Performed by:
Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor: Mogens Dahl
Part I
Scene 1: Isaiah’s prophecy of salvation
00:00 : 1. Sinfony (Instrumental)
03:06 : 2. Comfort ye my people (Accompagnato. Tenor)
06:18 : 3. Ev’ry valley shall be exalted (Air. Tenor)
09:32 : 4. And the glory of the Lord (Chorus)
Scene 2: The coming judgment
12:12 : 5. Thus saith the Lord of hosts (Accompagnato. Bas)
13:36 : 6. But who may abide the day of His coming (Air. Alt)
17:48 : 7. And he shall purify the sons of Levi (Chorus)
Scene 3: The prophecy of Christ’s birth
20:15 : X. Behold, a virgin shall conceive (Recitative. Alt)
20:36 : 8. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Air. Alt)
25:32 : 9. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth (Accompagnato. Bas)
27:50 : 10. The people that walked in darkness (Air. Bas)
31:03 : 11. For unto us a child is born (Chorus)
Scene 4: The annunciation to the shepherds
35:11 : 12. Pifa (Instrumental)
35:26 : XX. There were shepherds abiding in the fields (Recitative. Sopran)
36:41 : 13. And lo, the angel of the Lord (Accompagnato. Sopran)
37:03 : XX. And the angel said unto them (Recitative. Sopran)
37:40 : 14. And suddenly there was with the angel (Accompagnato. Sopran)
37:54 : 15. Glory to God in the highest (Chorus)
Scene 5: Christ’s healing and redemption
43:22 : 16. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion (Recitative. Alt)
45:00 : XX. Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened (Recitative. Alt)
45:27 : 17. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd (Duet. Alt and soprano)
51:46 : 18. His yoke is easy (Chorus)
Part II
Scene 1: Christ’s Passion
00:54:01 : 19. Behold the Lamb of God (Chorus)
00:57:09 : 20. He was despised and rejected of men (Air. Alt)
01:06:25 : 21. Surely he has borne our griefs (Chorus)
01:08:06 : 22. And with his stripes we are healed (Chorus)
01:09:59 : 23. All we like sheep (Chorus)
01:14:04 : 24. All they that see him laugh him to scorn (Accompagnato. Tenor)
01:14:48 : 25. He trusted in God that He would deliver Him (Chorus)
01:17:07 : 26. Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (Accompagnato. Tenor)
01:19:10 : 27. Behold and see if there be any sorrow (Arioso. Tenor)
Scene 2: Christ’s Death and Resurrection
01:20:21 : 28. He was cut off (Accompagnato. Tenor)
01:20:47 : 29. But thou didst not leave his soul in hell (Air. Tenor)
Scene 5: The beginnings of Gospel preaching
01:22:38 : 32. Thou art gone up on high (Air. Alt)
01:25:32 : 33. The Lord gave the word (Chorus)
01:26:40 : 34. How beautiful are the feet (Air. Soprano)
Scene 6: The world’s rejection of the Gospel
01:29:16 : 36. Why do the nations so furiously rage together (Air. Bas)
01:31:48 : 37. Let us break their bonds asunder (Chorus)
01:33:28 : XX. He that dwelleth in heaven (Recitative. Tenor)
Scene 7: God’s ultimate victory
01:33:53 : 38. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron (Air. Tenor)
01:35:32 : 39. Hallelujah (Chorus)
Part III
Scene 1: The promise of eternal life
01:39:14 : 40. I know that my Redeemer liveth (Air. Sopran)
01:45:36 : 41. Since by man came death (Chorus)
Scene 2: The Day of Judgment
01:47:45 : 42. Behold, I tell you a mystery (Accompagnato. Bas)
01:48:24 : 43. The trumpet shall sound (Air. Bas)
Scene 4: The acclamation of the Messiah
01:53:45 : 47. Worthy is the Lamb (Chorus)
01:57:45 : Amen (Chorus)
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Copenhageners enjoyed a top-of-the-line, international-class Messiah for yet another year with the baroque specialists of UK’s Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. This time around, they will be joined by world star Mark Padmore on their trip across the North Sea to the Church of Holmen. The renowned tenor launched his music career as a choir singer at King’s College in Cambridge and has since gained recognition as a soloist in Bach’s oratorios and passions on the biggest scenes worldwide. It will be for the first time that a Danish audience can hear this lyrical tenor sing his core repertoire.
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Soloists
Hanna Husáhr (Sweden) Soprano
Francine Vis (Netherlands) Mezzo Soprano
Timothy Robinson (England) Tenor
Lars Møller (Denmark) Barytone
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