Handel: Judas Maccabaeus

Dame Emma Kirkby, Catherine Denley, James Bowman, Jamie MacDougall, MICHAEL GEORGE, Choir of New College Oxford, The King's Consort & Robert King

1992-11-01 • Classical

Tracklist

• 1
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 1, Overture. [Grave] – Allegro – Lentement – Allegro
  6:21
• 2
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 2, Chorus. Mourn, Ye Afflicted Children, the Remains
  4:30
• 3
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 3, Recit. Well, May Your Sorrows, Brethren, Flow (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
  0:59
• 4
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 4, Duet. From This Dread Scene, These Adverse Pow'rs (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
  2:22
• 5
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 5, Chorus. For Sion Lamentation Make
  2:42
• 6
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 6, Recit. Not Vain Is All This Storm of Grief (Israelitish Man)
  1:02
• 7
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 7, Air. Pious Orgies, Pious Airs (Israelitish Man)
  2:57
• 8
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 8, Chorus. O Father, Whose Almighty Pow'r
  2:20
• 9
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 9, Recit. I Feel, I Feel the Deity Within (Simon)
  0:54
• 10
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 10, Air & Chorus. Arm, Arm, Ye Brave! A Noble Cause (Simon)
  4:11
• 11
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 11, Recit. 'Tis Well, My Friends; with Transport I Behold (Judas Maccabaeus)
  0:37
• 12
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 12, Air. Call Forth Thy Pow'rs, My Soul, and Dare (Judas Maccabaeus)
  1:53
• 13
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 13, Recit. To Heav'n's Almighty King We Kneel (Israelitish Woman)
  0:25
• 14
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 14, Air. O Liberty, Thou Choicest Treasure (Israelitish Woman)
  2:15
• 15
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 15, Air. Come, Ever-Smiling Liberty (Israelitish Woman)
  3:10
• 16
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 16, Recit. O Judas, May These Noble Views Inspire (Israelitish Man)
  0:12
• 17
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 17, Air. 'Tis Liberty, Dear Liberty Alone (Israelitish Man)
  2:37
• 18
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 18, Duet. Come, Ever-Smiling Liberty (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
  1:17
• 19
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 19, Chorus. Lead On, Lead On! Judah Disdains
  0:51
• 20
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 20, Recit. So Will'd My Father, Now at Rest (Judas Maccabaeus)
  0:55
• 21
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 21, Semi-Chorus. Disdainful of Danger, We'll Rush on the Foe
  1:48
• 22
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 22, Recit. Ambition! If E'er Honour Was Thine Aim (Judas Maccabaeus)
  0:16
• 23
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 23, Air. No. Unhallow'd Desire (Judas Maccabaeus)
  2:15
• 24
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 24, Recit. Haste We, My Brethren, Haste We to the Field (Israelitish Man)
  0:13
• 25
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 25, Chorus. Hear Us, O Lord, on Thee We Call
  3:48
• 26
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 1, Chorus. Fall'n Is the Foe; So Fall Thy Foes, O Lord!
  3:21
• 27
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 2, Recit. Victorious Hero! Fame Shall Tell (Israelitish Man)
  0:35
• 28
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 3, Air. So Rapid Thy Course Is
  3:54
• 29
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 4, Recit. Well May We Hope Our Freedom to Receive (Israelitish Man)
  0:16
• 30
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 5, Duet & Chorus. Sion Now Her Head Shall Raise (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
  5:31
• 31
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 6, Recit. Oh, Let Eternal Honours Crown His Name (Israelitish Woman)
  0:33
• 32
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 7, Air. From Mighty Kings He Took the Spoil (Israelitish Woman)
  7:34
• 1
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 8, Duet & Chorus. Hail, Hail, Judea. Happy Land! (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
  2:15
• 2
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 9, Recit. Thanks to My Brethren; But Look Up to Heav'n (Judas Maccabaeus)
  0:38
• 3
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 10, Air. How Vain Is Man, Who Boasts in Fight (Judas Maccabaeus)
  4:58
• 4
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 11, Recit. O Judas, O My Brethren! (Messenger)
  0:44
• 5
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 12, Air & Chorus. Ah! Wretched, Wretched Israel! Fall'n, How Low (Israelitish Woman)
  5:16
• 6
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 13, Recit. Be Comforted, Nor Think These Plagues Are Sent (Simon)
  0:39
• 7
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 14, Air. The Lord Worketh Wonders (Simon)
  2:59
• 8
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 15, Recit. My Arms! Against This Gorgias Will I Go (Judas Maccabaeus)
  0:19
• 9
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 16, Air & Chorus. Sound an Alarm! Your Silver Trumpets Sound (Judas Maccabaeus)
  3:56
• 10
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 17, Recit. Enough! To Heav'n We Leave the Rest (Simon)
  0:39
• 11
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 18, Air. With Pious Hearts, and Brave as Pious (Simon)
  2:31
• 12
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 19, Recit. Ye Worshippers of God (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
  1:03
• 13
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 20, Air. Wise Men,-Flatt'ring, May Deceive Us (Israelitish Woman)
  5:26
• 14
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 21, Duet & Chorus. Oh! Never, Never Bow We Down (Israelitish Woman/Israelitish Man)
  6:04
• 15
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 1, Air. Father of Heav'n! From Thy Eternal Throne (Priest)
  7:26
• 16
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 2, Recit. See, See Yon Flames, That from the Altar Broke (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
  1:01
• 17
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 3, Air. So Shall the Lute and Harp Awake (Israelitish Woman)
  4:31
• 18
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 4, Recit. From Capharsalama on Eagle Wings I Fly (Messengers)
  1:10
• 19
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 5, Chorus. See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes! (Chorus of Youths/Chorus of Virgins)
  2:29
• 20
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 6. March
  1:24
• 21
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 7, Chorus. Sing unto God, and High Affections Raise
  2:42
• 22
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 8, Recit. Sweet Flow the Strains, That Strike My Feasted Ear (Judas Maccabaeus)
  0:46
• 23
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 9, Air. With Honour Let Desert Be Crown'd (Judas Maccabaeus)
  3:18
• 24
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 10, Recit. Peace to My Countrymen; Peace and Liberty (Eupolemus)
  0:45
• 25
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 11, Chorus. To Our Great God Be All the Honour Giv'n
  2:33
• 26
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 12, Recit. Again to Earth Let Gratitude Descend (Israelitish Woman)
  0:43
• 27
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 13, Air. O Lovely Peace, with Plenty Crown'd (Israelitish Woman)
  7:01
• 28
  Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 14, Air & Chorus. Rejoice, O Judah! and, in Songs Divine (Simon)
  3:47