To the Glory of God: The Music of George Frideric Handel
Antony Walker · David Stanhope · Vladimir Kamirski · Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra · Australian Brandenburg Orchestra · Melbourne Symphony Orchestra · David Hobson
Composer
Tracklist
Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
Jephtha: Waft Her, Angels, Through the Skies
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 32. Air "Waft her, angels, through the skies" (Jephtha)
Judas Maccabaeus: We Will Never Bow Down
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 52: Chorus "We never, never will bow down" (Chorus)
Judas Maccabaeus: Mourn, Ye Afflicted Children
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 2: Chorus "Mourn, ye afflicted children" (Chorus)
Rinaldo: Lascia, ch'io pianga (Let Me Weep)
George Frideric Handel - Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
Messiah: Comfort Ye, My People
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)
Messiah: Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
Messiah: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass)
Messiah: The People That Walked in Darkness
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 11. Air “The people that walked in darkness” (Bass)
Messiah: For Unto Us a Child is Born
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
Concerto Grosso in C minor, op. 6 no. 8, HWV326: IV. Adagio
George Frideric Handel - Concerto grosso in C minor, op. 6 no. 8, HWV 326
Laudate pueri Dominum: A solis usque ad occasum (From the Rising of the Sun to Its Setting)
Laudate pueri Dominum: Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus (High Above All Peoples is the Lord)
Laudate pueri Dominum: Gloria Patri, gloria Filio (Glory Be to the Father and to the Son)
George Frideric Handel - Laudate pueri, HWV 236: "Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto"
Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Réjouissance (Rejoicing)
George Frideric Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Messiah: Behold, I Tell You a Mystery...The Trumpet Shall Sound (excerpt)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
Messiah: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)