Georg Friedrich Händel - The Power Of Händel - Best Of His Glorious Oratorios

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Georg Friedrich Händel
The Power Of Händel - Best Of His Glorious Oratorios

Compil. DE 2008 on K&K Verlagsanstalt label
Classical (Baroque)

Subtitle: Outstanding Extracts with Soloists, Choir and Baroque Orchestra from the Oratorios Jephtha, Samson, Judas Maccabaeus, Saul, Belshazzar, Solomon, Messiah and Joshua, performanced in English according to the traditions of the time. Live Recordings of Concerts at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Monastery, 1998-2008. Total Playing Time: 82:54

Musicians

	Georg Friedrich Händel , 1685-1759 GB album by
	Maulbronner Kammerchor , choir
	Jürgen Budday , *1948 DE conductor
	Hannoversche Hofkapelle , DE orchestra, on period instruments
	Monastery Baroque Orchestra orchestra, on period instruments
	Musica Florea , *1992 CZ orchestra, on period instruments
	Christopher Purves voc, *1960 GB soloist, bass vocals
	James Rutherford voc, b, GB soloist, bass vocals
	Stephen Varcoe voc, *1949 GB soloist, bass vocals
	Charles Humphries voc, soloist, countertenor vocals
	Michael Chance voc, fl, *1955 GB soloist, countertenor vocals
	Catherine King voc, GB soloist, mezzo-soprano vocals
	Melinda Paulsen , soloist, mezzo-soprano vocals
	Miriam Allan , *1977 AU soloist, soprano vocals
	Nancy Argenta voc, *1957 CA soloist, soprano vocals
	Sinéad Pratschke voc, soloist, soprano vocals
	Mark Le Brocq voc, soloist, tenor vocals

Producers

Josef-Stefan Kindler artwork by, mastered by, photography, & illustration, producer

Andreas Otto Grimminger engineer, mastered by, producer

Composers

Georg Friedrich Händel

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Duration
1	Why Do The Nations (Air From Messiah)	Georg Friedrich Händel	2:39
2	Let Us Break Their Bonds As Under (Chorus From Messiah)	Georg Friedrich Händel	1:35
3	He That Dwelleth In Heaven (Recitative From Messiah)	Georg Friedrich Händel	0:15
4	Thou Shalt Break Them (Air From Messiah)	Georg Friedrich Händel	2:04
5	Hallelujah (Chorus From Messiah)	Georg Friedrich Händel	3:34
6	Glory To God (Air And "Thunderchoir" From Joshua)	Georg Friedrich Händel	5:43
7	Shall I In Mamre's Fertile Plain (Air From Joshua)	Georg Friedrich Händel	2:52
8	For All These Mercies We Will Sing (Chorus From Joshua)	Georg Friedrich Händel	2:25
9	Oh! Had I Jubal‘s Lyre (Air From Joshua)	Georg Friedrich Händel	2:30
10	The Great Jehovah Is Our Awful Theme (Chorus From Joshua)	Georg Friedrich Händel	1:55
11	Your Harps And Cymbals Sound (Chorus Of Priests From Solomon)	Georg Friedrich Händel	3:24
12	The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba (Sinfonia From Solomon)	Georg Friedrich Händel	2:15
13	Music Spread Thy Voice Around (Air And Chorus From Solomon)	Georg Friedrich Händel	3:02
14	Now A Diff'rent Measure Try (Air From Solomon)	Georg Friedrich Händel	0:29
15	Shake The Dome (Chorus From Solomon)	Georg Friedrich Händel	1:27
16	Then At Once From Rage Remove (Recitative From Solomon)	Georg Friedrich Händel	0:33
17	Draw The Tear From Hopeless Love (Chorus From Solomon)	Georg Friedrich Händel	3:06
18	Next The Tortur'd Soul Release (Recitative From Solomon)	Georg Friedrich Händel	0:16
19	Thus Rolling Surges Rise (Air From Solomon)	Georg Friedrich Händel	3:22
20	By Slow Degrees The Wrath Of God (Chorus Of Jews From Belshazzar)	Georg Friedrich Händel	4:52
21	Where Is The God Of Judah's Boasted Pow'r (Recitative From Belshazzar)	Georg Friedrich Händel	0:45
22	Help, Help The King! Behold! (Recitative And Chorus From Belshazzar)	Georg Friedrich Händel	2:26
23	Ye Sages, Welcome Always (Recitative From Belshazzar)	Georg Friedrich Händel	0:40
24	Alas, Too Hard A Task The King Imposes (Chorus Of Wise Men From Belshazzar)	Georg Friedrich Händel	0:27
25	Oh Misery! Oh Terror, Hopeless Grief! (Chorus Of Babylonians From Belshazzar)	Georg Friedrich Händel	1:58
26	Tell It Out Among The Heathen (Soli And Chorus From Belshazzar)	Georg Friedrich Händel	2:00
27	Already See, The Daughters Of The Land (Recitative From Saul)	Georg Friedrich Händel	0:17
28	Welcome Mighty King (Chorus From Saul)	Georg Friedrich Händel	1:47
29	What Do I Hear (Accompagnato From Saul)	Georg Friedrich Händel	0:26
30	David His Ten Thousands Slew (Chorus From Saul)	Georg Friedrich Händel	0:38
31	First Perish Thou And Perish All The World (Recitative From Jephtha)	Georg Friedrich Händel	0:32
32	Let Other Creatures Die (Arioso From Jephtha)	Georg Friedrich Händel	1:51
33	Awake The Trumpet’s Lofty Sound (Chorus From Samson)	Georg Friedrich Händel	1:51
34	Return, O God Of Hosts (Air And Chorus From Samson)	Georg Friedrich Händel	4:12
35	Sion Now Her Head Shall Raise (Duet From Judas Maccabaeus)	Georg Friedrich Händel	1:32
36	Tune Your Harps (Chorus From Judas Maccabaeus)	Georg Friedrich Händel	4:29
37	Sound An Alarm - We Hear The Pleasing Dreadful Call (Air And Chorus From Judas Maccabaeus)	Georg Friedrich Händel	3:53
38	Sing Unto God (Chorus From Judas Maccabaeus)	Georg Friedrich Händel	2:39
39	Hallelujah! Amen (Chorus From Judas Maccabaeus)	Georg Friedrich Händel	2:18

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