A Handel Celebration
Johannes Somary · English Chamber Orchestra · John Shirley-Quirk
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Disc 18
Judas Maccabaeus: Overture Largo-Allegro-Largo
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: No. 1: Overture
Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. 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 I. "Well may your sorrows" (Israelite Man, Woman)
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 I. 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 I. "Not in vain is all this storm" (Israelite Man)
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 I. "Pious Orgies" (Israelite Woman)
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 I. Chorus "O Father, whose almighty 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 I. "I feel the Deity within" (Simon)
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 I. "Arm, arm, ye brave" (Simon)
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 I. 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 I. "'Tis well, my friends" (Judus)
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 I. "Call forth thy powers" (Judus)
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 I. "Come, ever-smiling libery" (Israelite Woman and Man (duet))
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 I. 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 I. "So willed my father" (Judus)
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 I. 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 I. "Ambition!" (Judus)
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 I. "No unhallowed desire" (Judus)
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 I. "Haste we, my brethren" (Israelite Man)
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 I. Chorus "Hear us, oh 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 II. 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 II. "Zion now her head shall raise" (Soprano Duet, Chorus)
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 II. "Oh let eternal honors" (Israelite Woman)
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 II. "From mighty kings" (Israelite Woman)
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 II. "Hail, hail, Judea" (Israelite Woman, Man (duet), Chorus)
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 19
Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. "Oh Judus, oh my brethren!" (Isrealite Messenger)
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 II. "Ah! wretched Isreal!" (Isrealite Woman, Chorus)
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 II. "Be comforted" (Simon)
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 II. "The Lord worketh wonders" (Simon)
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 II. "My arms!" (Judas)
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 II. "Sound an alarm!" (Judas, Chorus)
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 II. "We hear" (Chorus)
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 II. "Enough! To Heaven we leave the rest" (Simon)
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 II. "With pious hears" (Simon)
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 II. "Ye worshippers" (Isrealite Man, Woman)
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 II. "Wise men, flattering" (Isrealite Woman)
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 II. "Oh! never, never bow" (Isrealite Woman, Man (duet))
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 II. "We never will bow down" (Chorus)
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 III. "Father of Heaven" (Isrealite Man)
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 III. "See you flames" (Isrealite Man)
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 III. "Oh grant it" (Isrealite Woman)
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 III. "So shall the lute" (Isrealite Woman)
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 III. "From Capharsalama" (Isrealite Messenger)
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 III. "See the Conquering Hero" (Chorus)
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
Judas Maccabaeus: Act III. March
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 59: March
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Judas Maccabaeus: Act III. "Sing unto God" (Duet and Chorus)
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 III. "Sweet flow the strains" (Judas)
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 III. "With honor let desert" (Judas)
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 III. "Peace to my countrymen" (Eupolemus)
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 III. "To our great God" (Chorus)
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 III. "Again to Eart" (Isrealite Woman)
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 III. "Oh lovely peace" (Isrealite Woman, Man (duet))
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