Messiah HWV 56
Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Westminster Choir, David Lloyd (Tenor), William Warfield (Bass), Russell Oberlin (Countertenor), Adele Addison (Soprano)
December 1956, New York
Part I
- 05:53No. 1 Sinfonia. Grave – Allegro moderato
- 03:31No. 2 Accompagnato 'Comfort ye, comfort ye my people' (Tenor)
- 03:28No. 3 Aria 'Ev'ry valley shall be exalted' (Tenor)
- 04:48No. 4 Chorus 'And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed' (Chorus)
- 04:24No. 6 Aria 'But who may abide the day of His coming' (Bass or Alto)
- 03:14No. 7 Chorus 'And He shall purify' (Chorus)
- 05:24No. 8 Aria and Chorus 'O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion' (Alto, Chorus)
- 03:51No. 11 Chorus 'For unto us a Child is born' (Chorus)
- 05:54No. 12 Pifa
- 01:51No. 15 Chorus 'Glory to God in the highest' (Chorus)
- 05:49No. 16 Aria 'Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion' (Soprano)
- 06:40No. 17 Duet 'He shall feed his flock' (Soprano, Alto)
Part II
- 04:10No. 19 Chorus 'Behold the Lamb of God' (Chorus)
- 06:18No. 20 Aria 'He was despised' (Alto)
- 03:51No. 22 Chorus 'And with His stripes we are healed' (Chorus)
- 05:21No. 23 Chorus 'All we like sheep have gone astray' (Chorus)
- 04:17No. 25 Chorus 'He trusted in God' (Chorus)
- 02:34No. 27 Arioso 'Behold, and see if there be any sorrow' (Tenor or Soprano)
- 03:04No. 30 Chorus 'Lift up your heads, o ye gates' (Chorus)
- 02:36No. 36 Aria 'Why do the nations so furiously rage' (Bass)
- 02:08No. 37 Chorus 'Let us break their bonds asunder' (Chorus)
- 02:07No. 38 Aria 'Thou shalt break them' (Tenor)
- 04:53No. 39 Chorus 'Hallelujah' (Chorus)
Part III
- 08:06No. 40 Aria 'I know that my Redeemer liveth' (Soprano)
- 03:09No. 41 Chorus 'Since by Man came death' (Chorus)
- 03:58No. 43 Aria 'The trumpet shall sound' (Bass)
- 07:23No. 47 Chorus 'Worthy is the Lamb that was slain' (Chorus) – No. 48 Chorus 'Amen' (Chorus)
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