‎Handel: Messiah by Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Sinfony: Grave - Allegro moderato

Samuel Ramey, Kathleen Battle, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Florence Quivar, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, John Aler, Andrew Davis

3:32

Comfort ye my people (tenor)

Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Ramey, Andrew Davis, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, John Aler

2:47

Ev'ry valley shall be exalted (tenor)

Samuel Ramey, Elmer Iseler Singers, Kathleen Battle, Andrew Davis, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Florence Quivar, John Aler, Toronto Symphony Orchestra

3:21

And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed

Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, John Aler, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Ramey, Andrew Davis

2:52

Thus saith the Lord of Hosts (bass)

Florence Quivar, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Samuel Ramey, John Aler, Kathleen Battle, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

1:31

But who may abide the day of His coming (counter-tenor)

Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, John Aler, Andrew Davis, Samuel Ramey, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar

4:41

And he shall Purify

Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Ramey, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, John Aler, Florence Quivar, Andrew Davis, Kathleen Battle

2:23

Behold a virgin shall conceive (alto)

Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Samuel Ramey, John Aler, Andrew Davis, Florence Quivar, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Kathleen Battle

0:25

O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (alto/chorus)

Samuel Ramey, John Aler, Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar

5:27

For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass)

Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Florence Quivar, Kathleen Battle, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Ramey, Andrew Davis, John Aler

2:42

The people that walked in darkness (bass)

Samuel Ramey, Kathleen Battle, Andrew Davis, Florence Quivar, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, John Aler, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

4:17

For unto us a child is born

Florence Quivar, Samuel Ramey, John Aler, Kathleen Battle, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

3:57

Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)

John Aler, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Kathleen Battle, Andrew Davis, Samuel Ramey, Florence Quivar, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

3:06

There were shepards

Elmer Iseler Singers, John Aler, Andrew Davis, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Kathleen Battle, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Ramey, Florence Quivar

0:16

And lo, the Angel of the Lord

Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Andrew Davis, Florence Quivar, Kathleen Battle, Samuel Ramey, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, John Aler

0:20

And the angel said unto them

Andrew Davis, Florence Quivar, Samuel Ramey, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, John Aler, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Kathleen Battle

0:38

And suddenly there was with the angel

Samuel Ramey, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Kathleen Battle, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Florence Quivar, John Aler, Andrew Davis

0:17

Glory to God in the highest

Samuel Ramey, John Aler, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Florence Quivar, Kathleen Battle, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Andrew Davis

1:57

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano I)

Samuel Ramey, Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar, Elmer Iseler Singers, Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, John Aler

4:34

Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd (counter-tenor)

Florence Quivar, Kathleen Battle, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, John Aler, Samuel Ramey, Andrew Davis

0:30

He shall feed His flock like a shepherd (counter-tenor/soprano I)

Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Kathleen Battle, Samuel Ramey, Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, John Aler, Florence Quivar

5:23

His yoke is easy, his burthen is light

Samuel Ramey, Florence Quivar, Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Kathleen Battle, Elmer Iseler Singers, John Aler, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

2:23

Behold, The Lamb of God

Samuel Ramey, John Aler, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Florence Quivar, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Kathleen Battle, Andrew Davis

3:12

He was despised (alto)

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Samuel Ramey, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Florence Quivar, Kathleen Battle, Elmer Iseler Singers, Andrew Davis, John Aler

12:22

Surely, He hath borne our griefs

Kathleen Battle, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Samuel Ramey, John Aler, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Florence Quivar

1:56

And with His stipes we are healed

Florence Quivar, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Ramey, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Andrew Davis, John Aler, Kathleen Battle

1:43

All we like sheep have gone astray

Samuel Ramey, Florence Quivar, John Aler, Kathleen Battle, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Elmer Iseler Singers, Andrew Davis

3:53

All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn (tenor)

Samuel Ramey, Andrew Davis, John Aler, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Florence Quivar, Kathleen Battle, Toronto Symphony Orchestra

