Handel: Theodora

Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Franz Vitzthum, Christina Wieland & Diana Schmid

2011-08-01 • Classical

Tracklist

• 1
  Theodora, HWV 68: Overture
  7:41
• 2
  Theodora: HWV 68, Act I, Scene 1: Recitativo: 'Tis Dioclesian's Natal Day (Valens)
  0:36
• 3
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 1: Air: Go, My Faithful Soldier, Go (Valens)
  2:04
• 4
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 1: Chorus: And Draw a Blessing Down (Chorus of Heathens)
  2:20
• 5
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 1: Recitativo: Vouchsafe, Dread Sir (Didymus, Valens)
  1:04
• 6
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 1: Air: Racks, Gibbets, Sword and Fire (Valens)
  3:53
• 7
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 1: Chorus: For Ever Thus Stands Fix'd the Doom (Chorus of Heathens)
  2:16
• 8
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 2: Recitativo: Most Cruel Edict! (Didymus)
  0:32
• 9
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 2: Air: The Raptur'd Soul (Didymus)
  7:54
• 10
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 2: Recitativo: I Know Thy Virtues, and Ask Not Thy Faith (Septimius)
  0:50
• 11
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 2: Air: Descend, Kind Pity (Septimius)
  7:30
• 12
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 3: Recitativo: Though Hard, My Friends (Theodora)
  0:24
• 13
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 3: Air: FonD-Flatt'ring World, Adieu! (Theodora)
  4:02
• 14
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 3: Recitativo: Oh Bright Example of All Goodness (Irene)
  0:30
• 15
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 3: Aria: Bane of Virtue, Nurse of Passions (Irene)
  5:14
• 16
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 3: Chorus: Come, Mighty Father, Mighty Lord (Chorus of Christians)
  2:54
• 17
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 4: Recitativo: Fly, Fly My Brethren (Messenger: Irene)
  1:03
• 18
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 4: Air: As With Rosy Steps (Irene)
  5:27
• 19
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 4: Chorus: All Pow'r in Heaven Above, or Earth Beneath (Chorus of Christians)
  2:19
• 20
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 5: Recitativo: Mistaken Wretches, Why Thus Blind to Fate (Septimius)
  0:26
• 21
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 5: Air: Dread the Fruits of Christian Folly (Septimius)
  3:04
• 22
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 5: Recitativo: Deluded Mortal! (Theodora, Septimius)
  0:56
• 23
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 5: Recitativo: Oh Worse Than Death Indeed! (Theodora)
  0:24
• 24
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 5: Air: Angels, Ever Bright and Fair (Theodora)
  3:00
• 25
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 6: Recitativo: Unhappy, Happy Crew! (Didymus: Irene)
  1:22
• 26
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 6: Accompagnato and Air: Kind Heaven: If Virtue Be Thy Care (Didymus)
  5:04
• 27
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 6: Recitativo: Oh Love, How Great Thy Pow'r! (Irene)
  0:23
• 28
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 6: Chorus: Go, Gen'rous Pious Youth! (Chorus of Christians)
  4:21
• 1
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 1: Recitativo: Ye Men of Antioch, With Solemn Pomp (Valens)
  0:37
• 2
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 1: Chorus: Queen of Summer, Queen of Love (Chorus of Heathens)
  0:56
• 3
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 1: Air: Wide Spread His Name (Valens)
  2:25
• 4
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 1: Recitativo: Return, Septimius, to the Stubborn Maid (Valens)
  0:45
• 5
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 1: Chorus: Venus Laughing from the Skies (Chorus of Heathens)
  1:27
• 6
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 2: Symphony
  0:48
• 7
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 2: Recitative: O Thou Bright Sun! How Sweet Thy Rays (Theodora)
  0:31
• 8
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 2: Air: With Darkness Deep (Theodora)
  3:01
• 9
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 2: Symphony
  1:31
• 10
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 2: Recitativo: But Why Art Thou Disquieted, My Soul? (Theodora)
  0:29
• 11
