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Georg Friedrich Händel
Joseph And His Brethren
3-CD, 1996, Box
| Herstellungsland | Großbritannien |
|---|---|
| Veröffentlichungs-Jahr | 1996 |
| Zeit | 163:39 |
| EAN-Nr. | 034571171715 |
| Label/Labelcode | hyperion / LC 7533 |
| Plattenfirma/Katalog-Nr. | Hyperion Records Limited / CDA67171/73 |
| Musikrichtung | Klassik |
| Sammlungen | Gesucht | Flohmarkt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tracklist
I = Instrumental
L = Live
B = Bonustrack
H = Hidden Track
C = Coversong
| CD 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Track | Titel | Zeit | Besonderheit |
| Gesamtzeit | 55:30 | ||
| 1. | PART I - Overture | 6:55 | I |
| 2. | Air (Joseph) "Be firm, my soul! nor faint beneath" | 5:33 | |
| 3. | Recitative (Phanor) "Joseph, the fame has reach'd great Pharaoh's ear" | 0:46 | |
| 4. | Air (Joseph) "Come, devine inspirer, come" | 5:05 | |
| 5. | Recitative (Phanor) "Pardon, that I so long forgot thee, Joseph!" | 0:54 | |
| 6. | Air (Phanor) "Ingratitude's the queen of crimes" | 2:14 | |
| 7. | Recitative (Pharaoh) "Thus, stranger, I have laid my troubled thoughts" | 0:40 | |
| 8. | Chorus "O God of Joseph, gracious shed thy spirit on thy servant's head" | 1:45 | |
| 9. | Accompagnato (Joseph) "Pharaoh, thy dreams are one" | 2:25 | |
| 10. | Recitative (Pharaoh) "Devine interpreter! Whatr oracle" | 0:39 | |
| 11. | Air (Asenath) "O lovely youth, with wisdom crown'd" | 4:01 | |
| 12. | Recitative (Pharaoh) "Wear, worthy man, this Royal signet wear" | 0:33 | |
| 13. | Chorus "Joyful sounds, melodious strain!" | 2:57 | |
| 14. | Recitative (Asenath) "Whence his unwonted ardour in my breast?" | 0:23 | |
| 15. | Air (Asenath) "I feel a spreading flame within my veins" | 7:16 | |
| 16. | Recitative (Joseph) "Fair Asenath" | 1:08 | |
| 17. | Duet (Joseph / Asenath) "Celestial virgin! Godlike youth!" | 2:46 | |
| 18. | Recitative (Pharaoh) "Now, Potiphera, instand to the temple" | 0:15 | |
| 19. | Grand March during the procession | 1:28 | I |
| 20. | Recitative (High Priest) "'Tis done - the sacred knot is tied" | 0:12 | |
| 21. | Chorus "Immortal pleasures crown this pair" | 2:19 | |
| 22. | Recitative (Pharaoh) "Glorious and happy is thy lot, O Zaphnath!" | 0:12 | |
| 23. | Air (Pharaoh) "Since the race of time begun" | 2:25 | |
| 24. | Chorus "Swift our numbers, swifty roll" | 2:39 | |
| CD 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Track | Titel | Zeit | Besonderheit |
| Gesamtzeit | 62:49 | ||
| 1. | PART II - Chorus "Hail, thou youth, by Heaven belov'd" | 4:18 | |
| 2. | Recitative (Phanor) "How vast a theme has Egypt for applause!" | 1:06 | |
| 3. | Air (Asenath) "Our fruits, whilst yet in blossom, die" | 4:07 | |
| 4. | Recitative (Phanor) "He's Egypt's common parent, gives her bread" | 0:17 | |
| 5. | Chorus "Blest be the man by pow'r unstain'd" | 4:06 | |
| 6. | Recitative (Asenath) "Phanor, we mention not his highest glory!" | 1:28 | |
| 7. | Air (Asenath) "Together, lovely innocents, grow up" | 3:05 | |
| 8. | Recitative (Asenath) "He then is silent, then again exclaims" | 0:37 | |
| 9. | Accompagnato (Simeon) "Where are these Brethren?... Why this base delay?" | 1:56 | |
| 10. | Air (Simeon) "Remorse, confusion, horror, fear" | 1:55 | |
| 11. | Recitative (Phanor) "This Hebrew prisoner -" | 0:34 | |
| 12. | Accompagnato (Joseph) "Ye departed hours, what happier moments have I seen?" | 2:03 | |
| 13. | Air (Joseph) "The peasant tastes the sweets of life" | 7:45 | |
| 14. | Recitative (Joseph) "But Simeon comes -" | 3:42 | |
| 15. | Air (Simeon) "Impostor! Ah! my foul offence" | 2:56 | |
