Handel - Emma Kirkby, James Bowman , Aidan Oliver, John Mark Ainsley, Michael George , Choir Of New College Oxford, The King's Consort, Robert King - Joshua

Tracklist

Act I
1-01	Introduction	1:31
1-02	Chorus: Ye Sons Of Israel	4:34
1-03	Recitative: Behold, My Friends	1:02
1-04	Air: O First In Wisdom	2:22
1-05	Recitative: Matrons And Virgins	0:27
1-06	Air: Oh! Who Can Tell!	5:32
1-07	Recitative: Caleb, Attend To All	0:43
1-08	Chorus And Joshua: To Long Posterity We Here	2:20
1-09	Accompagnato: So Long The Memory Shall Last	0:42
1-10	Air: While Kedron's Brook To Jordan's Stream	4:46
1-11	Recitative: But, Who Is He?	0:53
1-12	Air: Awful, Pleasing Being	2:41
1-13	Recitative: Joshua, I Come Commission'd From On High / Accompagnato: Leader Of Israel / Recitative: To Give Command	2:02
1-14	Air: Haste, Israel Haste	2:22
1-15	Chorus: The Lord Commands	2:22
1-16	Accompagnato: In These Blest Scenes / Recitative: Tis Achsah's Voice / Accompagnato: Hail! Lovely Virgin	3:48
1-17	Air: Hark! 'Tis The Linnet And The Thrush	5:48
1-18	Recitative: O Achsah, Form'd For Ev'ry Chaste Delight	0:54
1-19	Duet: Our Limpid Streams With Freedom Flow	3:09
1-20	Recitative: The Trumpet Calls	0:30
1-21	Chorus: May All The Host Of Heav'n Attend Him Round	1:38
Act II
1-22	Recitative: 'Tis Well; Six Times The Lord Hath Been Obey'd	0:24
1-23	A Solemn March	1:37
1-24	Chorus And Joshua: Glory To God	5:45
1-25	Recitative: The Walls Are Levell'd	0:29
1-26	Air: See, The Raging Flames Arise	3:25
1-27	Air: To Vanity And Earthly Pride	3:30
2-01	Recitative: Let All The Seed Of Abrah'm	0:21
2-02	Chorus: Almighty Ruler Of The Skies / Thy Mercy Did With Israel Dwell	2:20
2-03	Recitative: Joshua, The Men Dispatch'd By Thee	0:51
2-04	Chorus: How Soon Our Tow'ring Hopes	2:51
2-05	Recitative: Whence This Dejection	0:21
2-06	Air And Chorus: With Redoubled Rage Return	3:42
2-07	Recitative: Now Give The Army Breath	0:25
2-08	Air: Heroes When With Glory Burning	3:49
2-09	Recitative: Indulgent Heav'n Hath Heard My Virgin Pray'r	0:27
2-10	Air: As Cheers The Sun The Tender Flow'r	2:28
2-11	Recitative: Sure I'm Deceiv'd, With Sorrow I Behold	1:25
2-12	Air: Nations, Who In Future Story	3:08
2-13	Recitative: Brethren And Friends, What Joy This Scene Imparts / Recitative: Thus Far Our Cause Is Favour'd By The Lord	1:04
2-14	Chorus And Joshua: Oh! Thou Bright Orb, Great Ruler Of The Day	3:25
Act III
2-15	Chorus: Hail, Mighty Joshua, Hail	4:04
2-16	Air: Happy, Oh, Trice Happy We	3:26
2-17	Recitative: Caleb, For Holy Eleazer Send	2:03
2-18	Air: Shall I In Mamre's Fertile Plain / Chorus: For All These Mercies We Will Sing	4:46
2-19	Recitative: O Caleb, Fear'd By Foes	1:12
2-20	Air: Place Danger Around Me	1:53
2-21	Chorus: Father Of Mercy	2:11
2-22	Recitative: In Bloom Of Youth	0:32
2-23	Chorus: See The Conqu'ring Hero Comes	3:02
2-24	Recitative: Welcome! My Son, My Othniel	0:48
2-25	Air: Oh! Had I Jubal's Lyre	2:48
2-26	Recitative: While Life Shall Last	0:15
2-27	O Peerless Maid, With Beauty Blest	2:26
2-28	Recitative: While Lawless Tyrants	0:38
2-29	Chorus: The Great Jehovah Is Our Awful Theme	2:15

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Hyperion Records Limited
• Copyright (c) – Hyperion Records Limited

Credits

• Bass Vocals – Michael George
• Chorus – The New College Oxford Choir
• Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
• Conductor – Robert King
• Countertenor Vocals – James Bowman
• Design – Terry Shannon
• Engineer [Recording] – Antony Howell
• Executive-Producer – Cecile Kelly, Edward Perry
• Liner Notes – Robert King
• Liner Notes [French Translation] – Alain Midoux
• Liner Notes [German Translation] – Anne Steeb, Bernd Müller
• Orchestra – The King's Consort
• Producer [Recording] – Ben Turner
• Soprano Vocals – Emma Kirkby
• Tenor Vocals – John Mark Ainsley
• Treble Vocals – Aidan Oliver

Notes

Recording: Chapel of St Joseph's College, Mill Hill, London, 31 July - 5 August 1990.
Total Playing Time = 124:38.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 034571164618
• Other (SPARS Code): DDD

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CDA66461/2	Handel* - Emma Kirkby, James Bowman , Aidan Oliver, John Mark Ainsley, Michael George , Choir Of New College Oxford*, The King's Consort, Robert King	Handel* - Emma Kirkby, James Bowman , Aidan Oliver, John Mark Ainsley, Michael George , Choir Of New College Oxford*, The King's Consort, Robert King - Joshua ‎(2xCD, Club)	Hyperion	CDA66461/2	US	1991