‎Handel: Messiah by Robert Shaw — Apple Music Classical

No. 1. Sinfonia (Overture)

Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Arnold, Richard Lewis, Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Florence Kopleff

3:56

No. 2. Recitative: Comfort Ye My People

Florence Kopleff, Robert Conant, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw, Robert Arnold, Richard Lewis, Robert Shaw Orchestra

3:31

No. 3. Air: Every Valley Shall Be Exalted

Robert Shaw, Robert Arnold, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Florence Kopleff, Richard Lewis, Robert Shaw Chorale, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Orchestra

3:40

No. 4. Chorus: And the Glory of the Lord

Robert Conant, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw Chorale, Richard Lewis, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin

2:49

No. 5. Recitative: Thus Saith the Lord

Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Arnold, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw, Richard Lewis, Robert Shaw Chorale, Florence Kopleff

1:40

No. 6. Air: But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming?

Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Conant, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw, Richard Lewis

4:50

No. 7. Chorus: And He Shall Purify

Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw, Robert Arnold, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Chorale, Richard Lewis, Robert Shaw Orchestra

2:27

No. 8. Recitative: Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive

Robert Shaw Chorale, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Arnold, Richard Lewis

0:28

No. 9. Air: O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion

Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw, Richard Lewis, Robert Arnold, Florence Kopleff, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Chorale

5:39

No. 10. Recitative: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth

Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Conant, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Richard Lewis, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Orchestra

2:29

No. 11. Air: The People That Walked In Darkness

Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Florence Kopleff, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw, Richard Lewis

4:56

No. 12. Chorus: For Unto Us a Child Is Born

Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Chorale, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw, Robert Arnold, Richard Lewis

3:51

No. 13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)

Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Conant, Florence Kopleff, Richard Lewis, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra

1:06

No. 14a. Recitative: There Were Shepherds Abiding In the Field; No. 14b and Lo, the Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them

Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Arnold, Richard Lewis, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Conant, Florence Kopleff

0:38

No. 15. Recitative: And the Angel Said Unto Them

Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Conant, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Richard Lewis

0:49

No. 16. Recitative: And Suddenly There Was With the Angel

Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Conant, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Richard Lewis

0:18

No. 17. Chorus: Glory to God

Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Richard Lewis, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw, Robert Arnold, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Florence Kopleff

1:48

No. 18. Air: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion

Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Chorale, Florence Kopleff, Richard Lewis, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra

4:38

No. 19. Recitative: Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind

Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Conant, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw, Florence Kopleff, Richard Lewis, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin

0:28

No. 20. Air: He Shall Feed His Flock; Air: Come Unto Him

Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Arnold, Thomas Paul, Robert Conant, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Richard Lewis

5:26

No. 21. Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy, and His Burthen Is Light

Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Conant, Robert Arnold, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw, Richard Lewis, Robert Shaw Chorale, Florence Kopleff

2:11

No. 22. Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God

Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Florence Kopleff, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Thomas Paul, Robert Conant, Judith Raskin, Richard Lewis

4:02

No. 23. Air: He Was Despised

Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Conant, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw, Richard Lewis, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin

12:21

No. 24. Chorus: Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs

Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw, Richard Lewis, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Arnold

2:22

No. 25. Chorus: And With His Stripes We Are Healed

Robert Arnold, Robert Conant, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw, Richard Lewis

1:47

No. 26. Chorus: All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astry

Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw, Robert Conant, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Richard Lewis, Robert Shaw Chorale

4:19

No. 27. Recitative: All They That See Him Laugh Him to Scorn

Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Richard Lewis, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw

0:48

No. 28. Chorus: He Trusted In God

Robert Shaw, Richard Lewis, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Florence Kopleff

1:57

No. 29. Recitative: Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart

Robert Shaw, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Richard Lewis, Florence Kopleff, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Orchestra

2:19

No. 30. Air: Behold, and See If There Be Any Sorrow

Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Arnold, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Conant, Richard Lewis, Robert Shaw, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra

2:04

No. 31. Recitative: He Was Cut Off Out of the Land of the Living

Richard Lewis, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw, Robert Arnold, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Conant

0:29

No. 32. Air: But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell

Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale, Florence Kopleff, Robert Conant, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Richard Lewis, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin

2:40

No. 33. Chorus: Lift Up Your Head, O Ye Gates

Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Conant, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Chorale, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Richard Lewis, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Orchestra

2:49

No. 34. Recitative: Unto Which of the Angels Said He At Any Time

Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Arnold, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Conant, Florence Kopleff, Richard Lewis

0:23

No. 35. Chorus: Let All the Angels of God Worship Him

Robert Shaw, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Arnold, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Richard Lewis

1:23

No. 36. Air: Thou Art Gone Up On High

Robert Shaw Orchestra, Florence Kopleff, Robert Conant, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw, Richard Lewis

3:15

No. 37. Chorus: The Lord Gave the Word

Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Conant, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Richard Lewis

1:06

No. 38. Air: How Beautiful Are the Feet

Robert Arnold, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale, Richard Lewis, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Florence Kopleff, Robert Conant

2:38

No. 39. Chorus: Their Sound Is Gone Out

Robert Shaw, Robert Arnold, Robert Conant, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Florence Kopleff, Richard Lewis

1:24

No. 40. Air: Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together?

Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Conant, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Arnold, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Chorale, Richard Lewis

1:29

No. 41. Chorus: Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder

Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Arnold, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Richard Lewis

1:51

No. 42. Recitative: He That Dwelleth In Heaven

Robert Conant, Robert Arnold, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale, Richard Lewis

0:18

No. 43. Air: Thou Shalt Break Them

Robert Shaw, Robert Arnold, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Conant, Florence Kopleff, Richard Lewis, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale

2:12

No. 44. Chorus: Hallelujah

Thomas Paul, Robert Shaw, Judith Raskin, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Florence Kopleff, Richard Lewis

3:22

No. 45. Air: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth

Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Arnold, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Chorale, Richard Lewis

6:54

No. 46. Chorus: Since By Man Came Death

Robert Arnold, Robert Conant, Richard Lewis, Florence Kopleff, Thomas Paul, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw

2:04

No. 47. Recitative: Behold, I Tell You a Mystery

Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Arnold, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Richard Lewis, Florence Kopleff

0:39

No. 48. Air: The Trumpet Shall Sound

Florence Kopleff, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Richard Lewis, Robert Arnold, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Chorale

8:53

No. 49. Recitative: Then Shall Be Brought to Pass

Robert Arnold, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Richard Lewis, Robert Shaw

0:19

No. 50. Duet: O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?

Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Chorale, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Richard Lewis, Robert Conant, Robert Arnold

1:06

No. 51. Chorus: But Thanks Be to God

Robert Shaw Orchestra, Florence Kopleff, Richard Lewis, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Arnold

2:16

No. 52. Air: If God Be for Us

Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Arnold, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Robert Conant, Robert Shaw, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Richard Lewis

5:21

No. 53. Chorus: Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain

Robert Shaw Chorale, Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra, Robert Shaw, Robert Arnold, Robert Conant, Thomas Paul, Judith Raskin, Florence Kopleff, Robert Shaw Orchestra, Richard Lewis

6:04

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer
Robert Shaw

Conductor
Robert Shaw Chorale

Choir
Judith Raskin

Soprano

Jon M. Samuels

Reissue Producer
Peter Dellheim

Producer
Bernard Keville

Recording Engineer