English Choral Classics

1. 1
   Belshazzar's Feast: "Thus spake Isaiah" (Chorus)
   5:14
2. 2
   Belshazzar's Feast: "If I forget thee, O Jerusalem" (Baritone, Chorus)
   2:19
3. 3
   Belshazzar's Feast: "By the waters of Babylon" (Chorus)
   3:03
4. 4
   Belshazzar's Feast: "Babylon was a great city" (Baritone) - "In Babylon, Belshazzar the King" (Chorus)
   4:22
5. 5
   Belshazzar's Feast: "Praise ye the God of Gold" (Baritone, Chorus)
   5:13
6. 6
   Belshazzar's Feast: "Thus in Babylon the mighty city" (Chorus)
   3:21
7. 7
   Belshazzar's Feast: "And in that same hour, as they feasted" (Baritone, Chorus)
   2:24
8. 8
   Belshazzar's Feast: "Then sing aloud to God our strength" (Chorus)
   4:15
9. 9
   Belshazzar's Feast: "The trumpeters and pipers are silent" (Chorus)
   1:11
10. 10
    Belshazzar's Feast: "Then sing aloud to God our strength" (Chorus)
    3:56
11. 11
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: Prelude
    10:03
12. 12
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "Jesu, Maria, I Am Near to Death" (Gerontius)
    3:00
13. 13
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "So Pray for Me" - "Kyrie eleison. Holy Mary, Pray for Him" (Gerontius, Chorus)
    2:20
14. 14
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "Rouse Thee, My Fainting Soul" - "Be Merciful" (Gerontius, Chorus)
    3:39
15. 15
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus" (Gerontius)
    5:40
16. 16
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "I Can no More" - "Rescue Him, O Lord" - "Novissima hora est" (Gerontius, Chorus)
    5:38
17. 17
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 1: "Proficiscere, anima Christiana" - "Go in the Name of Angels" (Priest, Chorus)
    6:38
18. 18
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: Andantino
    2:07
19. 19
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "I Went to Sleep" (Soul)
    2:55
20. 20
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Another Marvel" - "My Work Is Done" (Soul, Angel)
    3:45
21. 21
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "It Is a Member of That Family" - "All Hail, My Child and Brother" (Soul, Angel)
    5:55
22. 22
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "But Hark!" - "Low-Born Clods of Brute Earth" (Soul, Angel, Chorus)
    1:33
23. 23
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Dispossessed, Aside Thrust" (Chorus)
    3:55
24. 24
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "I See Not Those False Spirits" (Soul, Angel)
    1:49
25. 25
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "There Was a Mortal" - "Praise to the Holiest" (Angel, Chorus, Soul)
    5:59
26. 26
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "But Hark! A Grand Mysterious Harmony" - "And Now the Threshold" (Soul, Angel)
    1:19
27. 27
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Praise to the Holiest" (Chorus)
    7:23
28. 28
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Thy Judgment Now Is Near" (Angel, Soul)
    2:14
29. 29
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Jesu! By That Shuddering Dread" - "I Go Before My Judge" - "Be Merciful, Be Gracious" (Angel of the Agony, Soul, Chorus)
    5:48
30. 30
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Praise to His Name!" - "Take Me Away" - "Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge" (Angel, Soul, Chorus)
    5:20
31. 31
    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "Softly and Gently" (Angel, Chorus)
    6:37
32. 32
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: Sinfonia
    5:19
33. 33
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "Comfort Ye My People"
    3:45
34. 34
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 1: Aria. "Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted"
    3:41
35. 35
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 1: Chorus. "And the Glory, the Glory of the Lord"
    3:22
36. 36
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 2: Accompagnato. "Thus Saith the Lord"
    2:02
37. 37
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 2: Aria. "But Who May Abide"
    5:19
38. 38
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 2: Chorus. "And He Shall Purify"
    2:44
39. 39
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Recitative. "Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive"
    0:33
40. 40
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Aria and Chorus. "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings"
    7:00
41. 41
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Accompagnato. "For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth"
    3:07
42. 42
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Aria. "The People That Walked in Darkness"
