Tracklist
| Part One | |||
| 1-1 | Sinfonia | 3:04 | |
| 1-2 | Accompained Recitative: “Comfort Ye My People” (Tenor) | 3:16 | |
| 1-3 | Aria : “Every Valley Shall Be Exalted” (Tenor) | 3:19 | |
| 1-4 | Chorus: “And The Glory Of The Lord” | 2:32 | |
| 1-5 | Accompained Recitative: “Thus Saith The Lord Of Hosts” (Bass) | 1:27 | |
| 1-6 | Aria: “But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming” (Countertenor) | 4:31 | |
| 1-7 | Chorus: “And He Shall Purify” | 2:32 | |
| 1-8 | Recitative: “Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive, And Bear A Son” (Countertenor) | 0:24 | |
| 1-9 | Aria: “O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings To Zion” (Countertenor) | 5:41 | |
| 1-10 | Accompained Recitative: “For Behold, Darkness Shall Over The Earth" (Bass) | 2:11 | |
| 1-11 | Aria (Bass): “The People That Walked In Darkness” | 3:34 | |
| 1-12 | Chorus: “For Unto Us A Child Is Born” | 3:52 | |
| 1-13 | Pifa | 2:14 | |
| 1-14 | Accompained Recitative: ”There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field” (Trebles) | 1:10 | |
| 1-15 | Chorus: “Glory To God In The Highest” | 1:37 | |
| 1-16 | Aria: “Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion” (Tenor) | 4:06 | |
| 1-17 | Recitative: “Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind Be Opened” (Countertenor) | 0:24 | |
| 1-18 | Aria: “He Shall Feed His Flock Like Sheperd (Countertenor, Treble) | 4:54 | |
| 1-19 | Chorus: “His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is Light” | 2:14 | |
| Part Two | |||
| 1-20 | Chorus: “Behold The Lamb Of God” | 2:55 | |
| 1-21 | Aria: “He Was Despised And Rejected Of Men” (Countertenor) | 12:21 | |
| Part Two Cont. | |||
| 2-1 | Chorus: “Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs ANd Carried Our Sorrows” | 2:03 | |
| 2-2 | Chorus: “And With His Stripes We Are Healed” | 1:55 | |
| 2-3 | Chorus: “All We, Like Sheep, Have Gone Astray” | 3:34 | |
| 2-4 | Accompained Recitative: ” All They That See Him” (Tenor) | 0:42 | |
| 2-5 | Chorus: “He Trusted In God That He Would Deliver Him” | 2:20 | |
| 2-6 | Accompained Recitative: “Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart” (Tenor) | 1:47 | |
| 2-7 | Aria (Tenor): “Behold, And See, If There Be Any Sorrow Like Unto His Sorrow” | 1:33 | |
| 2-8 | Accompained Recitative: “He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land Of The Living” (Treble) | 0:18 | |
| 2-9 | Aria: “But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell” (Treble) | 1:59 | |
| 2-10 | Chorus: “Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates” | 3:09 | |
| 2-11 | Recitative: "Unto Which Of The Angels Said He At Any Time" (Tenor) | 0:19 | |
| 2-12 | Chorus: "Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him" | 1:40 | |
| 2-13 | Aria: "Thou Art Gone Up On High" (Countertenor) | 3:10 | |
| 2-14 | Chorus: "The Lord Gave The Word" | 1:12 | |
| 2-15 | Aria: “How Beautiful Are The Feet Of Them That Preach The Gospel Of Peace" (Treble) | 2:18 | |
| 2-16 | Chorus: "Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands" | 1:32 | |
| 2-17 | Aria: “Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage Together” (Bass) | 2:49 | |
| 2-18 | Chorus: “Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder” | 1:53 | |
| 2-19 | Recitative: “He That Dwelleth In Heaven Shall Laugh Them To Scorn” (Tenor) | 0:10 | |
| 2-20 | Aria: “Thou Shalt Break Them With A Rod Of Iron" (Tenor) | 2:17 | |
| 2-21 | Chorus: “Hallelujah!” | 3:58 | |
| Part Three | |||
| 2-22 | Aria: “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth” (Treble) | 5:49 | |
| 2-23 | Chorus: “Since By Man Came Death” | 2:04 | |
| 2-24 | Accompained Recitative: “Behold, I Tell You A Mystery” (Bass) | 0:38 | |
| 2-25 | Aria: “The Trumpet Shall Sound” (Bass) | 8:38 | |
| 2-26 | Recitative: “Then Shall Be Brought To Pass The Saying That Is Written” (Countertenor) | 0:16 | |
| 2-27 | Duet: “O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?” (Countertenor And Tenor) | 1:06 | |
| 2-28 | Chorus: “But Thanks Be To God” | 2:11 | |
| 2-29 | Aria: “If God Be For Us, Who Can Be Against Us” (Countertenor) | 4:52 | |
| 2-30 | Chorus: “Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain” | 3:18 | |
| 2-31 | Chorus: “Amen” | 3:35 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Naxos Rights International Ltd.
- Copyright © – Naxos Rights International Ltd.
- Recorded At – St. John's, Smith Square
Credits
- Bass Vocals – Eamonn Dougan
- Chorus – New College Oxford Choir*
- Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
- Conductor – Edward Higginbottom
- Countertenor Vocals – Iestyn Davies
- Engineer – Jonathan Stokes
- Liner Notes – Simon Heighes
- Orchestra – The Academy Of Ancient Music
- Painting – Lodovico Carracci
- Photography By – Simon Tottman
- Producer – Adrian Hunter
- Producer [Post-Production] – Adrian Hunter, Edward Higginbottom, Nick Parker*
- Tenor Vocals – Toby Spence
- Treble Vocals – Henry Jenkinson (tracks: 1-14, 2-8, 2-9, 2-22), Otta Jones (tracks: 1-18, 2-15), Robert Brooks (7) (tracks: 1-14)
- Trumpet – David Blackadder (tracks: 2-25)
Notes
Recorded at St. John's, Square, London, UK from 3rd to 8th January, 2006
Made in the EU.
Made in the EU.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 747313013173
- Rights Society: GEMA
- Label Code: LC 05537
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