Judas Maccabaeus

Album by George Frideric Handel & The King’s Consort & Robert King

Judas Maccabaeus is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel that was first performed in 1747. Musically, it is a Baroque oratorio that uses chorus, solo vocal numbers and orchestra to depict dramatic and liturgical scenes, and it was written during Handel's mature period when he turned from Italian opera to English-language oratorio.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Overture
    6:20
  2. 2.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Chorus "Mourn, ye afflicted children" (Chorus)
    4:30
  3. 3.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Recitative "Well, may your sorrows" (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman)
    0:58
  4. 4.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Duet "From this dread scene" (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman)
    2:21
  5. 5.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Chorus "For Sion lamentation make" (Chorus)
    2:42
  6. 6.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Recitative "Not vain is all this storm" (Israelitish Man)
    1:01
  7. 7.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Air "Pious orgies, pious airs" (Israelitish Man)
    2:57
  8. 8.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Chorus "O Father, whose almighty pow'r" (Chorus)
    2:19
  9. 9.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Recitative "I feel, I feel the Deity within" (Simon)
    0:54
  10. 10.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Air and Chorus "Arm, arm, ye brave!" (Simon, Chorus)
    4:10
  11. 11.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Recitative "'Tis well, my friends" (Judas Maccabaeus)
    0:36
  12. 12.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Air "Call forth thy pow'rs, my soul" (Judas Maccabaeus)
    1:53
  13. 13.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Recitative "To heav'n's almighty King" (Israelitish Woman)
    0:25
  14. 14.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Air "O liberty, thou choicest treasure" (Israelitish Woman)
    2:14
  15. 15.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Air "Come, ever-smiling liberty" (Israelitish Woman)
    3:10
  16. 16.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Recitative "O Judas, may these noble views" (Israelitish Man)
    0:12
  17. 17.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Air "'Tis liberty, dear liberty alone" (Israelitish Man)
    2:36
  18. 18.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Duet "Come, ever-smiling liberty" (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman)
    1:17
  19. 19.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Chorus "Lead on, lead on! Judah disdains" (Chorus)
    0:51
  20. 20.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Recitative "So will'd my father" (Judas Maccabaeus)
    0:54
  21. 21.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Semi-Chorus "Disdainful of danger, we'll rush on the foe" (Chorus)
    1:47
  22. 22.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Recitative "Ambition! If e'er honour" (Judas Maccabaeus)
    0:16
  23. 23.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Air "No unhallow'd desire" (Judas Maccabaeus)
    2:14
  24. 24.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Recitative "Haste we, my brethren" (Israelitish Man)
    0:13
  25. 25.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act I. Chorus "Hear us, O Lord, on Thee we call" (Chorus)
    3:48
  26. 26.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Chorus "Fall'n is the foe; so fall Thy foes" (Chorus)
    3:20
  27. 27.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Recitative "Victorious hero! Fame shall tell" (Israelitish Man)
    0:35
  28. 28.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Air "So rapid thy course is" (Israelitish Man)
    3:53
  29. 29.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Recitative "Well may we hope our freedom" (Israelitish Man)
    0:15
  30. 30.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Duet and Chorus "Sion now" (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman, Chorus)
    5:31
  31. 31.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Recitative "Oh, let eternal honours crown" (Israelitish Woman)
    0:33
  32. 32.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Air "From mighty kings he took" (Israelitish Woman)
    7:34

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Duet and Chorus "Hail, hail Judea" (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman, Chorus)
    2:15
  2. 3.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Recitative "Thanks to my brethren" (Judas Maccabaeus)
    0:38
  3. 4.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Air "How vain is man, who boasts" (Judas Maccabaeus)
    4:58
  4. 5.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Recitative "O Judas, o my brethren!" (Messenger)
    0:43
  5. 6.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Air and Chorus "Ah! wretched Israel!" (Israelitish Woman, Chorus)
    5:15
  6. 7.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Recitative "Be comforted, nor think these plagues" (Simon)
    0:39
  7. 8.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Air "The Lord worketh wonders" (Simon)
    2:58
  8. 9.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Recitative "My arms! Against this Gorgias" (Judas Maccabaeus)
    0:19
  9. 10.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Air and Chorus "Sound an alarm!" (Judas Maccabaeus, Chorus)
    3:56
  10. 11.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Recitative "Enough! To Heav'n we leave the rest" (Simon)
    0:39
  11. 12.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Air "With pious hearts, and brave as pious" (Simon)
    2:30
  12. 13.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Recitative "Ye worshippers of God" (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman)
    1:02
  13. 14.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Air "Wise men, flatt'ring, may deceive" (Israelitish Woman)
    5:26
  14. 15.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Duet and Chorus "Oh! Never" (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman, Chorus)
    6:04
  15. 16.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act III. Air "Father of Heav'n!" (Priest)
    7:26
  16. 17.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act III. Recitative "See, see yon flames" (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman)
    1:01
  17. 18.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act III. Air "So shall the lute and harp awake" (Israelitish Woman)
    4:31
  18. 19.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act III. Recitative "From Capharsalama on eagle wings" (Messengers)
    1:09
  19. 20.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act III. Chorus "See, the conqu'ring hero comes!" (Chorus of Youths, Chorus of Virgins)
    2:28
  20. 21.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act III. March
    1:23
  21. 22.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act III. Chorus "Sing unto God, and high affections raise" (Chorus)
    2:41
  22. 23.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act III. Recitative "Sweet flow the strains" (Judas Maccabaeus)
    0:46
  23. 24.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act III. Air "With honour let desert be crown'd" (Judas Maccabaeus)
    3:17
  24. 25.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act III. Recitative "Peace to my countrymen" (Eupolemus)
    0:44
  25. 26.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act III. Chorus "To our great God be all the honour giv'n" (Chorus)
    2:32
  26. 27.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act III. Recitative "Again to earth let gratitude" (Israelitish Woman)
    0:42
  27. 28.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act III. Air "O lovely peace" (Israelitish Woman)
    7:00
  28. 29.
    Judas Maccabaeus: Act III. Air and Chorus "Rejoice, oh Judah!" (Simon, Chorus)
    3:46

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