Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 10 For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth (Accompagnato Bass)

Maulbronn Chamber Choir, Maulbronner Kammerchor, Hanoverian Court Orchestra, Hannoversche Hofkapelle, Jürgen Budday, Miriam Allan, Michael Chance, Mark le Brocq & Christopher Purves

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 (Unedited version in English from 1748, performed according to the traditions of the time)

2 MINUTES AND 12 SECONDS

Album Tracklist

1

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 1 Sinfonia (Grave - Allegro Moderato)

03:13

2

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 2 Comfort Ye My People, Saith Your God (Accompagnato Tenor)

03:10

3

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 3 Ev‘ry Valley Shall Be Exalted (Air Tenor)

03:24

4

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 4 And The Glory Of The Lord Shall Be Revealed (Chorus)

02:27

5

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 5 Thus Saith The Lord, The Lord Of Hosts (Accompagnato Bass)

01:24

6

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 6 But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming (Air Alto)

04:33

7

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: Nos. 7-8 And He Shall Purify The Sons Of Levi (Chorus) - Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive (Recitative Alto)

02:39

8

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 9 O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion - Arise, Shine, For Thy Light Is Come (Air Mezzo-Soprano & Chorus)

05:28

9

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 10 For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth (Accompagnato Bass)

02:12

10

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 11 The People That Walked In Darkness Have Seen A Great Light (Air Bass)

03:32

11

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 12 For Unto Us A Child Is Born (Chorus)

03:47

12

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 13 Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)

02:58

13

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 14 And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord Came Upon Them (Accompagnato Soprano)

00:53

14

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 16 And Suddenly There Was With The Angel (Accompagnato Soprano)

00:16

15

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 17 Glory To God In The Highest, And Peace On Earth (Chorus)

01:53

16

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 18 Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion (Air Soprano)

04:34

17

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 20 He Shall Feed His Flock Like A Shepherd (Duet Mezzo-Soprano & Soprano)

05:40

18

Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 21 His Yoke Is Easy, And His Burthen Is Light (Chorus)

02:17

19

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 22 Behold The Lamb Of God (Chorus)

02:59

20

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 23 He Was Despised And Rejected Of Men (Air Mezzo-Soprano)

11:06

21

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 24 Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs And Carried Our Sorrows (Chorus)

02:03

22

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 25 And With His Stripes We Are Healed (Chorus)

01:55

23

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 26 All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray (Chorus)

04:19

24

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 27 All They That See Him Laugh (Accompagnato Tenor)

00:44

25

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 28 He Trusted In God That He Would Deliver Him (Chorus)

02:20

26

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 29 Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart (Accompagnato Tenor)

02:25

27

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 30 Behold, And See If There Be Any Sorrow (Arioso Tenor)

01:39

28

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 31 He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land Of The Living (Accompagnato Tenor)

00:20

29

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 32 But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell (Air Tenor)

01:54

30

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Nos. 33-34 Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates. Who Is This King Of Glory? - Unto Which Of The Angels Said (Chorus & Recitative Tenor)

03:29

31

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 35 Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him (Chorus)

01:23

32

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 36 Thou Art Gone Up On High (Air Bass)

03:25

33

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 37 The Lord Gave The Word (Chorus)

01:10

34

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 38 How Beautiful Are The Feet Of Them (Air Soprano)

02:06

35

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 39 Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands (Chorus)

01:31

36

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 40 Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together (Air Bass)

02:40

37

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Nos. 41-42 Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder - He That Dwelleth In Heav'n (Chorus & Recitative Tenor)

01:51

38

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 43 Thou Shalt Break Them With A Rod Of Iron (Air Tenor)

02:05

39

Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: No. 44 HALLELUJAH (Chorus)

03:40

40

Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: No. 45 I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Air Soprano)

05:55

41

Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: No. 46 Since By Man Came Death (Chorus)

02:11

42

Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: No. 47 Behold, I Tell You A Mystery (Accompagnato Bass)

00:45

43

Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: Nos. 48-49 The Trumpet Shall Sound - Then Shall Be Brought To Pass (Air Bass & Recitative Alto)

09:05

44

Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: No. 50 O Death, Where Is Thy Sting? (Duet Alto & Tenor)

01:06

45

Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: No. 51 But Thanks Be To God (Chorus)

02:19

46

Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: No. 52 If God Be For Us (Air Soprano)

04:54

47

Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: No. 53a Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain (Chorus)

03:38

48

Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: No. 53b Amen (Chorus)

04:13

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 (Unedited version in English from 1748, performed according to the traditions of the time)

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Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: No. 10 For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover The Earth (Accompagnato Bass)

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