Ama Deus Ensemble, Valentin Radu - Händel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (2009)

Tracklist:

CD 1
Part I
1-1 Overture 3:56
1-2 Chorus "Mourn Ye Afflicted Children" 4:48
1-3 Duet "From This Dread Scene" 2:31
1-4 Chorus "For Sion Lamentation Make" 2:33
1-5 Recitative "Not Vain Is All This Storm Of Grief" 0:27
1-6 Chorus "O Father Whose Almighty Power" 2:14
1-7 Recitative "I Feel The Deity Within" 0:56
1-8 Air/Chorus "Arm, Arm, Ye Brave ... We Come" 4:08
1-9 Recitative/Air "Tis Well, My Friends ... Call Forth Thy Powers" 2:52
1-10 Recitative/Air "To Heav'n's ... Come, Ever Smiling Liberty" 3:17
1-11 Chorus "Lead On, Lead On!" 0:51
1-12 Recitative "My Zealous Father" 1:27
1-13 Trio/Chorus "Disdainful Of Danger" 1:41
1-14 Recitative/Chorus "Haste Ye, My Brethren ... Hear Us" 3:48
Part II
1-15 Chorus "Fall'n Is The Foe" 3:26
1-16 Duet/Chorus "Sion Now Her Head Shall Raise" 5:38
1-17 Recitative/Air "Oh Let Eternal Honours ... From Mighty Kings" 3:34
1-18 Duet/Chorus "Hail, Judea, Happy Land" 1:47

CD 2
2-1 Recitative/Air "Thanks To My Brethren ... How Vain Is Main" 6:27
2-2 Recitative "Oh Judas, O My Brethren" 0:48
2-3 Air/Chorus "Ah, Wretched Israel" 6:11
2_4 Recitative/Air "Be Comforted ... The Lord Worketh Wornders" 4:08
2-5 Recitative/Air/Chorus "My Arms ... Sound An Alarm ... We Hear!" 3:43
2-6 Recitative "Ye Worshippers Of God" 1:11
2-7 Air "Wise Men Flattering" 2:19
2-8 Duet/Chorus "O Never, Never Bow We Down ... We Never" 5:21
Part III
2-9 Air "Father OF Heav'n" 5:40
2-10 Recitative/Air "Oh Grant It, Heav'n ... So Shall The Lute" 4:53
2-11 Recitative "From Capharsalama" 1:00
2-12 Chorus "See The Conquering Hero Come" 2:22
2-13 Chorus "Sing Unto God" 2:41
2-14 Recitative/Air "Sweet Flow ... With Honor Let Desert" 3:53
2-15 Duet "Oh Lovely Peace" 3:22
2-16 Air/Chorus "Rejoice, O Judah ... Hallelujah, Amen!" 3:25

Performers:
Art Direction, Conductor – Valentin Radu
Baritone Vocals [Messenger] – Richard Shapp
Bass Vocals [Simon] – Ed Bara
Ensemble – Ama Deus Ensemble
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Priest] – Tatyana Rashkovsky
Soprano Vocals [Israelitsh Woman] – Andrea Lauren Brown
Tenor Vocals [Israelitsh Man] – Dana Wilson
Tenor Vocals [Judas] – Timothy Bentch