Трек-лист:
SIDE A
Part the first
Sinfony Grave – Allegro moderato
Accompagnato Comfort ye my people
Air Ev’ry valley shall be exalted
Chorus And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed
Accompagnato Thus saith the Lord of Hosts
Air But who may abide the day of His coming
Chorus And He shall purify
SIDE B
Recitative Behold, a virgin shall conceive
Air O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
Chorus O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
Accompagnato For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
Air The people that walked in darkness
Chorus For unto us a Child is born
Pifa Larghetto e mezzo piano
Recitative There were shepherds
Accompagnato And lo, the angel of the Lord
Recitative And the angel said unto them
Accompagnato And suddenly there was with the angel
Chorus Glory to God in the highest
SIDE C
Air Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion
Recitative Then shall the eyes of the blind be open’d
Air He shall feed His flock like a shepherd
Chorus His yoke is easy, His burthen is light
Part the second
Chorus Behold, the Lamb of God
Air He was despised
SIDE D
Chorus Surely, He hath borne our griefs
Chorus And with His stripes we are healed
Chorus All we like sheep have gone astray
Accompagnato All they that see Him, laugh Him to scorn
Chorus He trusted in God
Accompagnato Thy rebuke hath broken His heart
Arioso Behold, and see if there be any sorrow
Accompagnato He was cut off out of the land of the living
Air But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell
Chorus Lift up your heads, O ye gates
Recitative Unto which of the angels
Chorus Let all the angels of God worship Him
Air Thou art gone up on high
Chorus The Lord gave the word
SIDE E
Air How beautiful are the feet
Chorus Their sound is gone out into all lands
Air Why do the nations so furiously rage together
Chorus Let us break their bonds asunder
Recitative He that dwelleth in heaven
Air Thou shalt break them
Chorus Hallelujah!
Part the third
Air I know that my Redeemer liveth
Chorus Since by man came death
SIDE F
Accompagnato Behold, I tell you a mystery
Air The trumpet shall sound
(David Blackadder trumpet)
Recitative Then shall be brought to pass the saying
Duet O death, where is thy sting
Chorus But thanks be to God
Air If God be for us
Chorus Worthy is the Lamb that was slain
Chorus Amen
Ailish Tynan soprano · Alice Coote mezzo-soprano
Allan Clayton tenor · Matthew Rose bass
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Academy of Ancient Music leader Rodolfo Richter
Continuo: Peter Stevens organ* · Alastair Ross harpsichord
Joseph Crouch cello · Timothy Amherst double bass
Stephen Cleobury