Judas Maccabaeus Oratorio

Album by George Frideric Handel & Charles Mackerras

Judas Maccabaeus is an oratorio by Georg Friedrich Händel, first performed in 1747. A Baroque oratorio scored for soloists, chorus and orchestra, it combines dramatic recitatives and arias with substantial choral writing and orchestral accompaniment, and forms part of Handel's mature oratorio output that engages with English choral and ceremonial musical traditions.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    (Without Tempo Indication/Ohne Tempoangabe - Allegro - Lentement - Allegro)
    7:55
  2. 2.
    2. Chorus: Mourn, Ye Afflicted Children
    5:37
  3. 3.
    3. Recitative (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman): Well, Brehtren, May Your Sorrows Flow
    1:23
  4. 4.
    4. Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man): From This Dread Scene
    2:54
  5. 5.
    5. Chorus: For Sion Lamentation Make
    3:35
  6. 6.
    6. Recitative (Israelitish Man): Not Vain Is All This Storm Of Grief
    1:10
  7. 7.
    7. Aria (Israelitish Man): Pious Orgies
    3:47
  8. 8.
    8. Chorus: Oh Father, Whose Almighty Pow'r
    2:27
  9. 9.
    9. Recitative (Simon): I Feel The Deity Within
    1:04
  10. 10.
    10. Aria: Arm, Arm Ye Brave!
    3:06
  11. 11.
    11. Chorus: We Come, In Bright Array
    1:04
  12. 12.
    12. Recitative (Judas Maccabaeus): 'Tis Well, My Friends
    0:50
  13. 13.
    13. Aria (Judas Maccabaeus): Call Forth Thy Pow'rs
    2:15
  14. 14.
    14. Recitative (Israelitish Woman): To Heav'n's Almighty King
    0:31
  15. 15.
    15: Aria (Israelitish Woman): Oh Liberty, Thou Choicest Treasure
    2:41
  16. 16.
    16. Aria (Israelitish Woman): Come, Ever-Smiling Liberty
    3:20
  17. 17.
    17. Recitative (Israelitish Man): Oh Judas, May These Noble Views Inspire
    0:15
  18. 18.
    18: Aria (Israelitish Man): 'This Liberty, Dear Liberty Alone
    2:57
  19. 19.
    19. Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man): Come, Ever-Smiling Liberty
    1:19
  20. 20.
    20. Chorus: Lead On, Lead On!
    0:50
  21. 21.
    21. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): So Will'd My Father
    1:38
  22. 22.
    22. Semi-Chorus: Disdainful Of Danger
    2:13
  23. 23.
    23. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): Ambition! If E'er Honour Was Thine Aim
    0:22
  24. 24.
    24. Aria (Judas Macabaeus): No Unhallow'd Desire
    2:27
  25. 25.
    25: Recitative (Israelitish Man): Haste We, My Brethren
    0:12
  26. 26.
    26. Chorus: Hear Us, Oh Lord
    3:43

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    27. Chorus: Fall'n Is The Foe
    3:25
  2. 3.
    28. Recitative (Israelitish Man): Victorious Hero!
    0:44
  3. 4.
    29. Aria (Israelitish Man): So Rapid Thy Course Is
    4:26
  4. 5.
    30. Recitative (Israelitish Man): Well May Hope
    0:21
  5. 6.
    31./32. Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man) And Chorus: Sion Now Her Head Shall Raise
    6:45
  6. 7.
    33. Recitative (Israelitish Woman: Oh Let Eternal Honours
    0:32
  7. 8.
    34. Aria (Israelitish Woman): From Mighty Kings
    8:14
  8. 9.
    35./36. Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man) And Chorus: Hail, Hail, Judea, Happy Land!
    2:17
  9. 10.
    37. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): Thanks To My Brethren
    0:43
  10. 11.
    38. Aria (Judas Macabaeus): How Vain Is Man
    5:58
  11. 12.
    39. Recitative (Messenger): Oh Judas, Oh My Brethren!
    0:47
  12. 13.
    40./41. Aria (Israelitish Woman) And Chorus: Ah! Wretched , Wretched Israel!
    6:29
  13. 14.
    42. Recitative (Simon): Be Comforted
    0:45
  14. 15.
    43. Aria (Simon): The Lord Worketh Wonders
    3:06
  15. 16.
    44. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): My Arms! - Against This Gorgias Will I Go
    0:28
  16. 17.
    45./46. Aria (Judas Macabaeus) And Chorus: Sound An Alarm! - We Hear, We Hear The Pleasing Dreadful Call
    4:45
  17. 18.
    47. Recitative (Simon): Enough! To Heav'n We Leave The Rest
    0:50
  18. 19.
    48. Aria (Simon): With Pious Hearts
    2:38
  19. 20.
    49. Recitative (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman): Ye Worshippers Of God
    1:20
  20. 21.
    50. Aria (Israelitish Woman): Wise Men, Flatt'ring
    5:56
  21. 22.
    51./52. Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man) And Chorus: Oh! Never, Never Bow We Down - We Never, Never Will Bow Down
    6:51

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    53. Aria (Israelitish Man): Father Of Heav'n!
    7:05
  2. 4.
    54. Recitative (Israelitish Man): See, See Yon Flames
    0:47
  3. 5.
    55. Recitative (Israelitish Woman): Oh Grant It, Heav'n
    0:30
  4. 6.
    56. Aria (Israelitish Woman): So Shall The Lute And Harp Awake
    4:31
  5. 7.
    57. Recitative (Messenger, Simon): From Capharsalama, On Eagle Wings
    1:25
  6. 8.
    58. Chorus Of Youths: See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes! Chorus Of Virgins: See The Godlike Youth Advance! Chorus: See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes
    2:48
  7. 9.
    59. March
    1:46
  8. 10.
    60. Chorus: Sing Unto God, And High Affections Raise
    2:54
  9. 11.
    61. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): Sweet Flow The Strains
    1:18
  10. 12.
    62. Aria (Judas Macabaeus): With Honour Let Desert Be Crown'd
    3:20
  11. 13.
    63. Recitative (Epolemus): Peace To My Countrymen
    0:51
  12. 14.
    64. Chorus: To Our Great God Be All The Honour Giv'n
    2:28
  13. 15.
    65. Recitative (Israelitish Woman): Again To Earth Let Gratitude Descend
    0:56
  14. 16.
    66. Aria, Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man): Oh Lovely Peace
    8:10
  15. 17.
    67. Aria : Rejoice, Oh Judah!
    1:51
  16. 18.
    68. Chorus: Hallelujah! Amen
    1:41

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