Joshua
~ Release by Handel; Emma Kirkby, James Bowman, Aidan Oliver, John Mark Ainsley, Michael George, Choir of New College Oxford, The King’s Consort, Robert King (see all versions of this release, 1 available)
Annotation
Achsah Emma Kirkby soprano
Othniel James Bowman countertenor
Angel Aidan Oliver countertenor
Joshua John Mark Ainsley tenor
Caleb Michael George bass
The Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom director
Thomas Carey, Christopher Neale, Jerome Finnis, Jonathan Belcher, Timothy Bowes, Simon Capper, Philip Hallchurch, Guy Head, Daniel Lochmann, Jonathan Tyack, Nicholas Witcomb, Oliver Wright trebles
Roger Barron, Jeremy Burrows, Geoffrey Cryer, Henry L’Estrange,William Missin, Duncan Saunderson countertenors
Mark Anderson, Philip Cave, Mark Milhofer, Daniel Norman,Toby Spence, Harry Trevelyan tenors
John Bernays, David Burchell, Paul Grier, Mark Griffiths, Edward Wickham, Timothy West basses
The King's Consort
Robert King director
Roy Goodman, Graham Cracknell, Susan Carpenter-Jacobs, Lucy Howard, Marie Knight, Lucy Waterhouse, Peter Fender violins 1
Miles Golding, Helen Orsler, Stephen Jones, Julia Bishop, Jane Debenham, Jane Gillie violins 2
Rupert Bawden, Jane Compton, David Brooker violas
Jane Coe, Helen Verney, Pal Banda cellos
Peter Buckoke, Timothy Lyons double basses
Lorraine Wood, Gail Hennessy, Cherry Baker, Matthew Dixon oboes
Andrew Watts, Julia Cunynghame bassoons
Rachel Brown, Siu Peasgood flutes
Mark Bennett, Michael Harrison, James Ghiji natural trumpets
Andrew Clarke, Susan Dent baroque horns
Charles Fullbrook timpani and side drum
Tom Finucane archlute
James O’Donnell, Paul Nicholson harpsichords
James O’Donnell, Nicholas Parle chamber organs
Tracklist
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CD 2 | ||||
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# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
1 | Joshua: Act II. "Let all the seed of Abrah'm now prepare"
| George Frideric Handel | 0:22 | |
2 | Joshua: Act II. "Almight ruler of the skies"
| George Frideric Handel | 2:20 | |
3 | Joshua: Act II. "Joshua, the men dispatch'd by thee to learn"
| George Frideric Handel | 0:50 | |
4 | Joshua: Act II. "How soon our tow'ring hopes are cross'd!"
| George Frideric Handel | 2:51 | |
5 | Joshua: Act II. "Whence this dejection?"
| George Frideric Handel | 0:22 | |
6 | Joshua: Act II. "With redoubled rage return"
| George Frideric Handel | 3:42 | |
7 | Joshua: Act II. "Now give the army breath"
| George Frideric Handel | 0:25 | |
8 | Joshua: Act II. "Heroes when with glory burning"
| George Frideric Handel | 3:48 | |
9 | Joshua: Act II. "Indulgent heav'n hath heard my virgin pray'r"
| George Frideric Handel | 0:28 | |
10 | Joshua: Act II. "As cheers the sun the tender flow'r"
| George Frideric Handel | 2:28 | |
11 | Joshua: Act II. "Sure I'm deceiv'd"
| George Frideric Handel | 1:25 | |
12 | Joshua: Act II. "Nations, who in future story"
| George Frideric Handel | 3:07 | |
13 | Joshua: Act II. "Brethren and friends"
| George Frideric Handel | 1:05 | |
14 | Joshua: Act II. "Oh! thou bright orb"
| George Frideric Handel | 3:36 | |
15 | Joshua: Act III. "Hail! mighty Joshua, hail!"
| George Frideric Handel | 4:04 | |
16 | Joshua: Act III. "Happy, Oh, thrice happy we"
| George Frideric Handel | 3:26 | |
17 | Joshua: Act III. "Caleb, for holy Eleazer send"
| George Frideric Handel | 2:03 | |
18 | Joshua: Act III. "Shall I in Mamre's fertile plain"
| George Frideric Handel | 4:45 | |
19 | Joshua: Act III. "O Caleb, fear'd by foes"
| George Frideric Handel | 1:13 | |
20 | Joshua: Act III. "Place danger around me"
| George Frideric Handel | 1:53 | |
21 | Joshua: Act III. "Father of mercy, hear the pray'r we make"
| George Frideric Handel | 2:11 | |
22 | Joshua: Act III. "In bloom of youth, this stripling hath achiev'd"
| George Frideric Handel | 0:31 | |
23 | Joshua: Act III. "See the conqu'ring hero comes!"
| George Frideric Handel | 3:03 | |
24 | Joshua: Act III. "Welcome! my son"
| George Frideric Handel | 0:47 | |
25 | Joshua: Act III. "Oh! had I Jubal's lyre"
| George Frideric Handel | 2:48 | |
26 | Joshua: Act III. "While life shall last"
| George Frideric Handel | 0:15 | |
27 | Joshua: Act III. "O peerless maid"
| George Frideric Handel | 2:26 | |
28 | Joshua: Act III. "While lawless tyrants"
| George Frideric Handel | 0:38 | |
29 | Joshua: Act III. "The great Jehovah is our awful theme"
| George Frideric Handel | 2:16 |
Credits
Release
liner notes: | Robert King (conductor and harpsichordist) |
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liner notes translator: | Alain Midoux Bernd Müller (liner notes, German translation) Anne Steeb (liner notes, German translation) |
executive producer: | Cecile Kelly (producer) Edward Perry (producer and founder of hyperion, aka Ted Perry) |
illustration: | John Martin (painter, 1789-1854) |
ASIN: | UK: B000002ZOQ [info] |
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discography entry: | http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA66461/2 [info] |