Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann - Händel: Joshua, HWV 64 (2008)

Tracklist:

CD 1
Joshua, Oratorio, HWV 64
Act I
1. Introduction 1:31
2. Chorus: Ye Sons Of Israel 4:34
3. Recitative: Behold, My Friends 1:02
4. Air: O First In Wisdom 2:22
5. Recitative: Matrons And Virgins 0:27
6. Air: Oh! Who Can Tell! 5:32
7. Recitative: Caleb, Attend To All 0:43
8. Chorus And Joshua: To Long Posterity We Here 2:20
9. Accompagnato: So Long The Memory Shall Last 0:42
10. Air: While Kedron's Brook To Jordan's Stream 4:46
11. Recitative: But, Who Is He? 0:53
12. Air: Awful, Pleasing Being 2:41
13. Recitative: Joshua, I Come Commission'd From On High / Accompagnato: Leader Of Israel / Recitative: To Give Command 0:48
14. Accompagnato. Leader Of Israel, 'tis The Lord's Decree 2:16
15. Recitative. To Give Command, Prerogative Is Thine 2:13
16. Air: Haste, Israel Haste 2:22
17. Chorus: The Lord Commands 2:22
18. Accompagnato: In These Blest Scenes / Recitative: Tis Achsah's Voice / Accompagnato: Hail! Lovely Virgin 3:48
19. Air: Hark! 'Tis The Linnet And The Thrush 5:48
20. Recitative: O Achsah, Form'd For Ev'ry Chaste Delight 0:54
21. Duet: Our Limpid Streams With Freedom Flow 3:08
22. Trumpets Flourish 0:21
23. Recitative: The Trumpet Calls 0:22
24. Chorus: May All The Host Of Heav'n Attend Him Round 1:34

CD 2
Act II
1. Recitative: 'Tis Well; Six Times The Lord Hath Been Obey'd 0:24
2. A Solemn March 1:37
3. Chorus And Joshua: Glory To God 5:45
4. Recitative: The Walls Are Levell'd 0:29
5. Air: See, The Raging Flames Arise 3:25
6. Air: To Vanity And Earthly Pride 3:30
7. Recitative: Let All The Seed Of Abrah'm 0:21
8. Chorus: Almighty Ruler Of The Skies / Thy Mercy Did With Israel Dwell 2:20
9. Recitative: Joshua, The Men Dispatch'd By Thee 0:51
10. Chorus: How Soon Our Tow'ring Hopes 2:51
11. Recitative: Whence This Dejection 0:21
12. Air And Chorus: With Redoubled Rage Return 3:42
13. Chorus. We With Redoubled Rage Return 1:01
14. Recitative: Now Give The Army Breath 0:25
15. Air: Heroes When With Glory Burning 3:49
16. Recitative: Indulgent Heav'n Hath Heard My Virgin Pray'r 0:27
17. Air: As Cheers The Sun The Tender Flow'r 2:28
18. Recitative: Sure I'm Deceiv'd, With Sorrow I Behold 1:25
19. Air: Nations, Who In Future Story 3:08
20. Recitative: Brethren And Friends, What Joy This Scene Imparts / Recitative: Thus Far Our Cause Is Favour'd By The Lord 1:04
21. Flourish Of Warlike Instruments 0:52
22. Recitative. Thus Far Our Cause Is Favour'd By The Lord 0:12
23. Flourish Of Warlike Instruments 0:24
24. Chorus And Joshua: Oh! Thou Bright Orb, Great Ruler Of The Day 2:52
Act III
25. Chorus: Hail, Mighty Joshua, Hail 4:04
26. Air: Happy, Oh, Trice Happy We 3:26
27. Recitative: Caleb, For Holy Eleazer Send 2:03
28. Air: Shall I In Mamre's Fertile Plain / Chorus: For All These Mercies We Will Sing 2:56
29. Chorus. For All These Mercies We Will Sing 2:22
30. Recitative: O Caleb, Fear'd By Foes 1:12
31. Air: Place Danger Around Me 1:53
32. Chorus: Father Of Mercy 2:11
33. Recitative: In Bloom Of Youth 0:32
34. Chorus: See The Conqu'ring Hero Comes 3:02
35. Recitative: Welcome! My Son, My Othniel 0:48
36. Air: Oh! Had I Jubal's Lyre 2:48
37. Recitative: While Life Shall Last 0:15
38. O Peerless Maid, With Beauty Blest 2:26
39. Recitative: While Lawless Tyrants 0:38
40. Chorus: The Great Jehovah Is Our Awful Theme 2:15

Performers:
James Gilchrist
Konstantin Wolff
Myung-Hee Hyun
Alex Potter
Georg Poplutz
Collegium Cartusianum
Peter Neumann