Deux CD audio contenant l'oratorio de Haendel, accompagnés d'un guide d'écoute pour se familiariser avec la musique sacrée. ©Electre 2025

G.F. Haendel

(1685 - 1759)

Le Messie, oratorio

CD 1

Première partie

1) Ouverture 5'51

2) Récitatif - Comfort ye, my people 3'31

3) Air - Every valley shall be exalted 3'28

4) Choeur - And the glory of the Lord 3'03

5) Récitatif - Thus saith the Lord 1'45

6) Air - But who may abide 4'23

7) Choeur - And He shall purify 2'36

8) Récitatif - Behold, a virgin shall conceive 0'38

9) Air - O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion 5'23

10) Choeur - For unto us a child is born 3'52

11) Pastorale 3'57

12) Récitatif - There were shepherds 0'20

13) Récitatif - And lo ! the angel of the Lord came upon them 0'30

14) Récitatif - And the angel said unto them 0'48

15) Récitatif - And suddenly there was with the angel 0'16

16) Choeur - Glory to God 1'50

17) Air - Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion 5'10

18) Récitatif - Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened 0'38

19) Air - He shall feed His flock 6'41

20) Choeur - Lift up your heads 3'03

21) Air - Why do the nations 2'35

22) Choeur - Let us break their bonds asunder 1'48

23) Récitatif - He that dwelleth in heaven 0'19

24) Air - Thou shalt break them 2'07

25) Choeur - Hallelujah 4'50

CD 2

Deuxième partie

1) Choeur - Behold the lamb 4'08

2) Air - He was despised 6'17

3) Choeur - All with His stripes we are healed 3'51

4) Choeur - All we like sheep have gone astray 4'31

5) Récitatif - All they that see Him 0'50

6) Choeur - He trusted in God 2'16

7) Récitatif - Thy rebuke hath broken His heart 2'00

8) Air - Behold, and see if there be any sorrow 2'01

9) Récitatif - He was cut off 0'33

10) Air - I know that my Redeemer liveth 8'05

11) Choeur - Since by man came death 2'10

12) Récitatif - Behold, I tell you a mystery 0'59

13) Air - The trumpet shall sound 3'57

14) Choeur - Worthy is the Lamb 7'19