Handel: Esther, HWV 50b

Rosemary Joshua, James Bowman, Susan Bickley, Christopher Purves, The London Handel Orchestra & Laurence Cummings

2014-02-01 • Classical

Tracklist

• 1
  Esther, HWV 50b: Overture. Andante - Larghetto - Allegro
  7:06
• 2
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 1: Breathe soft ye gales (Israelite Woman)
  3:44
• 3
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 1: Watchful angels (Israelite Woman)
  1:34
• 4
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 1: O King of kings, celestial Lord! (Esther)
  0:24
• 5
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 1: Alleluia (Esther)
  3:06
• 6
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 1: With transport, lovely queen (Mordecai)
  0:39
• 7
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 1: So much beauty sweetly blooming (Mordecai)
  4:16
• 8
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 1: Again shall Salem, to the skies (Mordecai)
  0:15
• 9
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 1: My heart is inditing (Chorus)
  2:44
• 10
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 1: Kings' daughters (Chorus)
  3:21
• 11
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 1: Upon the right hand (Chorus)
  2:59
• 12
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 1: Kings shall be thy nursing fathers (Chorus)
  3:10
• 13
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 2: Let me with freedom thy petition know (Ahasuerus)
  1:11
• 14
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 2: Endless fame (Ahasuerus)
  7:30
• 15
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 3: 'Tis greater far to spare (Harbonah)
  0:39
• 16
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 3: Pluck root and branch (Harman)
  2:07
• 17
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 3: Our souls with ardour glow (Officer)
  0:08
• 18
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 3: Shall we the God of Israel fear (Chorus)
  1:43
• 19
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 4: Jerusalem no more shall mourn (First Israelite)
  0:30
• 20
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 4: Tune your harps to cheerful strains (Israelite Woman)
  4:16
• 21
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 4: Shall we of servitude complain (Second Israelite)
  0:13
• 22
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 4: Praise the Lord with cheerful noise (Israelite Woman)
  2:35
• 23
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 5: How have our sins provok'd the Lord! (Mordecai)
  0:53
• 24
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 5: Ye sons of Israel, mourn (Chorus) [1]
  2:17
• 25
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 5: O Jordan, Jordan, sacred tide! (Mordecai)
  8:23
• 26
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act I Scene 5: Ye sons of Israel, mourn (Chorus) [2]
  2:44
• 1
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act II Scene 1: Tyrants may awhile presume (Chorus)
  2:44
• 2
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act II Scene 2: Why sits that sorrow on thy brow? (Esther)
  0:52
• 3
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act II Scene 2: Dread not, righteous Queen (Modecai)
  5:09
• 4
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act II Scene 2: O heaven, protect her (Israelite Woman)
  0:14
• 5
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act II Scene 2: Duet. Blessings descend on downy wings (Israelite Woman, Mordecai)
  4:35
• 6
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act II Scene 2: I go, the pow'r of grief to prove (Esther)
  0:16
• 7
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act II Scene 2: Tears assist me, pity moving (Esther)
  3:01
• 8
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act II Scene 2: Save us, O Lord! (Chorus)
  1:36
• 9
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act II Scene 3: Who dares intrude into our presence (Ahasuerus)
  1:12
• 10
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act II Scene 3: Duet. Who calls my parting soul from death? (Esther, Ahasuerus)
  2:55
• 11
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act II Scene 3: O beauteous queen, unclose those eyes (Ahasuerus)
  5:49
• 12
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act II Scene 3: I find favour in thy sight (Esther)
  0:25
• 13
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act II Scene 3: How can I stay when love invites? (Esther)
  3:15
• 14
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act II Scene 4: With inward joy his visage glows (First Israelite)
  0:36
• 15
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act II Scene 4: Heav'n has lent her ev'ry charm (Israelite Woman)
  4:36
• 16
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act II Scene 4: The king will listen to the royal fair (First Israelite)
  0:14
• 17
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act II Scene 4: Blessed are they that fear the Lord (Chorus)
  5:26
• 18
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act III Scene 1: Jehovah crown'd with glory bright (Mordecai)
  1:34
• 19
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act III Scene 1: He comes! He comes to end our woes (Chorus)
  2:01
• 20
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act III Scene 2: Now O my queen, thy suit declare (Ahasuerus)
  1:25
• 21
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act III Scene 2: Turn not, O queen, thy face away (Haman)
  2:27
• 22
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act III Scene 2: Flatt'ring tongue, no more I hear thee (Esther)
  4:34
• 23
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act III Scene 2: Guards, seize the traitor (Ahasuerus)
  0:26
• 24
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act III Scene 2: Through the nation he shall be (Ahasuerus)
  1:43
• 25
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act III Scene 2: All applauding crowds, around (Chorus)
  0:52
• 26
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act III Scene 2: How art thou fall'n from thy height! (Haman)
  2:47
• 27
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act III Scene 2: Duet. I'll proclaim the wond'rous story (Esther, Israelite Woman)
  2:49
• 28
  Esther, HWV 50b, Act III Scene 3: The Lord our enemy has slain, Allelujah! (Chorus)
  5:17