Judas Maccabaeus
Album by Georg Friedrich Händel; Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Les Agrémens, Leonardo García-Alarcón
Released 25 March 2010
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: OuvertureGeorg Friedrich Händel5:27
- 2Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 1. Chorus of Israëlites "Mourn, ye afflicted children..."Georg Friedrich Händel3:35
- 3Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 1. (Recitative: Israelitish Man and Woman) "Well may your sorrows..."Georg Friedrich Händel1:22
- 4Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 2. (Duet: Israelitish man and Israelitish Woman) "From this dread scene..."Georg Friedrich Händel2:19
- 5Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 3. Chorus of Israelites "For Sion lamentation make..."Georg Friedrich Händel2:13
- 6Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 4. (Recitative: Simon) "Not vain is all this storm of grief..."Georg Friedrich Händel0:56
- 7Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 5. (Air: Simon) "Pious orgies, pious airs"Georg Friedrich Händel3:29
- 8Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 6. Chorus of Israelits "O Father..."Georg Friedrich Händel2:04
- 9Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 7. (Accompagnato: Simon) "I feel the deity..."Georg Friedrich Händel0:57
- 10Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 8. (Air: Simon) "Arm! Ye brave..."Georg Friedrich Händel2:39
- 11Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 9. Chorus of Israelites "We come, in bright array..."Georg Friedrich Händel1:00
- 12Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 10. "Recitative: Judas Maccabaeus) "'Tis well, my friends..."Georg Friedrich Händel0:42
- 13Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 11. (Air: Judas Maccabaeus) "Call forth thy powe'rs..."Georg Friedrich Händel1:44
- 14Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 12. (Recitative: Israelitish Woman) "To Heaven's almighty King..."Georg Friedrich Händel0:29
- 15Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 13. (Air: Israelitish Woman) "O liberty..."Georg Friedrich Händel2:01
- 16Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 14. (Duet: Israelitish Woman and Israelitish Man) "Come, ever-smiling liberty..."Georg Friedrich Händel0:50
- 17Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 15. Chorus of Israelites "Lead on, lead on!"Georg Friedrich Händel0:54
- 18Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 16. (Recitative: Judas Maccabaeus) "So will'd my father..."Georg Friedrich Händel1:05
- 19Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 17. Chorus of Israelites "Disdainful of danger..."Georg Friedrich Händel1:34
- 20Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 18. (Recitative: Judas Maccabeus) "Ambition!"Georg Friedrich Händel0:16
- 21Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 19. (Air: Judas Maccabeus) "No unhallow'd desire..."Georg Friedrich Händel1:57
- 22Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 20. Chorus of Israelites "Hear us, O Lord..."Georg Friedrich Händel3:39
- 23Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 1. Chorus of Israelites "Fall'n is the foe..."Georg Friedrich Händel3:06
- 24Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 2. (Recitative: Israelitish Man) "Victorious hero!"Georg Friedrich Händel0:45
- 25Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 3. (Air: Israelitish Man) "So rapid thy course is..."Georg Friedrich Händel4:13
- 26Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 4. (Recitative: Israelitish Man) "Well may we hope..."Georg Friedrich Händel0:20
- 27Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 5. (Duet: Israelitish Woman and Israelitish Man + chorus) "Sion now..."Georg Friedrich Händel5:19
- 28Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 6. (Recitative: Israelitish Woman) "Oh, let eternal honours..."Georg Friedrich Händel0:35
- 29Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 7. (Air: Israelitish Woman) "From mighty kings..."Georg Friedrich Händel6:19
- 30Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 8. (Duet: Israelitish woman and Israelitish man + chorus) "Hail, hail..."Georg Friedrich Händel2:06
- CD 2
- 1Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 9. (Recitative: Judas Maccabaeus) "Thanks to my brethren..."Georg Friedrich Händel0:41
