Messiah, a Sacred Oratorio for soprano, alto, tenor and bass soli, SATB and orchestra, HWV 56. Piano reduction

Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759): El mesías, oratorio sagrado para solistas (soprano, alto, tenor bajo), coro (SATB) y orquesta, reducción para piano.

Text transcription by Charles Jennens

Edición y arreglos del acompañamiento orquestal para interpretación con órgano o ensayos con piano por / Edited, and the orchestral accompaniment arranged for performance with organ or for piano rehearsal, by:
John Tobin and Max Schneider

CONTENIDO:

Preface

Part One
1. Sinfonia (Overture)
2. Comfort ye my people
3. Ev'ry valley shall be exalted
4. And the glory of the Lord
5. Thus saith the Lord
6. But who may abide the day of his coming? (version I) / But who may abide the day of his coming? (version II)
7. And he shall purify
8. Behold, a virgin shall conceive
9. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion
10. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth
11. The people that walked in darkness
12. For unto us a child is born
13. Pifa ("Pastoral Symphony")
14. There were shepherds abiding in the field
15. And the angel said unto them
16. And suddenly there was with the angel
17. Glory to God
18. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (version I)
19. Then shall the eyes of the blind
20. He shall feed his flock (version I) / He shall feed his flock (version II)
21. His yoke is easyt, and his burden is light

Part two
22. Behold the Lamb of God
23. He was despised
24. Surely he hath borne our griefs
25. And with his stripes we are healed
26. All we like sheep have gone astray
27. All they that see him laugh him to scorn
28. He trusted in God
29. The y rebuke hath broken his heart
30. Behold, and see if there be any sorrow
31. He was cut off out of the land of the living
32. But thou didst not leave his soul in hell
33. Lift up your heads, O ye gates
34. Unto which of the anges said he at any time
35. Let all the angels of God worship him
36. Thou art gone up on high (version I) / Thou art gone up on high (version II)
37. The Lord gave the word
38. How beautiful are the feet (version I)
39. Their sound is gone out (version I)
40. Why do the nations so furiously rage together (version I, version II)
41. Let us break their bonds asunder
42. He that dwelleth in heaven
43. Thou shalt break them
44. Hallelujah

Part Three
45. I know that my redeemer liveth
46. Since by man came death
47. Behold, I tell you a mistery
48. The trumpet shall sound
49. Then shall be bought to pass
50. O death, where is thy sting?
51. But thanks be to God
52. If God be for us (version I) / If God be for us (version II)
53. Worthy is the lamb that was slain

Appendix
18. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (version II)
36. Thou art gone up on high (version III)
38. How beautiful are the feet (version II)
[38] How beautiful are the feet... Break forth into joy
[39] Their sound is gone out