Nabal (Oratorio In Three Acts)

Tracklist

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Disc 1

• 1 Nabal: Part 1 - Symphonia 4:27
• 2 Nabal: Part 1 - Recitative: Here in the Wilderness of Paran (David) 0:35
• 3 Nabal: Part 1 - Chorus: The righteous shall be had in everlasting rememberance 8:12
• 4 Nabal: Part 1 - Accompagnato: Have mercy on us, Lord (David) 0:41
• 5 Nabal: Part 1 - Air: Food they ask'd (David) 2:38
• 6 Nabal: Part 1 - Recitative: No doubt (Asaph) 0:28
• 7 Nabal: Part 1 - Air: The Lord, our guide (Asaph) 4:43
• 8 Nabal: Part 1 - Chorus: The Lord, our guide 1:38
• 9 Nabal: Part 1 - Recitative: How hard the woman's fate (Abigail) 0:37
• 10 Nabal: Part 1 - Air: Free from discord (Abigali) 2:03
• 11 Nabal: Part 1 - Recitative: Avaunt, unpleasing wretch (Nabal) 0:38
• 12 Nabal: Part 1 - Air: Still fill the bowl (Nabal) 3:33
• 13 Nabal: Part 1 - Ballo and Minuet 2:08
• 14 Nabal: Part 1 - Gavotte 1:17
• 15 Nabal: Part 1 - Siciliana 0:51
• 16 Nabal: Part 1 - Air: Gay and light as yonder sheep (Shepherd) 3:41
• 17 Nabal: Part 1 - Chorus: Gay and light as yonder sheep 0:59
• 18 Nabal: Part 1 - Recitative: 'Tis Carmel's annual holiday (Nabal) 0:25
• 19 Nabal: Part 1 - Chorus: Happy, while we reign in pleasure 2:04
• 20 Nabal: Part 2 - Recitative: Asaph, 'tis well advis'd (David) 1:03
• 21 Nabal: Part 2 - Air: Great Creator (David) 1:54
• 22 Nabal: Part 2 - Chorus: God, who in thy heav'nly hand 3:50
• 23 Nabal: Part 2 - Recitative and Accompagnato: Thus saith my Lord (Asaph) 1:42
• 24 Nabal: Part 2 - Air: Grateful hearts enjoy the blessing (Asaph) 3:20
• 25 Nabal: Part 2 - Recitative: Who is this David? (Nabal) 0:38
• 26 Nabal: Part 2 - Air: With harps new strung 1:09
• 27 Nabal: Part 2 - Solo and Chorus: Come! Come! Live with pleasure (Shepherd) 1:51
• 28 Nabal: Part 2 - Air and Chorus: Sing we the feast (Shepherd, Chorus) 6:38
• 29 Nabal: Part 2 - Chorus: Crown with festal pomp the day 3:05

Disc 2

• 1 Nabal: Part 2 - Accompagnato: Thrice happy sheep (Abigail) 1:23
• 2 Nabal: Part 2 - Air: Mind eternal (Abigail) 3:24
• 3 Nabal: Part 2 - Recitative: Fly my good mistress (Shepherd, Abigail) 0:59
• 4 Nabal: Part 2 - Accompagnato: Fell monster! (David) 0:28
• 5 Nabal: Part 2 - Air: Fury in all thy terrors rise (David) 4:13
• 6 Nabal: Part 2 - Accompagnato: On me, my Lord, on me (Abigali) 1:47
• 7 Nabal: Part 2 - Air: Mercy, thou heavn'ly cherub (Abigail) 2:20
• 8 Nabal: Part 2 - Accompagnato: Blessed be the Lord (David) 1:05
• 9 Nabal: Part 2 - Chorus: All creatures upon God depend 3:51
• 10 Nabal: Part 3 - Interludes 4:25
• 11 Nabal: Part 3 - Accompagnato: Ah! Whence this sudden dread (Nabal) 1:20
• 12 Nabal: Part 3 - Air: Oh! Who can tell the terrors? (Nabal) 4:10
• 13 Nabal: Part 3 - Recitative: How soon the scene is chang'd (Shepherd) 0:39
• 14 Nabal: Part 3 - Chorus: By slow degrees the wrath of God 4:12
• 15 Nabal: Part 3 - Recitative: A messenger, my Lord (Asaph) 1:14
• 16 Nabal: Part 3 - Air: When beauty sorrow's livery wears (Asaph) 2:12
• 17 Nabal: Part 3 - Recitative: True is your observation (David) 0:25
• 18 Nabal: Part 3 - Air: Lovely beauty (David) 6:41
• 19 Nabal: Part 3 - Recitative: Behold! Thine handmaid (Abigail) 1:00
• 20 Nabal: Part 3 - Air: Come ye smiling hours (Abigail) 4:49
• 21 Nabal: Part 3 - Accompagnato: Guardian angels (Shepherd) 0:27
• 22 Nabal: Part 3 - Duet: Thrice happy pair (Shepherd, Asaph) 4:33
• 23 Nabal: Part 3 - Solo and Chorus: Still caressing (Shepherd, Chorus) 2:34
• 24 Nabal: Part 3 - Recitative: In praise, to great Jehovah (Abigail) 0:20
• 25 Nabal: Part 3 - Duet: Thoughts sublime (Abigail, David) 2:25
• 26 Nabal: Part 3 - Chorus: O glorious prince 5:12

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