Theodora

Album by George Frideric Handel & Gabrieli Consort & Players & Paul McCreesh

Theodora is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel, first performed in 1750. It was composed during Handel's late oratorio period and has Baroque vocal forms such as da capo arias and secco and accompagnato recitative, together with choral writing and string and continuo orchestration that place it among his English sacred dramas near the end of his career.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Theodora: Ouverture: (Grave) - Allegro
    3:03
  2. 2.
    Theodora: Trio
    1:48
  3. 3.
    Theodora: Courante
    1:44
  4. 4.
    Theodora: Part 1, Scene 1: Recitative: 'Tis Dioclesian's natal Day
    0:34
  5. 5.
    Theodora: Air: Go, my faithful Soldier,go
    1:50
  6. 6.
    Theodora: Chorus: And draw a Blessing down
    2:07
  7. 7.
    Theodora: Recitative: Vouchsafe, dread Sir
    0:55
  8. 8.
    Theodora: Air: Racks, Gibbets, Sword and Fire
    3:20
  9. 9.
    Theodora: Chorus: For ever thus stands fix'd the Doom
    1:37
  10. 10.
    Theodora: Scene 2: Recitative: Most cruel Edict
    0:30
  11. 11.
    Theodora: Air: The raptur'd Soul
    8:18
  12. 12.
    Theodora: Recitative: I know thy Virtues
    0:45
  13. 13.
    Theodora: Air: Descend, kind Pity
    7:14
  14. 14.
    Theodora: Scene 3: Recitative: Tho' hard, my Friends
    0:28
  15. 15.
    Theodora: Air: Fond, flatt'ring World, adieu
    4:18
  16. 16.
    Theodora: Recitative: O bright Example
    0:28
  17. 17.
    Theodora: Air: Bane of Virtue
    5:06
  18. 18.
    Theodora: Chorus: Come, mighty Father
    2:35
  19. 19.
    Theodora: Scene 4: Recitative: Fly, fly my Brethren
    1:02
  20. 20.
    Theodora: Air: As with rosy Steps
    6:48
  21. 21.
    Theodora: Chorus: All Pow'r in Heav'n
    2:15
  22. 22.
    Theodora: Scene 5: Recitative: Mistaken wretches
    0:21
  23. 23.
    Theodora: Air: Dread the Fruits of Christian Folly
    2:43
  24. 24.
    Theodora: Recitative - accompagnato: Deluded Mortal
    1:21
  25. 25.
    Theodora: Air: Angels,ever bright,and fair
    3:36
  26. 26.
    Theodora: Scene 6: Recitative: unhappy happy Crew
    1:12
  27. 27.
    Theodora: Air: Kind Heav'n, if Virtue be thy Care
    5:05
  28. 28.
    Theodora: Recitative: O Love! how great thy Pow'r
    0:23
  29. 29.
    Theodora: Chorus: Go gen'rous,pious Youth
    4:52

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Theodora: Part 2, Scene 1: Recitative: Ye Men of Antioch
    0:36
  2. 3.
    Theodora: Chorus: Queen of Summer
    0:50
  3. 4.
    Theodora: Air: Wide spread his Name
    2:22
  4. 5.
    Theodora: Recitative: Return, Septimius
    0:37
  5. 6.
    Theodora: Chorus: Venus laughing from the Skies
    1:20
  6. 7.
    Theodora: Scene 2: Symphony
    1:02
  7. 8.
    Theodora: Recitative: O thou bright Sun
    0:39
  8. 9.
    Theodora: Air: With Darkness deep as is my Woe
    3:56
  9. 10.
    Theodora: Symphony of soft Musick
    1:22
  10. 11.
    Theodora: Recitative: But why art Thou disquieted
    0:22
  11. 12.
    Theodora: Air: O that I on Wings cou'd rise
    3:13
  12. 13.
    Theodora: Scene 3: Recitative: Long have I known
    1:22
  13. 14.
    Theodora: Air: Tho' the honours
    3:57
  14. 15.
    Theodora: Recitative: O save her then
    0:36
  15. 16.
    Theodora: Air: Deeds of Kindness
    7:00
  16. 17.
    Theodora: Scene 4: Recitative: The Clouds begin to veil the Hemisphere
    0:39
  17. 18.
    Theodora: Air: Defend her, Heav'n
    5:01
  18. 19.
    Theodora: Scene 5: Recitative: Or lull'd with Grief
    0:34
  19. 20.
    Theodora: Air: Sweet Rose, and Lily
    2:32
  20. 21.
    Theodora: Recitative: O save me, Heav'n
    1:18
  21. 22.
    Theodora: Air: The Pilgrim's Home
    2:43
  22. 23.
    Theodora: Accompagnato - recitativo: Forbid it, Heav'n
    1:54
  23. 24.
    Theodora: Duet: To thee, Thou glorious Son of Worth
    4:38
  24. 25.
    Theodora: Scene 6: Recitative: 'Tis night
    0:47
  25. 26.
    Theodora: Chorus: He saw the lovely Youth
    5:19
  26. 27.
    Theodora: Alt. Scene 2: Recitative: O thou bright Sun
    0:40
  27. 28.
    Theodora: Symphony
    1:40
  28. 29.
    Theodora: Recitative: But why art Thou disquieted
    0:21
  29. 30.
    Theodora: Air: O that I on Wings cou'd rise
    3:15

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Theodora: Part 3, Scene 1: Air: Lord to thee
    5:12
  2. 4.
    Theodora: Scene 2: Recitative: But see, the good ,the virtuous Didymus
    0:37
  3. 5.
    Theodora: Air: When sunk in Anguish
    3:54
  4. 6.
    Theodora: Chorus: Blest be the Hand
    3:28
  5. 7.
    Theodora: Scene 3: Recitative: - accompagnato: Undaunted in the Court
    1:31
  6. 8.
    Theodora: Duet: Whither, Princess
    1:09
  7. 9.
    Theodora: Recitative: She's gone
    0:40
  8. 10.
    Theodora: Air: New scenes of Joy
    4:35
  9. 11.
    Theodora: Scene 4 & 5: Recitative: Is it a Christian Virtue then
    1:55
  10. 12.
    Theodora: Air: From Virtue Springs
    6:35
  11. 13.
    Theodora: Air: Cease, ye Slaves
    1:02
  12. 14.
    Theodora: Recitative: 'Tis kind, my Friends
    0:53
  13. 15.
    Theodora: Chorus: How strange their Ends
    3:22
  14. 16.
    Theodora: Recitative: On me your Frowns
    0:32
  15. 17.
    Theodora: Air: Ye Ministers of Justice
    1:08
  16. 18.
    Theodora: Scene 6: Recitative: And must such Beauty suffer
    0:55
  17. 19.
    Theodora: Air: Streams of Pleasure
    6:05
  18. 20.
    Theodora: Scene 7: Recitative: Ere This Doom is past
    0:21
  19. 21.
    Theodora: Chorus: O Love divine
    3:02

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