Artist: Joachim Carlos Martini Title: Handel: Deborah Year Of Release: 2001 Label: Naxos Genre: Classical Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, artwork) Total Time: 02:41:48 Total Size: 790 MB WebSite: Album Preview
CD 1 1. Part I: Overture 00:08:17 2. Chorus - Immortal Lord of earth and skies 00:06:33 3. Recitative 00:00:46 4. Duet - Where do thy ardours raise me 00:04:27 5. Chorus - Forbear thy doubts! 00:01:17 6. Recitative 00:00:34 7. Soloists and Chorus - For ever to the voice of pray'r 00:01:25 8. Accompanied Recitative 00:00:57 9. Chorus - O hear thy lowly servants' pray'r 00:02:34 10. Recitative 00:00:33 11. Chorus - O blast with thy tremendous brow 00:00:48 12. Recitative 00:00:37 13. Air - How lovely is the blooming fair 00:01:50 14. Recitative 00:01:15 15. Air: Choirs of Angels, all around thee 00:04:03 16. Recitative 00:00:27 17. Air - To joy he brightens my despair 00:03:47 18. Recitative 00:00:36 19. Air - Awake the ardour of thy breast 00:03:20 20. Recitative 00:00:13 21. Air - All danger disdaining 00:04:18 22. Chorus - Let thy deeds be glorious 00:03:25 23. Recitative 00:01:17 24. Air - Hateful man 00:02:52 25. Air - My Vengeance awakes me 00:04:59 26. Recitative 00:00:28 27. Air - Cease, O Judah, cease thy mourning 00:07:51 28. Chorus - Despair, all around them 00:01:55 29. Chorus - Alleluia 00:02:09
CD 2 1. Part II: Chorus of the Israelites - See, the proud chief 00:04:52 2. Recitative 00:00:41 3. Air - At my feet extended low 00:02:18 4. Recitative 00:00:37 5. Air - In Jehova's awful sight 00:01:54 6. Recitative 00:00:16 7. Air - Whilst you boast the wondrous... 00:02:38 8. Air - Impious mortal, cease to brave us 00:02:35 9. Recitative 00:00:23 10. Chorus of Baal's Priests - O Baal, Monarch of the skies! 00:01:55 11. Recitative 00:00:23 12. Chorus of Israelites - Lord of Eternity 00:00:57 13. Chorus of Israelites - Plead thy just cause 00:02:04 14. Recitative 00:00:43 15. Soloists and Chorus - All your boast will end in woe 00:02:49 16. Recitative 00:00:20 17. Air - In the battle, fame pursuing 00:06:32 18. Recitative 00:00:38 19. Air - Swift inundation of desolation 00:02:46 20. Recitative 00:00:14 21. Air - No more disconsolate I'll mourn 00:02:54 22. Recitative 00:00:27 23. Air - O the pleasure my Soul is possessing 00:02:44 24. Recitative 00:00:13 25. Duet - Smiling freedom 00:04:23 26. Chorus - The great King of Kings will aid us too 00:02:48
CD 3 1. Part III: A military symphony 00:02:18 2. Chorus of the Israelites - Now the proud insulting foe 00:03:07 3. Recitative 00:00:14 4. Air - Now sweetly smiling peace descends 00:02:44 5. Recitative 00:00:44 6. Air - Tears, such as tender fathers shed 00:01:37 7. Recitative 00:00:13 8. Air - Hark! Hark! Hark! His thunders... 00:02:12 9. Chorus of Baal's Priests - Doleful tidings 00:01:51 10. Air - Our fears are now for ever fled 00:02:12 11. Recitative 00:02:22 12. Air - Tyrant, now no more we dread thee 00:04:37 13. Recitative 00:00:25 14. Air - The glorious sun shall cease to shed 00:02:41 15. Recitative 00:00:16 16. Air - Low at her feet he bow'd, he fell 00:03:11 17. Accompanied Recitative 00:00:52 18. Symphony 00:01:25 19. Chorus - Let our glad songs to heav'n ascend 00:06:35
Deborah is often described as a "pasticcio" piece because Handel plundered many of his previous works for material. Thus the opening of the much-loved Dixit dominus becomes the chorus "See the proud chief" (performed here at a breathlessly exciting pace); the opening of the Coronation Anthem The King Shall Rejoice becomes "The great King of Kings" which closes Part II; and even "La Rejouissance" from the Music for the Royal Fireworks makes an appearance in Part III. Handel's genius is such that with a little editing and tweaking it all sounds unforced and entirely to the manor born. Joachim Carlos Martini responds to the score's exuberance with lively conducting and upbeat tempi, which give the whole package a young, fresh feel. Also the fact that this is a live recording adds something of a frisson to the proceedings. The downside is that the performance space (the Kloster Eberbach) sounds like a large bathroom, and the microphones aren't placed with much sensitivity around the orchestra and soloists. However countertenor Lawrence Zazzo is on fine form as the noble Barak, and Ewa Wolak is a barnstorming malevolent presence as the boastful Sisera. Unfortunately the other soloists are variable, and the choir more enthusiastic than accurate but overall, this is a reasonable budget buy. -- Warwick Thompson
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