Gideon (Oratorio in Three Parts)

Album by George Frideric Handel & Barbara Hannigan & Linda Perillo & Nicola Wemyss & David Cordier & Knut Schoch & Stephan MacLeod & Junge Kantorei & Barockorchester Frankfurt & Joachim Carlos Martini

First released: May 2004

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Ouverture
    3:55
  2. 2.
    Recitative: At Morn Rose Baal's Priest
    1:24
  3. 3.
    Accompagnato: No More Thus Loud
    0:31
  4. 4.
    Minuet
    2:21
  5. 5.
    Recitative: Forthe from the swarming East
    1:06
  6. 6.
    Trio: From the Mountain's Brow
    1:26
  7. 7.
    Soli & Chorus: Comfort us, O Lord
    3:14
  8. 8.
    Recitative: Here Had Contention Drawn
    0:44
  9. 9.
    Recitative: A Man, a Prophet
    0:17
  10. 10.
    Air: Sons of Israel, Let Not Frenzy
    4:18
  11. 11.
    Recitative: The Priest Still Beats His Breast
    0:48
  12. 12.
    Accompagnato: No Wonder, That Ye Fly
    0:34
  13. 13.
    Air: Trembling with Horror
    3:03
  14. 14.
    Air: Return! Tumultuous Ruin Shun!
    3:34
  15. 15.
    Recitative: While Yet He Spake
    0:24
  16. 16.
    Soli & Chorus: Lord, We Seek Thy Blessing
    2:59
  17. 17.
    Accompagnato: Furious Revenge
    1:28
  18. 18.
    Recitative: Westward from Reverend Jordan's Silver Stream
    0:43
  19. 19.
    Accompagnato: By Doubt and Shame
    1:12
  20. 20.
    Solo & Chorus: All Glory Be to Thee, O Lord!
    3:34
  21. 21.
    Recitative: Sudden the Priest of Baal
    0:36
  22. 22.
    Air: Rise with Furious Emulation
    4:05
  23. 23.
    Recitative: As Thus He Sung
    0:46
  24. 24.
    Solo & Chorus: Glorious Patron! Glorious Hero!
    3:43
  25. 25.
    Air: Thou Light of Israel
    3:01
  26. 26.
    Recitative: Much I Applaud, Brave Youth
    0:45
  27. 27.
    Chorus: Let Jehovah By Miracle Confirm
    4:03
  28. 28.
    Accompagnato: Let the Command Suffice
    0:52
  29. 29.
    Recitative: Now, While the Multitude
    0:17
  30. 30.
    Recitative: He Said, and Gently Stretching Out
    0:59
  31. 31.
    Solo & Chorus: Immortal God, Whose Hand
    1:38
  32. 32.
    Accompagnato: Thou Sacred, High, Unutterable Name!
    0:52
  33. 33.
    Recitative: A Midian Prince
    0:30
  34. 34.
    Recitative: His Pray'r Was Heard
    0:13
  35. 35.
    Air: Mighty Belus, Midian's Glory!
    4:28
  36. 36.
    Accompagnato: Once More, My God
    0:49
  37. 37.
    Recitative: This Done, He with a Chosen Party Went
    0:58
  38. 38.
    Recitative: He Spoke, and It Was So
    0:18
  39. 39.
    Soli & Chorus: Happy Nation
    4:30
  40. 40.
    Air: 'Tis Time, My Sons
    2:00
  41. 41.
    Recitative: Now Each Rous'd Soldier
    0:34
  42. 42.
    Recitative: Forth from the Town
    0:39
  43. 43.
    Duet: Sweet Is Conquest Disapproving
    2:43
  44. 44.
    Air: Let the Trumpet's Sound Inviting
    4:21
  45. 45.
    Trio: Like a Bright Cherub
    1:57
  46. 46.
    Recitative: Let Gideon, Our Undaunted Hero
    0:13
  47. 47.
    Recitative: Then Bowing Mild
    0:55
  48. 48.
    Air: Tho' Now Fall'n, Dismay'd
    3:49
  49. 49.
    Air: May Kind Angels Still Attend Thee
    6:34
  50. 50.
    Recitative: Thanks to My Countrymen
    0:26
  51. 51.
    Air: From Your Idol Gods Returning
    3:26
  52. 52.
    Recitative: And Thus the Choral Band
    0:10
  53. 53.
    Recitative: Alarm'd By Frequent
    1:29
  54. 54.
    Chorus: Hail, Enlivener of Our Cause!
    2:18
  55. 55.
    Air: In Notes of Joy We Hail the Happy Day
    6:46
  56. 56.
    Recitative: Triumphant to the Town
    0:49
  57. 57.
    Air: How Sweet the Rose
    1:53
  58. 58.
    Recitative: Ye Sons of Israel
    0:27
  59. 59.
    Air & Chorus: Sing and Rejoyce!
    3:30
  60. 60.
    Soli & Chorus: Great Jehovah
    2:52
  61. 61.
    Recitative: To Meet the Hero
    0:36
  62. 62.
    Recitative: TH' Assembly Rose
    0:58
  63. 63.
    Accompagnato: Ye See, That God
    0:52
  64. 64.
    Air: Israel's Guardian, Sole Creator!
    1:08
  65. 65.
    Recitative: Silent He March'd
    0:54
  66. 66.
    Duet: Sweet Peace, from Heav'n Ascending
    7:18
  67. 67.
    Air: Hark, How the Winds Around
    3:07
  68. 68.
    Recitative: Our Hearts Their Confidence
    0:40
  69. 69.
    Soli & Chorus: Wondrous Are Thy Works, O Lord!
    7:25
  70. 70.
    Chorus: Destroy These Idols
    1:58
  71. 71.
    Recitative: Gideon, Preparing Now
    0:18
  72. 72.
    Accompagnato & Recitative: Not These Imperfect Rites
    1:19
  73. 73.
    Air: O Glorious Mortal
    5:53