02. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: Comfort ye my people"
03. "Arie: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted"
04. "Chor: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed"
05. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: Thus saith the Lord of Hosts"
06. "Arie: But who may abide the day of His coming?"
07. "Chor: And he shall purify"
08. "Rezitativ: Behold, a virgin shall conceive"
09. "Arie und Chor: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion"
10. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth"
11. "Arie: The people that walked in darkness"
12. "Chor: For unto us a child is born"
13. "Pifa: Larghetto e mezzo piano"
14. "Rezitativ: There were shepherds abiding in the field"
15. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them"
16. "Rezitativ: And the angel said unto them"
17. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: And suddenly there was with the angel"
18. "Chor: Glory to God in the highest"
19. "Arie: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion"
20. "Rezitativ: Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd"
21. "Duett: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd"
22. "Chor: His yoke is easy, His burthen is light"
23. "Chor: Behold the Lamb of God (2. Teil)"
24. "Arie: He was despised"
25. "Chor: Surely He hath borne our griefs"
26. "Chor: And with His stripes we are healed"
27. "Chor: All we, like sheep, have gone astray"
28. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: All they that see Him to scorn"
29. "Chor: He trusted in God"
30. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart"
31. "Arioso: Behold and see, if there be any sorrow"
32. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: He was cut off out of the land of the living"
33. "Arie: But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell"
Disc 02 01. "Chor: Lift up your heads, O ye gates"
02. "Rezitativ: Unto which of the angels said He at any time"
03. "Chor: Let all the angels of God worship Him"
04. "Arie: Thou art gone up on high"
05. "Chor: The Lord gave the word"
06. "Duett: How beautiful are the feet"
07. "Chor: Break forth into joy"
08. "Chor: Their sound is gone out into all lands"
09. "Arie: Why do the nations so furiously rage together?"
10. "Chor: Let us break their bonds asunder"
11. "Rezitativ: He that dwelleth in heaven"
12. "Arie: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron"
13. "Chor: Hallelujah!"
14. "Arie: I know that my Redeemer liveth (3. Teil)"
15. "Chor: Since by man came death"
16. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: Behold, I tell you a mystery"
17. "Arie: The trumpet shall sound"
18. "Rezitativ: Then shall be brought to pass the saying"
19. "Duett: O death, where is thy sting?"
20. "Chor: But thanks be to God"
21. "Arie: If God be for us, who can be against us?"
22. "Chor: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain - Amen"
23. "Arie: But who may abide the day of His coming? (Alternative Fassung 1741)"
24. "Arioso: But lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them (Alternative Fassung 1743)"
25. "Arie: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Alternative Fassung 1741)"
26. "Arie: Thou art gone up on high (Alternative Fassung 1741)"
27. "Arie: Thou art gone up on high (Alternative Fassung 1743)"
28. "Arie: How beautiful are the feet (Alternative Fassung 1741)"
29. "Arie: How beautiful are the feet (Alternative Fassung 1750)"
30. "Arie: Their sound is gone out into all lands (Alternative Fassung 1743)"
Disc 03 Der Messias HWV 56 (Oratorium) (Gesamtaufnahme) 01. "Sinfonia: Grave - Allegro moderato (1. Teil)" 02. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: Comfort ye my people" 03. "Arie: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted" 04. "Chor: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed" 05. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: Thus saith the Lord of Hosts" 06. "Arie: But who may abide the day of His coming?" 07. "Chor: And he shall purify" 08. "Rezitativ: Behold, a virgin shall conceive" 09. "Arie und Chor: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion" 10. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth" 11. "Arie: The people that walked in darkness" 12. "Chor: For unto us a child is born" 13. "Pifa: Larghetto e mezzo piano" 14. "Rezitativ: There were shepherds abiding in the field" 15. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them" 16. "Rezitativ: And the angel said unto them" 17. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: And suddenly there was with the angel" 18. "Chor: Glory to God in the highest" 19. "Arie: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion" 20. "Rezitativ: Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd" 21. "Duett: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd" 22. "Chor: His yoke is easy, His burthen is light" 23. "Chor: Behold the Lamb of God (2. Teil)" 24. "Arie: He was despised" 25. "Chor: Surely He hath borne our griefs" 26. "Chor: And with His stripes we are healed" 27. "Chor: All we, like sheep, have gone astray" 28. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: All they that see Him to scorn" 29. "Chor: He trusted in God" 30. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart" 31. "Arioso: Behold and see, if there be any sorrow" 32. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: He was cut off out of the land of the living" 33. "Arie: But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell" 34. "Chor: Lift up your heads, O ye gates" 35. "Rezitativ: Unto which of the angels said He at any time" 36. "Chor: Let all the angels of God worship Him" 37. "Arie: Thou art gone up on high" 38. "Chor: The Lord gave the word" 39. "Duett: How beautiful are the feet" 40. "Chor: Break forth into joy" 41. "Chor: Their sound is gone out into all lands" 42. "Arie: Why do the nations so furiously rage together?" 43. "Chor: Let us break their bonds asunder" 44. "Rezitativ: He that dwelleth in heaven" 45. "Arie: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron" 46. "Chor: Hallelujah!" 47. "Arie: I know that my Redeemer liveth (3. Teil)" 48. "Chor: Since by man came death" 49. "Rezitativ mit Begleitung: Behold, I tell you a mystery" 50. "Arie: The trumpet shall sound" 51. "Rezitativ: Then shall be brought to pass the saying" 52. "Duett: O death, where is thy sting?" 53. "Chor: But thanks be to God" 54. "Arie: If God be for us, who can be against us?" 55. "Chor: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain - Amen"
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"Der Messias (2CD&DVD)" est un coffret exceptionnel comprenant deux CD et un DVD avec une distribution prestigieuse : L. Crowe, A. Poter, M. Spyres et J. Nelson accompagnés du célèbre ensemble The English Concert sous la direction de Harry Bicket interprètent l?oratorio intemporel « Messiah » de Haendel dans toute sa splendeur sonore et visuelle grâce à l?enregistrement vidéo inclus sur le DVD qui enrichit encore cette expérience musicale unique.
Le label Erato s?est imposé depuis 1953 comme une référence incontournable dans le monde de la musique classique en produisant des projets innovants et en collaborant avec les plus grands artistes internationaux du baroque au contemporain.
Les solistes sont unanimement salués par la critique internationale : la soprano Lucy Crowe séduit par son timbre lumineux ; l?alto Alex Potter apporte chaleur et expressivité ; le ténor Michael Spyres brille sur les scènes lyriques mondiales pour sa polyvalence ; enfin le baryton-basse Jonathan Nelson impressionne par ses interprétations puissantes ? tous portés par l?interprétation historiquement informée du English Concert dirigé magistralement par Harry Bicket.