Part I: Overture

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: Recitative: Comfort ye my people (Tenor)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: John Mark Ainsley

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: Air: Every valley shall be exalted (Tenor)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: John Mark Ainsley

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: And the glory of the Lord (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: Recitative: Thus saith the Lord (Bass)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Alastair Miles

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: Air: But who may abide the day of his coming? (Alto)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Hilary Summers

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: And he shall purify (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Alto)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Hilary Summers

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: Air and Chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto, Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Hilary Summers

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Bass)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Alastair Miles

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: Air: The people that walked in darkness (Bass)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Alastair Miles

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: For unto us a child is born (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: Pifa, "Pastoral Symphony"

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: Recitative: There were shepherds abiding in the field (Soprano)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Lynne Dawson

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: Recitative: And the angel said unto them (Soprano)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Lynne Dawson

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel (Soprano)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Lynne Dawson

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: Glory to God in the highest (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: Air: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Soprano)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Lynne Dawson

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd (Soprano)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Lynne Dawson

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd (Soprano)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Lynne Dawson

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part I: His yoke is easy, his burthen is light (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Behold The Lamb of God (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Air: He was despised (Alto)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Hilary Summers

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Surely he hath borne our griefs (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: And with his stripes we are healed (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: All we like sheep have gone astray (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Recitative: All they that see Him Laugh Him to scorn (Tenor)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: John Mark Ainsley

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (Tenor)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: John Mark Ainsley

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Air: Behold, and see if there be any sorrow (Tenor)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: John Mark Ainsley

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: He was cut off out of the land of the living (Soprano)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Lynne Dawson

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Air: But thou didst not leave his soul in hell (Soprano)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Lynne Dawson

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Lift up your heads, O ye gates (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Recitative: Unto which of the angels (Tenor)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: John Mark Ainsley

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Let all the angels of God worship him (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Air: Thou art gone up on high (Alto)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Hilary Summers

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: The Lord gave the word (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Air: How beautiful are the feet (Soprano)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Lynne Dawson

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Their sound is gone out into all lands (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together (Bass)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Alastair Miles

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Let us break their bonds asunder (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven (Tenor)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Hilary Summers

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Air: Thou shalt break them (Tenor)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Hilary Summers

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part II: Hallelujah (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part III: Air: I know that my redeemer liveth (Soprano)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Lynne Dawson

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part III: Since by man came death (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part III: Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (Bass)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Alastair Miles

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part III: Air: The trumpet shall sound (Bass)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Alastair Miles

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part III: Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass (Alto)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Hilary Summers

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part III: Duet: O death, where is thy sting (Alto, Tenor)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Hilary Summers, John Mark Ainsley

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part III: But thanks be to God (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part III: Air: If God is for us (Soprano)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

Performer: Lynne Dawson

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Part III: Worthy is the Lamb - Amen (Chorus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir, Brandenburg Consort

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury