Messiah HWV 56

George Frideric Handel, was born in Halle in Brandenburg-Prussia (modern day Germany) in 1685, and emigrated to England in 1712. He composed his now famous English oratorio the Messiah in 1741, with the text from the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter compiled by Charles Jennens. Its first public performance was in Dublin on April 13, 1742. The oratorio is in three parts: Part 1 consists of the Isaiah prophecies of the Messiah and the Annunciation to the shepherds; Part 2 features the Passion of Jesus, with the Hallelujah chorus concluding it; and Part 3 covers the resurrection of the dead and Christ’s heavenly glorification. Although a modest vocal and instrumental setting was Handel’s  original idea for the Messiah, the music was adapted for larger orchestral performance and choirs after his death.  
 
Here is a recommended list of albums for your listening pleasure:
Handel Messiah, Christopher Hogwood with Judith Nelson, Emma Kirby, Carolyn Watkinson, Paul Elliot, David Thomas, Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford, The Academy of Ancient Music. Label: Decca.
 
Handel Messiah, John Eliot Gardiner with Margaret Marshall, Catherine Robbin, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Robert Hale, Charles Brett, Saul Quirke, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists. Label: Philips.
 
Handel Messiah, Trevor Pinnock, with Arleen Auger, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, John Tomlinson, The English Concert Choir, The English Conert. Label: Deutsche Grammophon Archiv.
 
Handel Messiah, Stephen Layton with Allan Clayton, Andrew Foster-Williams, Iestyn Davies, Julia Doyle, Polyphony, Britten Sinfornia. Label: Hyperion.

Reference: Kandell, J., (2009, December), The Glorious History of Handel’s Messiah, Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-glorious-history-of-handels-messiah-148168540/