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Deborah HWV 51 (1733, Eltville am Rhein 1999)

Libretto: Samuel Humphreys
Joachim Carlos Martini, Barockorchester Frankfurt, Junge Kantorei, Natacha Ducret (Soprano), Elisabeth Scholl (Soprano), Ewa Wolak (Alto), Lawrence Zazzo (Countertenor), Knut Schoch (Tenor), Jelle Draijer (Bass-baritone)
May 1999
74 Tracks, 2:42:14
    • Ouverture
      08:17

  • Part I

    • No. 1 Chorus 'Immortal Lord of earth and skies' (Chorus)
      06:33
    • Recitative 'O Barak, favour'd of the skies!' (Deborah, Barak)
      00:46
    • No. 2 Duet 'Where do thy ardours raise me!' (Deborah, Barak)
      04:27
    • No. 3 Chorus 'Forbear thy doubts!' (Chorus)
      01:17
    • Recitative 'Since Heav'n has thus his will express'd' (Barak)
      00:34
    • No. 4 Chorus 'For ever to the voice of pray'r' (Chorus)
      01:25
    • No. 5 Accompagnato 'By that adorable decree' (Deborah)
      00:57
    • No. 6 Chorus 'O hear thy lowly servants' pray'r' (Chorus)
      02:34
    • Recitative 'Ye sons of Israel' (Deborah)
      00:33
    • No. 7 Chorus 'O blast with thy tremendous brow' (Chorus)
      00:48
    • Recitative 'To whomsoe'er his fate the tyrant owes' (Barak)
      00:37
    • No. 8 Air 'How lovely is the blooming fair' (Barak)
      01:50
    • Recitative 'Oh Deborah, where'er I turn my eyes' (Jael, Deborah)
      01:15
    • No. 9 Air 'Choirs of angels all around thee' (Deborah)
      04:03
    • Recitative 'My transports are too great to tell' (Jael)
      00:27
    • No. 10 Air 'To joy he brightens my despair' (Jael)
      03:47
    • Recitative 'Barak, my son' (Abinoam)
      00:36
    • No. 11 Air 'Awake the ardour of thy breast' (Abinoam)
      03:20
    • Recitative 'I go, where Heav'n an duty call' (Barak)
      00:14
    • No. 12 Air 'All danger disdaining' (Barak)
      04:18
    • No. 13 Chorus 'Let thy deeds be glorious' (Chorus)
      03:25
    • Recitative 'My charge is to declare' (Herald, Barak)
      01:17
    • Air 'Hateful man' (Barak) (Insertion aria by G.F. Händel)
      02:52
    • Air 'My vengeance awakes me' (Herald) (Insertion aria by G.F. Händel)
      04:59
    • Recitative 'Let him approach pacific or in rage' (Deborah)
      00:28
    • No. 14.1 Air 'Cease, o Judah, cease thy mourning' (Deborah) (Insertion aria by G.F. Händel)
      07:51
    • No. 14.2 Chorus 'Despair all around them' (Chorus)
      01:55
    • Chorus 'Alleluia' (Chorus) (Insertion by G.F. Händel)
      02:09

  • Part II

    • No. 15 Chorus 'See, the proud chief advances' (Chorus)
      04:52
    • Recitative 'That here rebellious arms I see' (Sisera)
      00:41
    • No. 16 Air 'At my feet extended low' (Sisera)
      02:18
    • Recitative 'Go, frown, Barbarian, where thou art fear'd' (Deborah)
      00:37
    • No. 17 Air 'In Jehova's awful sight' (Deborah)
      01:54
    • Recitative 'Yes, how your God' (Sisera)
      00:16
    • No. 18 Air 'Whilst you boast the wond'rous story' (Sisera)
      02:38
    • No. 19 Air 'Impious mortal, cease to brave us!' (Barak)
      02:35
    • Recitative 'Behold the nations all around' (Chief Priest of Baal)
      00:23
    • No. 20 Chorus of Baal's Priests 'O Baal!' (Chorus)
      01:55
    • Recitative 'No more! ye infidels, no more!' (Chief Priest of the Israelites)
      00:23
    • No. 21 Chorus 'Lord of eternity!' (Chorus)
      00:57
    • No. 22 Chorus 'Plead thy just cause' (Chorus)
      02:04
    • Recitative 'By His great name' (Deborah, Sisera)
      00:43
    • No. 23 Solo and Chorus 'All your boast will end in woe' (Deborah, Sisera, Barak, Baal's Priest, Chorus)
      02:49
    • Recitative 'Great prophetess' (Barak)
      00:20
    • No. 24 Air 'In the battle fame pursuing' (Barak)
      06:32
    • Recitative 'Thy ardours warm the winter of my age' (Abinoam)
      00:38
    • No. 25 Air 'Swift inundation of desolation' (Abinoam)
      02:46
    • Recitative 'Oh Judah, with what joy I see' (Israelitish Woman/Jael)
      00:14
    • No. 26 Air 'No more disconsolate I'll mourn' (Israelitish Woman/Jael)
      02:54
    • Recitative 'Now, Jael, to thy tent retire' (Deborah)
      00:27
    • No. 27 Air 'O the pleasure my soul is possessing' (Jael)
      02:44
    • Recitative 'Barak, we now to battle go' (Deborah)
      00:13
    • No. 28 Duet 'Smiling freedom' (Deborah, Barak)
      04:23
    • No. 29 Chorus 'The great King of Kings' (Chorus)
      02:48

  • Part III

    • A Military Symphony (Belshazzar HWV 61: Martial Symphony (Act III) and Symphonie. Allegro Postillions (Act II))
      02:18
    • No. 30 Chorus of Israelites 'Now the proud insulting foe' (Chorus)
      03:07
    • Recitative 'The haughty foe' (Israelitish Woman/Deborah)
      00:14
    • No. 31 Air 'Now sweetly smiling peace descends' (Israelitish Woman)
      02:44
    • Recitative 'My pray'rs are heard' (Abinoam, Barak)
      00:44
    • No. 32 Air 'Tears, such as tender fathers shed' (Abinoam)
      01:37
    • Recitative 'O Deborah! my fears are o'er' (Jael)
      00:13
    • Air 'Hark, hark, hark!' (Herald) (Athalia HWV 52: 'Hark, hark, hark!' (Mathan, Part III))
      02:12
    • No. 33 Chorus of Baal's Priests 'Doleful tidings' (Chorus)
      01:51
    • No. 34 Air 'Our fears are now for ever fled' (Israelitish Woman)
      02:12
    • Recitative 'I saw the tyrant breathless' (Barak) – Recitative 'When from the battle' (Jael)
      02:22
    • No. 35 Air 'Tyrant, now no more we dread thee' (Jael)
      04:37
    • Recitative 'If, Jael, I aright divine' (Deborah)
      00:25
    • No. 36 Air 'The glorious sun shall cease to shed' (Deborah)
      02:41
    • Recitative 'May Heav'n with kind profusion' (Barak)
      00:16
    • No. 37 Air 'Low at her feet' (Barak)
      03:11
    • No. 38 Accompagnato 'O great Jehovah!' (Deborah)
      00:52
    • Symphony (Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351: La Réjouissance)
      01:25
    • No. 39 Chorus 'Let our glad songs to Heav'n ascend' (Chorus)
      06:35