Esparreguera 
Teatre de la Passió

Messiah · Georg Friedrich Händel

Georg Friedric Händel (1685-1759)

 

Messiah

 

Cor Madrigal · Orquestra Barroca Catalana

 

Marta Matheu, soprano

 


Roger Padullés, tenor

 

Pau Bordas, baix


 

Pere Lluís Biosca, direcció

 

Primera part

 

Simfonia (ouverture) Grave – Allegro moderato


 

Recitatiu accompagnato: Confort ye my people (tenor)

 


Air: Ev’ry valley shall be exalted (tenor)


 

Chorus: And the glory of the Lord

 

Recitatiu: Thus said the Lord (baix)


 

Chorus: And he shall purify

 

Chorus: For unto us a child is born

 

Pifa (Pastoral)

 

Recitatiu: There were sheperds abiding in the field (soprano)


 

Recitatiu accompagnato: And, lo, the angel of the Lord com upon them (soprano)

 


Recitatiu: And the angel said unto them (soprano)


 

Recitatiu accompagnato: And suddenly there was with the angel (soprano)

 

Chorus: Glory to God

 

Air: Rejoice gratly, Odaughter of Zion (soprano)

 

Chorus: His yoke is easy

Segona part

 

Chorus: Surely he hath born our griefs

 

Chorus: And with his stripes weare healed

 

Chorus: All we like sheep have gone astray

 

Recitatiu accompagnato: He was cut off out of the land of the living (tenor)

 

Air: But thou didst not leave his soul in hell (tenor)

 

Chorus: The Lord gave the word

 

Air: How beautiful are the feet (soprano)

 

Air: Why do the nations so furiously rage together? (baix)

 

Chorus: Let us breack their bonds asunder

 

Recitatiu: He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor)

 

Air: Thou shalt break them (tenor)

 

Chorus: Hallelujah

Tercera part

 

Chorus: Since by man came death

 

Recitatiu Accompagnato: Behold, I tell you a mystery (baix)

 

Air: The trumpet shall sound (baix)

 

Air: If God be for us (soprano)

 

Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain – Amen