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Handel - Theodora - Ralf Otto

by Hana Blazíková Georg Poplutz Bachchor Mainz Daniel Ochoa Nohad Becker Christian Rohrbach Bachorchester Mainz
Year of release 2017
Songs 60
Album time 01:50:05
Genre list Classical, Oratorios


1 1. THEODORA Oratorium In 3 Teilen HWV 68. Libretto: Thomas Morell - PART I. Overture [Grave - Allegro]   3:11
2 2. Scene 1. Recitative Valens: ''Tis Dioclesian's Natal Day... Go My Faithful Soldier Go'   0:54
3 3. Scene 1. Chorus Of Heathens: 'And Draw A Blessing Down'   2:09
4 4. Scene 1. Recitative Didymus Valens: 'Vouchsafe Dread Sir A Gracious Ear'   1:10
5 5. Scene 1. Air Valens: 'Racks Gibbets Sword And Fire Shall Speak'   1:53
6 6. Scene 1. Chorus Of Heathens: 'For Ever Thus Stands Fix'd The Doom Of Rebels'   1:46
7 7. Scene 2. Recitative Didymus: Most Cruel Edict'   0:36
8 8. Scene 2. Air Didymus: 'The Raptur'd Soul Defies The Sword'   2:22
9 9. Scene 2. Recitative Septimius: 'I Know Thy Virtues And Ask For Thy Faith'   0:44
10 10. Scene 2. Air Septimius: 'Descend Kind Pity Heav'nly Guest'   3:11
11 11. Scene 3. Recitative Theodora: 'Though Hard My Friends'   0:34
12 12. Scene 3. Air Theodora: 'Fond Flatt'ring World Adieu'   4:03
13 13. Scene 3. Recitative Irene: 'Oh Bright Example Of All Goodness'   0:40
14 14. Scene 3. Chorus Of Christians: 'Come Mighty Father Mighty Lord'   2:30
15 15. Scene 4. Recitative Messenger Irene: 'Fly Fly My Brethren Heathen Rage'   1:02
16 16. Scene 4. Air Irene: 'As With Rosy Steps The Morn Advancing'   2:25
17 17. Scene 4. Chorus Of Christians: 'All Pow'r In Heaven Above Or Eath Beneath'   2:23
18 18. Scene 5. Recitative Septimius: 'Mistaken Wretches Why Thus Blind To Fate'   0:23
19 19. Scene 5. Air Septimius: 'Dread The Fruits Of Christian Folly'   1:09
20 20. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Septimius: 'Deluded Mortal Call It Not Rebellion' Accompagnato Theodora: 'O Worse Than Death Indeed'   1:20
21 21. Scene 5. Air Theodora: 'Angels Ever Bright And Fair'   1:17
22 22. Scene 6. Recitative Didymus Irene: 'Unhappy Happy Crew'   0:58
23 23. Scene 6. Air Didymus: 'Kind Heav'n If Virtue Be Thy Care'   2:28
24 24. Scene 6. Recitative Irene: 'Oh Love How Great Thy Pow'r'   0:35
25 25. Scene 6. Chorus Of Christians: 'Go Gen'rous Pious Youth'   4:07
26 1. PART II. Scene 1. Recitative Valens: 'Ye Men Of Antioch With Solemn Pomp'   0:38
27 2. Scene 1. Chorus Of Heathens: 'Queen Of Summer Queen Of Love'   0:49
28 3. Scene 1. Air Valens: 'Wide Spread His Name And Make His Glory'   2:19
29 4. Scene 1. Recitative Valens: 'Return Septimius To The Stubborn Maid'   0:46
30 5. Scene 1. Chorus Of Heathens: 'Venus Laughing From The Skies'   1:27
31 6. Scene 2. Symphony [Largo]   1:14
32 7. Scene 2. Recitative Theodora: 'Oh Thou Bright Sun'   0:44
33 8. Scene 2. Air Theodora: 'With Darkness Deep As Is My Woe'   3:34
34 9. Scene 2. Symphony [Largo]   2:08
35 10. Scene 4. Recitative Irene: 'The Clouds Begin To Veil The Hemisphere'   0:43
36 11. Scene 4. Air Irene: 'Defend Her Heav'n'   3:35
37 12. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus: 'Or Lull'd With Grief Or Rapt Her Soul To Heav'n'   0:31
38 13. Scene 5. Air Didymus: 'Sweet Rose And Lily Flow'ry Form'   2:51
39 14. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Didymus: 'Oh Save Me Heaven In This My Perilous Hour'   1:34
40 15. Scene 5. Air Theodora: 'The Pilgrim's Home The Sick Man's Health'   1:28
41 16. Scene 5. Accompagnato Didymus: 'Forbid It Heaven Shall I Destroy The Life I Came To Save? '   0:30
42 17. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus Theodora: 'Ah What Is Liberty Or Life To Me'   1:06
43 18. Scene 5. Duet Theodora Didymus: 'To Thee Thou Glorious Son Of Worth'   4:30
44 19. Scene 6. Recitative Irene: ''Tis Night But Night's Sweet Blessing'   0:43
45 20. Scene 6. Chorus Of Christians: 'He Saw The Lovely Youth Death's Early Prey Alas'   4:29
46 21. PART III. Scene 1. Air Irene: 'Lord To Thee Each Night And Day Strong In Hope'   3:08
47 22. Scene 2. Recitative Irene Theodora: 'But See The Good The Virtuous Didymus'   0:51
48 23. Scene 2. Chorus Of Christians Solo Theodora: 'Blest Be The Hand And Blest The Pow'r'   3:11
49 24. Scene 3. Recitative Accompagnato Messenger Irene Theodora: 'Undaunted In The Court Stands Didymus'   2:04
50 25. Scene 3. Duet Irene Theodora: 'Whither Princess Do You Fly Sure To Duffer Sure To Die? '   1:33
51 26. Scene 3. Recitative Irene: 'She's Gone Disdaining Liberty And Life'   0:39
52 27. Scene 4. Recitative Valens Didymus Theodora: 'Is It A Christian Virtue Then To Rescue From The Hands Of Justice'   1:13
53 28. Scene 5. Air Septimius: 'From Virtue Springs Each Generous Deed'   3:10
54 29. Scene 5. Air Valens: 'Cease Ye Slaves Your Fruitless Pray'r'   1:06
55 30. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora: 'Oppose Not Didymus My Just Desires'   0:38
56 31. Scene 5. Chorus Of Heathens: 'How Strange Their Ends'   2:47
57 32. Scene 5. Recitatives Didymus Theodora Valens: 'On Me Your Frowns Your Utmost Rage Exert' Scene 6. Recitative Didymus Theodora Septimius: 'And Must Such Beauty Suffer? '   1:51
58 33. Scene 6. Air Didymus Duet Theodora Didymus: 'Streams Of Pleasure Ever Flowing'... 'Thither Let Our Hearts Aspire'   5:23
59 34. Scene 7. Recitative Irene: 'Ere This Their Doom Is Past And They Are Gone'   0:27
60 35. Scene 7. Chorus Of Christians: 'Oh Love Divine Thou Source Of Fame Of Glory And All Joy'   2:39

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