Handel: Messiah - Highlights

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1. Accompagnato: Comfort ye, My people [Messiah / Part 1]

02:22

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Tenor Vocalist: Anthony Rolfe Johnson - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Composer: George Frideric Handel

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2. Air: Ev'ry Valley shall be exalted [Messiah / Part 1]

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Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Tenor Vocalist: Anthony Rolfe Johnson - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Composer: George Frideric Handel

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3. Chorus: And the glory of the Lord [Messiah / Part 1]

02:43

Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Choir: Monteverdi Choir - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Composer: George Frideric Handel

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5. Air: "But who may abide the day of his coming" [Messiah / Part 1]

04:19

Charles Brett, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Counter Tenor Vocalist: Charles Brett - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Composer: George Frideric Handel

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6. Chorus: And He shall purify the sons of Levi [Messiah / Part 1]

02:18

Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Choir: Monteverdi Choir - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Composer: George Frideric Handel

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7. Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive [Messiah / Part 1]

00:28

Catherine Robbin, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Catherine Robbin - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Composer: George Frideric Handel

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8. Air - 9. Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings [Messiah / Part 1]

05:36

Catherine Robbin, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Catherine Robbin - Choir: Monteverdi Choir - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Composer: George Frideric Handel

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Chorus: For unto us a child is born - Accompagnato: And lo, the angel of the Lord [Messiah]

04:25

Saul Quirke, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Boy Soprano: Saul Quirke - Choir: Monteverdi Choir - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Composer: George Frideric Handel

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Recitativo: And the angel said - Accompagnato: And suddenly - Chorus: Glory to God [Messiah]

02:34

Saul Quirke, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Boy Soprano: Saul Quirke - Choir: Monteverdi Choir - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Composer: George Frideric Handel

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16. Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion [Messiah / Part 1]

04:08

Margaret Marshall, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Soprano Vocalist: Margaret Marshall - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Composer: George Frideric Handel

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18a. Duet: He shall feed his flock [Messiah / Part 1]

04:30

Catherine Robbin, Margaret Marshall, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Mezzo-Soprano Vocalist: Catherine Robbin - Soprano Vocalist: Margaret Marshall - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Composer: George Frideric Handel

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38. Air: Why do the nations [Messiah / Part 2]

02:38

Robert Hale, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Bass Vocalist: Robert Hale - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Composer: George Frideric Handel

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40. Recitativo: He that dwelleth - 41. Air: Thou shalt break them [Messiah / Part 2]

02:11

Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Tenor Vocalist: Anthony Rolfe Johnson - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Composer: George Frideric Handel

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42. Chorus: "Hallelujah" [Messiah / Part 2]

03:49

Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Choir: Monteverdi Choir - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Composer: George Frideric Handel

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43. Air: I know that my Redeemer liveth [Messiah / Part 3]

06:25

Margaret Marshall, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Soprano Vocalist: Margaret Marshall - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Composer: George Frideric Handel

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Amen [Messiah / Part 3]

04:16

Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Choir: Monteverdi Choir - Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists - Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner - Composer: George Frideric Handel