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 2: Air: Oh That I On Wings Could Rise (Theodora)
  3:10
• 12
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 3: Recitativo: Long Have I Known Thy Friendly Social Soul. (Didymus, Septimius)
  1:21
• 13
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 3: Air: Though the Honours, That Flora and Venus Receive from the Romans (Septimius)
  4:16
• 14
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 3: Recitativo: Oh Save Her Then, or Give Me Pow'r (Didymus, Septimius)
  0:39
• 15
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 3: Air: Deeds of Kindness to Display, Pity Suing (Didymus)
  4:59
• 16
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 4: Recitativo: The Clouds Begin to Veil the Hemisphere (Irene)
  0:42
• 17
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 4: Aria: Defend Her Heaven! (Irene)
  4:41
• 18
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 5: Recitativo: Or Lull'd With Grief or Rapt Her Soul to Heaven (Didymus)
  0:32
• 19
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 5: Air: Sweet Rose and Lilly (Didymus)
  2:33
• 20
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 5: Recitativo: Oh Save Me, Heaven (Theodora, Didymus)
  1:29
• 21
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 5: Aria: The Pilgrim's Home (Theodora)
  2:17
• 22
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 5: Accompagnato: Forbid It, Heaven! (Didymus)
  0:54
• 23
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 5: Recitativo: Or Say, What Right Have I to Take What Just Reflection (Didymus, Theodora)
  1:09
• 24
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 5: Duet: To Thee, Thou Glorious Son of Worth (Theodora, Didymus)
  5:16
• 25
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 6: Recitativo: 'Tis Night - But Night's Sweet Blessing (Irene)
  0:57
• 26
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 6: Chorus: He Saw the Lovely Youth, Death's Early Prey (Chorus of Christians)
  4:13
• 1
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 1: Air: Lord, to Thee Each Night and Day (Irene)
  4:48
• 2
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 2: Recitativo: But See, the Good, the Virtuous Didymus (Irene, Theodora)
  0:41
• 3
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 2: Air: When Sunk in Anguish and Despair (Theodora)
  3:51
• 4
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 2: Chorus: Blest Be the Hand, and Blest the Pow'r (Theodora, Chorus of Christians)
  3:06
• 5
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 3: Recitativo and Accompagnato: Undaunted in the Court Stands Didymus (Messenger: Irene, Theodora)
  1:31
• 6
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 3: Duet: Wither, Princess, Do You Fly? (Irene, Theodora)
  1:33
• 7
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 3: Recitativo: She's Gone, Disdaining Liberty and Life (Irene)
  0:34
• 8
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 3: Air: New Scenes of Joy (Irene)
  3:32
• 9
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 4: Recitativo: Is It a Christian Virtue Then (Valens, Didymus) - Scene 5: Be That My Doom! (Theodora, Septimius)
  2:14
• 10
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 5: Air: From Virtue Springs Each Gen'rous Deed (Septimius)
  4:43
• 11
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 5: Air: Cease, Ye Slaves, Your Fruitless Pray'r (Valens)
  1:19
• 12
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 5: Recitativo: 'Tis Kind, My Friends, But Kinder Still (Didymus, Theodora)
  1:05
• 13
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 5: Chorus: How Strange Their Ends (Chorus of Heathens)
  2:50
• 14
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 5: Recitativo: On Me Your Frowns Your Utmost Rage Exert (Didymus, Theodora, Valens)
  0:38
• 15
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 5: Air: Ye Ministers of Justice, Lead Them Hence (Valens)
  1:28
• 16
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 6: Recitativo: And Must Such Beauty Suffer? (Didymus, Theodora, Septimius)
  0:55
• 17
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 6: Air and Duet: Streams of Pleasure Ever Flowing (Didymus, Theodora)
  4:54
• 18
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 7: Recitativo: Ere This Their Doom Is Past (Irene)
  0:27
• 19
  Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 7: Chorus: Oh Love Devine, Thou Source of Fame (Chorus of Christians)
  2:27