Handel: Messiah (1754 Version)
Rupert Charlesworth, Andreas Wolf, Sandrine Piau, Anthea Pichanick, Katherine Watson, Concert Spirituel Chorus, Concert Spirituel Orchestra, Hervé Niquet
Available in 88.2 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Messiah, HWV 56 (1754 Version), Pt. 1
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1.1
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No. 1. Sinfonia
George Frideric Handel; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
2:41 | |||
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1.2
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No. 2. Comfort Ye My People
George Frideric Handel; Rupert Charlesworth; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
2:17 | |||
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1.3
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No. 3. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
George Frideric Handel; Rupert Charlesworth; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
3:11 | |||
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1.4
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No. 4. And the Glory of the Lord
George Frideric Handel; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
2:18 | |||
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1.5
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No. 5. Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts
George Frideric Handel; Andreas Wolf; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
1:14 | |||
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1.6
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No. 6. But Who May Abide
George Frideric Handel; Sandrine Piau; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
4:01 | |||
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1.7
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No. 7. And He Shall Purify - No. 8, Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive
George Frideric Handel; Anthea Pichanick; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
2:38 | |||
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1.8
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No. 9. O Thou That Tellest
George Frideric Handel; Anthea Pichanick; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
5:10 | |||
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1.9
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No. 10. For Behold
George Frideric Handel; Andreas Wolf; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
1:34 | |||
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1.10
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No. 11. The People That Walked
George Frideric Handel; Andreas Wolf; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
2:51 | |||
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1.11
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No. 12. For unto Us a Child Is Born
George Frideric Handel; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
3:54 | |||
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1.12
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No. 13. Pifa - No. 14a, There Were Shepherds
George Frideric Handel; Katherine Watson; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
0:49 | |||
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1.13
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No. 14b. And Lo, the Angel of the Lord - No. 15, And the Angel Said unto Them
George Frideric Handel; Katherine Watson; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
0:47 | |||
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1.14
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No. 16. And Suddenly
George Frideric Handel; Katherine Watson; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
0:17 | |||
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1.15
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No. 17. Glory to God in the Highest
George Frideric Handel; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
2:01 | |||
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1.16
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No. 18. Rejoice Greatly - No. 19, Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind
George Frideric Handel; Katherine Watson; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
4:27 | |||
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1.17
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No. 20. He Shall Feed His Flock
George Frideric Handel; Sandrine Piau; Katherine Watson; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
3:51 | |||
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1.18
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No. 21. His Yoke Is Easy
George Frideric Handel; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
2:24 | |||
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Messiah, HWV 56 (1754 Version), Pt. 2
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2.1
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No. 22. Behold the Lamb of God
George Frideric Handel; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
2:01 | |||
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2.2
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No. 23. He Was Despised
George Frideric Handel; Anthea Pichanick; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
7:22 | |||
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2.3
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No. 24. Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
