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Artist: Dunedin Consort, John Butt
Title: George Frideric Handel: Esther HWV 50a
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: LINN Records [CKD 397]
Genre: Classical Music
Quality: FLAC (tracks) [24Bit/96kHz]
Total Time: 01:39:38
Total Size: 2,01 GB
Named the 11th Greatest Choir by Gramophone, the Dunedin Consort has established a reputation as the finest single-part period performance choir currently performing. The Dunedin Consort's highly anticipated new recording of Esther is the third recording in its hugely successful Handel series. The Consort has set the bar high for this Handel performance with a Gramophone Award in 2007 for Messiah and a BBC Radio 3 ‘Building a Library' First Choice accolade for Acis and Galatea. For Esther, director John Butt has reunited his award-winning team of soloists, Susan Hamilton, Nicholas Mulroy, Matthew Brook and Thomas Hobbs, plus well-known guest soloists Robin Blaze and James Gilchrist.
Tracklist:
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Esther HWV50a
01 Act 1 Overture Movement 1: Andante [1'58]
02 Act 1 Overture Movement 2: Larghetto [2'35]
03 Act 1 Overture Movement 3: Allegro [2'27]
04 Act 1 Scene 1 No 1, Recitative: 'Tis greater far to spare, than to destroy (Habdonah/Haman) [0'41]
05 Act 1 Scene 1 No 2, Air: Pluck root and branch from out the land (Haman) [1'59]
06 Act 1 Scene 1 No 3, Recitative: Our souls with ardour glow (Officer) [0'07]
07 Act 1 Scene 1 No 4, Chorus: Shall we the God of Israel fear? [1'51]
08 Act 1 Scene 2 No 1, Recitative: Now persecution shall lay by her iron rod (1st Israelite) [0'16]
09 Act 1 Scene 2 No 2, Air: Tune your harps to cheerful strains (1st Israelite) [4'21]
10 Act 2 Scene 2 No 3, Chorus: Shall we of servitude complain? [1'24]
11 Act 2 Scene 2 No 4, Recitative: O God, who from the suckling's mouth (Israelite Boy) [0'16]
12 Act 1 Scene 2 No 5, Air: Praise the Lord with cheerful noise (Israelite Boy) [5'38]
13 Act 1 Scene 2 No 6, Chorus: Shall we of servitude complain? [1'24]
14 Act 1 Scene 3 No 1, Recitative: How have our sins provok'd the Lord! (Priest of the Israelites) [1'05]
15 Act 1 Scene 3 No 2, Chorus: Ye sons of Israel mourn [1'52]
16 Act 1 Scene 3 No 3, Air: O Jordan, Jordan, sacred tide (Priest of the Israelites) [7'42]
17 Act 1 Scene 3 No 4, Chorus: Ye sons of Israel mourn [2'01]
18 Act 2 Scene 1 No 1, Recitative: Why sits that sorrow on thy brow? (Esther/Mordecai) [1'02]
19 Act 2 Scene 1 No 2: Dread not, righteous Queen, the danger (Mordecai) [4'25]
20 Act 2 Scene 1 No 3, Recitative: I go before the King to stand (Esther) [0'13]
21 Act 2 Scene 1 No 4, Air: Tears assist me, pity moving (Esther) [2'50]
22 Act 2 Scene 1 No 5, Chorus: Save us, O Lord [1'27]
23 Act 2 Scene 2 No 1, Recitative: Who dares intrude into our presence without our leave? (Assuerus/Esther) [1'09]
24 Act 2 Scene 2 No 2, Duet: Who calls my parting soul from death? (Esther/Assuerus) [2'46]
25 Act 2 Scene 2 No 3, Air: O beauteous Queen, unclose those eyes! (Assuerus) [7'18]
26 Act 2 Scene 2 No 4, Recitative: If I find favour in thy sight (Esther) [0'20]
27 Act 2 Scene 2 No 5, Air: How can I stay, when love invites? (Assuerus) [3'09]
28 Act 2 Scene 3 No, Recitative: With inward joy his visage grows (1st Israelite/2nd Israelite) [0'16]
29 Act 2 Scene 3 No 2, Chorus: Virtue, truth, and innocence [2'43]
30 Act 3 Scene 1 No 1, Air: Jehovah crown'd with glory bright (Priest of the Israelites) [1'58]
31 Act 3 Scene 1 No 2, Chorus: He comes, he comes to end our woes [4'17]
32 Act 3 Scene 2 No 1, Recitative: Now, O Queen, thy suit declare (Assuerus/Esther) [1'38]
33 Act 3 Scene 2 No 2, Accompagnato: Turn not, O Queen, thy face away (Haman) [2'36]
34 Act 3 Scene 2 No 3, Air: Flatt'ring tongue, no more I hear thee! (Esther) [4'52]
35 Act 3 Scene 2 No 4, Recitative: Guards, seize the traitor, bear him hence! (Assuerus) [0'40]
36 Act 3 Scene 2 No 5, Air: How art thou fall'n from thy height! (Haman) [6'10]
37 Act 3 Scene 3, Chorus with soli: The Lord our enemy has slain [11'57]
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Dunedin Consort
John Butt, conductor
Ashley Turnell, tenor
Electra Lochhead, soprano
Robin Blaze, countertenor
Susan Hamilton, soprano
Nicholas Mulroy, tenor
Matthew Brook, bass
Robert Davies, bass
James Gilchrist, tenor
Thomas Hobbs, tenor
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01 - Act One, Overture - I. Andante.flac
38.0 MB
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02 - Act One, Overture - II. Larghetto.flac
49.4 MB
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03 - Act One, Overture - III. Allegro.flac
48.5 MB
