Judas Maccabaeus Oratorio

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

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

Disc 2

• 1 27. Chorus: Fall'n Is The Foe 3:25
• 2 28. Recitative (Israelitish Man): Victorious Hero! 0:44
• 3 29. Aria (Israelitish Man): So Rapid Thy Course Is 4:26
• 4 30. Recitative (Israelitish Man): Well May Hope 0:21
• 5 31./32. Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man) And Chorus: Sion Now Her Head Shall Raise 6:45
• 6 33. Recitative (Israelitish Woman: Oh Let Eternal Honours 0:32
• 7 34. Aria (Israelitish Woman): From Mighty Kings 8:14
• 8 35./36. Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man) And Chorus: Hail, Hail, Judea, Happy Land! 2:17
• 9 37. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): Thanks To My Brethren 0:43
• 10 38. Aria (Judas Macabaeus): How Vain Is Man 5:58
• 11 39. Recitative (Messenger): Oh Judas, Oh My Brethren! 0:47
• 12 40./41. Aria (Israelitish Woman) And Chorus: Ah! Wretched , Wretched Israel! 6:29
• 13 42. Recitative (Simon): Be Comforted 0:45
• 14 43. Aria (Simon): The Lord Worketh Wonders 3:06
• 15 44. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): My Arms! - Against This Gorgias Will I Go 0:28
• 16 45./46. Aria (Judas Macabaeus) And Chorus: Sound An Alarm! - We Hear, We Hear The Pleasing Dreadful Call 4:45
• 17 47. Recitative (Simon): Enough! To Heav'n We Leave The Rest 0:50
• 18 48. Aria (Simon): With Pious Hearts 2:38
• 19 49. Recitative (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman): Ye Worshippers Of God 1:20
• 20 50. Aria (Israelitish Woman): Wise Men, Flatt'ring 5:56
• 21 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 53. Aria (Israelitish Man): Father Of Heav'n! 7:05
• 2 54. Recitative (Israelitish Man): See, See Yon Flames 0:47
• 3 55. Recitative (Israelitish Woman): Oh Grant It, Heav'n 0:30
• 4 56. Aria (Israelitish Woman): So Shall The Lute And Harp Awake 4:31
• 5 57. Recitative (Messenger, Simon): From Capharsalama, On Eagle Wings 1:25
• 6 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 59. March 1:46
• 8 60. Chorus: Sing Unto God, And High Affections Raise 2:54
• 9 61. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): Sweet Flow The Strains 1:18
• 10 62. Aria (Judas Macabaeus): With Honour Let Desert Be Crown'd 3:20
• 11 63. Recitative (Epolemus): Peace To My Countrymen 0:51
• 12 64. Chorus: To Our Great God Be All The Honour Giv'n 2:28
• 13 65. Recitative (Israelitish Woman): Again To Earth Let Gratitude Descend 0:56
• 14 66. Aria, Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man): Oh Lovely Peace 8:10
• 15 67. Aria : Rejoice, Oh Judah! 1:51
• 16 68. Chorus: Hallelujah! Amen 1:41

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