Judas Maccabeus
Johannes Somary · English Chamber Orchestra · John Shirley-Quirk
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Tracklist
Disc 1
Judas Maccabaeus: Overture Largo-Allegro-Largo
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: No. 1: Overture
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Chorus 'Mourn, Ye Afflicted Children'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 2: Chorus "Mourn, ye afflicted children" (Chorus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Israelite Man, Woman 'Well May Your Sorrows'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 3: Recitative "Well, may your sorrows" (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Chorus 'For Zion, Lamentation Make'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 5: Chorus "For Sion lamentation make" (Chorus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Israelite Man 'Not In Vain Is All This Storm'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 6: Recitative "Not vain is all this storm" (Israelitish Man)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Israelite Woman 'Pious Orgies'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 7: Air "Pious orgies, pious airs" (Israelitish Man)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Chorus 'O Father, Whose Mighty Power'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 8: Chorus "O Father, whose almighty pow'r" (Chorus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Simon ' I Feel the Deity Within'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 9: Recitative "I feel, I feel the Deity within" (Simon)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Simon 'Arm, Arm, Ye Brave'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 10: Air "Arm, arm, ye brave!" (Simon)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Chorus 'We Come In Bright Array'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 11: Chorus "We come, we come, in bright array" (Chorus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Judas 'Tis, Well, My Friends'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 12: Recitative "'Tis well, my friends" (Judas Maccabaeus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Judas 'Call Forth Thy Powers'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 13: Air "Call forth thy pow'rs, my soul" (Judas Maccabaeus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Israelite Woman & Man (Duet) 'Come, Ever Smiling Liberty'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 19: Duet "Come, ever-smiling liberty" (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Chorus 'Lead On, Lead On'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 20: Chorus "Lead on, lead on! Judah disdains" (Chorus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Judas 'So Willed My Father'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 21: Recitative "So will'd my father" (Judas Maccabaeus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Chorus 'Disdainful Of Danger'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 22: Semi-Chorus "Disdainful of danger, we'll rush on the foe" (Chorus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Judas 'Ambition'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 23: Recitative "Ambition! If e'er honour" (Judas Maccabaeus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Judas 'No Unhallowed Desire'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 24: Air "No unhallow'd desire" (Judas Maccabaeus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Israelite Man 'Haste We, My Brethren'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 26: Recitative "Haste we, my brethren" (Israelitish Man)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 1 Chorus 'Hear Us, O Lord'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 26: Chorus "Hear us, O Lord, on Thee we call" (Chorus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Chorus 'Fallen Is the Foe'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 27: Chorus "Fall'n is the foe; so fall Thy foes" (Chorus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Soprano Duet, Chorus 'Zion Now Her Head Shall Raise'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 32: Chorus "Sion now her head shall raise" (Chorus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Israelite Woman 'Oh, Let Eternal Honours'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 33: Recitative "Oh, let eternal honours crown" (Israelitish Woman)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Israelite Woman 'From Almighty Kings'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 34: Air "From mighty kings he took" (Israelitish Woman)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Israelite Woman, Man, Chorus 'Hail, Hail, Judea'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 35: Duet "Hail, hail, Judea, happy land" (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Disc 2
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Israelite Messenger 'Oh Judas, Oh My Brethren'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 39: Recitative "O Judas, o my brethren!" (Messenger)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Israelite Woman, Chorus 'Ah! Wretched Israel'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 40: Air "Ah! wretched Israel!" (Israelitish Woman)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Simon 'Be Comforted'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 42: Recitative "Be comforted, nor think these plagues" (Simon)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Simon 'The Lord Worketh Wonders'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 43: Air "The Lord worketh wonders" (Simon)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Judas 'My Arms'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 44: "My arms! against this Gorgias will I go" (Judas Maccabaeus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Judas, Chorus 'Sound an Alarm'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 45: Air "Sound an alarm!" (Judas Maccabaeus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Chorus 'We Hear'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 46: Chorus "We hear, we hear the pleasing dreadful call" (Chorus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Simon 'Enough! To Heaven We Leave the Rest'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 47: Recitative "Enough! To Heav'n we leave the rest" (Simon)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Simon 'With Pious Hearts'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 48: Air "With pious hearts, and brave as pious" (Simon)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Israelite Man, Woman 'Ye Worshippers'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 49: Recitative "Ye worshippers of God" (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Israelite Woman 'Wise Men, Flattering'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 50: Air "Wise men, flatt'ring, may deceive" (Israelitish Woman)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Israelite Woman, Man (Duet) 'Oh! Never, Never Bow'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 51. Duet "Oh! Never, never bow we down" (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2 Chorus 'We Never Will Bow Down'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 52: Chorus "We never, never will bow down" (Chorus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 3 Israelite Man 'Father Of Heaven'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 53: Air "Father of Heav'n" (Priest)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 3 Israelite Man 'See Yon Flames'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 54: Recitative "See, see yon flames" (Israelitish Man)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 3 Israelite Woman 'Oh Grant It'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 55: Recitative "O grant it, Heav'n, that our long woes may cease (Israelitish Woman)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 3 Israelite Woman 'So Shall the Lute'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 56. “So Shall the Lute and Harp Awake” (Israelitish Woman)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 3 Israelite Messenger 'From Capharsalama'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 57: Recitative "From Capharsalama on eagle wings" (Messengers)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 3 Chorus 'See the Conquering Hero'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 58: “See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes” (Chorus of Youths, Chorus of Virgins)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 59: March
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 3 Duet & Chorus 'Sing Unto God'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 60: Chorus "Sing unto God, and high affections raise" (Chorus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 3 Judas 'Sweet Flow the Strains'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 61: Recitative "Sweet flow the strains" (Judas Maccabaeus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 3 Judas 'With Honour, Let Desert'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 62: Air "With honour let desert be crown'd" (Judas Maccabaeus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 3 Eupolemus 'Peace To My Countrymen'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 63: Recitative "Peace to my countrymen" (Eupolemus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 3 Chorus 'To Our Great God'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 64: Chorus "To our great God be all the honour giv'n" (Chorus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 3 Israelite Woman 'Again To Earth
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 65: Recitative "Again to earth let gratitude" (Israelitish Woman)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act 3 Israelite Woman, Man (Duet) 'Oh Lovely Peace'
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 66: Air "O lovely peace" (Israelitish Woman)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk