George Frideric Händel, English Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras
Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63

English Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras - Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63

  • Release date: 1976
  • Genre: Choral/Baroque
  • Format: CD
  • Category: Choral
  • Duration: 2:49:29
  • ***
  • Added December 7, 2009
  • Rated December 8, 2009

Tracks

CD1
1. 1 Overturenot rated7:55
2. 2 Chorus: Mourn, ye afflicted childrennot rated5:37
3. 3 Recitative: Well, may your sorrows, brethren, flownot rated1:22
4. 4 Duet: From this dread scene, these advers pow'rsnot rated2:54
5. 5 Chorus: For Sion lamentation makenot rated3:35
6. 6 Recitative: Not vain is all this storm of griefnot rated1:09
7. 7 Aria: Pious orgies, pious airsnot rated3:47
8. 8 Chorus: Oh Father, whose Almighty pow'rnot rated2:27
9. 9 Recitative: I feel, I feel the Deity withinnot rated1:04
10. 10 Aria: Arm, arm, ye bravenot rated3:06
11. 11 Chorus: We come, we come, in bright arraynot rated1:06
12. 12 Recitative: Tis well, my friendsnot rated0:50
13. 13 Aria: Call forth thy pow'rs, my soulnot rated2:15
14. 14 Recitative: To Heav'n's Almighty king we kneelnot rated0:31
15. 15 Aria: Oh liberty, thou choicest treasurenot rated2:41
16. 16 Aria: Come, ever-smiling libertynot rated3:20
17. 17 Recitative: Oh Judas, may these noble views inspirenot rated0:14
18. 18 Aria: Tis liberty, dear liberty alonenot rated2:57
19. 19 Duet: Come, ever-smiling libertynot rated1:19
20. 20 Chorus: Lead on, lead on! Judah disdainsnot rated0:50
21. 21 Recitative: So will'd my father, now at restnot rated1:37
22. 22 Semi-Chorus: Disdainful of danger, we'll rush on the foenot rated2:13
23. 23 Recitative: Ambition! if e'er honour was thine aimnot rated0:21
24. 24 Aria: No unhallow'd desirenot rated2:26
25. 25 Recitative: Haste we, my brethren, haste we to the fieldnot rated0:12
26. 26 Chorus: Hear us, oh Lord, on Thee we callnot rated3:42
59:37
CD2
1. 27 Chorus: Fall'n is the foe; so fall Thy foes, oh Lord!not rated3:25
2. 28 Recitative: Victorious hero! Fame shall tellnot rated0:46
3. 29 Aria: So rapid thy course isnot rated4:26
4. 30 Recitative: Well may we hope our freedom to receivenot rated0:21
5. 31-32 Duet and chorus: Sion now her head shall raisenot rated6:46
6. 33 Recitative: Oh let eternal honours crown his namenot rated0:32
7. 34 Aria: From mighty knights he took the spoilnot rated8:13
8. 35-36 Duet and chorus: Hail, hail, Judea, happy landnot rated2:16
9. 37 Recitative: Thanks to my brethren; but look up to Heav'nnot rated0:48
10. 38 Aria: How vain is man, who boasts in fightnot rated5:57
11. 39 Recitative: Oh Judas, oh my brethrennot rated0:48
12. 40-41 Aria and chorus: Ah! wretched, wretched Israel!not rated6:29
13. 42 Recitative: Be comfortednot rated0:44
14. 43 Aria: The Lord worketh wondersnot rated3:05
15. 44 Recitative: My arms! - against this Gorgias will I gonot rated0:26
16. 45 Aria: Sound an alarm! 46 Chorus: We hear, we hear the pleasing dreadful soundnot rated4:43
17. 47 Recitative: Enough! To Heav'n we leave the restnot rated0:49
18. 48 Aria: With pious hearts, and brave as piousnot rated2:38
19. 49 Recitative: Ye worshippers of Godnot rated1:17
20. 50 Aria: Wise men, flatt'ring, may deceive usnot rated5:58
21. 51 Duet: Oh! never, never bow we down 52 Chorus: We never, never will bow downnot rated6:54
1:07:25
CD3
1. 53 Aria: Father of Heav'n! from Thy eternal thronenot rated7:08
2. 54 Recitative: See, see yon flames, that from the alter brokenot rated0:47
3. 55 Recitative: Oh grant it, Heav'n, that our long woes may ceasenot rated0:32
4. 56 Aria: So shall the lute and harp awakenot rated4:32
5. 57 Recitative: From Capharsalama, on eagle wings I flynot rated1:25
6. 58 Chorus of Youth: See, the conqu'ring hero comes!not rated2:49
7. 59 Marchnot rated1:46
8. 60 Chorus: Sing unto God, and high affections raisenot rated2:54
9. 61 Recitative: Sweet flow the strains, that strike my feasted earnot rated1:17
10. 62 Aria: With honour let desert be crown'dnot rated3:19
11. 63 Recitative: Peace to my countrymen; peace, and libertynot rated0:49
12. 64 Chorus: To our great God be all the honour giv'nnot rated2:28
13. 65 Recitative: Again to earth let gratitude descendnot rated0:56
14. 66 Aria, Duet: Oh lovely peace, with plenty crown'dnot rated8:10
15. 67 Aria: Rejoice, oh Judah! and in songs divinenot rated1:51
16. 68 Chorus: Hallelujah! Amennot rated1:40
42:27

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