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Duration
150 Min
Handel: Judas Maccabaeus
Emma Kirkby, Catherine Denley, James Bowman, Jamie MacDougall, Michael George, Choir of New College Oxford, The King's Consort, Robert King
Duration
150 Min
George Frideric Handel
1
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 1, Overture. [Grave] – Allegro – Lentement – Allegro
06:21
2
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 2, Chorus. Mourn, Ye Afflicted Children, the Remains
Choir of New College Oxford
04:30
3
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 3, Recit. Well, May Your Sorrows, Brethren, Flow (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
Catherine Denley, Emma Kirkby
00:59
4
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 4, Duet. From This Dread Scene, These Adverse Pow'rs (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
Catherine Denley, Emma Kirkby
02:22
5
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 5, Chorus. For Sion Lamentation Make
Choir of New College Oxford
02:42
6
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 6, Recit. Not Vain Is All This Storm of Grief (Israelitish Man)
Catherine Denley
01:02
7
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 7, Air. Pious Orgies, Pious Airs (Israelitish Man)
Catherine Denley
02:57
8
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 8, Chorus. O Father, Whose Almighty Pow'r
Choir of New College Oxford
02:20
9
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 9, Recit. I Feel, I Feel the Deity Within (Simon)
Michael George
00:54
10
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 10, Air & Chorus. Arm, Arm, Ye Brave! A Noble Cause (Simon)
Michael George, Choir of New College Oxford
04:11
11
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 11, Recit. 'Tis Well, My Friends; with Transport I Behold (Judas Maccabaeus)
Jamie MacDougall
00:37
12
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 12, Air. Call Forth Thy Pow'rs, My Soul, and Dare (Judas Maccabaeus)
Jamie MacDougall
01:53
13
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 13, Recit. To Heav'n's Almighty King We Kneel (Israelitish Woman)
Emma Kirkby
00:25
14
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 14, Air. O Liberty, Thou Choicest Treasure (Israelitish Woman)
Emma Kirkby
02:15
15
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 15, Air. Come, Ever-Smiling Liberty (Israelitish Woman)
Emma Kirkby
03:10
16
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 16, Recit. O Judas, May These Noble Views Inspire (Israelitish Man)
Catherine Denley
00:12
17
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 17, Air. 'Tis Liberty, Dear Liberty Alone (Israelitish Man)
Catherine Denley
02:37
18
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 18, Duet. Come, Ever-Smiling Liberty (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
Catherine Denley, Emma Kirkby
01:17
19
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 19, Chorus. Lead On, Lead On! Judah Disdains
Choir of New College Oxford
00:51
20
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 20, Recit. So Will'd My Father, Now at Rest (Judas Maccabaeus)
Jamie MacDougall
00:55
21
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 21, Semi-Chorus. Disdainful of Danger, We'll Rush on the Foe
Choir of New College Oxford
01:48
22
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 22, Recit. Ambition! If E'er Honour Was Thine Aim (Judas Maccabaeus)
Jamie MacDougall
00:16
23
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 23, Air. No Unhallow'd Desire (Judas Maccabaeus)
Jamie MacDougall
02:15
24
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 24, Recit. Haste We, My Brethren, Haste We to the Field (Israelitish Man)
Catherine Denley
00:13
25
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 25, Chorus. Hear Us, O Lord, on Thee We Call
Choir of New College Oxford
03:48
26
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 1, Chorus. Fall'n Is the Foe; So Fall Thy Foes, O Lord!