    5:03
43. 43
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 3: Chorus. "For Unto Us a Child Is Born"
    4:44
44. 44
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Pastoral Symphony "Pifa"
    4:46
45. 45
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Recitative. "There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field"
    0:52
46. 46
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Recitative. "And the Angel Said Unto Them"
    0:51
47. 47
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Accompagnato. "And Suddenly There was with the Angel a Multitude"
    0:24
48. 48
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 4: Chorus. "Glory to God"
    2:27
49. 49
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 5: Aria. "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion"
    4:59
50. 50
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 5: Recitative. "Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be Opened"
    0:34
51. 51
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 5: Duet. "He Shall Feed His Flock"
    6:31
52. 52
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 5: Chorus. "His Yoke Is Easy"
    2:38
53. 53
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Chorus. "Behold the Lamb of God"
    3:41
54. 54
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Aria. "He Was Despised and Rejected of Men"
    6:00
55. 55
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Chorus. "Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs"
    2:33
56. 56
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Chorus. "And with His Stripes We Are Healed"
    1:51
57. 57
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Chorus. "All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray"
    4:34
58. 58
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "All They That See Him"
    0:51
59. 59
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: "He trusted in God"
    2:17
60. 60
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Accompagnato. "Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart"
    1:58
61. 61
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Arioso. "Behold, and See"
    2:04
62. 62
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 2: Accompagnato. "He Was Cut Off"
    0:21
63. 63
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 2: Aria. "But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul"
    2:17
64. 64
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 3: Chorus. "Lift Up Your Heads"
    3:36
65. 65
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 5: Chorus. "The Lord Gave the Word"
    1:27
66. 66
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 5: Aria with Chorus. "How Beautiful Are the Feet"
    3:01
67. 67
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 5: Arioso. "Their Sound Is Gone Out"
    1:45
68. 68
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 6: Aria. "Why Do the Nations"
    2:53
69. 69
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 6: Chorus. "Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder"
    2:18
70. 70
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 6: Recitative. "He That Dwelleth in Heav'n"
    0:17
71. 71
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 7: Aria. "Thou Shalt Break Them"
    2:05
72. 72
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 7: Chorus. "Hallelujah"
    4:42
73. 73
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 1: Aria. "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"
    7:48
74. 74
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 1: Chorus. "Since by Man Came Death"
    2:21
75. 75
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 2: Accompagnato. "Behold, I Tell You a Mystery"
    0:47
76. 76
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 2: Aria. "The Trumpet Shall Sound"
    4:17
77. 77
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 4: Chorus. "Worthy Is the Lamb"
    4:09
78. 78
    Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 4: Chorus. "Amen"
    3:36
79. 79
    The Crucifixion: I. Recitative, "And they came to a place named Gethsemane" (Tenor)
    1:25
80. 80
    The Crucifixion: II. The Agony, "Could ye not watch with me one brief hour?" (Basses, Chorus, Tenor)
    6:12
81. 81
    The Crucifixion: III. Processional to Calvary - "Fling wide the gates!" (Chorus, Tenor)
    7:01
82. 82
    The Crucifixion: IV. Recitative, "And when they were come" (Bass)
    0:47
83. 83
    The Crucifixion: V. The Mystery of the Divine Humiliation, "Cross of Jesus, cross of sorrow" (Chorus)
    1:33
84. 84
    The Crucifixion: VI. Recitative, "He made himself of no reputation" (Bass)
    1:13
85. 85
    The Crucifixion: VII. The Majesty of the Divine Humiliation, "King ever glorious!" (Tenor)
    4:04
86. 86
    The Crucifixion: VIII. Recitative, "And as Moses lifted up the serpent" (Bass)
    1:11
87. 87
    The Crucifixion: IX. Chorus a capella, "God so loved the world"
    3:37
88. 88
    The Crucifixion: X. Litany of the Passion, "Holy Jesu, by thy passion" (Chorus)
    3:05
89. 89
    The Crucifixion: XI. Recitative, "Jesus said, Father, forgive them" (Tenor, Chorus)
    0:47
90. 90
    The Crucifixion: XII. Duet, "So thou liftest thy divine petition" (Bass, Tenor)
    4:30
91. 91
    The Crucifixion: XIII. The Mystery of the Intercession, "Jesus, the crucified, pleads for me" (Chorus)
    4:17
92. 92
    The Crucifixion: XIV. Recitative, "And one of the malefactors" (Basses, Chorus)
    2:17
93. 93
    The Crucifixion: XVI. Recitative, "When Jesus therefore saw his mother" (Tenor, Chorus, Bass)
    2:40
94. 94
    The Crucifixion: XVII. Recitative, "Is it nothing to you" (Bass)
    0:51
95. 95
    The Crucifixion: XVIII. The Appeal of the Crucified, "From the throne of his cross" (Chorus)
    6:26
96. 96
    The Crucifixion: XIX. Recitative and Chorus, "After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished" (Tenor, Chorus)
    2:03
97. 97
    The Crucifixion: XX. For the Love of Jesus, "All for Jesus" (Chorus)
    1:59
98. 98
    Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: I. On the Way to Jerusalem, 1. Chorus, "When o'er the steep of Olivet"
    4:15
99. 99
    Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: II. Before Jerusalem, 1. Recitative, "Like a fair vision in the morning light" (Tenor, Baritone)
    1:30
100. 100
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: III. O Jerusalem!
     2:20
101. 101
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: III. In the Temple, 1. Recitative, "And Jesus entered into the temple of God" (Tenor, Baritone)
     0:54
102. 102
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: III. In the Temple, 2. Chorus, "Bow down thine ear, O Lord"
     3:58
103. 103
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: IV. The Mount of Olives, 1. Air, "Not of this world the kingdom of our Lord" (Tenor)
     1:49
104. 104
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: IV. The Mount of Olives, 2. Chorus, "T' was night o'er lonely Olivet"
     4:20
105. 105
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: IV. The Mount of Olives, 3. Solo, "He was despised and rejected of men" (Tenor)
     2:00
106. 106
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: IV. The Mount of Olives, 4. Solo and Chorus, "Come unto him, all ye that labour" (Chorus, Baritone)
     1:57
107. 107
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 1: IV. The Mount of Olives, 5. Hymn, "Just as I am, without one plea" (Chorus, Baritone)
     5:28
108. 108
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: V. A New Commandment, 1. Recitative, "And Jesus, knowing that his hour was come" (Baritone)
     1:33
109. 109
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: V. A New Commandment, 2. Arietta, "A new commandment give I unto you" (Baritone)
     2:32
110. 110
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: V. A New Commandment, 3. Chorus, "O thou whose sweet compassion"
     2:32
111. 111
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: VI. Gethsemane, 1. Recitative, "And when they had sung a hymn" (Baritone)
     1:54
112. 112
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: VI. Gethsemane, 2. Hymn, "Thy will be done, the saviour said" (Chorus, Treble)
     2:31
113. 113
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: VII. Betrayed and Forsaken, 1. Chorus, "And while he yet spake"
     1:18
114. 114
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: VII. Betrayed and Forsaken, 2. Recitative, "O was there ever loneliness like his!" (Tenor)
     2:07
115. 115
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: VII. Betrayed and Forsaken, 3. Air, "Ye who sin, and ye who sorrow" (Tenor)
     3:24
116. 116
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: VIII. Before Pilate, "Then came Jesus forth from the judgement hall" (Chorus, Baritone)
     2:57
117. 117
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: IX. The March to Calvary, "The saviour king goes forth to die!" (Chorus)
     5:43
118. 118
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: X. Calvary, 1. Recitative, "And when they came to the place" (Baritone)
     2:23
119. 119
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: X. Calvary, 2. Chorus, "Droop, sacred head"
     3:56
120. 120
     Olivet to Calvary, Pt. 2: X. Calvary, 3. Concluding Hymn, "Rock of ages, cleft for me" (Chorus)
     3:21

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