Handel: Judas Maccabaeus

1. 1
   Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 1, Overture. [Grave] – Allegro – Lentement – Allegro
   6:18
2. 2
   Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 2, Chorus. Mourn, Ye Afflicted Children, the Remains
   4:28
3. 3
   Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 3, Recit. Well, May Your Sorrows, Brethren, Flow (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
   0:58
4. 4
   Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 4, Duet. From This Dread Scene, These Adverse Pow'rs (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
   2:20
5. 5
   Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 5, Chorus. For Sion Lamentation Make
   2:42
6. 6
   Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 6, Recit. Not Vain Is All This Storm of Grief (Israelitish Man)
   1:01
7. 7
   Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 7, Air. Pious Orgies, Pious Airs (Israelitish Man)
   2:55
8. 8
   Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 8, Chorus. O Father, Whose Almighty Pow'r
   2:19
9. 9
   Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 9, Recit. I Feel, I Feel the Deity Within (Simon)
   0:54
10. 10
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 10, Air & Chorus. Arm, Arm, Ye Brave! A Noble Cause (Simon)
    4:10
11. 11
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 11, Recit. 'Tis Well, My Friends; with Transport I Behold (Judas Maccabaeus)
    0:36
12. 12
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 12, Air. Call Forth Thy Pow'rs, My Soul, and Dare (Judas Maccabaeus)
    1:50
13. 13
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 13, Recit. To Heav'n's Almighty King We Kneel (Israelitish Woman)
    0:25
14. 14
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 14, Air. O Liberty, Thou Choicest Treasure (Israelitish Woman)
    2:14
15. 15
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 15, Air. Come, Ever-Smiling Liberty (Israelitish Woman)
    3:10
16. 16
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 16, Recit. O Judas, May These Noble Views Inspire (Israelitish Man)
    0:12
17. 17
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 17, Air. 'Tis Liberty, Dear Liberty Alone (Israelitish Man)
    2:36
18. 18
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 18, Duet. Come, Ever-Smiling Liberty (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
    1:17
19. 19
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 19, Chorus. Lead On, Lead On! Judah Disdains
    0:51
20. 20
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 20, Recit. So Will'd My Father, Now at Rest (Judas Maccabaeus)
    0:54
21. 21
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 21, Semi-Chorus. Disdainful of Danger, We'll Rush on the Foe
    1:47
22. 22
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 22, Recit. Ambition! If E'er Honour Was Thine Aim (Judas Maccabaeus)
    0:16
23. 23
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 23, Air. No Unhallow'd Desire (Judas Maccabaeus)
    2:14
24. 24
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 24, Recit. Haste We, My Brethren, Haste We to the Field (Israelitish Man)
    0:13
25. 25
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act I: No. 25, Chorus. Hear Us, O Lord, on Thee We Call
    3:48
26. 26
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 1, Chorus. Fall'n Is the Foe; So Fall Thy Foes, O Lord!
    3:20
27. 27
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 2, Recit. Victorious Hero! Fame Shall Tell (Israelitish Man)
    0:36
28. 28
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 3, Air. So Rapid Thy Course Is
    3:53
29. 29
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 4, Recit. Well May We Hope Our Freedom to Receive (Israelitish Man)
    0:15
30. 30
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 5, Duet & Chorus. Sion Now Her Head Shall Raise (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
    5:29
31. 31
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 6, Recit. Oh, Let Eternal Honours Crown His Name (Israelitish Woman)
    0:33
32. 32
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 7, Air. From Mighty Kings He Took the Spoil (Israelitish Woman)
    7:34
33. 33
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 8, Duet & Chorus. Hail, Hail, Judea. Happy Land! (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
    2:15
34. 34
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 9, Recit. Thanks to My Brethren; But Look Up to Heav'n (Judas Maccabaeus)
    0:38
35. 35
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 10, Air. How Vain Is Man, Who Boasts in Fight (Judas Maccabaeus)
    4:58
36. 36
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 11, Recit. O Judas, O My Brethren! (Messenger)
    0:43
37. 37
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 12, Air & Chorus. Ah! Wretched, Wretched Israel! Fall'n, How Low (Israelitish Woman)
    5:15
38. 38
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 13, Recit. Be Comforted, Nor Think These Plagues Are Sent (Simon)
    0:39
39. 39
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 14, Air. The Lord Worketh Wonders (Simon)
    2:58
40. 40
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 15, Recit. My Arms! Against This Gorgias Will I Go (Judas Maccabaeus)
    0:19
41. 41
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 16, Air & Chorus. Sound an Alarm! Your Silver Trumpets Sound (Judas Maccabaeus)
    3:56
42. 42
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 17, Recit. Enough! To Heav'n We Leave the Rest (Simon)
    0:39
43. 43
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 18, Air. With Pious Hearts, and Brave as Pious (Simon)
    2:27
44. 44
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 19, Recit. Ye Worshippers of God (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
    1:02
45. 45
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 20, Air. Wise Men,-Flatt'ring, May Deceive Us (Israelitish Woman)
    5:24
46. 46
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act II: No. 21, Duet & Chorus. Oh! Never, Never Bow We Down (Israelitish Woman/Israelitish Man)
    6:04
47. 47
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 1, Air. Father of Heav'n! From Thy Eternal Throne (Priest)
    7:24
48. 48
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 2, Recit. See, See Yon Flames, That from the Altar Broke (Israelitish Man/Israelitish Woman)
    1:01
49. 49
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 3, Air. So Shall the Lute and Harp Awake (Israelitish Woman)
    4:29
50. 50
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 4, Recit. From Capharsalama on Eagle Wings I Fly (Messengers)
    1:09
51. 51
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 5, Chorus. See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes! (Chorus of Youths/Chorus of Virgins)
    2:28
52. 52
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 6. March
    1:23
53. 53
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 7, Chorus. Sing unto God, and High Affections Raise
    2:39
54. 54
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 8, Recit. Sweet Flow the Strains, That Strike My Feasted Ear (Judas Maccabaeus)
    0:46
55. 55
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 9, Air. With Honour Let Desert Be Crown'd (Judas Maccabaeus)
    3:17
56. 56
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 10, Recit. Peace to My Countrymen; Peace and Liberty (Eupolemus)
    0:44
57. 57
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 11, Chorus. To Our Great God Be All the Honour Giv'n
    2:32
58. 58
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 12, Recit. Again to Earth Let Gratitude Descend (Israelitish Woman)
    0:42
59. 59
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 13, Air. O Lovely Peace, with Plenty Crown'd (Israelitish Woman)
    6:58
60. 60
    Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: No. 14, Air & Chorus. Rejoice, O Judah! and, in Songs Divine (Simon)
    3:46

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