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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Paul Esswood
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Robert Tear
2026
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1
11:14
Sinfonia
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Raimund Herincx
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
4:01
Accompagnato. "Comfort Ye My People"
Robert Tear
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Raimund Herincx
PREVIEW
3:30
Aria. "Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted"
Robert Tear
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
Raimund Herincx
PREVIEW
3:42
George Frideric Handel
Messiah, HWV 56
45:35
Chorus. "And the Glory, the Glory of the Lord"
The Ambrosian Singers
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
Paul Esswood
,
John McCarthy
,
Robert Tear
PREVIEW
3:03
Accompagnato. "Thus Saith the Lord"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
1:39
Aria. "But Who May Abide"
Paul Esswood
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
4:22
Chorus. "And He Shall Purify"
The Ambrosian Singers
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Raimund Herincx
,
John McCarthy
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
2:45
Recitative. "Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
0:31
Aria and Chorus. "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings"
Dame Janet Baker
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
John McCarthy
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
5:41
Accompagnato. "For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Dame Janet Baker
PREVIEW
2:28
Aria. "The People That Walked in Darkness"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Raimund Herincx
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
Dame Janet Baker
PREVIEW
4:05
Chorus. "For Unto Us a Child Is Born"
English Chamber Orchestra
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
John McCarthy
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Robert Tear
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
Paul Esswood
PREVIEW
4:17
Pastoral Symphony "Pifa"
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
2:38
Recitative. "There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
0:26
Accompagnato. "And lo, the Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
0:23
Recitative. "And the Angel Said Unto Them"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Raimund Herincx
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Dame Janet Baker
PREVIEW
0:48
Accompagnato. "And Suddenly There was with the Angel a Multitude"
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
0:19
Chorus. "Glory to God"
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Raimund Herincx
,
John McCarthy
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
1:48
Aria. "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Robert Tear
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Paul Esswood
PREVIEW
4:32
Recitative. "Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened"
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
0:32
Aria. "He Shall Feed His Flock"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
PREVIEW
5:11
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1
Chorus. "His Yoke Is Easy"
English Chamber Orchestra
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
John McCarthy
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
2:47
George Frideric Handel
Messiah, HWV 56
14:54
Chorus. "Behold the Lamb of God"
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
John McCarthy
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
Raimund Herincx
PREVIEW
2:20
Aria. "He Was Despised and Rejected of Men"
Dame Janet Baker
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Robert Tear
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
Paul Esswood
,
Raimund Herincx
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
PREVIEW
12:33
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2
9:28
Chorus. "Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs"
English Chamber Orchestra
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
John McCarthy
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
2:59
Chorus. "And with His Stripes We Are Healed"
The Ambrosian Singers
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
John McCarthy
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
2:06
Chorus. "All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray"
The Ambrosian Singers
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
John McCarthy
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
4:22
George Frideric Handel
Messiah, HWV 56
9:47
Accompagnato. "All They That See Him"
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Robert Tear
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
PREVIEW
0:51
Chorus. "He trusted in God"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Raimund Herincx
,
John McCarthy
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
2:21
Accompagnato. "Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart"
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Robert Tear
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
2:00
Arioso. "Behold, and See"
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Robert Tear
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
1:45
Accompagnato. "He Was Cut Off"
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Robert Tear
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
PREVIEW
0:17
Aria. "But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul"
Robert Tear
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
2:30
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2
Chorus. "Lift Up Your Heads"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Robert Tear
,
Raimund Herincx
,
John McCarthy
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
Paul Esswood
PREVIEW
3:02
George Frideric Handel
Messiah, HWV 56
Recitative. "Unto Which of the Angels"
Robert Tear
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
PREVIEW
0:15
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2
Chorus. "Let All the Angels of God Worship Him"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Raimund Herincx
,
John McCarthy
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
1:39
George Frideric Handel
Messiah, HWV 56
4:43
Aria. "Thou Art Gone up on High"
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Paul Esswood
,
Raimund Herincx
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
3:19
Chorus. "The Lord Gave the Word"
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
John McCarthy
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
1:23
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2
4:44
Duet. "How Beautiful Are the Feet"
Robert Tear
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Paul Esswood
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
Raimund Herincx
PREVIEW
3:32
Arioso. "Their Sound Is Gone Out"
Robert Tear
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
1:12
George Frideric Handel
Messiah, HWV 56
Aria. "Why Do the Nations"
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
2:53
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2
Chorus. "Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder"
The Ambrosian Singers
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
John McCarthy
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
1:52
George Frideric Handel
Messiah, HWV 56
Recitative. "He That Dwelleth in Heav'n"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Robert Tear
,
English Chamber Orchestra
PREVIEW
0:14
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2
Aria. "Thou Shalt Break Them"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Robert Tear
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
2:12
George Frideric Handel
Messiah, HWV 56
32:27
Chorus. "Hallelujah"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
English Chamber Orchestra
PREVIEW
4:08
Aria. "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Robert Tear
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Paul Esswood
PREVIEW
6:36
Chorus. "Since by Man Came Death"
English Chamber Orchestra
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Raimund Herincx
,
John McCarthy
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
0:41
Chorus. "Since by Man Came Also"
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
PREVIEW
0:24
Chorus. "For as in Adam"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
John McCarthy
,
Raimund Herincx
PREVIEW
0:46
Chorus. "Even so in Christ"
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
John McCarthy
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
0:33
Accompagnato. "Behold, I Tell You a Mystery"
Raimund Herincx
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Elizabeth Harwood
PREVIEW
0:32
Aria. "The Trumpet Shall Sound"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
PREVIEW
9:30
Recitative. "Then Shall Be Brought"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
English Chamber Orchestra
PREVIEW
0:17
Duet. "O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?"
