George Frideric Handel's autograph manuscript of the title page of Messiah, 1741 (Photo via Wikipedia)
8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
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He was cut off out of the land of the living (recitative), from Messiah (1741) by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
[He was cut off out of the land of the living starts at approximately 1:19:29]
Performed by the Academy of Ancient Music and the Choir of Westminster Abbey, with conductor Christopher Hogwood
Soloist Judith Nelson
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