Handel's Messiah needs no introduction. This mighty yet majestic masterpiece is the most popular oratorio ever written and includes, arguably, the most famous chorus of all time-the iconic Hallelujah! Handel was a master chorus writer and for Messiah he certainly pulled out all the stops, placing the choir front and centre throughout.Although it has become synonymous with Christmas, Messiah was originally written as an Easter offering, bursting onto the stage of the Musick Hall in Dublin in April 1742. Taken from it's Award-winning 2008 complete recording of Messiah (COR16062), this collection from The Sixteen celebrates the wonderful choruses that have given so many singers, both amateur and professional, such joy and inspired an enduring love for this epic work. Album Tracks 1. Messiah~Part 1. Symphony (Instrumental) 2. Messiah~Part 1. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed 3. Messiah~Part 1. And he shall purify 4. Messiah~Part 1. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Air & Chorus) 5. Messiah~Part 1. For unto us a child is born 6. Messiah~~Part 1. Glory to God in the highest 7. Messiah~Part 1. His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light 8. Messiah~Part 2. Behold the Lamb of God 9. Messiah~Part 2. Surely he hath borne our griefs 10. Messiah~Part 2. And with his stripes we are healed 11. Messiah~Part 2. All we like sheep have goen astray 12. Messiah~Part 2. He trusted in God that he would deliver him 13. Messiah~Part 2. Lift up your heads, O ye gates 14. Messiah~Part 2. Let all the angels of God worship him 15. Messiah~Part 2. The Lord gave the word 16. Messiah~Part 2. Their sound is gone out into all lands 17. Messiah~Part 2. Let us break their bonds asunder 18. Messiah~Part 2. Hallelujah! 19. Messiah~Part 3. Since by man came death 20. Messiah~Part 3. But thanks be to God 21. Messiah~Part 3. Worthy is the Lam