Robert Tear
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Paul Esswood
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
John McCarthy
,
The Ambrosian Singers
PREVIEW
1:18
Chorus. "But Thanks Be to God"
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
Raimund Herincx
,
John McCarthy
PREVIEW
2:43
Chorus. "If God Be for Us"
The Ambrosian Singers
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
John McCarthy
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
Raimund Herincx
PREVIEW
4:54
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3
7:14
Chorus. "Worthy Is the Lamb"
The Ambrosian Singers
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
John McCarthy
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
Raimund Herincx
PREVIEW
3:53
Chorus. "Amen"
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
The Ambrosian Singers
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Raimund Herincx
,
Dame Janet Baker
,
Elizabeth Harwood
,
John McCarthy
PREVIEW
3:21
George Frideric Handel
Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348 · “Water Music No. 1”
31:31
I. Overture
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Prague Chamber Orchestra
PREVIEW
4:19
II. Adagio e staccato
Prague Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
PREVIEW
2:16
III. Allegro
Prague Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
PREVIEW
2:32
IV. Andante
Prague Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
PREVIEW
2:23
V. Allegro da capo
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Prague Chamber Orchestra
PREVIEW
2:34
VI. Minuet
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Prague Chamber Orchestra
PREVIEW
3:22
VII. Air
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Prague Chamber Orchestra
PREVIEW
3:54
VIII. Minuet
Prague Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
PREVIEW
3:06
IX. Bourrée
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Prague Chamber Orchestra
PREVIEW
1:56
X. Hornpipe
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Prague Chamber Orchestra
PREVIEW
2:14
XI. Allegro
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Prague Chamber Orchestra
PREVIEW
2:49
George Frideric Handel
Sarabande in E-Flat Major
I. Menuet I
Prague Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
PREVIEW
3:22
George Frideric Handel
Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350 · “Water Music No. 3”
3:53
II. Rigaudon I
Prague Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
PREVIEW
2:49
III. Rigaudon II
Prague Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
PREVIEW
1:04
Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350
IV. Rigaudon I da capo
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Prague Chamber Orchestra
PREVIEW
0:44
George Frideric Handel
Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350 · “Water Music No. 3”
3:45
V. Menuet II
Prague Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
PREVIEW
1:00
VI. Menuet III
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Prague Chamber Orchestra
PREVIEW
2:12
VII. Gigue I
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Prague Chamber Orchestra
PREVIEW
0:32
Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350
VIII. Gigue II
Prague Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
PREVIEW
0:32
George Frideric Handel
Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350 · “Water Music No. 3”
IX. Gigue I da capo
Prague Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
PREVIEW
0:30
George Frideric Handel
Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349 · “Water Music No. 2”
5:39
I. Allegro
Prague Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
PREVIEW
2:20
II. Alla Hornpipe
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Prague Chamber Orchestra
PREVIEW
3:19
George Frideric Handel
Suite No. 5 in E Minor, HWV 438
III. Menuet
Prague Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
PREVIEW
1:15
George Frideric Handel
Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349 · “Water Music No. 2”
3:06
IV. Lentement
Sir Charles Mackerras
,
Prague Chamber Orchestra
PREVIEW
1:55
V. Bourrée
Prague Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
PREVIEW
1:10
Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349
VI. Menuet da capo
Prague Chamber Orchestra
,
Sir Charles Mackerras
PREVIEW
1:16
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George Frideric Handel
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer
Paul Esswood
Vocals, Countertenor
Elizabeth Harwood
Soprano
Dame Janet Baker
Mezzo-Soprano
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