Simone Kermes, Olga Pasichnyk - Handel: Athalia (2004)

• Title: Handel: Athalia
  
• Year Of Release: 2004
  
• Label: MDG
  
• Genre: Baroque/Oratorio
  
• Quality: APE (image+.cue,log,scans)
  
• Total Time: CD1:56’49, CD2:65’55
  
• Total Size: 510 MB
  
• WebSite: Album Preview
  

Tracklist:

CD1
Act 1
1. Sinfonia: Allegro - Grave - Allegro (05:01)
2. Air: Blooming virgins, spotless train (Josabeth) (05:36)
3. Chorus: The rising world Jehovah crown'd (02:59)
4. Air and Chorus: Tyrants would in impious throngs (Josabeth, Israelites) (03:05)
5. Recitativo: When he is in his wrath reveal'd (Abner) (00:10)
6. Air and Chorus: When storms the proud to terrors doom (Abner) (03:18)
7. Recitativo: Your sacred songs (Joad) (00:21)
8. Accompagnato: Oh Judah, Judah! Chosen seed! (Joad) (01:03)
9. Air and Chorus: Oh Lord, whom we adore (Joad) (06:22)
10. Accompagnato: What scenes of horror round me rise! (Athalia) (01:09)
11. Recitativo: Oh Mathan, aid me (Athalia, Mathan) (00:40)
12. Accompagnato: Athalia, tremble at thy fate! (Athalia) (00:37)
13. Chorus: The gods, who chosen blessings shed (01:41)
14. Recitativo: Her form at this began (Athalia) (00:53)
15. Chorus: Cheer her, O Baal (01:40)
16. Recitativo: Amidst these horrors (Athalia, Mathan) (01:25)
17. Air: Gentle airs, melodious strains! (Mathan) (03:07)
18. Air: Softest sounds no more can ease me (Athalia) (04:26)
19. Recitativo: Swift to the temple (Mathan) (00:16)
20. Chorus: The traitor if you there descry (00:47)
21. Recitativo: My Josabeth! (Joad, Josabeth, Abner) (01:23)
22. Air: Faithful cares in vain extended (Josabeth) (05:38)
23. Recitativo: O cease, fair princess (Abner, Joad) (00:38)
24. Air and Chorus: Gloomy tyrants, we disdain/Hallelujah (Joad) 04:23
CD2
Act 2
1. Chorus and Joad: The mighty pow'r, in whom we trust (06:10)
2. Air: Through the land so lovely blooming (Josabeth) (08:26)
3. Recitativo: Ah! Were this land (Abner, Joad) (00:34)
4. Air: Ah, can’st thou but prove me! (Abner) (03:13)
5. Recitativo: Thou dost the ardour (Joad) (00:21)
6. Recitativo: Confusion to my thoughts! (Athalia, Josabeth, Joas) (01:31)
7. Air: Will God, whose mercies ever flow (Joas) (02:24)
8. Recitativo: Tis my intention (Athalia, Joas) (00:50)
9. Air: My vengeance awakes me (Athalia) (04:28)
10. Duet: My spirits fail (Josabeth, Joas) (03:58)
11. Recitativo: Dear Josabeth, I trembled (Joad) (00:27)
12. Air: Cease thy anguish, smile once more (Joas, Josabeth) (06:26)
13. Recitativo: Joad, ere day has ended half his race (Abner) (00:13)
14. Chorus: The clouded scene begins to clear (03:50)
Act 3
15. Air: What sacred horrors shake my breast! (Joad) (01:23)
16. Chorus: Unfold, great seer (01:00)
17. Accompagnato: Let harmony (Joad) (00:21)
18. Air and Chorus: Jerusalem thou shalt no more (Joad) (02:42)
19. Recitativo: Eliakim! My father! (Joad, Joas, Josabeth) (01:12)
20. Chorus: With firm united hearts (00:22)
21. Recitativo: Oh princess, I approach thee (Mathan, Josabeth) (00:38)
22. Air: Soothing tyrant, falsely smiling! (Josabeth) (01:37)
23. Recitativo: Apostate priest! (Joad, Mathan, Athalia) (00:44)
24. Chorus and Joad: Around let acclamations ring (02:06)
25. Recitativo: Oh treason, treason! (Athalia, Joad, Abner) (00:51)
26. Air: Oppression, no longer I dread thee (Abner) (00:56)
27. Recitativo: Where I am (Athalia, Mathan) (00:48)
28. Air: Hark! Hark, hark! His thunders round me roll (Mathan) (01:57)
29. Recitativo: Yes, proud apostate (Joad, Athalia) (00:48)
30. Air: To darkness eternal (Athalia) (00:56)
31. Recitativo: Now, Josabeth (Joad, Josabeth) (00:15)
32. Duet: Joys, in gentle trains appearing (Joad, Josabeth) (01:37)
33. Recitativo: Rejoice, oh Judah (Abner) (00:21)
34. Chorus: Give glory to his awful name (02:06)

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