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Handel: Joshua, HWV 64

Kenneth Tarver (Joshua), Tobias Berndt (Caleb), Renata Pokupic (Othniel) & Anna Dennis (Achsah)

NDR Choir & Göttingen Festival Orchestra, Laurence Cummings

the FestspieleOrchester Göttingen, playing with exceptional grace and clarity, and the nimble, noble NDR Choir, emoting with fabulous power and dymanic range. The disc has expressively rich... More…

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Contents

Handel: Joshua, HWV 64

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  • Kenneth Tarver (tenor), Tobias Berndt (baritone), Anna Dennis (soprano), Renata Pokupić (mezzo-soprano), Joachim Duske (tenor)
  • Festspiel Orchester Göttingen, NDR Chor
  • Laurence Cummings
  • Recorded: 29 May 2014
  • Recording Venue: Stadthalle Gottingen

Introduction

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Act I: Ye Sons of Israel, ev'ry tribe attend (Chorus of Israelites)

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Act I: Recitative: Behold, my friends, what vast rewards are giv'n (Joshua, Caleb)

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Act I: Aria: O first in wisdom, what vast rewards are giv'n (Caleb)

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Act I: Recitative: Matrons and virgins. with unwearied pray'r (Achsah)

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Act I: Aria: Oh! Who can tell, oh! Who can hear (Achsah)

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Act I: Recitative: Caleb, attend to all I now prescribe (Joshua)

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Act I: To long to posterity we were record (Chorus, Joshua)

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Act I: Recitative: How long shall the memory last (Joshua)

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Act I: Aria: While Kedron's brook to Jordan's stream (Joshua)

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Act I: Recitative: But, who is he? - tremendous to behold! (Othniel)

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Act I: Aria: Awful, pleasing being say (Othniel)

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Act I: Recitative: Joshua, I come commission'd from on high (Angel, Joshua)

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Act I: Recitative: Leader of Israel (Angel)

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Act I: Recitative: To give command, prerogative is thine (Joshua)

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Act I: Aria: Haste, haste Israel (Joshua)

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Act I: The Lord commands, and Joshua leads (Chorus)

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Act I: Recitative: In these blest scenes (Othniel, Achsah)

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Act I: Recitative: 'Tis Achsah's voice! (Othniel, Achsah)

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Act I: Recitative: Hail, lovely virgin of this blissful bow'r! (Othniel, Achsah)

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Act I: Aria: Hark! 'tis the linnet and the thrush (Achsah)

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Act I: Recitative: O Achsah, form'd for ev'ry chaste delight (Othniel)

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Act I: Duet: Our limpid streams with freedom flow (Achsah, Othniel)

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Act I: Recitative: The trumpet calls; now Jericho shall know (Othniel)

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Act I: May all the host of heav'n attend him round (Chorus)

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Act II: Recitative: 'Tis well six times the Lord hath been obey'd (Joshua)

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Act II: A solemn march during the circumvention of the Ark of the Covenant

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Act II: Glory to God! - The nations tremble (Chorus, Joshua)

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Act II: Recitative: The walls are levell'd (Caleb)

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Act II: Aria: See, the raging flames arise (Caleb)

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Act II: Aria: To vanity and earthly pride (Achsah)

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Act II: Recitative: Let all the seed of Abrah'm now prepare (Joshua)

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Act II: Aria: Almighty ruler of the skies (Joshua, Chorus)

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Act II: Recitative: Joshua, the men dispatch'd by thee to learn (Caleb)

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Act II: How soon tow'ring our hopes are cross'd (Chorus)

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Act II: Recitative: Whence this dejection? (Joshua)

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Act II: Aria: With redoubled rage return (Joshua, Chorus)

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Act II: Recitative: Now give the army breath; let war a while (Othniel)

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Act II: Aria: Heroes when with glory burning (Othniel)

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Act II: Recitative: Indulgent heav'n hath heard my virgin pray'r (Achsah)

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Act II: Aria: As cheers the sun the tender flow'r (Achsah)

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Act II: Recitative: Sure I'm deceiv'd, with sorrow I behold (Caleb, Othniel)

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Act II: Aria: Nations, who in future story (Othniel)

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Act II: Recitative: Brethren and friends, what joy this scene imparts (Joshua)

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[Flourish of warlike instruments]

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Act II: Recitative: Thus far our cause is favour'd (Caleb)

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Act II: Chorus: Oh! Thou bright orb, great ruler of the day (Joshua, Chorus)

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Act III: Hail! Mighty Joshua, Hail! (Chorus)

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Act III: Aria: Happy, oh thrice happy we (Achsah)

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Act III: Recitative: Caleb, for holy Eleazer send (Joshua, Caleb)

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Act III: Aria: Shall I in mamre's fertile plain (Caleb)

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Act III: For all these mercies we will sing (Chorus)

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Act III: Recitative: O Caleb, fear'd by foes, by friends ador'd (Othniel, Caleb)

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Act III: Aria: Place danger around me (Othniel)

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Act III: Father of mercy, hear the pray'r we make (Chorus)

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Act III: Recitative: In bloom of youth, this stripling hath achiev'd (Joshua)

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Act III: See the conqu'ring hero comes (Chorus)

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Act III: Duet: See the godlike youth advance! (Virgins) - See, the conqu'ring hero comes! (Chorus)

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Act III: Recitative: Welcome! My son, my Othniel, good and great (Caleb, Othniel, Achsah)

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Act III: Aria: Oh! Had I Jubal's lyre (Achsah)

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Act III: Recitative: While life shall last (Othniel)

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Act III: Duet: O peerless maid, with beauty blest (Othniel, Achsah)

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Act III: Recitative: While lawless tyrants, with ambition blind (Caleb)

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Act III: The great Jehovah is our awful theme (Chorus)

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