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Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63

Georg Friederich Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63

  • Release date: 1993
  • Category: Baroque
  • Duration: 2:36:42
  • not rated
  • Added February 3, 2004
  • Played March 15, 2013

Tracks

CD1
1. OVERTURE - Grave; allegro; lentement; allegronot rated6:05
2. ACT ONE - Chorus: Mourn, ye afflicted childrennot rated4:09
3. - Recit: Well may your sorrowsnot rated1:06
4. - Duet: From this dread scenenot rated2:27
5. - Chorus: For Sion lamentation makenot rated2:24
6. - Recit: Not vain is all this storm of griefnot rated1:02
7. - Aria: Pious orgies, pious airsnot rated3:12
8. - Chorus: O Father, whose almighty pow'rnot rated2:15
9. - Recit: I feel the deity withinnot rated0:58
10. - Aria & Chorus: Arm, arm, ye brave!not rated3:55
11. - Recit: 'Tis well, my friendsnot rated0:39
12. - Aria: Call forth thy pow'rs, my soulnot rated1:38
13. - Recit: To heav'n's Almighty kingnot rated0:26
14. - Aria: O liberty, thou choicest treasurenot rated2:23
15. - Aria: Come, ever-smiling libertynot rated2:45
16. - Recit: O Judas, may these noble viewsnot rated0:11
17. - Aria: 'Tis liberty, dear liberty alonenot rated2:34
18. - Duet: Come ever-smiling libertynot rated1:02
19. - Chorus: Lead on, lead onnot rated0:47
20. - Recit: So will'd my fathernot rated1:08
21. - Semi-chorus: Disdainful of dangernot rated1:54
22. - Recit: Ambition!not rated0:15
23. - Aria: No, no unhallow'd desirenot rated1:52
24. - Chorus: Hear us, O Lordnot rated3:19
25. ACT TWO - Chorus: Fall'n is the foenot rated2:58
26. - Recit: Victorious hero!not rated0:33
27. - Aria: So rapid thy course isnot rated3:54
28. - Recit: Oh let eternal honoursnot rated0:30
29. - Aria: From mighty kingsnot rated6:06
30. - Duet & Chorus: Hail, hail, Judeanot rated1:57
31. - Recit: Thanks to my brethrennot rated0:38
32. - Aria: How vain is mannot rated5:26
33. - Recit: O Judas, O my brethren!not rated0:37
34. - Aria & Chorus: Ah! wretched Israel!not rated6:26
1:17:48
CD2
1. ACT TWO (cont.) - Recit: Be comfortednot rated0:44
2. - Aria: The Lord worketh wondersnot rated2:52
3. - Recit: My arms! Against this Gorgiasnot rated0:20
4. - Aria & Chorus: Sound an alarm!not rated3:45
5. - Recit: Enough! To Heav'n we leave the restnot rated0:39
6. - Aria: With pious heartsnot rated3:10
7. - Recit: Ye worshippers of Godnot rated1:00
8. - Duet & Chorus: Oh! Never, never bow we downnot rated6:14
9. ACT THREE - Aria: Father of Heav'n!not rated6:11
10. - Recit: See, see yon flamesnot rated0:31
11. - Recit: Oh grant it, Heav'nnot rated0:25
12. - Aria: So shall the lute and harp awakenot rated4:07
13. - Recit: From Capharsalamanot rated1:06
14. - Chorus of Youths; Duet; Chorus: See, the conqu'ring hero comes!not rated1:45
15. - Marchnot rated1:09
16. - Duet & Chorus: Sing unto Godnot rated2:21
17. - Recit: Sweet flow the strainsnot rated0:49
18. - Aria: With honour let desert be crown'dnot rated3:07
19. - Recit: Peace to my countrymennot rated0:35
20. - Chorus: To uor great God be all the honour giv'nnot rated2:03
21. - Recit: Again to earthnot rated0:46
22. - Duet: O lovely peacenot rated6:35
23. - Aria & Chorus: Rejoice, O Judah!; Hallelujah! Amennot rated3:26
24. APPENDIX: Alternates and additions - Recit: Well may we hopenot rated0:12
25. - Duet & Chorus: Sion now Her head shall raisenot rated5:24
26. - Aria: Wise men, flatt'ring, may decieve usnot rated5:10
27. - Aria: Far Brighter than the morningnot rated6:40
28. - Recit: Sweet are thy wordsnot rated0:13
29. - Aria: Great in wisdom, great in glorynot rated3:33
30. - Recit: Not vain is all this storm of griefnot rated0:50
31. - Aria: Pious orgies, pious arisnot rated2:59
1:18:53

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