| 16. | Recitative (Joseph) "Whence, Asenath, this greif that hanges upon thee?" | 0:44 | |
| 17. | Air (Asenath) "The silver stream, that all its way" | 4:52 | |
| 18. | Recitative (Asenath) "Tell me, O tell me thy hearts malady" | 1:26 | |
| 19. | Air (Judah) "To keep afar from all offence" | 3:42 | |
| 20. | Chorus "Thus one, with ev'ry virtue crown'd" | 1:03 | |
| 21. | Accompagnato (Reuben) "Once more, O pious Zaphnath, at thy feet" | 1:38 | |
| 22. | Recitative (Benjamin) "This kiss, my gracious Lord" | 1:20 | |
| 23. | Air (Benjamin) "Thou deign'st to call thy servant 'son' " | 2:33 | |
| 24. | Recitative (Joseph) "Sweet innocence! divine simplicity!" | 1:22 | |
| 25. | Chorus "O God, who in thy heav'nly hand" | 4:14 | |
| CD 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Track | Titel | Zeit | Besonderheit |
| Gesamtzeit | 45:20 | ||
| 1. | PART III - Sinfonia | 1:28 | I |
| 2. | Recitative (Asenath) "What say'st thou, Phanor?" | 0:27 | |
| 3. | Air (Phanor) "The wanton favours of the great" | 1:34 | |
| 4. | Recitative (Asenath) "Whence so disturb'd, my Lord?" | 0:46 | |
| 5. | Air (Asenath) "Ah Jealousy, thou pelican" | 4:39 | |
| 6. | Recitative (Joseph) "O wrong me not! thy Zaphnath never harbour'd" | 1:20 | |
| 7. | Air (Joseph) "Thy people's favour, and the smiles of pow'r" | 3:28 | |
| 8. | Recitative (Asenath) "Art thou not Zaphnath? Is not Egypt sav'd?" | 0:25 | |
| 9. | Air (Asenath) "Prophetic raptures swell my breast" | 7:27 | |
| 10. | Recitative (Joseph) "They come, - and indignation in their looks" | 1:30 | |
| 11. | Accompagnato (Benjamin) "What! without me? Ah, how return in peace!" | 0:52 | |
| 12. | Arioso (Benjamin) "O pity!" | 2:49 | |
| 13. | Recitative (Joseph) "To prison with him!" | 1:50 | |
| 14. | Arioso (Simeon) "O gracious God" | 1:15 | |
| 15. | Chorus "Eternal Monarch of the sky" | 3:16 | |
| 16. | Recitative (Simeon) "But peace, Zaphnath returns" | 1:50 | |
| 17. | Air (Simeon) "Thou hadst, my Lord, a father once" | 1:58 | |
| 18. | Recitative (Simeon) "Give, give him up the lad" | 0:56 | |
| 19. | Recitative (Joseph) "I can no longer -" | 1:31 | |
| 20. | Recitative (Asenath) "Whilst the Nile and Memphis" | 0:45 | |
| 21. | Duet (Asenath / Joseph) "What's sweeter than the new-blown rose" | 2:54 | |
| 22. | Recitative (Joseph) "With songs of ardent gratitude and praise" | 0:19 | |
| 23. | Chorus "Alleluia. We will rejoice in thy salvation" | 2:01 | |
Infos
Joseph and his Brethren
A Sacred Drama (1744)
Libretto by James Miller (1708-1744)
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Asenath ....................... Yvonne Kenny, soprano
Joseph ........................ James Bowman, countertenor
Potiphera, Phanor ......... Catherine Denley, mezzo soprano
Pharaoh, Reuben .......... Michael George, bass
Benjamin ..................... Connor Burrowes, treble
Simeon, Judah ............. John Mark Ainsley, tenor
High Priest ................... William Missin, countertenor
The Choir of New College, Oxford
The Choir of The King's Consort
King's Consort
Robert King
Recorded on 19-25 March 1996
A Sacred Drama (1744)
Libretto by James Miller (1708-1744)
___________________________________________
Asenath ....................... Yvonne Kenny, soprano
Joseph ........................ James Bowman, countertenor
Potiphera, Phanor ......... Catherine Denley, mezzo soprano
Pharaoh, Reuben .......... Michael George, bass
Benjamin ..................... Connor Burrowes, treble
Simeon, Judah ............. John Mark Ainsley, tenor
High Priest ................... William Missin, countertenor
The Choir of New College, Oxford
The Choir of The King's Consort
King's Consort
Robert King
Recorded on 19-25 March 1996