Choir of New College Oxford
03:21
27
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 2, Recit. Victorious Hero! Fame Shall Tell (Israelitish Man)
Catherine Denley
00:35
28
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 3, Air. So Rapid Thy Course Is
Catherine Denley
03:54
29
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 4, Recit. Well May We Hope Our Freedom to Receive (Israelitish Man)
Catherine Denley
00:16
30
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 5, Duet & Chorus. Sion Now Her Head Shall Raise (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
Catherine Denley, Emma Kirkby, Choir of New College Oxford
05:31
31
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 6, Recit. Oh, Let Eternal Honours Crown His Name (Israelitish Woman)
Emma Kirkby
00:33
32
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 7, Air. From Mighty Kings He Took the Spoil (Israelitish Woman)
Emma Kirkby
07:34
33
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 8, Duet & Chorus. Hail, Hail, Judea. Happy Land! (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
Emma Kirkby, Choir of New College Oxford, Catherine Denley
02:15
34
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 9, Recit. Thanks to My Brethren; But Look Up to Heav'n (Judas Maccabaeus)
Jamie MacDougall
00:38
35
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 10, Air. How Vain Is Man, Who Boasts in Fight (Judas Maccabaeus)
Jamie MacDougall
04:58
36
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 11, Recit. O Judas, O My Brethren! (Messenger)
James Bowman
00:44
37
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 12, Air & Chorus. Ah! Wretched, Wretched Israel! Fall'n, How Low (Israelitish Woman)
Emma Kirkby, Choir of New College Oxford
05:16
38
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 13, Recit. Be Comforted, Nor Think These Plagues Are Sent (Simon)
Michael George
00:39
39
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 14, Air. The Lord Worketh Wonders (Simon)
Michael George
02:59
40
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 15, Recit. My Arms! Against This Gorgias Will I Go (Judas Maccabaeus)
Jamie MacDougall
00:19
41
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 16, Air & Chorus. Sound an Alarm! Your Silver Trumpets Sound (Judas Maccabaeus)
Jamie MacDougall, Choir of New College Oxford
03:56
42
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 17, Recit. Enough! To Heav'n We Leave the Rest (Simon)
Michael George
00:39
43
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 18, Air. With Pious Hearts, and Brave as Pious (Simon)
Michael George
02:31
44
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 19, Recit. Ye Worshippers of God (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
Catherine Denley, Emma Kirkby
01:03
45
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 20, Air. Wise Men,-Flatt'ring, May Deceive Us (Israelitish Woman)
Emma Kirkby
05:26
46
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 21, Duet & Chorus. Oh! Never, Never Bow We Down (Israelitish Woman/Israelitish Man)
Catherine Denley, Choir of New College Oxford, Emma Kirkby
06:04
47
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 1, Air. Father of Heav'n! From Thy Eternal Throne (Priest)
James Bowman
07:26
48
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 2, Recit. See, See Yon Flames, That from the Altar Broke (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
Catherine Denley, Emma Kirkby
01:01
49
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 3, Air. So Shall the Lute and Harp Awake (Israelitish Woman)
Emma Kirkby
04:31
50
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 4, Recit. From Capharsalama on Eagle Wings I Fly (Messengers)
James Bowman, Simon Birchall
01:10
51
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 5, Chorus. See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes! (Chorus of Youths/Chorus of Virgins)
Choir of New College Oxford
02:29
52
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 6. March
01:24
53
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 7, Chorus. Sing unto God, and High Affections Raise
Choir of New College Oxford
02:42
54
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 8, Recit. Sweet Flow the Strains, That Strike My Feasted Ear (Judas Maccabaeus)
Jamie MacDougall
00:46
55
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 9, Air. With Honour Let Desert Be Crown'd (Judas Maccabaeus)
Jamie MacDougall
03:18
56
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 10, Recit. Peace to My Countrymen; Peace and Liberty (Eupolemus)
Simon Birchall
00:45
57
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 11, Chorus. To Our Great God Be All the Honour Giv'n
Choir of New College Oxford
02:33
58
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 12, Recit. Again to Earth Let Gratitude Descend (Israelitish Woman)
Emma Kirkby
00:43
59
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 13, Air. O Lovely Peace, with Plenty Crown'd (Israelitish Woman)
Emma Kirkby
07:01
60
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 14, Air & Chorus. Rejoice, O Judah! and, in Songs Divine (Simon)
Choir of New College Oxford, Michael George
03:47
Artists
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James Bowman
Countertenor
Catherine Denley
Contralto
Michael George
Bass
Robert King
Conductor, Work Editor, Organ, Work Arranger, Harpsichord
Emma Kirkby
Soprano
Jamie MacDougall
Tenor
Choir of New College Oxford
Choir
The King's Consort
Orchestra
Composers
George Frideric Handel
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