Georg Friedrich Händel – Emma Kirkby, James Bowman (2), Aidan Oliver, John Mark Ainsley, Michael George (3), The New College Oxford Choir, The King’s Consort, Robert King (9) – Joshua (2xCD) (Near Mint (NM or M-))

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Location: SHG-067L

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Notes:

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

. 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

Barcode 034571164618
Barcode 0 34571 16461 8
SPARS Code DDD
Matrix / Runout CDA66461 10147351 01 & MADE IN U.K.
Matrix / Runout CDA66461 20147351 02 % MADE IN U.K.

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Recorded At Chapel Of St Joseph’s College, Mill Hill, London

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