| George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54; Two Coronation Anthems (1995) |
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| 33:45 | |||||
| 01 | Ouverture | 01:56 | |||
| 02 | Part One: No. 1: Recitative (Tenor) "Now there arose a new King"; Part One: No. 2: Chorus "And the children of Israel sighed" | 03:50 | |||
| 03 | Part One: No. 3: Recitative (Tenor) "Then sent He Moses"; Part One: No. 4: Chorus "They loathed to drink of the river" | 02:32 | |||
| 04 | Part One: No. 5: Air (Alto) "Their land brought forth frogs" | 02:15 | |||
| 05 | Part One: No. 6: Chorus "He spake the word" | 02:04 | |||
| 06 | Part One: No. 7: Chorus "He gave them hailstones for rain" | 02:06 | |||
| 07 | Part One: No. 8: Chorus "He sent a thick darkness" | 02:46 | |||
| 08 | Part One: No. 9: Chorus "He smote all the first-born of Egypt" | 02:18 | |||
| 09 | Part One: No. 10: Chorus "But as for his people" | 04:00 | |||
| 10 | Part One: No. 11: Chorus "Egypt was glad when they left" | 03:03 | |||
| 11 | Part One: No. 12: Chorus "He rebuked the Red Sea" | 02:58 | |||
| 12 | Part One: No. 13: Chorus "And Israel saw that great work" | 03:57 | |||
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| 01 | Part Two: No. 14: Introitus (Chorus) "Moses and the children of Israel" | 03:20 | |||
| 02 | Part Two: No. 15: Duet (Soprano I & II) "The Lord is my strength" | 04:20 | |||
| 03 | Part Two: No. 16: Chorus "He is my God" | 03:07 | |||
| 04 | Part Two: No. 17: Duet (Bass I & II) "The Lord is a man of war" | 05:39 | |||
| 05 | Part Two: No. 18: Chorus "The depths have covered them" | 02:07 | |||
| 06 | Part Two: No. 19: Chorus "Thy right hand, o Lord" | 03:34 | |||
| 07 | Part Two: No. 20: Chorus "And with the blast of thy nostrils" | 02:49 | |||
| 08 | Part Two: No. 21: Air (Tenor) "The enemy said: I will pursue" | 02:19 | |||
| 09 | Part Two: No. 22: Air (Soprano) "Thou didst blow with the wind" | 02:09 | |||
| 10 | Part Two: No. 23: Chorus "Who is like unto thee" | 02:26 | |||
| 11 | Part Two: No. 24: Duet (Alto and Tenor) "Thou in thy mercy" | 04:32 | |||
| 12 | Part Two: No. 25: Chorus "The people shall hear" | 07:37 | |||
| 13 | Part Two: No. 26: Air "Thou shalt bring them in" | 03:51 | |||
| 14 | Part Two: No. 27a: Chorus "The Lord shall reign"; Part Two: No. 28: Recitative (Tenor) "For the horse of Pharoh"; Part Two: No. 27b: Chorus "The Lord shall reign"; Part Two: No. 29: Recitative (Tenor) "And Miriam the prophetess"; Part Two: No. 30: Chorus "Sing ye to the Lord" | 05:14 | |||
| 15 | Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 | 05:49 | |||
| 16 | The King Shall Rejoice, HWV 260 | 10:36 | |||
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| Notes |
| Ruth Holton: Soprano
Elisabeth Priday: Soprano Donna Deam: Soprano Ashley Stafford: Alto Michael Chance: Alto Patrick Collin: Alto Jonathan Peter Kenny: Alto Nicholas Robertson: Tenor Philip Salmon: Tenor Paul Tindall: Tenor Andrew Tusa: Tenor Julian Clarkson: Bass Christopher Purves: Bass Essay: "An Oratorio by Accident?" by Winton Dean |