Messiah HWV56[133’30]
CD1
1
Part 1 No 1: Symphony[3’23]
2
Part 1 No 2, Recitative: Comfort ye, my people (tenor)[2’44]
Allan Clayton (tenor)
3
Part 1 No 3, Aria: Every valley shall be exalted (tenor)[3’06]
Allan Clayton (tenor)
4
Part 1 No 4, Chorus: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed[2’49]
5
Part 1 No 5, Recitative: Thus saith the Lord of hosts (bass)[1’20]
Andrew Foster-Williams (bass)
6
Part 1 No 6, Aria: But who may abide the day of his coming? (alto/bass)[4’12]
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
7
Part 1 No 7, Chorus: And he shall purify the sons of Levi[2’35]
8
Part 1 No 8, Recitative: Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son (alto)[0’23]
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
9
Part 1 No 9, Aria with chorus: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (alto)[5’01]
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
10
Part 1 No 10, Recitative: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (bass)[2’03]
Andrew Foster-Williams (bass)
11
Part 1 No 11, Aria: The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light (bass)[3’58]
Andrew Foster-Williams (bass)
12
Part 1 No 12, Chorus: For unto us a child is born[3’47]
13
Part 1 No 13: Pifa ‘Pastoral Symphony'[0’54]
14
Part 1 No 14, Recitative: There were shepherds, abiding in the field (soprano)[0’26]
Julia Doyle (soprano)
15
Part 1 No 15, Recitative: And the angel said unto them, fear not (soprano)[0’25]
Julia Doyle (soprano)
16
Part 1 No 16, Recitative: And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude (soprano)[0’16]
Julia Doyle (soprano)
17
Part 1 No 17, Chorus: Glory to God in the highest[1’52]
18
Part 1 No 18, Aria: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (soprano)[4’07]
Julia Doyle (soprano)
19
Part 1 No 19, Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (alto)[0’23]
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
20
Part 1 No 20, Aria: He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (alto/soprano)[4’55]
Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Julia Doyle (soprano)
21
Part 1 No 21, Chorus: His yoke is easy and his burthen is light[2’15]
22
Part 2 No 1, Chorus: Behold the Lamb of God[2’42]
23
Part 2 No 2, Aria: He was despised and rejected of men (alto)[10’36]
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
CD2
24
Part 2 No 3, Chorus: Surely he hath borne our griefs[1’51]
25
Part 2 No 4, Chorus: And with his stripes we are healed[1’52]
26
Part 2 No 5, Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray[4’02]
27
Part 2 No 6, Recitative: All they that see him laugh him to scorn (tenor)[0’44]
Allan Clayton (tenor)
28
Part 2 No 7, Chorus: He trusted in God that he would deliver him[2’14]
29
Part 2 No 8, Recitative: Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (soprano/tenor)[1’53]
Allan Clayton (tenor)
30
Part 2 No 9, Aria: Behold and see if there be any sorrow like unto his sorrow (soprano/tenor)[1’19]
Allan Clayton (tenor)
31
Part 2 No 10, Recitative: He was cut off out of the land of the living (soprano/tenor)[0’13]
Allan Clayton (tenor)
32
Part 2 No 11, Aria: But thou didst not leave his soul in hell (soprano/tenor)[2’14]
Julia Doyle (soprano)
33
Part 2 No 12, Chorus: Lift up your heads, O ye gates[3’03]
34
Part 2 No 13, Recitative: Unto which of the angels said he at any time? (tenor)[0’13]
Allan Clayton (tenor)
35
Part 2 No 14, Chorus: Let all the angels of God worship him[1’26]
36
Part 2 No 15, Aria: Thou art gone up on high (alto/bass)[3’02]
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
37
Part 2 No 16, Chorus: The Lord gave the word[0’57]
38
Part 2 No 17, Aria: How beautiful are the feet of them that preach (soprano)[2’09]
Julia Doyle (soprano)
39
Part 2 No 18, Chorus: Their sound is gone out into all lands[1’14]
40
Part 2 No 19, Aria: Why do the nations so furiously rage together? (bass)[2’32]
Andrew Foster-Williams (bass)
41
Part 2 No 20, Chorus: Let us break their bonds asunder[1’47]
42
Part 2 No 21, Recitative: He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh them to scorn (tenor)[0’10]
Allan Clayton (tenor)
43
Part 2 No 22, Aria: Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (tenor)[1’58]
Allan Clayton (tenor)
44
Part 2 No 23, Chorus: Hallelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth[3’43]
45
Part 3 No 1, Aria: I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano)[6’00]
Julia Doyle (soprano)
46
Part 3 No 2, Chorus: Since by man came death[2’20]
47
Part 3 No 3, Recitative: Behold, I tell you a mystery (bass)[0’29]
Andrew Foster-Williams (bass)
48
Part 3 No 4, Aria: The trumpet shall sound (bass)[5’49]
Andrew Foster-Williams (bass)
49
Part 3 No 5, Recitative: Then shall be brought to pass (alto)[0’15]
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
50
Part 3 No 6, Aria: O Death, where is thy sting? (alto/tenor)[1’05]
Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Allan Clayton (tenor)
51
Part 3 No 7, Chorus: But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory[2’15]
52
Part 3 No 8, Aria: If God be for us, who can be against us? (soprano)[4’54]
Julia Doyle (soprano)
53
Part 3 No 9, Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain[3’20]
54
Part 3 No 10, Chorus: Amen[4’15]
‘No-one, but no-one performs Messiah better every year than the choir Polyphony under the conductor Stephen Layton’ (Evening Standard)
Polyphony and Stephen Layton’s live Messiah at St John’s Smith Square has become one of the highlights of the musical season. The joyful sincerity and urgent brilliance of the performers has brought the familiar story to life again and again. Now this wonderful experience is available on disc, recorded in 2008 for a new release that will surely prove a strong competitor in a necessarily crowded market. Polyphony is joined by the Britten Sinfonia and a quartet of magnificent young soloists – all variously acclaimed as the premier Handel singers of the new generation.
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