Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 1: Aria. "Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted"

Richard Lewis/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent feat. Richard Lewis

English Choral Classics

3 MINUTES AND 41 SECONDS • SEP 09 2002

Album Tracklist

Belshazzar's Feast: "Thus spake Isaiah" (Chorus)

05:15

Belshazzar's Feast: "If I forget thee, O Jerusalem" (Baritone, Chorus)

02:20

Belshazzar's Feast: "By the waters of Babylon" (Chorus)

03:03

Belshazzar's Feast: "Babylon was a great city" (Baritone) - "In Babylon, Belshazzar the King" (Chorus)

04:22

Belshazzar's Feast: "Praise ye the God of Gold" (Baritone, Chorus)

05:13

Belshazzar's Feast: "Thus in Babylon the mighty city" (Chorus)

03:22

Belshazzar's Feast: "And in that same hour, as they feasted" (Baritone, Chorus)

02:25

Belshazzar's Feast: "Then sing aloud to God our strength" (Chorus)

04:15

Belshazzar's Feast: "The trumpeters and pipers are silent" (Chorus)

01:12

Belshazzar's Feast: "Then sing aloud to God our strength" (Chorus)

03:57

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: Prelude

10:04

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "Jesu, Maria, I Am Near to Death" (Gerontius)

03:00

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "So Pray for Me" - "Kyrie eleison. Holy Mary, Pray for Him" (Gerontius, Chorus)

02:20

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "Rouse Thee, My Fainting Soul" - "Be Merciful" (Gerontius, Chorus)

03:40

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus" (Gerontius)

05:41

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "I Can no More" - "Rescue Him, O Lord" - "Novissima hora est" (Gerontius, Chorus)

05:38

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "Proficiscere, anima Christiana" - "Go in the Name of Angels" (Priest, Chorus)

06:38

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Andantino

02:07

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "I Went to Sleep" (Soul)

02:55

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Another Marvel" - "My Work Is Done" (Soul, Angel)

03:46

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "It Is a Member of That Family" - "All Hail, My Child and Brother" (Soul, Angel)

05:55

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "But Hark!" - "Low-Born Clods of Brute Earth" (Soul, Angel, Chorus)

01:34

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Dispossessed, Aside Thrust" (Chorus)

03:56

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "I See Not Those False Spirits" (Soul, Angel)

01:49

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "There Was a Mortal" - "Praise to the Holiest" (Angel, Chorus, Soul)

06:00

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "But Hark! A Grand Mysterious Harmony" - "And Now the Threshold" (Soul, Angel)

01:20

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Praise to the Holiest" (Chorus)

07:23

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Thy Judgment Now Is Near" (Angel, Soul)

02:14

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Jesu! By That Shuddering Dread" - "I Go Before My Judge" - "Be Merciful, Be Gracious" (Angel of the Agony, Soul, Chorus)

05:48

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Praise to His Name!" - "Take Me Away" - "Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge" (Angel, Soul, Chorus)

05:21

The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Softly and Gently" (Angel, Chorus)

06:37

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Sinfonia

05:20

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "Comfort Ye My People"

03:46

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 1: Aria. "Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted"

03:41

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 1: Chorus. "And the Glory, the Glory of the Lord"

03:23

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 2: Accompagnato. "Thus Saith the Lord"

02:02

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 2: Aria. "But Who May Abide"

05:20

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 2: Chorus. "And He Shall Purify"

02:44

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Recitative. "Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive"

00:34

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Aria and Chorus. "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings"

07:00

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Accompagnato. "For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth"

03:07

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Aria. "The People That Walked in Darkness"

05:03

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Chorus. "For Unto Us a Child Is Born"

04:44

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Pastoral Symphony "Pifa"

04:46

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Recitative. "There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field"

00:53

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Recitative. "And the Angel Said Unto Them"

00:51

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Accompagnato. "And Suddenly There was with the Angel a Multitude"

00:24

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Chorus. "Glory to God"

02:28

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 5: Aria. "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion"

04:59

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 5: Recitative. "Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened"

00:35

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 5: Duet. "He Shall Feed His Flock"

06:32

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 5: Chorus. "His Yoke Is Easy"

02:39

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Chorus. "Behold the Lamb of God"

03:42

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Aria. "He Was Despised and Rejected of Men"

06:00

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Chorus. "Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs"

02:33

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Chorus. "And with His Stripes We Are Healed"

01:52

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Chorus. "All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray"

04:35

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "All They That See Him"

00:51

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: "He trusted in God"

02:17

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart"

01:59

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Arioso. "Behold, and See"

02:04

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 2: Accompagnato. "He Was Cut Off"

00:21

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 2: Aria. "But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul"

02:18

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 3: Chorus. "Lift Up Your Heads"

03:36

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 5: Chorus. "The Lord Gave the Word"

01:27

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 5: Aria with Chorus. "How Beautiful Are the Feet"

03:01

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 5: Arioso. "Their Sound Is Gone Out"

01:45

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 6: Aria. "Why Do the Nations"

02:53

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 6: Chorus. "Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder"

02:18

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 6: Recitative. "He That Dwelleth in Heav'n"

00:18

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 7: Aria. "Thou Shalt Break Them"

02:05

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 7: Chorus. "Hallelujah"

04:43

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 1: Aria. "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"

07:48

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 1: Chorus. "Since by Man Came Death"

02:22

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 2: Accompagnato. "Behold, I Tell You a Mystery"

00:47

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 2: Aria. "The Trumpet Shall Sound"

04:17

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 4: Chorus. "Worthy Is the Lamb"

04:09

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 4: Chorus. "Amen"

03:36

The Crucifixion: I. Recitative, "And they came to a place named Gethsemane" (Tenor)

01:26

The Crucifixion: II. The Agony, "Could ye not watch with me one brief hour?" (Basses, Chorus, Tenor)

06:12

The Crucifixion: III. Processional to Calvary - "Fling wide the gates!" (Chorus, Tenor)

07:02

The Crucifixion: IV. Recitative, "And when they were come" (Bass)

00:47

The Crucifixion: V. The Mystery of the Divine Humiliation, "Cross of Jesus, cross of sorrow" (Chorus)

01:34

The Crucifixion: VI. Recitative, "He made himself of no reputation" (Bass)

01:13

The Crucifixion: VII. The Majesty of the Divine Humiliation, "King ever glorious!" (Tenor)

04:05

The Crucifixion: VIII. Recitative, "And as Moses lifted up the serpent" (Bass)

01:11

The Crucifixion: IX. Chorus a capella, "God so loved the world"

03:37

The Crucifixion: X. Litany of the Passion, "Holy Jesu, by thy passion" (Chorus)

03:05

The Crucifixion: XI. Recitative, "Jesus said, Father, forgive them" (Tenor, Chorus)

00:48

The Crucifixion: XII. Duet, "So thou liftest thy divine petition" (Bass, Tenor)

04:31

The Crucifixion: XIII. The Mystery of the Intercession, "Jesus, the crucified, pleads for me" (Chorus)

04:17

The Crucifixion: XIV. Recitative, "And one of the malefactors" (Basses, Chorus)

02:17

The Crucifixion: XVI. Recitative, "When Jesus therefore saw his mother" (Tenor, Chorus, Bass)

02:41

The Crucifixion: XVII. Recitative, "Is it nothing to you" (Bass)

00:52

The Crucifixion: XVIII. The Appeal of the Crucified, "From the throne of his cross" (Chorus)

06:26

The Crucifixion: XIX. Recitative and Chorus, "After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished" (Tenor, Chorus)

02:03

The Crucifixion: XX. For the Love of Jesus, "All for Jesus" (Chorus)

01:59

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: I. On the Way to Jerusalem, 1. Chorus, "When o'er the steep of Olivet"

04:16

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: II. Before Jerusalem, 1. Recitative, "Like a fair vision in the morning light" (Tenor, Baritone)

01:31

100

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: II. Before Jerusalem, 2. Recitative and Air, "O Jerusalem!" (Baritone)

02:21

101

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: III. In the Temple, 1. Recitative, "And Jesus entered into the temple of God" (Tenor, Baritone)

00:54

102

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: III. In the Temple, 2. Chorus, "Bow down thine ear, O Lord"

03:59

103

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: IV. The Mount of Olives, 1. Air, "Not of this world the kingdom of our Lord" (Tenor)

01:50

104

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: IV. The Mount of Olives, 2. Chorus, "T' was night o'er lonely Olivet"

04:21

105

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: IV. The Mount of Olives, 3. Solo, "He was despised and rejected of men" (Tenor)

02:00

106

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: IV. The Mount of Olives, 4. Solo and Chorus, "Come unto him, all ye that labour" (Chorus, Baritone)

01:58

107

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: IV. The Mount of Olives, 5. Hymn, "Just as I am, without one plea" (Chorus, Baritone)

05:28

108

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: V. A New Commandment, 1. Recitative, "And Jesus, knowing that his hour was come" (Baritone)

01:34

109

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: V. A New Commandment, 2. Arietta, "A new commandment give I unto you" (Baritone)

02:33

110

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: V. A New Commandment, 3. Chorus, "O thou whose sweet compassion"

02:32

111

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: VI. Gethsemane, 1. Recitative, "And when they had sung a hymn" (Baritone)

01:55

112

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: VI. Gethsemane, 2. Hymn, "Thy will be done, the saviour said" (Chorus, Treble)

02:32

113

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: VII. Betrayed and Forsaken, 1. Chorus, "And while he yet spake"

01:18

114

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: VII. Betrayed and Forsaken, 2. Recitative, "O was there ever loneliness like his!" (Tenor)

02:07

115

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: VII. Betrayed and Forsaken, 3. Air, "Ye who sin, and ye who sorrow" (Tenor)

03:25

116

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: VIII. Before Pilate, "Then came Jesus forth from the judgement hall" (Chorus, Baritone)

02:58

117

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: IX. The March to Calvary, "The saviour king goes forth to die!" (Chorus)

05:43

118

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: X. Calvary, 1. Recitative, "And when they came to the place" (Baritone)

02:23

119

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: X. Calvary, 2. Chorus, "Droop, sacred head"

03:57

120

Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: X. Calvary, 3. Concluding Hymn, "Rock of ages, cleft for me" (Chorus)

03:22

English Choral Classics

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 1: Aria. "Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted"