Tracklist

1. Overture	7:52
A1	(Without Tempo Indication/Ohne Tempoangabe - Allegro - Lentement - Allegro)
Act I
A2	2. Chorus: Mourn, Ye Afflicted Children	5:38
A3	3. Recitative (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman): Well, Brehtren, May Your Sorrows Flow	1:22
A4	4. Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man): From This Dread Scene	2:55
A5	5. Chorus: For Sion Lamentation Make	3:35
A6	6. Recitative (Israelitish Man): Not Vain Is All This Storm Of Grief	1:09
A7	7. Aria (Israelitish Man): Pious Orgies	3:47
A8	8. Chorus: Oh Father, Whose Almighty Pow'r	2:29
B1	9. Recitative (Simon): I Feel The Deity Within	1:05
B2	10./11. Aria (Simon) And Chorus: Arm, Arm Ye Brave! - We Come, In Bright Array	4:12
B3	12. Recitative (Judas Maccabaeus): 'Tis Well, My Friends	0:51
B4	13. Aria (Judas Maccabaeus): Call Forth Thy Pow'rs	2:14
B5	14. Recitative (Israelitish Woman): To Heav'n's Almighty King	0:31
B6	15: Aria (Israelitish Woman): Oh Liberty, Thou Choicest Treasure	2:40
B7	16. Aria (Israelitish Woman): Come, Ever-Smiling Liberty	3:19
B8	17. Recitative (Israelitish Man): Oh Judas, May These Noble Views Inspire	0:14
B9	18: Aria (Israelitish Man): 'This Liberty, Dear Liberty Alone	2:57
B10	19. Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man): Come, Ever-Smiling Liberty	1:20
B11	20. Chorus: Lead On, Lead On!	0:50
B12	21. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): So Will'd My Father	1:42
B13	22. Semi-Chorus: Disdainful Of Danger	2:13
B14	23. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): Ambition! If E'er Honour Was Thine Aim	0:22
B15	24. Aria (Judas Macabaeus): No Unhallow'd Desire	2:27
B16	25: Recitative (Israelitish Man): Haste We, My Brethren	0:12
B17	26. Chorus: Hear Us, Oh Lord	3:43
Act II
C1	27. Chorus: Fall'n Is The Foe	3:25
C2	28. Recitative (Israelitish Man): Victorious Hero!	0:44
C3	29. Aria (Israelitish Man): So Rapid Thy Course Is	4:26
C4	30. Recitative (Israelitish Man): Well May Hope	0:21
C5	31./32. Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man) And Chorus: Sion Now Her Head Shall Raise	6:45
C6	33. Recitative (Israelitish Woman: Oh Let Eternal Honours	0:32
C7	34. Aria (Israelitish Woman): From Mighty Kings	8:14
C8	35./36. Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man) And Chorus: Hail, Hail, Judea, Happy Land!	2:17
D1	37. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): Thanks To My Brethren	0:43
D2	38. Aria (Judas Macabaeus): How Vain Is Man	5:58
D3	39. Recitative (Messenger): Oh Judas, Oh My Brethren!	0:47
D4	40./41. Aria (Israelitish Woman) And Chorus: Ah! Wretched , Wretched Israel!	6:29
D5	42. Recitative (Simon): Be Comforted	0:45
D6	43. Aria (Simon): The Lord Worketh Wonders	3:06
D7	44. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): My Arms! - Against This Gorgias Will I Go	0:28
D8	45./46. Aria (Judas Macabaeus) And Chorus: Sound An Alarm! - We Hear, We Hear The Pleasing Dreadful Call	4:45
D9	47. Recitative (Simon): Enough! To Heav'n We Leave The Rest	0:50
D10	48. Aria (Simon): With Pious Hearts	2:38
E1	49. Recitative (Israelitish Man, Israelitish Woman): Ye Worshippers Of God	1:20
E2	50. Aria (Israelitish Woman): Wise Men, Flatt'ring	5:56
E3	51./52. Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man) And Chorus: Oh! Never, Never Bow We Down - We Never, Never Will Bow Down	6:51
Act III
E4	53. Aria (Israelitish Man): Father Of Heav'n!	7:05
E5	54. Recitative (Israelitish Man): See, See Yon Flames	0:47
E6	55. Recitative (Israelitish Woman): Oh Grant It, Heav'n	0:30
E7	56. Aria (Israelitish Woman): So Shall The Lute And Harp Awake	4:31
E8	57. Recitative (Messenger, Simon): From Capharsalama, On Eagle Wings	1:25
F1	58. Chorus Of Youths: See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes! Chorus Of Virgins: See The Godlike Youth Advance! Chorus: See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes	2:48
F2	59. March	1:46
F3	60. Chorus: Sing Unto God, And High Affections Raise	2:54
F4	61. Recitative (Judas Macabaeus): Sweet Flow The Strains	1:18
F5	62. Aria (Judas Macabaeus): With Honour Let Desert Be Crown'd	3:20
F6	63. Recitative (Epolemus): Peace To My Countrymen	0:51
F7	64. Chorus: To Our Great God Be All The Honour Giv'n	2:28
F8	65. Recitative (Israelitish Woman): Again To Earth Let Gratitude Descend	0:55
F9	66. Aria, Duet (Israelitish Woman, Israelitish Man): Oh Lovely Peace	8:12
F10	67./68. Aria (Simon) And Chorus: Rejoice, Oh Judah! - Hallelujah! Amen	3:30

Credits

• Bass Vocals [Eupolemus] – Christopher Keyte
• Bass Vocals [Simon] – John Shirley-Quirk
• Choir – Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
• Chorus Master – Russell Burgess
• Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
• Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
• Contralto Vocals [Israelitish Man] – Janet Baker
• Countertenor Vocals [Messenger] – Paul Esswood
• Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
• Soprano Vocals [Israelitish Woman] – Felicity Palmer
• Tenor Vocals [Judas Maccabaeus] – Ryland Davies

Notes

Includes Booklet with Libretto.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
2723 050	Georg Friedrich Händel, Sir Charles Mackerras	Georg Friedrich Händel, Sir Charles Mackerras - Judas Maccabaeus Oratorio ‎(3xLP + Box)	Archiv Produktion	2723 050	Germany	1977
XL 173535/537	Georg Friedrich Händel, Sir Charles Mackerras	Georg Friedrich Händel, Sir Charles Mackerras - Judas Maccabaeus Oratorio ‎(3xLP, Album + Box, Club)	Ex Libris	XL 173535/537	Switzerland	1977
447 692-2	Georg Friedrich Händel, Sir Charles Mackerras	Georg Friedrich Händel, Sir Charles Mackerras - Judas Maccabaeus Oratorio ‎(3xCD, Album, RE)	Archiv Produktion	447 692-2	Germany	1989

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