Händels Messiah door Britten Sinfonia

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)

Messiah, HWV 56 (1741)
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Eerste deel - The Birth
The Prophecy of Salvation
The Prophecy of the Coming of
     the Messiah and the Portends
     to the World at Large
The Prophecy of the Virgin Birth
The Appearance of the Angel to the Shepherds
Christ’s Miracles

Tweede deel - The Passion
The Sacrifice, the Scourging and Agony on the Cross
His Death, His Passing through Hell, and His Resurrection
His Ascension
God Discloses His Identity in Heaven
The Beginning of Evangelism
The World and its Rulers Reject the Gospel
God’s Triumph 

Derde deel - The Aftermath
The Promise of Redemption from Adam’s Fall
Judgement Day
The Victory over Death and Sin
The Glorification of Christ 

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