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04 - Act One, Scene 1 - I. Recitative- 'Tis greater far to spare, than to destroy.flac
13.1 MB
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05 - Act One, Scene 1 - II. Air- Pluck root and branch from out the land.flac
40.4 MB
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06 - Act One, Scene 1 - III. Recitative- Our souls with ardour glow.flac
2.5 MB
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07 - Act One, Scene 1 - IV. Chorus- Shall we the God of Israel’s fear.flac
38.7 MB
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08 - Act One, Scene 2 - I. Recitative- Now persecution shall lay by her iron rod.flac
5.2 MB
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09 - Act One, Scene 2 - II. Air- Tune your harps to cheerful strains.flac
78.1 MB
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10 - Act One, Scene 2 - III. Chorus- Shall we of servitude complain.flac
28.5 MB
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11 - Act One, Scene 2 - IV. Recitative- O God, who from the suckling’s mouth.flac
5.1 MB
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12 - Act One, Scene 2 - V. Air- Praise the Lord with cheerful noise.flac
109.0 MB
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13 - Act One, Scene 2 - VI. Chorus- Shall we of servitude complain.flac
28.2 MB
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14 - Act One, Scene 3 - I. Recitative- How have our sins provok’d the Lord.flac
20.1 MB
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15 - Act One, Scene 3 - II. Chorus- Ye sons of Israel mourn.flac
36.9 MB
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16 - Act One, Scene 3 - III. Air- O Jordan, Jordan, sacred tide.flac
148.6 MB
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17 - Act One, Scene 3 - IV. Chorus- Ye sons of Israel mourn.flac
41.7 MB
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18 - Act Two, Scene 1 - I. Recitative- Why sits that sorrow on thy brow.flac
19.0 MB
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19 - Act Two, Scene 1 - II. Recitative- Why sits that sorrow on thy brow.flac
86.2 MB
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20 - Act Two, Scene 1 - III. Recitative- I go before the king to stand.flac
4.2 MB
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21 - Act Two, Scene 1 - IV. Air- Tears assist me, pity moving.flac
54.3 MB
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22 - Act Two, Scene 1 - V. Chorus- Save us, O Lord.flac
28.6 MB
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23 - Act Two, Scene 2 - I. Recitative- Who dares intrude into our presence without our leave.flac
21.3 MB
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24 - Act Two, Scene 2 - II. Duet- Who calls my parting soul from death.flac
49.0 MB
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25 - Act Two, Scene 2 - III. Air- O beauteous Queen, unclose those eyes!.flac
137.9 MB
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26 - Act Two, Scene 2 - IV. Recitative- If I find favour in thy sight.flac
6.2 MB
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27 - Act Two, Scene 2 - V. Air- How can I stay, when love invites.flac
62.9 MB
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28 - Act Two, Scene 2 - VI. Recitative- With inward joy his visage glows.flac
5.1 MB
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29 - Act Two, Scene 2 - VII. Chorus- Virtue, truth and innocence.flac
54.9 MB
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30 - Act Three, Scene 1 - I. Air- Jehovah crown’d with glory bright.flac
38.4 MB
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31 - Act Three, Scene 1 - II. Chorus- He comes, He comes to end our woes.flac
91.8 MB
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32 - Act Three, Scene 2 - I. Recitative- Now, O Queen, they suit declare.flac
30.6 MB
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33 - Act Three, Scene 2 - II. Accompagnato- Turn not, O Queen, thy face away.flac
47.9 MB
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34 - Act Three, Scene 2 - III. Air- Flatt’ring tongue, no more I hear thee!.flac
99.1 MB
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35 - Act Three, Scene 2 - IV. Recitative- Guards, seize the traitor, bear him hence!.flac
12.7 MB
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36 - Act Three, Scene 2 - V. Air- How art thou fall’n from thy height!.flac
120.8 MB
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37 - Act Three, Scene 2 - VI. Chorus- The Lord our enemy has slain.flac
250.7 MB
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