G.F. Handel - 《Messiah》 oratorio, HWV 56 [London version] / William Christie & Les Arts Florissants

. *Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)* *《Messiah》 oratorio, HWV 56 [1741]* (London covent garden version in 1743) Barbara Schlick (soprano I) Sandrine Piau (soprano II) Andreas Scholl (counter-tenor) Mark Padmore (tenor) Nathan Berg (bass) Les Arts Florissants *William Christie* (conductor) (Recorded in 1993) *Part I* Scene 1 [Isaiah’s Prophecy of Salvation] - 0:00:00 accompagnato: “Comfort ye my people“ (tenor) - 0:02:57 : “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted“ (tenor) - 0:06:08 : “And the glory of the Lord“ - 0:09:29 Scene 2 [The Coming Judgment] accompagnato: “Thus saith the Lord of hosts“ (bass) - 0:12:12 : “But who may abide the day of His coming“ (alto) - 0:13:52 : “And he shall purify the sons of Levi“ - 0:18:30 Scene 3 [The Prophecy of Christ’s Birt