Handel – Messiah – Sir Colin Davis – 2-CD Set

Bring the grandeur of Messiah into your collection

Make time for generous listening with this Handel Messiah two-CD set. Solo arias, orchestral passages and great choruses create a musical journey worth returning to, from the opening movement to the final Amen.

Voices that invite you to listen

Heather Harper, soprano, Helen Watts, contralto, John Wakefield, tenor, and John Shirley-Quirk, bass, form the solo quartet. Sir Colin Davis conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Chorus, with John Alldis as chorus master.

The spiritual and musical power of an oratorio

Rediscover Hallelujah, I Know That My Redeemer Liveth and The Trumpet Shall Sound within a work where intimate vocal moments meet the brilliance of the choir. An invitation to reflection and the discovery of sacred music.

A gift to share with a classical music lover

For Christmas, Easter or the pleasure of giving, choose a sacred music double CD with a lasting place in a personal collection. Enjoy an evening of attentive listening or share a musical moment with family.

A programme to explore across two discs

The set has a stated total running time of 2 hours 23 minutes 44 seconds. Instrumental credits also include Ralph Downes on organ, Leslie Pearson on harpsichord and William Lang on D trumpet. Enjoy both discs on a compatible audio CD player.

Frequently asked questions

Who conducts this recording of Messiah?

Sir Colin Davis conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Chorus.

Who are the four soloists?

Heather Harper, Helen Watts, John Wakefield and John Shirley-Quirk.

How many discs are included?

Two audio CDs with a stated total running time of 2 hours 23 minutes 44 seconds.

Complete track listing

CD 1

1. Symphony
2. Comfort Ye, My People
3. Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
4. And the Glory of the Lord
5. Thus Saith the Lord
6. But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming
7. And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi
8. Behold, a Virgin Shall - O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings
9. For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover - The People that Walk in Darkness
10. For unto Us a Child Is Born
11. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
12. There Were Shepherds - And Lo, the Angel of the Lord - And the Angel Said Unto Them - And Suddenly
13. Glory to God in the Highest
14. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion
15. Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind
16. He Shall Feed His Flock
17. His Yoke Is Easy
18. Behold the Lamb of God
19. He Was Despised

CD 2

1. Surely He Hath Borne - And with His Stripes - All We Like Sheep
2. All They That See Him
3. He Trusted in God
4. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
5. Behold and See
6. He Was Cut Off - But Thou Didst Not Leave
7. Lift Up Your Heads
8. Unto Which of the Angels - Let All the Angels
9. Thou Art Gone Up on High
10. The Lord Gave the Word
11. How Beautiful Are the Feet
12. Their Sound Is Gone Out
13. Why Do the Nations
14. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder
15. He That Dwelleth - Thou Shalt Break Them
16. Hallelujah
17. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
18. Since by Man Came Death
19. Behold, I Tell You a Mystery
20. The Trumpet Shall Sound
21. Then Shall Be Brought - O Death Where Is Thy Sting - But Thanks Be to God
22. If God Be for Us
23. Worthy Is the Lamb - Amen