0:43

He trusted in God

Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Kathleen Battle, Andrew Davis, John Aler, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Samuel Ramey, Florence Quivar

2:16

Thy rebuke hath broken His heart (tenor)

Kathleen Battle, Elmer Iseler Singers, Florence Quivar, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Ramey, John Aler, Andrew Davis

1:52

Behold, and see if there be any sorrow (tenor)

Florence Quivar, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Kathleen Battle, John Aler, Samuel Ramey, Andrew Davis

1:30

He was cut off out of the land of the living (soprano II)

Florence Quivar, Samuel Ramey, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Kathleen Battle, Andrew Davis, John Aler

0:17

But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell (soprano II)

Kathleen Battle, Elmer Iseler Singers, Florence Quivar, Andrew Davis, Samuel Ramey, John Aler, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra

2:07

Lift up your heads, O ye gates

Kathleen Battle, John Aler, Florence Quivar, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Ramey

3:07

Unto which of the Angels (tenor)

Samuel Ramey, Florence Quivar, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, John Aler, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Kathleen Battle, Andrew Davis

0:16

Let all the angels of God worship Him

John Aler, Kathleen Battle, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Florence Quivar, Samuel Ramey

1:22

Thou art gone up on high (counter-tenor)

Toronto Symphony Orchestra, John Aler, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Samuel Ramey, Florence Quivar, Kathleen Battle, Andrew Davis

3:21

The Lord gave the word

Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Kathleen Battle, Samuel Ramey, John Aler, Florence Quivar

1:08

How beautiful are the feet (soprano I)

Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, John Aler, Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar, Samuel Ramey, Andrew Davis

2:13

Their sound is gone out into all lands

Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Florence Quivar, Samuel Ramey, John Aler, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Kathleen Battle, Andrew Davis

1:25

Why do the nations so furiously rage together (bass)

Samuel Ramey, Kathleen Battle, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Florence Quivar, Andrew Davis, John Aler, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

2:43

Let us break their bonds asunder

Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, John Aler, Kathleen Battle, Andrew Davis, Florence Quivar, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Ramey

1:42

He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor)

Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, John Aler, Samuel Ramey, Andrew Davis

0:13

Thou shalt break them (tenor)

Samuel Ramey, Florence Quivar, John Aler, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Kathleen Battle

1:59

Hallelujah

Kathleen Battle, Andrew Davis, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Samuel Ramey, Florence Quivar, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, John Aler

3:53

I know that my redeemer liveth (soprano I)

Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, John Aler, Andrew Davis, Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar, Samuel Ramey

6:10

Since by man came death

Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar, John Aler, Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Samuel Ramey

2:03

Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass)

Florence Quivar, Samuel Ramey, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Kathleen Battle, Andrew Davis, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, John Aler

0:33

The trumpet shall sound (bass)

Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Kathleen Battle, Samuel Ramey, John Aler, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Florence Quivar

8:59

Then shall be brought to pass the saying (counter-tenor)

Samuel Ramey, John Aler, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Kathleen Battle, Andrew Davis, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Florence Quivar

0:18

O death, where is thy sting (counter-tenor/tenor)

Kathleen Battle, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, John Aler, Florence Quivar, Samuel Ramey, Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra

0:54

But thanks be to God

Florence Quivar, Samuel Ramey, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Kathleen Battle, Andrew Davis, John Aler

2:03

If God be for us (alto)

Samuel Ramey, Andrew Davis, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, John Aler, Elmer Iseler Singers, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Kathleen Battle, Florence Quivar

4:56

Worthy is Lamb that was slain ... Amen

Samuel Ramey, Kathleen Battle, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Florence Quivar, John Aler, Elmer Iseler Singers, Andrew Davis, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

7:09

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach

Composer
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Coro, Choir
Andrew Davis

Conductor
Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

Sir Andrew Davis

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Handel: Messiah

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George Frideric Handel

Johann Sebastian Bach

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Andrew Davis

Toronto Symphony Orchestra

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