George Frideric Handel; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
1:25 | |||
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2.4
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No. 25. And with His Stripes
George Frideric Handel; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
1:42 | |||
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2.5
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No. 26. All We like Sheep
George Frideric Handel; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
3:26 | |||
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2.6
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No. 27. All They That See Him
George Frideric Handel; Rupert Charlesworth; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
0:34 | |||
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2.7
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No. 28. He Trusted in God
George Frideric Handel; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
1:52 | |||
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2.8
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No. 29. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart
George Frideric Handel; Rupert Charlesworth; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
1:05 | |||
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2.9
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No. 30. Behold, and See
George Frideric Handel; Rupert Charlesworth; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
1:07 | |||
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2.10
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No. 31. He Was Cut Off
George Frideric Handel; Katherine Watson; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
0:14 | |||
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2.11
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No. 32. But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell
George Frideric Handel; Katherine Watson; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
2:10 | |||
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2.12
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No. 33. Lift Up Your Heads - No. 34, Unto Which of the Angels
George Frideric Handel; Rupert Charlesworth; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
3:09 | |||
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2.13
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No. 35. Let All the Angels of God
George Frideric Handel; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
1:28 | |||
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2.14
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No. 36. Thou Art Gone Up on High
George Frideric Handel; Katherine Watson; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
2:54 | |||
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2.15
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No. 37. The Lord Gave the Word
George Frideric Handel; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
1:11 | |||
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2.16
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No. 38. How Beautiful Are the Feet
George Frideric Handel; Sandrine Piau; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
2:02 | |||
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2.17
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No. 39. Their Sound Is Gone Out
George Frideric Handel; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
1:10 | |||
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2.18
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No. 40. Why Do the Nations
George Frideric Handel; Andreas Wolf; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
1:17 | |||
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2.19
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No. 41. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder - No. 42, He That Dwelleth in Heaven
George Frideric Handel; Rupert Charlesworth; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
1:45 | |||
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2.20
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No. 43. Thou Shalt Break Them
George Frideric Handel; Rupert Charlesworth; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
1:50 | |||
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2.21
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No. 44. Hallelujah
George Frideric Handel; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
3:14 | |||
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Messiah, HWV 56 (1754 Version), Pt. 3
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2.22
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No. 45. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
George Frideric Handel; Sandrine Piau; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
5:06 | |||
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2.23
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No. 46. Since by Man Came Death
George Frideric Handel; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
1:45 | |||
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2.24
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No. 47. Behold, I Tell You a Mystery
George Frideric Handel; Andreas Wolf; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
0:24 | |||
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2.25
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No. 48. The Trumpet Shall Sound - No. 49, Then Shall Be Brought to Pass
