. 43. Air (Soprano) "I know that my Redeemer liveth"5:21
20Messiah: Part II: No. 20. Chorus "Behold the lamb of God"2:30
20Messiah: Part III: No. 44. Chorus "Since by man came death"1:52
21Messiah: Part III: No. 45. Accompagnato (Bass) "Behold, I tell you a mystery"0:31
21Messiah: Part II: No. 21. Air (mezzo-soprano) "He was despised"9:26
22Messiah: Part II: No. 22. Chorus "Surely He hath borne our griefs"1:53
22Messiah: Part III: No. 46. Air (Bass) "The trumpet shall sound"8:29
23Messiah: Part II: No. 23. Chorus "And with His stripes we are healed"1:35
23Messiah: Part III: No. 47. Recitative (Alto) "Then shall be brought to pass"0:18
24Messiah: Part II: No. 24. Chorus "All we like sheep"3:02
24Messiah: Part III: No. 48. Duet (Alto, Tenor) "O death, where is thy sting?"1:09
25Messiah: Part III: No. 49. Chorus "But thanks be to God"2:00
26Messiah: Part III: No. 50. Air (Alto) "If God be for us"4:10
27Messiah: Part III: No. 51. Chorus "Worthy is the Lamb" / "Blessing and honour"2:42
28Messiah: Part III: No. 51. Chorus "Amen"3:25