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Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh
Theodora
Album 2000 on Archiv Produktion label
Classical (Baroque, Oratorio)
Recording: London, Tooting, All Saints Church, 1/2000. Total Playing Time CD 1 = 76:21. Total Playing Time CD 2 = 60:36. Total Playing Time CD 3 = 46:56.
Musicians
 | Georg Friedrich Händel , 1685-1759 GB album by |
 | Gabrieli Consort , *1982 GB ensemble, album by |
 | Paul McCreesh vc, *1960 GB conductor, liner notes, album by |
 | Neal Davies voc, b, GB bass vocals |
 | Robin Blaze voc, *1971 GB countertenor vocals |
 | Ulrich Vette , DE engineer, balance |
 | Dennis Collins , liner notes, french translation |
 | Stefan Lerche , liner notes, german translation |
 | Susan Bickley voc, *1955 GB mezzo-soprano vocals |
 | Susan Gritton voc, *1965 GB soprano vocals |
 | Angus Smith voc, tenor vocals |
 | Paul Agnew voc, *1964 GB tenor vocals |
Producers
| Lutz Bode art direction |
| Oliver Curdt edited by |
| Reinhard Lagemann engineer, recording |
| Ruth Smith liner notes |
| Christopher Alder producer |
Composers
| Georg Friedrich Händel |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ouverture | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 2 | [Grave] - Allegro | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 3:03 | |
| 3 | Trio | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:48 | |
| 4 | Courante | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:44 | |
| 5 | Part I - Erster Teil - Premiére Partie | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 6 | Scene 1 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 7 | Recitative (Valens): Tis Dioclesian's Natal Day | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:34 | |
| 8 | Air (Valens): Go, My Faithful Soldier, Go | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:51 | |
| 9 | Chorus: And Draw A Blessing Down | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 2:07 | |
| 10 | Recitative (Didymus, Valens): Vouchsafe, Dread Sir | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:55 | |
| 11 | Air (Valens): Racks, Gibbets, Sword & Fire | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 3:20 | |
| 12 | Chorus: For Ever Thus Stands Fixed The Doom | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:37 | |
| 13 | Scene 2 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 14 | Recitative (Didymus): Most Cruel Edict | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:30 | |
| 15 | Air (Didymus): The Rapture'd Soul | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 8:18 | |
| 16 | Recitative (Septimius): I Know Thy Virtues | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:45 | |
| 17 | Air (Septimius): Descend, Kind Pity | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 7:11 | |
| 18 | Scene 3 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 19 | Recitative (Theodora): Tho' Hard My Friends | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:28 | |
| 20 | Air (Theodora): Fond, Flatt'ring World, Adieu | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 4:18 | |
| 21 | Recitative (Irene): O Bright Example | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:28 | |
| 22 | Air (Irene): Bane Of Virtue | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 5:06 | |
| 23 | Chorus: Come, Mighty Father | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 2:35 | |
| 24 | Scene 4 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 25 | Recitative (Messenger, Irene): Fly, Fly, My Brethren | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:02 | |
| 26 | Air (Irene): As With Rosy Steps | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 6:48 | |
| 27 | Chorus: All Pow'r In Heav'n | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 2:15 | |
| 28 | Scene 5 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 29 | Recitativo (Septimius): Mistaken Wretches | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:21 | |
| 30 | Air (Septimius): Dread The Fruits Of Christian Folly | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 2:43 | |
| 31 | Recitative Accompagnato (Theodora, Spetimius): Deluded Mortal | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:21 | |
| 32 | Air (Theodora): Angles, Ever Brigth, And Fair | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 3:36 | |
| 33 | Scene 6 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 34 | Recitative (Didymus, Irene): Unhappy, Happy Crew | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:12 | |
| 35 | Air (Didymus): Kind Heav'n, If Virtue Be Thy Care | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 5:05 | |
| 36 | Recitative (Irene): O Love, How Great Thy Pow'r | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:23 | |
| 37 | Chorus: Go, Gen'rous Pious Youth | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 4:52 | |
| 38 | Part II - Zweiter Teil - Deuxieme Partie | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 39 | Scene 1 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 40 | Recitative (Valens): Ye Men Of Antioch | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:36 | |
| 41 | Chorus: Queen Of Summer | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:50 | |
| 42 | Air ( Valens): Wide Spread His Name | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 2:22 | |
| 43 | Recitative (Valens): Return, Septimius | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:37 | |
| 44 | Chorus: Venus, Laughing From The Skies | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:18 | |
| 45 | Scene 2 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 46 | Symphony | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:02 | |