George Frideric Handel; Anthea Pichanick; Andreas Wolf; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
3:58 | |||
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2.26
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No. 50. O Death
George Frideric Handel; Anthea Pichanick; Rupert Charlesworth; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
1:09 | |||
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2.27
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No. 51. But Thanks Be to God
George Frideric Handel; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
2:39 | |||
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2.28
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No. 52. If God Be for Us
George Frideric Handel; Katherine Watson; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
4:20 | |||
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2.29
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No. 53. Worthy Is the Lamb
George Frideric Handel; Concert Spirituel Chorus; Concert Spirituel Orchestra; Hervé Niquet |
6:36 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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The renowned Concert Spirituel and their conductor Hervé Niquet present an interpretation of the 1754 version of Handel's Messiah. A rarely performed yet unique edition of the oratorio because of its scoring for five soloists, this recording featuring singers Rupert Charlesworth, Andreas Wolf, Sandrine Piau, Anthea Pichanick, and Katherine Watson in a lively, historically-informed performance.
88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Alpha Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.75 -13.48 to -0.30 | -23.72 -29.51 to -17.47 | -20.69 -26.70 to -13.80 | 12 9 to 16 | |
| 1.1 | No. 1. Sinfonia | -10.07 | -27.28 | -24.7 | 11 |
| 1.2 | No. 2. Comfort Ye My People | -7.52 | -29.00 | -25.7 | 14 |
| 1.3 | No. 3. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted | -10.88 | -29.12 | -26.1 | 12 |
| 1.4 | No. 4. And the Glory of the Lord | -3.19 | -21.86 | -19.0 | 12 |
| 1.5 | No. 5. Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts | -7.01 | -27.92 | -25.0 | 13 |
| 1.6 | No. 6. But Who May Abide | -3.64 | -24.58 | -21.5 | 13 |
| 1.7 | No. 7. And He Shall Purify - No. 8, Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive | -2.31 | -22.47 | -19.3 | 13 |
| 1.8 | No. 9. O Thou That Tellest | -3.20 | -26.38 | -23.8 | 14 |
| 1.9 | No. 10. For Behold | -7.74 | -27.43 | -24.7 | 11 |
| 1.10 | No. 11. The People That Walked | -5.50 | -26.27 | -23.4 | 13 |
| 1.11 | No. 12. For unto Us a Child Is Born | -2.36 | -23.83 | -21.0 | 14 |
| 1.12 | No. 13. Pifa - No. 14a, There Were Shepherds | -13.48 | -28.43 | -25.8 | 9 |
| 1.13 | No. 14b. And Lo, the Angel of the Lord - No. 15, And the Angel Said unto Them | -7.44 | -29.16 | -25.0 | 14 |
| 1.14 | No. 16. And Suddenly | -4.03 | -26.14 | -20.6 | 10 |
| 1.15 | No. 17. Glory to God in the Highest | -2.11 | -22.00 | -17.9 | 12 |
| 1.16 | No. 18. Rejoice Greatly - No. 19, Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind | -3.46 | -27.08 | -24.2 | 16 |
| 1.17 | No. 20. He Shall Feed His Flock | -4.03 | -26.04 | -23.2 | 15 |
| 1.18 | No. 21. His Yoke Is Easy | -2.58 | -21.56 | -18.6 | 11 |
| 2.1 | No. 22. Behold the Lamb of God | -0.84 | -21.15 | -18.3 | 13 |
| 2.2 | No. 23. He Was Despised | -9.32 | -29.51 | -26.7 | 14 |
| 2.3 | No. 24. Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs | -0.51 | -19.04 | -16.3 | 12 |
| 2.4 | No. 25. And with His Stripes | -1.39 | -20.61 | -17.9 | 12 |
| 2.5 | No. 26. All We like Sheep | -1.64 | -20.20 | -17.4 | 13 |
| 2.6 | No. 27. All They That See Him | -5.21 | -23.74 | -21.0 | 11 |
| 2.7 | No. 28. He Trusted in God | -0.30 | -19.98 | -15.8 | 11 |
| 2.8 | No. 29. Thy Rebuke Hath Broken His Heart | -5.74 | -27.39 | -24.9 | 12 |
| 2.9 | No. 30. Behold, and See | -4.84 | -27.08 | -24.1 | 13 |
| 2.10 | No. 31. He Was Cut Off | -2.09 | -23.20 | -20.1 | 12 |
| 2.11 | No. 32. But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul in Hell | -3.47 | -25.02 | -22.1 | 14 |
| 2.12 | No. 33. Lift Up Your Heads - No. 34, Unto Which of the Angels | -1.54 | -20.96 | -17.8 | 12 |
| 2.13 | No. 35. Let All the Angels of God | -0.47 | -19.77 | -16.8 | 12 |
| 2.14 | No. 36. Thou Art Gone Up on High | -3.35 | -23.95 | -21.4 | 14 |
| 2.15 | No. 37. The Lord Gave the Word | -0.56 | -18.16 | -15.1 | 11 |
| 2.16 | No. 38. How Beautiful Are the Feet | -2.35 | -24.15 | -21.4 | 15 |
| 2.17 | No. 39. Their Sound Is Gone Out | -1.06 | -18.48 | -15.5 | 12 |
| 2.18 | No. 40. Why Do the Nations | -3.42 | -21.79 | -19.0 | 12 |
| 2.19 | No. 41. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder - No. 42, He That Dwelleth in Heaven | -1.58 | -20.76 | -17.9 | 12 |
| 2.20 | No. 43. Thou Shalt Break Them | -2.57 | -21.20 | -18.5 | 12 |
| 2.21 | No. 44. Hallelujah | -0.32 | -17.64 | -14.3 | 10 |
| 2.22 | No. 45. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth | -2.28 | -26.07 | -23.4 | 14 |
| 2.23 | No. 46. Since by Man Came Death | -1.97 | -20.94 | -17.2 | 12 |
| 2.24 | No. 47. Behold, I Tell You a Mystery | -3.54 | -25.70 | -22.8 | 15 |
| 2.25 | No. 48. The Trumpet Shall Sound - No. 49, Then Shall Be Brought to Pass | -1.07 | -20.87 | -17.6 | 12 |
| 2.26 | No. 50. O Death | -9.77 | -27.43 | -24.8 | 13 |
| 2.27 | No. 51. But Thanks Be to God | -2.46 | -22.13 | -19.5 | 13 |
| 2.28 | No. 52. If God Be for Us | -1.42 | -24.05 | -21.3 | 13 |
| 2.29 | No. 53. Worthy Is the Lamb | -0.77 | -17.47 | -13.8 | 9 |