Judas Maccabaeus

Album by George Frideric Handel & Chœur de Chambre de Namur & Les Agrémens & Leonardo García Alarcón

Judas Maccabaeus is an oratorio by Georg Friedrich Händel, first performed in 1747. The work exemplifies Baroque choral-orchestral writing with dramatic choruses, solo vocal numbers and instrumental sections, and it occupies a place among Händel's mid-career oratorios reflecting his engagement with the English choral tradition and public commemorative music.
First released: 25th March 2010

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Ouverture
    5:27
  2. 2.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 9. (Recitative: Judas Maccabaeus) "Thanks to my brethren..."
    0:41
  3. 3.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 10. (Air: Judas Maccabaeus) "How vain is man..."
    4:40
  4. 4.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 1. Chorus of Israëlites "Mourn, ye afflicted children..."
    3:35
  5. 5.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 1. (Recitative: Israelitish Man and Woman) "Well may your sorrows..."
    1:22
  6. 6.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 11. (Recitative: Messenger) "O Judas..."
    0:49
  7. 7.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 2. (Duet: Israelitish man and Israelitish Woman) "From this dread scene..."
    2:19
  8. 8.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 12. (Air: Israelitish Woman and chorus) "Ah. wretched..."
    5:46
  9. 9.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 13. (Recitative: Simon) "Be conforted..."
    0:44
  10. 10.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 3. Chorus of Israelites "For Sion lamentation make..."
    2:13
  11. 11.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 4. (Recitative: Simon) "Not vain is all this storm of grief..."
    0:56
  12. 12.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 14. (Air: Simon) "The Lord worketh wonders..."
    2:41
  13. 13.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 5. (Air: Simon) "Pious orgies, pious airs"
    3:29
  14. 14.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 15. (Recitative: Judas Maccabaeus) "My arms!"
    0:22
  15. 15.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 16. (Air: Judas Maccabaeus) "Sound an alarm!"
    3:44
  16. 16.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 6. Chorus of Israelits "O Father..."
    2:04
  17. 17.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 17. Solemn March "during the circumvection of the Ark of the Covenant"
    1:17
  18. 18.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 7. (Accompagnato: Simon) "I feel the deity..."
    0:57
  19. 19.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 18. (Recitative: Simon) "Enough! To Heaven"
    0:46
  20. 20.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 8. (Air: Simon) "Arm! Ye brave..."
    2:39
  21. 21.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 19. (Air: Simon) "With pious hearts..."
    2:12
  22. 22.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 9. Chorus of Israelites "We come, in bright array..."
    1:00
  23. 23.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 10. "Recitative: Judas Maccabaeus) "'Tis well, my friends..."
    0:42
  24. 24.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 20. (Recitative: Israelitish Man and Woman) "Ye workshippers... / No more in Sion"
    1:14
  25. 25.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 11. (Air: Judas Maccabaeus) "Call forth thy powe'rs..."
    1:44
  26. 26.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 21. (Duet: Israelitish Man and Woman and Chorus of Israelites)
    5:27
  27. 27.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 12. (Recitative: Israelitish Woman) "To Heaven's almighty King..."
    0:29
  28. 28.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 1. Introduction
    1:32
  29. 29.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 13. (Air: Israelitish Woman) "O liberty..."
    2:01
  30. 30.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 2. (Air: Priest) "Father of Heaven..."
    6:01
  31. 31.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 3. (Accompagnato: Israelitish Man & Recitative: Israelitish Woman) "See, see yon flames... / Oh, grant it..."
    1:03
  32. 32.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 14. (Duet: Israelitish Woman and Israelitish Man) "Come, ever-smiling liberty..."
    0:50
  33. 33.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 15. Chorus of Israelites "Lead on, lead on!"
    0:54
  34. 34.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 4. (Air: Israelitish Woman) "So shall the lute..."
    3:46
  35. 35.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 16. (Recitative: Judas Maccabaeus) "So will'd my father..."
    1:05
  36. 36.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 5. (Recitative: Messenger) "From Capharsalama..."
    0:42
  37. 37.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 6. (Air: Messenger) "Cease thy anguish..."
    2:42
  38. 38.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 17. Chorus of Israelites "Disdainful of danger..."
    1:34
  39. 39.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 18. (Recitative: Judas Maccabeus) "Ambition!"
    0:16
  40. 40.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 7. (Recitative: Messenger) "Yet more, Nicamor..."
    0:38
  41. 41.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 8. Chorus of Youth, Virgins and Israelites "See! The conqu'ring hero comes..."
    2:59
  42. 42.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 19. (Air: Judas Maccabeus) "No unhallow'd desire..."
    1:57
  43. 43.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 9. Chorus of Israelites "Sing unto God..."
    2:25
  44. 44.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte I, No. 20. Chorus of Israelites "Hear us, O Lord..."
    3:39
  45. 45.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 1. Chorus of Israelites "Fall'n is the foe..."
    3:06
  46. 46.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 10. (Recitative: Judas Maccabaeus) "Sweet flow the strains..."
    0:54
  47. 47.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 11. (Air: Judas Maccabaeus) "With honour let desert be crown'd..."
    2:57
  48. 48.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 2. (Recitative: Israelitish Man) "Victorious hero!"
    0:45
  49. 49.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 12. (Recitative: Eupolemus) "Peace to my countrymen..."
    0:39
  50. 50.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 3. (Air: Israelitish Man) "So rapid thy course is..."
    4:13
  51. 51.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 4. (Recitative: Israelitish Man) "Well may we hope..."
    0:20
  52. 52.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 13. (Recitative: Israelitish Woman) "Again to earth..."
    0:59
  53. 53.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 5. (Duet: Israelitish Woman and Israelitish Man + chorus) "Sion now..."
    5:19
  54. 54.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 14. (Duet: Israelitish Woman and Israelitish Man) "O lovely peace..."
    2:43
  55. 55.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte III, No. 15. (Air: Simon and chorus) "Rejoice, O Judah... / Hallelujah! Amen"
    3:31
  56. 56.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 6. (Recitative: Israelitish Woman) "Oh, let eternal honours..."
    0:35
  57. 57.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 7. (Air: Israelitish Woman) "From mighty kings..."
    6:19
  58. 58.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Acte II, No. 8. (Duet: Israelitish woman and Israelitish man + chorus) "Hail, hail..."
    2:06

Credits