‎Handel: Messiah, Hwv 56 by Helmuth Rilling

Sinfonia: Grave - Allegro Moderato

Helmuth Rilling, Ingeborg Danz, James Taylor, Thomas Quasthoff, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Sibylla Rubens

2:42

Accompanied Recitative: Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye My People

Sibylla Rubens, Thomas Quasthoff, Ingeborg Danz, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Helmuth Rilling, James Taylor, Oregon Bach Festival Choir

3:09

Air: Every Valley Shall Be Exalted (Tenor)

Helmuth Rilling, Thomas Quasthoff, Ingeborg Danz, James Taylor, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra

3:09

Chorus: And the Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed

Ingeborg Danz, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, James Taylor, Thomas Quasthoff, Helmuth Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Sibylla Rubens

3:10

Accompanied Recitative: Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts (Bass)

Helmuth Rilling, Sibylla Rubens, Ingeborg Danz, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, James Taylor, Thomas Quasthoff

1:20

Air: But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming (Alto)

James Taylor, Sibylla Rubens, Helmuth Rilling, Ingeborg Danz, Thomas Quasthoff, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra

4:23

Chorus: And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi

Ingeborg Danz, Helmuth Rilling, James Taylor, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Thomas Quasthoff, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Sibylla Rubens

2:31

Recitative: Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive (Alto)

Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, James Taylor, Thomas Quasthoff, Sibylla Rubens, Ingeborg Danz, Helmuth Rilling

0:27

Air: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (Alto)

Oregon Bach Festival Choir, James Taylor, Thomas Quasthoff, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Sibylla Rubens, Helmuth Rilling, Ingeborg Danz

3:37

Chorus: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion

Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Sibylla Rubens, Helmuth Rilling, James Taylor, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Thomas Quasthoff, Ingeborg Danz

1:29

Accompanied Recitative: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth (Bass)

Sibylla Rubens, Helmuth Rilling, James Taylor, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Thomas Quasthoff, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Ingeborg Danz

2:02

Air: The People That Walked In Darkness (Bass)

Sibylla Rubens, Helmuth Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, James Taylor, Ingeborg Danz, Thomas Quasthoff

4:27

Chorus: For Unto Us a Child Is Born

James Taylor, Helmuth Rilling, Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Thomas Quasthoff, Ingeborg Danz, Oregon Bach Festival Choir

3:52

Pifa: Pastoral Symphony

James Taylor, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Helmuth Rilling, Thomas Quasthoff, Sibylla Rubens, Ingeborg Danz

0:51

Accompanied Recitative: There Were Shepherds Abiding In the Field (Soprano)

Helmuth Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Thomas Quasthoff, James Taylor, Ingeborg Danz

1:23

Chorus: Glory to God In the Highest

James Taylor, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Ingeborg Danz, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Sibylla Rubens, Thomas Quasthoff, Helmuth Rilling

1:41

Air: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion (Soprano)

Helmuth Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Thomas Quasthoff, James Taylor, Ingeborg Danz

4:01

Recitative: Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened (Alto)

Ingeborg Danz, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Sibylla Rubens, Thomas Quasthoff, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Helmuth Rilling, James Taylor

0:33

Air: He Shall Feed His Flock (Alto, Soprano)

Thomas Quasthoff, James Taylor, Ingeborg Danz, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Sibylla Rubens, Helmuth Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Choir

4:34

Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy

Thomas Quasthoff, Helmuth Rilling, Ingeborg Danz, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, James Taylor

2:31

Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God

Thomas Quasthoff, James Taylor, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Helmuth Rilling, Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Ingeborg Danz

2:17

Air: He Was Despised and Rejected of Men (Alto)

Ingeborg Danz, Thomas Quasthoff, Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, James Taylor, Helmuth Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra

9:50

Chorus: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs

Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Ingeborg Danz, Helmuth Rilling, Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Thomas Quasthoff, James Taylor

1:59

Chorus: And With His Stripes We Are Healed

Helmuth Rilling, Thomas Quasthoff, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Ingeborg Danz, James Taylor

1:36

Chorus: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray

James Taylor, Sibylla Rubens, Helmuth Rilling, Thomas Quasthoff, Ingeborg Danz, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Oregon Bach Festival Choir

3:43

Accompagnato: All They That See Him (Tenor)

Ingeborg Danz, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Helmuth Rilling, James Taylor, Sibylla Rubens, Thomas Quasthoff, Oregon Bach Festival Choir

0:42

Chorus: He Trusted In God

Thomas Quasthoff, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, James Taylor, Helmuth Rilling, Ingeborg Danz, Sibylla Rubens

2:20

Accompanied Recitative: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (Tenor)

