Handel: Tobit - CD

CD - 1

George Frideric Handel

Tobit (arr. J.C. Smith)

 

1. Part I: Ouverture

00:05:04

 

2. Part I Scene 1: Recitative: Happy Assyria (A Ninevite)

00:00:15

 

3. Part I Scene 1: Hear us, O Baal (Chorus)

00:01:53

 

4. Part I Scene 2: Recitative: How Soon Eclips'd is human joy (Tobit)

00:00:51

 

5. Part I Scene 2: O Lord, whom we adore (Tobit) - Hear from thy mercies seat (Chorus)

00:04:59

 

6. Part I Scene 3: Recitative: The Lord hath heard my pray'r (Tobias)

00:00:27

 

7. Part I Scene 3: Air: Will God, whose mercies ever flow (Tobias)

00:02:18

 

8. Part I Scene 3: Recitative: But Say, my Rightous Lord (Anna, Tobit)

00:00:43

 

9. Part I Scene 3: Duet: To Steal a Grave (Anna, Tobit)

00:04:42

 

10. Part I Scene 3: Recitative: Your Pardon (Tobias)

00:00:26

 

11. Part I Scene 3: Air: Boistrous Winds and Billows rolling (Tobias)

00:07:40

 

12. Part I Scene 3: Tyrants may a while presume (Chorus)

00:02:51

 

13. Part I Scene 4: Sinfonia

00:00:49

 

14. Part I Scene 4: Accompagnato: Ah, Wretched Sarah! (Sarah)

00:01:18

 

15. Part I Scene 4: Air: Paid be my Adoration (Sarah)

00:02:36

 

16. Part I Scene 4: Recitative: Be comforted, my Daughter (Raguel)

00:00:38

 

17. Part I Scene 4: Air: The Lord Sends his Thunders (Raguel)

00:03:11

 

18. Part I Scene 4: All Pow'r in Heav'n above or Earth beneath (Chorus)

00:02:51

 

19. Part II Scene 1: Sinfonia

00:00:44

 

20. Part II Scene 1: Accompagnato: Alas! To what Variety of Ills (Tobit)

00:01:55

 

21. Part II Scene 1: Air: In great Jehovah (Tobit)

00:01:25

 

22. Part II Scene 2: Recitative: Happy in thee, my Son (Tobit)

00:00:39

 

23. Part II Scene 2: Air: Descend, kind Pity (Azarias)

00:08:57

 

24. Part II Scene 2: Impartial heav'n (Chorus)

00:03:04

 

25. Part II Scene 3: Recitative: If Blindness, Scorn, Contempt and Misery (A Ninevite)

00:00:45

 

26. Part II Scene 3: O Baal, Monarch of the Skies! (Chorus)

00:01:51

 

27. Part II Scene 3: Ritornello

00:00:32

 

28. Part II Scene 4: Recitative: Pain'd as I am (Tobit, Anna)

00:00:51

 

29. Part II Scene 4: Air: Thy pleasing Face (Anna)

00:07:42

 

30. Part II Scene 4: Recitative: O thou bright sun! (Anna)

00:00:33

 

31. Part II Scene 4: Air: With darkness Deep, as is my woe (Anna)

00:02:38

 

32. Part II Scene 5: Sinfonia

00:00:21

 

33. Part II Scene 5: Recitative: What caution is too great (Tobit, Azarias)

00:00:52

CD - 2

George Frideric Handel

Tobit (arr. J.C. Smith)

 

1. Part II Scene 5: Air: Thou, God most high (Azarias)

00:05:00

 

2. Part II Scene 5: Duet: Cease thy Anguish (Azarias, Tobias)

00:05:43

 

3. Part II Scene 5: The Clouded Scene begins to clear (Chorus)

00:03:49

 

4. Part II Scene 6: Sinfonia

00:03:09

 

5. Part II Scene 6: Recitative: How happy, Daughter (Raguel, Sarah)

00:00:56

 

6. Part II Scene 6: Air: To nobler Joys aspiring (Sarah)

00:04:54

 

7. Part II Scene 7: Recitative: O Azarias, I must freely own (Tobias, Azarias)

00:00:40

 

8. Part II Scene 8: Recitative: The gratefull Tribute of our thanks (Raguel)

00:00:20

 

9. Part II Scene 8: Air: Let Songs of varied measure (Raguel)

00:04:26

 

10. Part II Scene 8: Now Love, that everlasting Joy (Chorus)

00:02:28

 

11. Part II Scene 8: Happy, happy shall they be (Chorus)

00:03:14

 

12. Part III Scene 1: Sinfonia

00:00:44

 

13. Part III Scene 1: Accompagnato: Still am I persecuted (Tobit)

00:00:37

 

14. Part III Scene 1: Air: Cease your Pride, deluded mortals (Tobit)

00:02:20

 

15. Part III Scene 1: Tremble, Guilt, for Thou Shalt find (Chorus)

00:02:42

 

16. Part III Scene 2: Sinfonia

00:01:40

 

17. Part III Scene 2: Recitative: Hail, Tobit! (Raphael, Tobit)

00:00:18

 

18. Part III Scene 2: Accompagnato: Henceforth through all the changing Scenes of Life (Anna)

00:00:32

 

19. Part III Scene 2: Air: My Son, how happy in this thy Sweet Return (Anna)

00:04:03

 

20. Part III Scene 2: Let none Despair (Chorus)

00:03:29

 

21. Part III Scene 3: Accompagnato and Recitative: Blest be the God of Heav'n (Tobit, Raguel)

00:01:25

 

22. Part III Scene 3: Air: May true Joy (Raguel)

00:04:06

 

23. Part III Scene 3: Terzetto: More chearfull appearing (Anna, Tobias, Sarah)

00:05:03

 

24. Part III Scene 3: Air: Watchful angels (Sarah)

00:01:32

 

25. Part III Scene 3: Recitative: O King of Kings (Sarah)

00:00:29

 

26. Part III Scene 3: Air: Allelujah (Sarah)

00:03:21

 

27. Part III Scene 3: Swift our numbers (Chorus)

00:02:39

 

28. Part III Scene 3: Recitative: 'Tis well (Raphael)

00:00:21

 

29. Part III Scene 3: Accompagnato: O Nineveh! (Raphael)

00:01:25

 

30. Part III Scene 3: Air: In Jehovah's awful sight (Raphael)

00:02:02

 

31. Part III Scene 3: Symphony

00:02:38

 

32. Part III Scene 3: Recitative: Saw ye the radiant Streams of Light (Tobit)

00:00:39

 

33. Part III Scene 3: Ye servants of th'eternal King (Soloists, Chorus)

00:03:17