John Aler, Musica Sacra, Richard Westenburg - Handel: Messiah (1999)

Tracklist:

CD1
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
MESSIAH
Oratorio in Three Parts, HWV 56
1. Messiah: Overture
2. Recitative (Tenor)- Isaiah 40: 1-3
3. Air (Tenor)- Isaiah 40: 4
4. Chorus- Isaiah 40: 5
5. Recitative (Bass) - Haggai 2: 6,7 - Malachi 3:1
6. Air (Bass) - Malachi 3:2
7. Chorus - Malachi 3:3
8. Recitative (Alto) - Isaiah 7: 14 , Matthew 1:23
9. Air (Alto) & Chorus - Isaiah 40:9, 60:1
10. Recitative (Bass)- For behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth
11. Air- The People That Walked In Darkness
12. Chorus- For Unto Us A Child Is Born
13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
14. Recit- There Were Shepherds Abiding
15. Recit- And The Angel Said Unto Them
16. Recit- And Suddenly There Was With The Angel
17. Chorus- Glory To God In The Highest
18. Air- Rejoice Greatly, Oh Daughter Of Zion
19. Recit- Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind
20. Airs- He Shall Feed His Flock; Come Unto Him
21. Chorus- His Yoke Is Easy
22. Chorus- Behold The Lamb Of God
23. Air- He Was Despised
24. Chorus- Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
25. Chorus- And With His Stripes We Are Healed
26. Chorus- All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray

CD2
1. Recit- All They That See Him
2. Chorus- He Trusted In God
3. Recit- Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
4. Air- Behold, and see if there be any sorrow
5. Recit- He was cut off out of the land of the living
6. Air- But Thou didst not leave his soul in hell
7. Chorus- Lift up your heads, O ye gates
8. Recit- Unto which of the angels
9. Chorus- Let all the angels of God worship Him
10. Air- Thou art gone up on high
11. Chorus- The Lord gave the word
12. Air & Chorus- How beautiful are the feet
13. Chorus- Their sound is gone out into all lands
14. Air- Why do the nations so furiously rage together
15. Chorus- Let us break their bonds asunder
16. Recit- He that dwelleth in Heaven
17. Air- Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron
18. Chorus- Halleluiah!
19. PART III Air- I know that my Redeemer liveth
20. Chorus- Since by man came death
21. Recit- Behold, I tell you a mystery
22. Air- The trumpet shall sound
23. Recit- Then shall be brought to pass
24. Duet- O death, where is thy sting
25. Chorus- But thanks be to God
26. Air- If God be for us
27. Chorus- Worthy is the Lamb that was slain