Joshua HWV 64
Laurence Cummings, London Handel Orchestra, London Handel Singers, Catherine Manley (Soprano), Alexandra Gibson (Mezzo-soprano), Allan Clayton (Tenor), George Humphreys (Bass), Richard Rowntree (Tenor)
March 2008, London, St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London
- 01:36Introduction
Act 1
- 04:49No. 1 'Ye Sons of Israel, ev'ry tribe attend' (Chorus)
- 01:00Recitative 'Behold, my friends, what vast rewards are giv'n' (Joshua, Caleb)
- 02:15No. 2 Air 'O first in wisdom, what vast rewards are giv'n' (Caleb)
- 00:22Recitative 'Matrons and virgins. with unwearied pray'r' (Achsah)
- 05:14No. 3 Air 'Oh! Who can tell, oh! Who can hear' (Achsah)
- 00:43Recitative 'Caleb, attend to all I now prescribe' (Joshua)
- 02:55No. 4 'To long to posterity we were record' (Chorus, Joshua)
- 00:38Recitative 'How long shall the memory last' (Joshua)
- 04:37No. 6 Air 'While Kedron's brook to Jordan's stream' (Joshua)
- 00:38Recitative 'But, who is he? - tremendous to behold!' (Othniel)
- 02:43No. 7 Air 'Awful, pleasing being say' (Othniel)
- 00:40Recitative 'Joshua, I come commission'd from on high' (Angel, Joshua)
- 01:08No. 8 Accompagnato 'Leader of Israel' (Angel)
- 00:11Recitative 'To give command, prerogative is thine' (Joshua)
- 02:11No. 9 Air 'Haste, haste Israel' (Joshua)
- 02:11No. 10 'The Lord commands, and Joshua leads' (Chorus)
- 02:39No. 11 Accompagnato 'In these blest scenes' (Othniel)
- 00:17Recitative ''Tis Achsah's voice!' (Othniel, Achsah)
- 00:39No. 12 Arioso 'Hail, lovely virgin of this blissful bow'r!' (Othniel, Achsah)
- 05:33No. 13 Air 'Hark! 'tis the linnet and the thrush' (Achsah)
- 00:36Recitative 'O Achsah, form'd for ev'ry chaste delight' (Othniel)
- 02:46No. 14 Duet 'Our limpid streams with freedom flow' (Achsah, Othniel)
- 00:05(Flourish of trumpets)
- 00:17Recitative 'The trumpet calls; now Jericho shall know' (Othniel)
- 02:14No. 15 'May all the host of heav'n attend him round' (Chorus)
Act 2
- 00:30Recitative ''Tis well; six times the Lord hath been obey'd' (Joshua)
- 01:17No. 16 'A solemn march during the circumvention of the Ark of the Covenant'
- 05:06No. 17 'Glory to God! - The nations tremble' (Chorus, Joshua)
- 00:31Recitative 'The walls are levell'd' (Caleb)
- 03:03No. 18 Air 'See, the raging flames arise' (Caleb)
- 03:40No. 19 Air 'To vanity and earthly pride' (Achsah)
- 00:26Recitative 'Let all the seed of Abrah'm now prepare' (Joshua)
- 03:11No. 20 Air 'Almighty ruler of the skies' (Joshua, Chorus)
- 00:52Recitative 'Joshua, the men dispatch'd by thee to learn' (Caleb)
- 02:57No. 21 'How soon tow'ring our hopes are cross'd' (Chorus)
- 00:20Recitative 'Whence this dejection?' (Joshua)
- 03:01No. 22 Air 'We with redoubled rage return' (Joshua, Chorus)
- 00:18Recitative 'Now give the army breath; let war a while' (Othniel)
- 03:25No. 24 Air 'Heroes, when with glory burning' (Othniel)
- 00:25Recitative 'Indulgent heav'n hath heard my virgin pray'r' (Achsah)
- 02:43No. 25 Air 'As cheers the sun the tender flow'r' (Achsah)
- 01:16Recitative 'Sure I'm deceiv'd, with sorrow I behold' (Caleb, Othniel)
- 03:06No. 26 Air 'Nations, who in future story' (Othniel)
- 00:30Recitative 'Brethren and friends, what joy this scene imparts' (Joshua)
- 00:05(Flourish of warlike instruments)
- 00:11Recitative 'Thus far our cause is favour'd by the Lord' (Caleb)
- 00:16(Flourish of warlike instruments)
- 02:28No. 28 'Oh! Thou bright orb, great ruler of the day' (Joshua, Chorus)
Act 3
- 03:44No. 29 'Hail! Mighty Joshua, Hail!' (Chorus)
- 02:34No. 30 Air 'Happy, oh trice happy we' (Achsah)
- 01:55Recitative 'Caleb, for holy Eleazer send' (Joshua, Caleb)
- 02:48No. 31 Air 'Shall I in mamre's fertile plain' (Caleb)
- 02:13No. 32 'For all these mercies we will sing' (Chorus)
- 01:03Recitative 'O Caleb, fear'd by foes, by friends ador'd' (Othniel, Caleb)
- 01:37No. 33 Air 'Place danger around me' (Othniel)
- 02:14No. 34 'Father of mercy, hear the pray'r we make' (Chorus)
- 00:31Recitative 'In bloom of youth, this stripling hath achiev'd' (Joshua)
- 00:47No. 35 'See the conqu'ring hero comes' (Chorus)
- 00:46No. 36 Duet 'See the godlike youth advance!' (Virgins)
- 00:52No. 37 'See the conquering hero comes' (Chorus)
- 00:40Recitative 'Welcome! My son, my Othniel, good and great' (Caleb, Othniel, Achsah)
- 02:28No. 38 Aria 'Oh! Had I Jubal's lyre' (Achsah)
- 00:12Recitative 'While life shall last' (Othniel)
- 02:38No. 39 Duet 'O peerless maid, with beauty blest' (Othniel, Achsah)
- 00:34Recitative 'While lawless tyrants, with ambition blind' (Caleb)
- 02:27No. 40 'The great Jehovah is our awful theme' (Chorus)
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