Tracklist

1CD: Messiah Part I & Part II
2CD: Messiah Part II & Part III
3CD: Athalia Act I Scene I - IV
4CD: Act II - III
5CD: Esther Scene 1- 4
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1Esther, Scene 1: Ouverture / Recitative - Tis Greater Far to Spare
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
George Frideric Handel7:46
2Esther, Scene 1: Aria - Pluck Root and Branch From Out the Land
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
George Frideric Handel2:10
3Esther, Scene 1: Chorus - Shall We the God of Israel Fear?
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
George Frideric Handel1:55
4Esther, Scene 2: Aria - Tune Your Harps to Cheerful Strains
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
recording of:
Esther, HWV 50b: Act I. "Tune Your Harps to Cheerful Strains"
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1732)
librettist:
Jean Racine (French dramatist)
translator:
John Arbuthnot and Alexander Pope
part of:
Esther, HWV 50b: Act I
George Frideric Handel3:56
5Esther, Scene 2: Chorus - Shall We of Servitude Complain
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
George Frideric Handel1:26
6Esther, Scene 2: Aria - Praise the Lord With Cheerful Noise
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
recording of:
Esther, HWV 50a: No. 9. "Praise the Lord With Cheerful Noise"
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Jean Racine (French dramatist)
translator:
John Arbuthnot and Alexander Pope
part of:
Esther, HWV 50a (masque)
George Frideric Handel6:08
7Esther, Scene 2: Aria - Sing Songs of Praise, Bow Down the Knee / Scene 3: Recitative - How Have Our Sins Provoked the Lord!
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
George Frideric Handel6:12
8Esther, Scene 3: Chorus - Ye Sons of Israel Mourn
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
George Frideric Handel2:06
9Esther, Scene 3: Aria - O Jordan, Jordan, Sacred Tide / Scene 4: Recitative - Why Sits That Sorrow on Thy Brow?
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
George Frideric Handel9:35
10Esther, Scene 4: Aria - Dread Not, Righteous Queen, the Danger
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
George Frideric Handel3:46
11Esther, Scene 4: Aria - Tears Assist Me, Pity Moving
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
George Frideric Handel3:01
12Esther, Scene 4: Chorus - Save Us, O Lord
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
George Frideric Handel1:32
6CD: Esther Scene 5 -6
7CD: La Resurrezione Parte Prima
8CD: La Resurrezione Parte Seconda