Thomas Quasthoff, James Taylor, Ingeborg Danz, Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Helmuth Rilling

2:05

Arioso: Behold, and See (Tenor)

Helmuth Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Thomas Quasthoff, Sibylla Rubens, Ingeborg Danz, James Taylor, Oregon Bach Festival Choir

1:25

Accompanied Recitative: He Was Cut Off Out of the Land of the Living

Thomas Quasthoff, Helmuth Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Sibylla Rubens, James Taylor, Ingeborg Danz

0:33

Air: But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell (Tenor)

Ingeborg Danz, Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Helmuth Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Thomas Quasthoff, James Taylor

1:42

Chorus: Lift Up Your Heads

James Taylor, Sibylla Rubens, Ingeborg Danz, Thomas Quasthoff, Oregon Bach Festival Choir & Orchestra

2:55

Recitative: Unto Which of the Angels Said He At Any Time (Tenor)

Thomas Quasthoff, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Ingeborg Danz, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Sibylla Rubens, James Taylor, Helmuth Rilling

0:14

Chorus: Let All the Angels of God Worship Him

Oregon Bach Festival Choir, James Taylor, Sibylla Rubens, Ingeborg Danz, Helmuth Rilling, Thomas Quasthoff, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra

1:22

Air: Thou Art Gone Up On High (Alto)

Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Sibylla Rubens, Helmuth Rilling, Thomas Quasthoff, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Ingeborg Danz, James Taylor

2:55

Chorus: The Lord Gave the Word

Ingeborg Danz, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Thomas Quasthoff, Helmuth Rilling, James Taylor, Sibylla Rubens

0:58

Air: How Beautiful Are the Feet of Them (Soprano)

Helmuth Rilling, Sibylla Rubens, Ingeborg Danz, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, James Taylor, Thomas Quasthoff, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra

1:50

Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands

Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Thomas Quasthoff, Helmuth Rilling, Ingeborg Danz, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, James Taylor

1:16

Air: Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together (Bass)

Ingeborg Danz, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Thomas Quasthoff, James Taylor, Helmuth Rilling

2:41

Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder

Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Ingeborg Danz, Helmuth Rilling, Thomas Quasthoff, James Taylor, Sibylla Rubens

1:47

Recitative: He That Dwelleth In Heaven (Tenor)

Helmuth Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Thomas Quasthoff, James Taylor, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Sibylla Rubens, Ingeborg Danz

0:12

Air: Thou Shalt Break Them With a Rod of Iron (Tenor)

Sibylla Rubens, Ingeborg Danz, Thomas Quasthoff, James Taylor, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Helmuth Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra

1:59

Chorus: Hallelujah

James Taylor, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Helmuth Rilling, Thomas Quasthoff, Sibylla Rubens, Ingeborg Danz, The Choir & Orchestra of Pro Christe

4:19

Air: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano)

Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Thomas Quasthoff, Sibylla Rubens, James Taylor, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Ingeborg Danz, Helmuth Rilling

4:45

Chorus: Since By Man Came Death

Ingeborg Danz, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Thomas Quasthoff, Helmuth Rilling, James Taylor, Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Choir

1:55

Recitative - Secco: Behold, I Tell You a Mystery (Bass)

Helmuth Rilling, James Taylor, Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Thomas Quasthoff, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Ingeborg Danz

0:39

Air: The Trumpet Shall Sound (Bass)

James Taylor, Ingeborg Danz, Thomas Quasthoff, Sibylla Rubens, Helmuth Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra

8:42

Recitative - Secco: Then Shall Be Brought to Pass (Alto)

Helmuth Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Sibylla Rubens, Ingeborg Danz, Thomas Quasthoff, James Taylor

0:15

Duet: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? (Alto, Tenor)

Thomas Quasthoff, Helmuth Rilling, Ingeborg Danz, James Taylor, Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Oregon Bach Festival Choir

0:54

Chorus: But Thanks Be to God

Thomas Quasthoff, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Helmuth Rilling, James Taylor, Sibylla Rubens, Ingeborg Danz, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra

2:01

Air: If God Is for Us (Soprano)

James Taylor, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Ingeborg Danz, Sibylla Rubens, Helmuth Rilling, Thomas Quasthoff

4:15

Chorus: Worthy Is the Lamb

Oregon Bach Festival Choir, James Taylor, Thomas Quasthoff, Ingeborg Danz, Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Helmuth Rilling

3:33

Chorus: Amen

James Taylor, Helmuth Rilling, Oregon Bach Festival Choir, Thomas Quasthoff, Ingeborg Danz, Sibylla Rubens, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra

3:03

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer
Helmuth Rilling

Conductor
Sibylla Rubens

Soprano
James Taylor

Tenor

Handel: Messiah, Hwv 56

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