Tracklist

No. 1. Sinfonia To No. 9. Chorus: "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings"
A.1	1. Sinfonia
A.2	2. Arioso "Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye My People..."
A.3	3. Air "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted..."
A.4	4. Chorus "And The Glory Of The Lord..."
A.5	5. Recitative "Thus Saith The Lord..."
A.6	6. Air "But Who May Abide..."
A.7	7. Chorus "And He Shall Purify..."
A.8	8. Recitative "Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive..."
A.9	9. Air And Chorus "O Thou That Tellest..."
No. 10. Recitative: "For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover" To No. 21. Aria: "He Shall Feed His Flock"
B.1	10. Arioso "For, Behold, ... Darkness Shall Cover The Earth..."
B.2	11. Air "The People That Walked In Darkness..."
B.3	12. Chorus "For Unto Us A Child Is Born..."
B.4	13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
B.5	14. Recitative "There Were ... Shepherds Abiding In The Field..."
B.6	15. Arioso "And Lo, The Angel Of The Lord..."
B.7	16. Recitative "And The Angel Said Upon Them..."
B.8	17. Arioso "And Suddenly There Was With The Angel..."
B.9	18. Chorus "Glory To God In The Highest..."
B.10	19. Air "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion..."
B.11	20. Recitative "Then Shall The Eyes...."
B.12	21. Air "He Shall Feed His Flock..."
No. 22. Chorus: "His Yoke Is Easy" To No. 25. Chorus: "All We Like Sheep"
C.1	22. Chorus "His Yoke Is Easy..."
C.2	23. Chorus "Behold, The Lamb Of God..."
C.3	24. Air "He Was Despised..."
C.4	25. Chorus "Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs..."
No. 26. Recitative: "All They That See Him" To No. 37. Chorus: "Their Sound Is Gone Out"
D.1	26. Arioso "All They That See Him..."
D.2	27. Chorus "He Trusted In God..."
D.3	28. Recitative "Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart..."
D.4	29. Arioso "Behold, And See..."
D.5	30. Recitative "He Was Cut Off Out Of The Land..."
D.6	31. Air "But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul..."
D.7	32. Chorus "Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates..."
D.8	33. Recitative "Unto Which Of The Angels..."
D.9	34. Chorus "Let All The Angels Of God Worship Him"
D.10	35. Air "Thou Art Gone Up On High..."
D.11	36. Chorus "The Lord Gave The Word..."
D.12	37. Air And Chorus "How Beautiful Are The Feet..."
No. 38. Aria: "Why Do The Nations" To No. 44. Chorus: "Even So In Christ"
E1	38. Air-Recitative "Why Do The Nations So Furiously Rage..."
E2	39. Chorus "Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder..."
E3	40. Recitative "He That Dwelleth In Heaven
E4	41. Air "Thou Shalt Break Them With A Rod..."
E5	42. Chorus "Hallelujah..."
E6	43. Air "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth..."
E7	44. Chorus "Since By Man Came Death..."
No. 45. Recitative: "Behold, I Tell You A Mystery" To No. 50. Chorus: "Amen"
F1	45. Recitative "Behold, I Tell You A Mystery..."
F2	46. Air "The Trumpet Shall Sound..."
F3	47. Recitative "Then Shall Be Brought To Pass..."
F4	48a. Duet "O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?"
F5	48b. Chorus "But Thanks Be To God..."
F6	49. Air "If God Be For Us..."
F7	50. Chorus "Worthy Is The Lamb..."

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – Nixa
• Copyright (c) – Westminster Recording Sales Corp.

Credits

• Choir – London Philharmonic Choir*
• Chorus Master – Frederick Jackson
• Composed By – G. F. Handel*
• Conductor – Hermann Scherchen
• Liner Notes – Edward Tatnall Canby
• Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra*
• Trumpet – George Eskdale
• Violin, Concertmaster [Leader] – Thomas Matthews
• Vocals, Bass Vocals – Richard Standen
• Vocals, Contralto Vocals – Constance Shacklock
• Vocals, Soprano Vocals – Margaret Ritchie
• Vocals, Tenor Vocals – William Herbert

Notes

Dark blue labels with silver printing.
Records are auto-coupled (for record changer/continuous play):
Record 1 = side 1 & 6
Record 2 = side 2 & 5
Record 3 = side 3 & 4

Book has 3 LP pockets inside binder. White leather covering with embossed red and black ink.
Includes an 18-page notes/lyric booklet stored inside of front cover.
LP's housed n poly bags.

A Nixa Recording - Recorded by Westminster in London

Based on the Original Dublin Performance April 13, 1742.

© 1956. Westminster Recording Sales Corp., N.Y.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Record one catalog): XWN 18301
• Barcode (Record two catalog): XWN 18302
• Barcode (Record three catalog): XWN 18303
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 label): H8-OP-7802
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 label): H8-OP-7803
• Matrix / Runout (Side 3 label): H8-OP-7804
• Matrix / Runout (Side 4 label): H8-OP-7805
• Matrix / Runout (Side 5 label): H8-OP-7806
• Matrix / Runout (Side 6 label): H8-OP-7807
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout): H8 OP7802-1 B3 R
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout): H8 OP7809-1 A1 R
• Matrix / Runout (Side 3 runout): H8 OP7804-1 C1 R
• Matrix / Runout (Side 4 runout): H8 OP7805 1A A2 R
• Matrix / Runout (Side 5 runout): H8 OP7806-1 A1 R
• Matrix / Runout (Side 6 runout): H8 OP7807-1A A1 R

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
WAL 308	Handel*, Hermann Scherchen Conducting The London Symphony Orchestra*, London Philharmonic Choir*	Handel*, Hermann Scherchen Conducting The London Symphony Orchestra*, London Philharmonic Choir* - Messiah ‎(3xLP, Album, Mono)	Westminster	WAL 308	US	1956
ARPCD 0255-3	Georg Friedrich Händel - Margaret Ritchie, Constance Shacklock, William Herbert, Richard Standen, London Philharmonic Choir*, London Symphony Orchestra*, Hermann Scherchen	Georg Friedrich Händel - Margaret Ritchie, Constance Shacklock, William Herbert, Richard Standen, London Philharmonic Choir*, London Symphony Orchestra*, Hermann Scherchen - Messiah ‎(3xCD, RM)	Archipel	ARPCD 0255-3	Germany	2004
MHS 582/583/584	George Frederick Handel*, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Philharmonic Choir	George Frederick Handel*, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Philharmonic Choir - The Messiah ‎(3xLP)	Musical Heritage Society	MHS 582/583/584	US	Unknown
BG 631/3	Handel* / Hermann Scherchen Conducting The London Symphony Orchestra*, London Philharmonic Choir*	Handel* / Hermann Scherchen Conducting The London Symphony Orchestra*, London Philharmonic Choir* - Messiah ‎(3xLP, Mono)	The Bach Guild	BG 631/3	US	1957
XWN 3306	Handel* / Hermann Scherchen Conducting The London Symphony Orchestra*, London Philharmonic Choir*	Handel* / Hermann Scherchen Conducting The London Symphony Orchestra*, London Philharmonic Choir* - Messiah ‎(3xLP, Album)	Westminster	XWN 3306	US	1959