- 2Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 10. (Air: Judas Maccabaeus) "How vain is man..."Georg Friedrich Händel4:40
- 3Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 11. (Recitative: Messenger) "O Judas..."Georg Friedrich Händel0:49
- 4Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 12. (Air: Israelitish Woman and chorus) "Ah. wretched..."Georg Friedrich Händel5:46
- 5Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 13. (Recitative: Simon) "Be conforted..."Georg Friedrich Händel0:44
- 6Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 14. (Air: Simon) "The Lord worketh wonders..."Georg Friedrich Händel2:41
- 7Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 15. (Recitative: Judas Maccabaeus) "My arms!"Georg Friedrich Händel0:22
- 8Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 16. (Air: Judas Maccabaeus) "Sound an alarm!"Georg Friedrich Händel3:44
- 9Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 17. Solemn March "during the circumvection of the Ark of the Covenant"Georg Friedrich Händel1:17
- 10Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 18. (Recitative: Simon) "Enough! To Heaven"Georg Friedrich Händel0:46
- 11Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 19. (Air: Simon) "With pious hearts..."Georg Friedrich Händel2:12
- 12Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 20. (Recitative: Israelitish Man and Woman) "Ye workshippers... / No more in Sion"Georg Friedrich Händel1:14
- 13Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 21. (Duet: Israelitish Man and Woman and Chorus of Israelites)Georg Friedrich Händel5:27
- 14Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 1. IntroductionGeorg Friedrich Händel1:32
- 15Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 2. (Air: Priest) "Father of Heaven..."Georg Friedrich Händel6:01
- 16Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 3. (Accompagnato: Israelitish Man & Recitative: Israelitish Woman) "See, see yon flames... / Oh, grant it..."Georg Friedrich Händel1:03
- 17Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 4. (Air: Israelitish Woman) "So shall the lute..."Georg Friedrich Händel3:46
- 18Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 5. (Recitative: Messenger) "From Capharsalama..."Georg Friedrich Händel0:42
- 19Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 6. (Air: Messenger) "Cease thy anguish..."Georg Friedrich Händel2:42
- 20Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 7. (Recitative: Messenger) "Yet more, Nicamor..."Georg Friedrich Händel0:38
- 21Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 8. Chorus of Youth, Virgins and Israelites "See! The conqu'ring hero comes..."Georg Friedrich Händel2:59
- 22Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 9. Chorus of Israelites "Sing unto God..."Georg Friedrich Händel2:25
- 23Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 10. (Recitative: Judas Maccabaeus) "Sweet flow the strains..."Georg Friedrich Händel0:54
- 24Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 11. (Air: Judas Maccabaeus) "With honour let desert be crown'd..."Georg Friedrich Händel2:57
- 25Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 12. (Recitative: Eupolemus) "Peace to my countrymen..."Georg Friedrich Händel0:39
- 26Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 13. (Recitative: Israelitish Woman) "Again to earth..."Georg Friedrich Händel0:59
- 27Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 14. (Duet: Israelitish Woman and Israelitish Man) "O lovely peace..."Georg Friedrich Händel2:43
- 28Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 15. (Air: Simon and chorus) "Rejoice, O Judah... / Hallelujah! Amen"Georg Friedrich Händel3:31
More by Georg Friedrich Händel, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Les Agrémens, Leonardo García-Alarcón
Release credits
- baritone vocals [1.6-7, 1.9-10, 2.5-6, 2.10-11, 2.28]
- choir vocals [1.2, 1.5, 1.8, 1.11, 1.17, 1.19, 1.22-23, 1.27, 1.30, 2.4, 2.11, 2.13, 2.21-22, 2.26, 2.28]
- countertenor vocals [3, 15, 18-20]
- conductor
- performing orchestra
- tenor vocals [2.1-2, 2.7-8, 2.23-24, 1.12-13, 1.18, 1.20-21]
- soprano vocals [1.3-4, 1.14-16, 1.27-30, 2.4, 2.12-13, 2.16-17, 2.26-27]
- mezzo-soprano vocals [2.12-13, 2.16, 2.27, 1.3-4, 1.16, 1.24-27, 1.30]
- bass vocals [25]
Issues
- J2x CD25 March 2010