Handel: Gideon

Tracklisting

Disc 1

Side 1

• 1. Ouverture
• 2. Menuet
• 3. Recitative: Forth From The Swarming East
• 4. Soli & Chorus: Comfort Us, O Lord
• 5. Recitative: A Man, A Prophet
• 6. Accompagnato: No Wonder, That Ye Fly
• 7. Air: Trembling With Horror
• 8. Soli & Chorus: Lord, We Seek Thy Blessing
• 9. Recitative: Westward From Reverend Jordan's Silver Stream
• 10. Accompagnato: By Doubt And Shame
• 11. Air: Rise With Furious Emulation
• 12. Recitative: As Thus He Sung
• 13. Air: Thou Light Of Israel
• 14. Accompagnato: Let The Command Suffice
• 15. Recitative: He Said, And Gently Stretching Out
• 16. Solo & Chorus: Immortal God, Whose Hand
• 17. Recitative: A Midian Prince
• 18. Air: Mighty Belus, Midian's Glory!
• 19. Recitative: This Done, He With A Chosen Party Went
• 20. Air: 'Tis Time, My Sons
• 21. Recitative: Forth From The Town
• 22. Duet: Sweet Is Conquest Disapproving
• 23. Trio: Like A Bright Cherub
• 24. Recitative: Then Bowing Mild
• 25. Air: May Kind Angels Still Attend Thee
• 26. Recitative: And Thus The Choral Band
• 27. Chorus: Hail, Enlivener Of Our Cause!
• 28. Recitative: Triumphant To The Town
• 29. Air: How Sweet The Rose
• 30. Soli & Chorus: Great Jehovah
• 31. Recitative: Th' Assembly Rose
• 32. Air: Israel's Guardian, Sole Creator!
• 33. Recitative: Silent He March'd
• 34. Air: Hark, How The Winds Around
• 35. Chorus: Destroy These Idols
• 36. Recitative: Gideon, Preparing Now
• 37. Accompagnato & Recitative: Not These Imperfect Rites
• 38. Air: O Glorious Mortal

Disc 2

• 1. Recitative: At Morn Rose Baal's Priest
• 2. Accompagnato: No More Thus Loud
• 3. Trio: From The Mountain's Brow
• 4. Recitative: Here Had Contention Drawn
• 5. Air: Sons Of Israel, Let Not Frenzy
• 6. Recitative: The Priest Still Beats His Breast
• 7. Air: Return! Tumultuous Ruin Shun!
• 8. Recitative: While Yet He Spake
• 9. Accompagnato: Furious Revenge
• 10. Solo & Chorus: All Glory Be To Thee, O Lord!
• 11. Recitative: Sudden The Priest Of Baal
• 12. Solo & Chorus: Glorious Patron! Glorious Hero!
• 13. Recitative: Much I Applaud, Brave Youth
• 14. Chorus: Let Jehovah By Miracle Confirm
• 15. Recitative: Now, While The Multitude
• 16. Accompagnato: Thou Sacred, High, Unutterable Name!
• 17. Recitative: His Pray'r Was Heard
• 18. Accompagnato: Once More, My God
• 19. Recitative: He Spoke, And It Was So
• 20. Soli & Chorus: Happy Nation
• 21. Recitative: Now Each Rous'd Soldier
• 22. Air: Let The Trumpet's Sound Inviting
• 23. Recitative: Let Gideon, Our Undaunted Hero
• 24. Air: Tho' Now Fall'n, Dismay'd
• 25. Recitative: Thanks To My Countrymen
• 26. Air: From Your Idol Gods Returning
• 27. Recitative: Alarm'd By Frequent
• 28. Air: In Notes Of Joy We Hail The Happy Day
• 29. Recitative: Ye Sons Of Israel
• 30. Air & Chorus: Sing And Rejoyce!
• 31. Recitative: To Meet The Hero
• 32. Accompagnato: Ye See, That God
• 33. Duet: Sweet Peace, From Heav'n Ascending
• 34. Recitative: Our Hearts Their Confidence
• 35. Soli & Chorus: Wondrous Are Thy Works, O Lord!