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Handel: Joshua, HWV 64

Name: Handel: Joshua, HWV 64
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Emma Kirkby, James Bowman & John Mark Ainsley

New College Choir & King's Consort, Robert King

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With first-rate casts and careful attention to Handel's original texts, King has blown the dust off some magnificent music

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Label: Hyperion
Catalogue number: CDA66461-2
Length: 2 hours 4 minutes
Genre:
- Oratorios & Passions

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Handel: Joshua, HWV 64

Work length2:04:12

John Mark Ainsley (tenor), James Bowman (countertenor), Aidan Oliver (treble), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Michael George (bass)
King's Consort, Choir of New College Oxford
Robert King

Part 1 No 01. Introduction

Track length1:31

Part 1 No 02. Chorus. Ye sons of Israel, ev'ry tribe attend

Track length4:33

Part 1 No 03. Recitative. Behold, my friends, what vast rewards are giv'n (Joshua / Caleb)

Track length1:02

Part 1 No 04. Air. O first in wisdom, first in pow'r (Caleb)

Track length2:22

Part 1 No 05. Recitative. Matrons and virgins, with unwearied pray'r (Achsah)

Track length0:26

Part 1 No 06. Air. Oh! who can tell, oh! who can hear (Achsah)

Track length5:31

Part 1 No 07. Recitative. Caleb, attend to all I now prescribe (Joshua)

Track length0:43

Part 1 No 08. Solo with chorus. To long posterity we here record (Joshua / chorus)

Track length2:20

Part 1 No 09. Accompagnato. So long the memory shall last (Joshua)

Track length0:41

Part 1 No 10. Air. While Kedron's brook to Jordan's stream (Joshua)

Track length4:46

Part 1 No 11. Recitative. But, who is he? – Tremendous to behold! (Othniel)

Track length0:52

Part 1 No 12. Air. Awful, pleasing being, say (Othniel)

Track length2:41

Part 1 No 13. Recitative / Accompagnato. Joshua, I come commission'd from on high (Angel / Joshua)

Track length2:00

Part 1 No 14. Air. Haste, Israel haste (Joshua)

Track length2:23

Part 1 No 15. Chorus. The Lord commands, and Joshua leads

Track length2:27

Part 1 No 16. Accompagnato / Recitative. In these blest scenes, where constant pleasure reigns (Othniel / Achsah)

Track length3:47

Part 1 No 17. Air. Hark! 'tis the linnet and the thrush (Achsah)

Track length5:48

Part 1 No 18. Recitative. O Achsah, form'd for ev'ry chaste delight (Othniel)

Track length0:53

Part 1 No 19. Duet. Our limpid streams with freedom flow (Achsah / Othniel)

Track length3:09

Part 1 No 20. Flourish / Recitative. The trumpet calls; now Jericho shall know (Othniel)

Track length0:30

Part 1 No 21. Chorus. May all the host of heav'n attend him round

Track length1:47

Part 2 No 01. Recitative. 'Tis well; six times the Lord hath been obey'd (Joshua)

Track length0:24

Part 2 No 02. Solemn March during the circumvection of the Ark of the Covenant

Track length1:36

Part 2 No 03. Chorus with solo. Glory to God! The strong cemented walls (chorus / Joshua)

Track length5:45

Part 2 No 04. Recitative. The walls are levell'd (Caleb)

Track length0:29

Part 2 No 05. Air. See, the raging flames arise (Caleb)

Track length3:24

Part 2 No 06. Air. To Vanity and earthly Pride (Achsah)

Track length3:29

Part 2 No 07. Recitative. Let all the seed of Abrah'm now prepare (Joshua)

Track length0:21

Part 2 No 08. Chorus with solo. Almighty ruler of the skies (chorus / Joshua)

Track length2:20

Part 2 No 09. Recitative. Joshua, the men dispatch'd by thee to learn (Caleb)

Track length0:50

Part 2 No 10. Chorus of the defeated Israelites. How soon our tow'ring hopes are cross'd!

Track length2:50

Part 2 No 11. Recitative. Whence this dejection? Rouse your coward hearts (Joshua)

Track length0:21

Part 2 No 12. Air with chorus. With redoubled rage return (Joshua / chorus)

Track length3:41

Part 2 No 13. Recitative. Now give the army breath; let war awhile (Othniel)

Track length0:25

Part 2 No 14. Air. Heroes when with glory burning (Othniel)

Track length3:48

Part 2 No 15. Recitative. Indulgent heav'n hath heard my virgin pray'r (Achsah)

Track length0:27

Part 2 No 16. Air. As cheers the sun the tender flow'r (Achsah)

Track length2:27

Part 2 No 17. Recitative. Sure I'm deceiv'd, with sorrow I behold (Caleb / Othniel)

Track length1:25

Part 2 No 18. Air. Nations, who in future story (Othniel)

Track length3:07

Part 2 No 19. Recitative. Brethren and friends, what joy this scene imparts (Joshua / Caleb)

Track length1:04

Part 2 No 20. Air with chorus. Oh! thou bright orb, great ruler of the day! (Joshua / chorus)

Track length3:35

Part 3 No 01. Chorus. Hail! mighty Joshua, hail! thy name

Track length4:03

Part 3 No 02. Air. Happy, Oh, thrice happy we (Achsah)

Track length3:26

Part 3 No 03. Recitative. Caleb, for holy Eleazer send (Joshua / Caleb)

Track length2:03

Part 3 No 04. Air. Shall I in Mamre's fertile plain (Caleb)

Track length4:45

Part 3 No 05. Recitative. O Caleb, fear'd by foes, by friends ador'd (Othniel / Caleb)

Track length1:12

Part 3 No 06. Air. Place danger around me (Othniel)

Track length1:52

Part 3 No 07. Chorus. Father of Mercy, hear the pray'r we make

Track length2:11

Part 3 No 08. Recitative. In bloom of youth, this stripling hath achiev'd (Joshua)

Track length0:31

Part 3 No 09. Chorus. See the conqu'ring hero comes!

Track length3:02

Part 3 No 10. Recitative. Welcome! my son, my Othniel, good and great! (Caleb / Othniel / Achsah)

Track length0:47

Part 3 No 11. Air. Oh! had I Jubal's lyre (Achsah)

Track length2:47

Part 3 No 12. Recitative. While life shall last, each moment we'll improve (Othniel)

Track length0:15

Part 3 No 13. Duet. O peerless maid, with beauty blest (Othniel / Achsah)

Track length2:26

Part 3 No 14. Recitative. While lawless tyrants, with ambition blind (Caleb)

Track length0:37

Part 3 No 15. Chorus. The great Jehovah is our awful theme

Track length2:15

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