tracks

Ouverture
Menuet
Recitative - Forth From The Swarming East
Soli And Chorus - Comfort Us, O Lord
Recitative - A Man, A Prophet
Accompagnato - No Wonder, That Ye Fly
Air - Trembling With Horror
Soli And Chorus - Lord, We Seek Thy Blessing
Recitative - Westward From Reverend Jordan's Silver Stream
Accompagnato: By Doubt And Shame
Air - Rise With Furious Emulation
Recitative - As Thus He Sung
Air - Thou Light Of Israel
Accompagnato - Let The Command Suffice
Recitative - He Said, And Gently Stretching Out
Solo And Chorus - Immortal God, Whose Hand
Recitative - A Midian Prince
Air - Mighty Belus, Midian's Glory!
Recitative - This Done, He With A Chosen Party Went
Air - 'Tis Time, My Sons'
Recitative - Forth From The Town
Duet - Sweet Is Conquest Disapproving
Trio - Like A Bright Cherub
Recitative - Then Bowing Mild
Air - May Kind Angels Still Attend Thee
Recitative - And Thus The Choral Band
Chorus - Hail, Enlivener Of Our Cause!
Recitative - Triumphant To The Town
Air - How Sweet The Rose
Soli And Chorus - Great Jehova
Recitative - Th'assembly Rose
Air - Israel's Guardian, Sole Creator!
Recitative - Silent He March'd
Air - Hark, How The Winds Around
Chorus - Destroy These Idols
Recitative - Gideon, Preparing Now
Accompagnato & Recitative - Not These Imperfect Rites
Air - O Glorious Mortal
Recitative - At Morn Rose Baal's Priest
Accompagnato - No More Thus Loud
Trio - From The Mountain's Brow
Recitative - Here Had Contention Drawn
Air - Sons Of Israel, Let Not Frenzy
Recitative - The Priest Still Beats His Breast
Air - Return! Tumultuous Ruin Shun!
Recitative - While Yet He Spake
Accompagnato - Furious Revenge
Solo And Chorus - All Glory Be To Thee, O Lord!
Recitative - Sudden The Priest Of Baal
Solo And Chorus - Glorious Patron! Glorious Hero!
Recitative - Much I Applaud, Brave Youth
Chorus - Let Jehovah By Miracle Confirm
Recitative - Now, While The Multitude
Accompagnato - Thou Sacred, High, Unutterable Name!
Recitative - His Pray'r Was Heard
Accompagnato - Once More, My God
Recitative - He Spoke, And It Was So
Soli And Chorus - Happy Nation
Recitative - Now Each Rous'd Soldier
Air - Let The Trumpet's Sound Inviting
Recitative - Let Gideon, Our Undaunted Hero
Air - Tho' Now Fall'n, Dismay'd
Recitative - Thanks To My Countrymen
Air - From Your Idol Gods Returning
Recitative - Alarm'd By Frequent
Air - In Notes Of Joy We Hail The Happy Day
Recitative - Ye Sons Of Israel
Air And Chorus - Sing And Rejoyce!
Recitative - To Meet The Hero
Accompagnato - Ye See, That God
Duet - Sweet Peace, From Heav'n Descending
Recitative - Our Hearts Their Confidence
Soli And Chorus - Wondrous Are Thy Works, O Lord!

notes

℗ & © 2004 Naxos Rights International Ltd.
Made in the EU

"Recorded live at Kloster Eberbach, Rheingau, Germany on 8th June, 2003."

credits

Bass Vocals – Stephan MacLeod,
Choir – Junge Kantorei
Composed By – George Frideric Handel,
Conductor – Joachim Carlos Martini
Countertenor Vocals – David Cordier
Engineer – John Christopher Smith
Liner Notes – Keith Anderson (6)
Orchestra – Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra,
Soprano Vocals – Barbara Hannigan, Linda Perillo, Nicola Wemyss
Tenor Vocals – Knut Schoch

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Naxos Rights International Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Naxos Rights International Ltd.
Recorded At – Kloster Eberbach, Rheingau, Germany

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