George Friedrich Haendel (1685 – 1759)

 

LE MESSIE

 

 

PREMIÈRE PARTIE

 

Sinfonie (Ouverture)

 

Accompagnato (Ténor) - Comfort ye

 

Air (Ténor) - Ev'ry valley shall be exalted

 

Chœur – And the glory of the Lord

 

Récitatif – Thus saith the Lord

 

Air (Alto) - But who may abide the day of His coming

 

Chœur - And He shall purify

 

Récitatif (Alto) - Behold, a virgin shall conceive

 

Accompagnato (Basse) - For behold, darkness shall cover the earth

 

Air (Basse) - The people that walked in darkness

 

Chœur - For unto us a Child is born

 

Pifa (Sinfonia pastorale)

 

Récitatif (Soprano) - There were shepherds

 

Accompagnato (Soprano) - And lo, the angel of the Lord

 

Récitatif (Soprano) - And the angel said unto them

 

Accompagnato (Soprano) - And suddenly there was with the angel

 

Chœur - Glory to God

 

Air (Soprano) - Rejoice greatly

 

Récitatif (Soprano) – Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened

 

Aria (Soprano et Alto) - He shall feed His flock

 

Chœur - His yoke is easy

 

DEUXIÈME PARTIE

 

Chœur - Behold the Lamb of God

 

Air (Alto) - He was despised

 

Chœur - Surely He hath borne our griefs

 

Chœur - And with His stripes

 

Chœur - All we, like sheep

 

Accompagnato (Ténor) - Thy rebuke hath broken His heart

 

Arioso (Tenor) - Behold, and see

 

Accompagnato (Ténor) - He was cut off

 

Air (Tenor ) - But Thou didst not leave His soul in hell

 

Chœur - Lift up your heads

 

Air (Basse) - Why do the nations

 

Chœur - Let us break their bonds

 

Chœur - Hallelujah!

 

TROISIÈME PARTIE

 

Air (Soprano) - I know that my Redeemer liveth

 

Chœur - Since by man came death

 

Accompagnato (Basse) - Behold, I tell you a mystery

 

Air (Basse) - The trumpet shall sound

 

Chœur - Worthy is the Lamb … Amen