Rudolph Palmer - Handel: Joshua (1991)

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Title: Handel: Joshua
Year Of Release: 1991
Label: Newport Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, artwork)
Total Time: 02:00:41
Total Size: 591 MB
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Tracklist:

CD 1
1. Overture
2. Chorus: Ye Sons of Israel
3. First in Wisdom, first in pow'r
4. Oh! who can tell, oh! who can hear!
5. To Long prosperity we here record
6. So Long the Memory Shall Last
7. Aweful, pleasing being, say
8. Leader of Israel, tis the Lord's decree
9. Hast, Israel, haste
10. The Lord commands, and Joshua Leads
11. In these blest scenes
12. Hark! tis the linnet and the thrush
13. Our limpid streams with freedom flow
14. The trumpet calls: Now Jericho shall know
15. Tis well! six times the Lord hath been obeyed;
16. Glory to God
17. See the raging flames arise!

CD 2
18. To vanity and earthly pride
19. Thy mercy did with Israel dwell
20. How soon our tow'ring hopes are crossed
21. With redoubled rage return
22. Heroes, when with glory burning
23. As cheers the sun the tender flow'r
24. Nations, who in future story,
25. Thus far our cause is favour'd by the Lord
26. Oh! though, bright orb, great ruler of the day
27. Hail! mighty Joshua, hail!
28. Happy, oh thrice happy we
29. Shall I in Mamre's fertile plain
30. Place danger around me
31. Father of mercy, hear the prayer we make
32. See the conquering hero comes!
33. Oh! had I Jubal's lyre
34. Oh peerless maid, with beauty blest
35. The great Jehovah is our aweful theme

Joshua is one of Handel's military themed oratorios and is based on Biblical stories of Joshua ,Performed on period instruments, this recording features D'Anna Fortunato, Grammy winner John Aler, Julianne Baird, John Ostendorf accompanied by Rudolph Palmer and the Brewer Chamber Orchestra.

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