Handel: Deborah - CD

CD - 1

George Frideric Handel

Deborah, HWV 51 (1733)

 

1. Part I: Overture

00:08:17

 

2. Part I: Chorus - Immortal Lord of earth and skies

00:06:33

 

3. Part I: Recitative

00:00:46

 

4. Part I: Duet - Where do thy ardours raise me?

00:04:27

 

5. Part I: Chorus - Forbear thy doubts!

00:01:17

 

6. Part I: Recitative

00:00:34

 

7. Part I: Soloists and Chorus - For ever to the voice of pray'r

00:01:25

 

8. Part I: Accompanied Recitative

00:00:57

 

9. Part I: Chorus - O hear thy lowly servants' pray'r

00:02:34

 

10. Part I: Recitative

00:00:33

 

11. Part I: Chorus - O blast with thy tremendous brow

00:00:48

 

12. Part I: Recitative

00:00:37

 

13. Part I: Air - How lovely is the blooming fair

00:01:50

 

14. Part I: Recitative

00:01:15

 

15. Part I: Air: Choirs of Angels, all around thee

00:04:03

 

16. Part I: Recitative

00:00:27

 

17. Part I: Air - To joy he brightens my despair

00:03:47

 

18. Part I: Recitative

00:00:36

 

19. Part I: Air - Awake the ardour of thy breast

00:03:20

 

20. Part I: Recitative

00:00:13

 

21. Part I: Air - All danger disdaining

00:04:18

 

22. Part I: Chorus - Let thy deeds be glorious

00:03:25

 

23. Part I: Recitative

00:01:17

 

24. Part I: Air - Hateful man

00:02:52

 

25. Part I: Air - My Vengeance awakes me

00:04:59

 

26. Part I: Recitative

00:00:28

 

27. Part I: Air - Cease, O Judah, cease thy mourning

00:07:51

 

28. Part I: Chorus - Despair, all around them

00:01:55

 

29. Part I: Chorus - Alleluia

00:02:09

CD - 2

George Frideric Handel

Deborah, HWV 51 (1733)

 

1. Part II: Chorus of the Israelites - See, the proud chief

00:04:52

 

2. Part II: Recitative

00:00:41

 

3. Part II: Air - At my feet extended low

00:02:18

 

4. Part II: Recitative

00:00:37

 

5. Part II: Air - In Jehova's awful sight

00:01:54

 

6. Part II: Recitative

00:00:16

 

7. Part II: Air - Whilst you boast the wondrous...

00:02:38

 

8. Part II: Air - Impious mortal, cease to brave us

00:02:35

 

9. Part II: Recitative

00:00:23

 

10. Part II: Chorus of Baal's Priests - O Baal, Monarch of the skies!

00:01:55

 

11. Part II: Recitative

00:00:23

 

12. Part II: Chorus of Israelites - Lord of Eternity

00:00:57

 

13. Part II: Chorus of Israelites - Plead thy just cause

00:02:04

 

14. Part II: Recitative

00:00:43

 

15. Part II: Soloists and Chorus - All your boast will end in woe

00:02:49

 

16. Part II: Recitative

00:00:20

 

17. Part II: Air - In the battle, fame pursuing

00:06:32

 

18. Part II: Recitative

00:00:38

 

19. Part II: Air - Swift inundation of desolation

00:02:46

 

20. Part II: Recitative

00:00:14

 

21. Part II: Air - No more disconsolate I'll mourn

00:02:54

 

22. Part II: Recitative

00:00:27

 

23. Part II: Air - O the pleasure my Soul is possessing

00:02:44

 

24. Part II: Recitative

00:00:13

 

25. Part II: Duet - Smiling freedom

00:04:23

 

26. Part II: Chorus - The great King of Kings will aid us too

00:02:48

CD - 3

George Frideric Handel

Deborah, HWV 51 (1733)

 

1. Part III: A military symphony

00:02:18

 

2. Part III: Chorus of the Israelites - Now the proud insulting foe

00:03:07

 

3. Part III: Recitative

00:00:14

 

4. Part III: Air - Now sweetly smiling peace descends

00:02:44

 

5. Part III: Recitative

00:00:44

 

6. Part III: Air - Tears, such as tender fathers shed

00:01:37

 

7. Part III: Recitative

00:00:13

 

8. Part III: Air - Hark! Hark! Hark! His thunders...

00:02:12

 

9. Part III: Chorus of Baal's Priests - Doleful tidings

00:01:51

 

10. Part III: Air - Our fears are now for ever fled

00:02:12

 

11. Part III: Recitative

00:02:22

 

12. Part III: Air - Tyrant, now no more we dread thee

00:04:37

 

13. Part III: Recitative

00:00:25

 

14. Part III: Air - The glorious sun shall cease to shed

00:02:41

 

15. Part III: Recitative

00:00:16

 

16. Part III: Air - Low at her feet he bow'd, he fell

00:03:11

 

17. Part III: Accompanied Recitative

00:00:52

 

18. Part III: Symphony

00:01:25

 

19. Part III: Chorus - Let our glad songs to heav'n ascend

00:06:35