[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 30 June 2008
"Of 30 performances I personally own, my favorite is the period performance by the Scholars Baroque Ensemble. A stripped-down orchestra and chorus give an amazingly full-bodied performance of the original 1742 composition."
Kulture Revolution
Part I: Sinfonia 00:03:12
Part I: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed (Chorus) 00:02:37
Part I: And He shall purify the sons of Levi (Chorus) 00:02:29
Part I: Aria: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Alto) 00:05:33
Part I: For unto a child is born (Chorus) 00:04:03
Part I: Glory to God in the highest (Chorus) 00:01:54
Part I: His yoke is easy, His burthen is light (Chorus) 00:02:22
Part II: Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus) 00:02:52
Part II: Surely, He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows (Chorus) 00:02:05
Part II: And with His stripes we are healed (Chorus) 00:01:54
Part II: All we like sheep have gone astray (Chorus) 00:03:55
Part II: He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Chorus) 00:02:23
Part II: Lift up your heads (Chorus) 00:03:04
Part II: Let all the angels of God worship Him (Chorus) 00:01:28
Part II: The Lord gave the word (Chorus) 00:01:10
Part II: Duet: How beautiful are the feet of Him that bringeth glad tidings of salvation (Soprano, Counter - tenor) 00:03:22
Part II: Let us break their bonds asunder (Chorus) 00:01:50
Part II: Hallelujah! (Chorus) 00:03:44
Part III: Since by man came death (Chorus) 00:01:52
Part III: Duet: O Death, where is thy sting (Counter - tenor, Tenor) 00:03:24
Part III: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain (Chorus) 00:07:19