G.F. Handel - Joshua (Unedited Version In English from 1748)

James Rutherford, Mark LeBrocq, David Allsopp, Miriam Allan, Hanoverian Court Orchestra, Hannoversche Hofkapelle & Maulbronn Chamber Choir

2007-10-01 • Classical

Tracklist

• 1
  Introduction
  1:39
• 2
  Ye Sons of Israel (Chorus)
  4:17
• 3
  Behold, My Friends (Recitative)
  1:11
• 4
  O First In Wisdom (Air)
  2:45
• 5
  Matrons and Virgins (Recitative)
  0:29
• 6
  Oh! Who Can Tell! (Air)
  5:16
• 7
  Caleb, Attend to All (Recitative)
  0:48
• 8
  To Long Posterity We Here (Chorus)
  2:25
• 9
  So Long the Memory Shall Last (Accomp.)
  0:60
• 10
  While Kedron's Brook to Jordan's Stream (Air)
  4:44
• 11
  But, Who Is He (Recitative)
  0:53
• 12
  Awful, Pleasing Being (Air)
  3:07
• 13
  Joshua, I Come Commission'd from On High (Recitative)
  0:41
• 14
  Leader of Israel (Accompagnato)
  1:18
• 15
  To Give Command (Recitative)
  0:17
• 16
  Haste, Israel Haste (Air)
  2:40
• 17
  The Lord Commands (Chorus)
  2:23
• 18
  In These Blest Scenes (Accompagnato)
  3:11
• 19
  Tis Achsah's Voice (Recitative) - Hail! Lovely Virgin (Accompagnato)
  1:02
• 20
  Hark! 'Tis the Linnet and the Thrush (Air)
  5:55
• 21
  O Achsah, Form'd for Ev'ry Chaste Delight (Recitative)
  0:57
• 22
  Our Limpid Streams With Freedom Flow (Duett)
  3:23
• 23
  The Trumpet Calls (Recitative)
  0:41
• 24
  May All the Host of Heav'n Attend Him Round (Chorus)
  1:44
• 25
  Tis Well; Six Times the Lord Hath Been Obey'd (Recitative)
  0:30
• 26
  A Solemn March
  1:54
• 27
  Glory to God (Chorus)
  5:45
• 28
  The Walls Are Levell'd (Recitative)
  0:40
• 29
  See, the Raging Flames Arise (Air)
  3:25
• 30
  To Vanity and Earthly Pride (Air)
  4:21
• 31
  Let All the Seed of Abrah'm (Recitative)
  0:26
• 32
  Almighty Ruler of the Skies (Recitative) - Thy Mercy Did With Israel Dwell (Chorus)
  2:33
• 1
  Joshua, the Men Dispatch'd By Thee (Recitative)
  0:56
• 2
  How Soon Our Tow'ring Hopes (Chorus)
  3:12
• 3
  Whence This Dejection (Recitative)
  0:26
• 4
  With Redoubled Rage Return (Air, Chorus)
  3:23
• 5
  Now Give the Army Breath (Recitative)
  0:28
• 6
  Heroes When With Glory Burning (Air)
  4:16
• 7
  Indulgent Heav'n Hath Heard My Virgin Pray'r (Recitative)
  0:29
• 8
  As Cheers the Sun the Tender Flow'R (Air)
  2:37
• 9
  Sure I'm Deceiv'd, With Sorrow I Behold (Recitative)
  1:44
• 10
  Nations, Who In Future Story, Would Recorded Be With Glory (Air)
  2:42
• 11
  Brethren and Friends, What Joy This Scene Imparts (Recitative)
  0:54
• 12
  Thus Far Our Cause Is Favour'd By the Lord (Recitative)
  0:35
• 13
  Oh! Thou Bright Orb, Great Ruler of the Day (Chorus and Joshua)
  3:06
• 14
  Hail, Mighty Joshua, Hail (Chorus)
  3:55
• 15
  Happy, Oh, Trice Happy We (Air)
  2:59
• 16
  Caleb, for Holy Eleazer Send (Recitative)
  2:21
• 17
  Shall I In Mamre's Fertile Plain (Air)
  2:54
• 18
  For All These Mercies We Will Sing (Chorus)
  2:26
• 19
  O Caleb, Fear'd By Foes (Recitative)
  1:21
• 20
  Place Danger Around Me (Air)
  1:53
• 21
  Father of Mercy (Chorus)
  2:53
• 22
  In Bloom of Youth (Recitative)
  0:48
• 23
  See the Conqu'ring Hero Comes (Chor)
  3:04
• 24
  Welcome! My Son, My Othniel (Recitative)
  1:04
• 25
  Oh! Had I Jubal's Lyre (Air)
  2:34
• 26
  While Life Shall Last (Recitative)
  0:21
• 27
  O Peerless Maid, With Beauty Blest (Duett)
  3:01
• 28
  While Lawless Tyrants (Recitative)
  0:40
• 29
  The Great Jehovah Is Our Awful Theme (Chorus)
  3:12