[ George Frideric Handel ] Messiah 0:00 Ouverture 3:04 Comfort ye my people 5:54 Evry valley 9:15 And the glory of the Lord 12:06 Thus saith the Lord of hosts 13:27 But who may abide 17:31 And he shall purify the sons of Levi 20:07 Behold, a virgin shall conceive 25:56 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth 31:18 For unto us a child is born 35:22 Pifa 37:52 There were sheperds 39:11 Glory to lord 41:10 Rejoice 45:27 Then shall the eyes 50:26 His yoke 53:00 Behold the lamb 55:54 He was despised 1:05:22 Surely he has borne 1:07:05 And with his stripes 1:08:54 All we like sheep 1:12:43 All they that see him 1:15:46 Thy rebuke 1:18:56 He was cut off 1:21:28 Lift up your heads 1:24:32 Unto which of the angels 1:26:24 Thou art gone up on high 1:29:35 The Lord gave the word 1:30:42 How beautiful are the feet 1:32:48 Their sound is gone out 1:34:19 Why do the nations 1:37:28 He that dwelleth 1:39:39 Hallelujah 1:43:33 I know that my redeemer liveth 1:49:20 Since 1:51:24 Behold, I tell you a mistery - The trumpet shall sound 2:00:40 Then shall be brought 2:04:10 If God be for us 2:09:16 Worthy is the lamb Messiah (HWV 56) is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible, and from the version of the Psalms included with the Book of Common Prayer. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere nearly a year later. After an initially modest public reception, the oratorio gained in popularity, eventually becoming one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral works in Western music. Handels reputation in England, where he had lived since 1712, had been established through his compositions of Italian opera. He turned to English oratorio in the 1730s in response to changes in public taste; Messiah was his sixth work in this genre. Although its structure resembles that of opera, it is not in dramatic form; there are no impersonations of characters and no direct speech. Instead, Jennenss text is an extended reflection on Jesus Christ as Messiah. The text begins in Part I with prophecies by Isaiah and others, and moves to the annunciation to the shepherds, the only scene taken from the Gospels. In Part II, Handel concentrates on the Passion and ends with the Hallelujah chorus. In Part III he covers the resurrection of the dead and Christs glorification in heaven. Handel wrote Messiah for modest vocal and instrumental forces, with optional settings for many of the individual numbers. In the years after his death, the work was adapted for performance on a much larger scale, with giant orchestras and choirs. In other efforts to update it, its orchestration was revised and amplified by (among others) Mozart. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries the trend has been towards reproducing a greater fidelity to Handels original intentions, although big Messiah productions continue to be mounted. A near-complete version was issued on 78 rpm discs in 1928; since then the work has been recorded many times. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_(Handel)#Part_III https://youtube/watch?v=-nZpe32M-EI&channel=UCXr_NKbS1psAFsa7mSiUWiQ
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