GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
2.
Part I: Chorus - Immortal Lord of earth and skies
6:33
3.
Part I: Recitative
0:46
4.
Part I: Duet - Where do thy ardours raise me?
4:27
5.
Part I: Chorus - Forbear thy doubts!
1:17
6.
Part I: Recitative
0:34
7.
Part I: Soloists and Chorus - For ever to the voice of pray'r
1:25
8.
Part I: Accompanied Recitative
0:57
9.
Part I: Chorus - O hear thy lowly servants' pray'r
2:34
10.
Part I: Recitative
0:33
11.
Part I: Chorus - O blast with thy tremendous brow
0:48
12.
Part I: Recitative
0:37
13.
Part I: Air - How lovely is the blooming fair
1:50
14.
Part I: Recitative
1:15
15.
Part I: Air: Choirs of Angels, all around thee
4:03
16.
Part I: Recitative
0:27
17.
Part I: Air - To joy he brightens my despair
3:47
18.
Part I: Recitative
0:36
19.
Part I: Air - Awake the ardour of thy breast
3:20
20.
Part I: Recitative
0:13
21.
Part I: Air - All danger disdaining
4:18
22.
Part I: Chorus - Let thy deeds be glorious
3:25
23.
Part I: Recitative
1:17
24.
Part I: Air - Hateful man
2:52
25.
Part I: Air - My Vengeance awakes me
4:59
26.
Part I: Recitative
0:28
27.
Part I: Air - Cease, O Judah, cease thy mourning
7:51
28.
Part I: Chorus - Despair, all around them
1:55
29.
Part I: Chorus - Alleluia
2:09
1.
Part II: Chorus of the Israelites - See, the proud chief
4:52
2.
Part II: Recitative
0:41
3.
Part II: Air - At my feet extended low
2:18
4.
Part II: Recitative
0:37
5.
Part II: Air - In Jehova's awful sight
1:54
6.
Part II: Recitative
0:16
7.
Part II: Air - Whilst you boast the wondrous...
2:38
8.
Part II: Air - Impious mortal, cease to brave us
2:35
9.
Part II: Recitative
0:23
10.
Part II: Chorus of Baal's Priests - O Baal, Monarch of the skies!
1:55
11.
Part II: Recitative
0:23
12.
Part II: Chorus of Israelites - Lord of Eternity
0:57
13.
Part II: Chorus of Israelites - Plead thy just cause
2:04
14.
Part II: Recitative
0:43
15.
Part II: Soloists and Chorus - All your boast will end in woe
2:49
16.
Part II: Recitative
0:20
17.
Part II: Air - In the battle, fame pursuing
6:32
18.
Part II: Recitative
0:38
19.
Part II: Air - Swift inundation of desolation
2:46
20.
Part II: Recitative
0:14
21.
Part II: Air - No more disconsolate I'll mourn
2:54
22.
Part II: Recitative
0:27
23.
Part II: Air - O the pleasure my Soul is possessing
2:44
24.
Part II: Recitative
0:13
25.
Part II: Duet - Smiling freedom
4:23
26.
Part II: Chorus - The great King of Kings will aid us too
2:48
1.
Part III: A military symphony
2:18
2.
Part III: Chorus of the Israelites - Now the proud insulting foe
3:07
3.
Part III: Recitative
0:14
4.
Part III: Air - Now sweetly smiling peace descends
2:44
5.
Part III: Recitative
0:44
6.
Part III: Air - Tears, such as tender fathers shed
1:37
7.
Part III: Recitative
0:13
8.
Part III: Air - Hark! Hark! Hark! His thunders...
2:12
9.
Part III: Chorus of Baal's Priests - Doleful tidings
1:51
10.
Part III: Air - Our fears are now for ever fled
2:12
11.
Part III: Recitative
2:22
12.
Part III: Air - Tyrant, now no more we dread thee
4:37
13.
Part III: Recitative
0:25
14.
Part III: Air - The glorious sun shall cease to shed
2:41
15.
Part III: Recitative
0:16
16.
Part III: Air - Low at her feet he bow'd, he fell
3:11
17.
Part III: Accompanied Recitative
0:52
18.
Part III: Symphony
1:25
19.
Part III: Chorus - Let our glad songs to heav'n ascend
6:35
Solo: Natacha Ducret soprano
Solo: Elisabeth Scholl soprano
Solo: Ewa Wolak alto
Solo: Lawrence Zazzo counter-tenor
Orchestra: Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra
Choral: Junge Kantorei
Conductor: Joachim Carlos Martini