SOMM Recordings

Composers: Handel, George Frideric

Handel: Joshua

Artists: Clayton, Allan · Cummings, Laurence · Gibson, Alexandra · Humphreys, George · London Handel Choir · London Handel Orchestra · Manley, Katherine · Rowntree, Richard

Number Title Duration 1 Joshua (Josua) HWV 64 (Oratorio) (Complete recording) 1 . 1 Introduzione: A tempo di Ouverture (Part 1) 00:01:35 listen 2 . 2 Chorus: Ye sons of Israel, ev'ry tribe attend 00:04:48 listen 3 . 3 Recitative: Behold, my friends, what vast rewards are giv'n 00:01:00 listen 4 .... Read more

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Number Title Duration
1 Joshua (Josua) HWV 64 (Oratorio) (Complete recording)
1 . 1 Introduzione: A tempo di Ouverture (Part 1) 00:01:35 listen
2 . 2 Chorus: Ye sons of Israel, ev'ry tribe attend 00:04:48 listen
3 . 3 Recitative: Behold, my friends, what vast rewards are giv'n 00:01:00 listen
4 . 4 Aria: O first in wisdom, first in pow'r! 00:02:15 listen
5 . 5 Recitative: Matrons, and virgins, with unwearied pray'r 00:00:22 listen
6 . 6 Aria: Oh! who can tell, oh! who can hear 00:05:13 listen
7 . 7 Recitative: Caleb, attend to all I nowprescribe 00:00:42 listen
8 . 8 Chorus: To long posterity we here record 00:02:55 listen
9 . 9 Accompagnato: So long the memory shall last 00:00:37 listen
10 . 10 Aria: While Kedron's brook to Jordan's stream 00:04:36 listen
11 . 11 Recitative: But, who is he? - tremendous to behold! 00:00:37 listen
12 . 12 Aria: Awful, pleasing being say 00:02:42 listen
13 . 13 Recitative: Joshua, I come commission'd from on high 00:00:40 listen
14 . 14 Accompagnato: Leader of Israel, 'tis the Lord's decree 00:01:08 listen
15 . 15 Recitative: To give command, prerogative is thine 00:00:11 listen
16 . 16 Aria: Haste, Israel, haste 00:02:11 listen
17 . 17 Chorus: The Lord commands, and Joshua leads 00:02:10 listen
18 . 18 Accompagnato: In these blest scenes 00:02:39 listen
19 . 19 Recitative: 'Tis Achsah's voice 00:00:17 listen
20 . 20 Accompagnato: Hail lovely virgin of this blissful bow'r! 00:00:38 listen
21 . 21 Aria: Hark, 'tis the linnet and the thrush! 00:05:33 listen
22 . 22 Recitative: Oh Achsah! form's for ev'ry chaste delight 00:00:35 listen
23 . 23 Duet: Our limpid streams with freedom flow 00:02:45 listen
24 . 24 Trumpets flourish 00:00:04 listen
25 . 25 Recitative: The trumpet calls; now Jericho shall know 00:00:16 listen
26 . 26 Chorus: May all the host of Heav'n attend him round 00:02:14 listen
1 . 27 Recitative: 'Tis well; six times the Lord hath been obey'd (Part 2) 00:00:29 listen
2 . 28 A solemn march during the circumvention of the Ark of the covenant 00:01:16 listen
3 . 29 Chorus: Glory to God! - The nations tremble 00:05:06 listen
4 . 30 Recitative: The walls are levell'd 00:00:31 listen
5 . 31 Aria: See, the raging flames arise 00:03:02 listen
6 . 32 Aria: To vanity and earthly pride 00:03:40 listen
7 . 33 Recitative: Let all the seed of Abrah'm now prepare 00:00:26 listen
8 . 34 Chorus: Almighty Ruler of the skies 00:03:11 listen
9 . 35 Recitative: Joshua, the men dispatch'd by thee 00:00:52 listen
10 . 36 Chorus: How soon our tow'ring hopes are cross'd! 00:02:56 listen
11 . 37 Recitative: Whence this dejection? 00:00:19 listen
12 . 38 Aria: We with redoubled rage return 00:03:00 listen
13 . 39 Recitative: Now give the army breath; let war a while 00:00:18 listen
14 . 40 Aria: Heroes, when with glory burning 00:03:25 listen
15 . 41 Recitative: Indulgent heav'n hath heard my virgin pray'r 00:00:25 listen
16 . 42 Aria: As cheers the sun the tender flow'r 00:02:42 listen
17 . 43 Recitative: Sure I'm deceiv'd, with sorrow I behold 00:01:15 listen
18 . 44 Aria: Nations, who in future story 00:03:06 listen
19 . 45 Recitative: Brethren and friends, what joy this scene imparts 00:00:29 listen
20 . 46 Flourish of warlike instruments 00:00:05 listen
21 . 47 Recitative: Thus far our cause is favour'd by the Lord 00:00:10 listen
22 . 48 Flourish of warlike instruments 00:00:15 listen
23 . 49 Chorus: O thou bright orb, great ruler of the day 00:02:27 listen
24 . 50 Chorus: Hail, mighty Joshua, hail! (Part 3) 00:03:44 listen
25 . 51 Aria: Happy, oh, thrice happy we 00:02:33 listen
26 . 52 Recitative: Caleb, for holy Eleazer send 00:01:54 listen
27 . 53 Aria: Shall I in Mamre's fertile plain 00:02:48 listen
28 . 54 Chorus: For all these mercies we will sing 00:02:12 listen
29 . 55 Recitative: O Caleb, fear'd by foes, by friends ador'd 00:01:02 listen
30 . 56 Aria: Place danger around me 00:01:36 listen
31 . 57 Chorus: Father of mercy, hear the pray'r we make 00:02:13 listen
32 . 58 Recitative: In bloom of youth, this stripling hath achiv'd 00:00:30 listen
33 . 59 Chorus: See, the conqu'ring hero comes! 00:00:47
34 . 60 Duet: See the godlike youth advance! 00:00:46
35 . 61 Chorus: See, the conqu'ring hero comes! 00:00:52
36 . 62 Recitative: Welcome, my, son, my Othniel, good and great 00:00:39
37 . 63 Aria: Oh! had I Jubal's lyre 00:02:27
38 . 64 Recitative: While life shall last 00:00:11
39 . 65 Duet: O peerless maid, with beauty blest 00:02:37
40 . 66 Recitative: While lawless tyrants, with ambition blind 00:00:33
41 . 67 Chorus: The great Jehovah is our awful theme 00:02:27

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