Judas Maccabaeus Oratorio - Georg Friedrich Händel, Sir Charles Mackerras

Judas Maccabaeus Oratorio

Album by Georg Friedrich Händel, Sir Charles Mackerras

Released 1 September 1995

Tracklist

CD 1: 1. Overture
1
(Without Tempo Indication/Ohne Tempoangabe - Allegro - Lentement - Allegro)
7:55
2
2. Chorus: Mourn, Ye Afflicted Children
5:37
3
3. Recitative (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman): Well, Brehtren, May Your Sorrows Flow
1:23
4
4. Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man): From This Dread Scene
2:54
5
5. Chorus: For Sion Lamentation Make
3:35
6
6. Recitative (Israelitish Man): Not Vain Is All This Storm Of Grief
1:10
7
7. Aria (Israelitish Man): Pious Orgies
3:47
8
8. Chorus: Oh Father, Whose Almighty Pow'r
2:27
9
9. Recitative (Simon): I Feel The Deity Within
1:04
10
10. Aria: Arm, Arm Ye Brave!
3:06
11
11. Chorus: We Come, In Bright Array
1:04
12
12. Recitative (Judas Maccabaeus): 'Tis Well, My Friends
0:50
13
13. Aria (Judas Maccabaeus): Call Forth Thy Pow'rs
2:15
14
14. Recitative (Israelitish Woman): To Heav'n's Almighty King
0:31
15
15: Aria (Israelitish Woman): Oh Liberty, Thou Choicest Treasure
2:41
16
16. Aria (Israelitish Woman): Come, Ever-Smiling Liberty
3:20
17
17. Recitative (Israelitish Man): Oh Judas, May These Noble Views Inspire
0:15
18
18: Aria (Israelitish Man): 'This Liberty, Dear Liberty Alone
2:57
19
19. Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man): Come, Ever-Smiling Liberty
1:19
20
20. Chorus: Lead On, Lead On!
0:50
21
21. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): So Will'd My Father
1:38
22
22. Semi-Chorus: Disdainful Of Danger
2:13
23
23. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): Ambition! If E'er Honour Was Thine Aim
0:22
24
24. Aria (Judas Macabaeus): No Unhallow'd Desire
2:27
25
25: Recitative (Israelitish Man): Haste We, My Brethren
0:12
26
26. Chorus: Hear Us, Oh Lord
3:43
CD 2: Act II
1
27. Chorus: Fall'n Is The Foe
3:25
2
28. Recitative (Israelitish Man): Victorious Hero!
0:44
3
29. Aria (Israelitish Man): So Rapid Thy Course Is
4:26
4
30. Recitative (Israelitish Man): Well May Hope
0:21
5
31./32. Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man) And Chorus: Sion Now Her Head Shall Raise
6:45
6
33. Recitative (Israelitish Woman: Oh Let Eternal Honours
0:32
7
34. Aria (Israelitish Woman): From Mighty Kings
8:14
8
35./36. Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man) And Chorus: Hail, Hail, Judea, Happy Land!
2:17
9
37. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): Thanks To My Brethren
0:43
10
38. Aria (Judas Macabaeus): How Vain Is Man
5:58
11
39. Recitative (Messenger): Oh Judas, Oh My Brethren!
0:47
12
40./41. Aria (Israelitish Woman) And Chorus: Ah! Wretched , Wretched Israel!
6:29
13
42. Recitative (Simon): Be Comforted
0:45
14
43. Aria (Simon): The Lord Worketh Wonders
3:06
15
44. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): My Arms! - Against This Gorgias Will I Go
0:28
16
45./46. Aria (Judas Macabaeus) And Chorus: Sound An Alarm! - We Hear, We Hear The Pleasing Dreadful Call
4:45
17
47. Recitative (Simon): Enough! To Heav'n We Leave The Rest
0:50
18
48. Aria (Simon): With Pious Hearts
2:38
19
49. Recitative (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman): Ye Worshippers Of God
1:20
20
50. Aria (Israelitish Woman): Wise Men, Flatt'ring
5:56
21
51./52. Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man) And Chorus: Oh! Never, Never Bow We Down - We Never, Never Will Bow Down
6:51
CD 3: Act III
1
53. Aria (Israelitish Man): Father Of Heav'n!
7:05
2
54. Recitative (Israelitish Man): See, See Yon Flames
0:47
3
55. Recitative (Israelitish Woman): Oh Grant It, Heav'n
0:30
4
56. Aria (Israelitish Woman): So Shall The Lute And Harp Awake
4:31
5
57. Recitative (Messenger, Simon): From Capharsalama, On Eagle Wings
1:25
6
58. Chorus Of Youths: See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes! Chorus Of Virgins: See The Godlike Youth Advance! Chorus: See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes
2:48
7
59. March
1:46
8
60. Chorus: Sing Unto God, And High Affections Raise
2:54
9
61. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): Sweet Flow The Strains
1:18
10
62. Aria (Judas Macabaeus): With Honour Let Desert Be Crown'd
3:20
11
63. Recitative (Epolemus): Peace To My Countrymen
0:51
12
64. Chorus: To Our Great God Be All The Honour Giv'n
2:28
13
65. Recitative (Israelitish Woman): Again To Earth Let Gratitude Descend
0:56
14
66. Aria, Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man): Oh Lovely Peace
8:10
15
67. Aria : Rejoice, Oh Judah!
1:51
16
68. Chorus: Hallelujah! Amen
1:41