| 47 | Recitative (Theodora): O Thou Bright Sun | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:39 | |
| 48 | Air (Theodora): With Darkness Deep As Is My Woe | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 3:54 | |
| 49 | Symphony Of Soft Musick | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:22 | |
| 50 | Recitative (Theodora): But Why Art Thou Disquieted | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:22 | |
| 51 | Air (Theodora): Oh, That I On Wings Could Rise | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 3:13 | |
| 52 | Scene 3 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 53 | Recitative (Didymus, Septimius): Long Have I Known | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:22 | |
| 54 | Air (Septimius): Tho' The Honours | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 3:57 | |
| 55 | Recitative (Didymus, Septimius): O Save Her Then | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:36 | |
| 56 | Air (Didymus): Deeds Of Kindness | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 6:58 | |
| 57 | Scene 4 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 58 | Recitative (Irene): The Clouds Begin To Veil The Hemisphere | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:39 | |
| 59 | Air (Irene): Defend Her, Heav'n | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 4:58 | |
| 60 | Scene 5 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 61 | Recitative (Didymus): Or Lulled With Grief | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:34 | |
| 62 | Air (Didymus): Sweet Rose And Lily | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 2:32 | |
| 63 | Recitative (Theodora, Didymus): O Save Me Heav'n | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:18 | |
| 64 | Air (Theodora): The Pilgrim's Home | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 2:43 | |
| 65 | Acompagnato - Recitative (Didymus): Forbid It, Heav'n | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:54 | |
| 66 | Duet (Theodora, Didymus): To Thee, Thou Glorious Son Of Worth | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 4:36 | |
| 67 | Scene 6 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 68 | Recitative (Irene): 'Tis Night | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:47 | |
| 69 | Chorus: He Saw The Lovely Youth | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 4:49 | |
| 70 | Alternative Version Of Scene 2 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 71 | Recitative (Theodora): O Thou Bright Sun | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:40 | |
| 72 | Symphony | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:40 | |
| 73 | Recitative (Theodora): But Why Art Thou Disquieted | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:21 | |
| 74 | Air (Theodora): O That I On Wings Could Rise | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 3:15 | |
| 75 | Part III - Deitter Teil - Troisieme Partie | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 76 | Scene 1 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 77 | Air (Irene): Lord, To Thee | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 5:12 | |
| 78 | Scene 2 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 79 | Recitative (Irene, Theodora): But See, The Good, The Virtuous Didymus | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:37 | |
| 80 | Air (Theodora): When Sunk In Anguish | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 3:55 | |
| 81 | Chorus: Blest Be The Hand | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 3:28 | |
| 82 | Scene 3 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 83 | Recitiative - Acompagnato (Messenger, Irene, Theodora): Undaunted In The Court | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:31 | |
| 84 | Duet (Irene, Theodora): Whither, Princess | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:09 | |
| 85 | Recitative (Irene): She's Gone | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:40 | |
| 86 | Air (Irene): New Scenes Of Joy | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 4:31 | |
| 87 | Scenes 4 And 5 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 88 | Recitative (Valens, Didymus, Theodora, Septimius): Is It A Christian Virtue Then | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:55 | |
| 89 | Air (Septimius): From Virtue Springs | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 6:35 | |
| 90 | Air (Valens): Cease, Ye Slaves | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:02 | |
| 91 | Recitative (Didymus, Theodora): 'Tis Kind, My Friends | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:53 | |
| 92 | Chorus: How Strange Their Ends | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 3:22 | |
| 93 | Recitative (Didymus, Theodora, Valens): On Me Your Frowns | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:32 | |
| 94 | Air (Valens): Ye Ministers Of Justice | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 1:08 | |
| 95 | Scene 6 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 96 | Recitative (Didymus, Theodora, Septimius): And Must Such Beauty Suffer | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:55 | |
| 97 | Air (Didymus, Theodora): Streams Of Pleasure Ever Flowing | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 6:05 | |
| 98 | Scene 7 | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | ||
| 99 | Recitative (Irene): Ere This Their Doom Is Past | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 0:21 | |
| 100 | Chorus: O Love Divine | Georg Friedrich Händel - Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh | 3:02 |
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