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SO 240

Handel - Joshua

Released Date:
01 Dec 2009

Originally recorded in 2009
Artists:

London Handel Orchestra


Laurence Cummings


George Humphreys

bass

Alexandra Gibson

mezzo-soprano

Catherine Manley

soprano

Allan Clayton

tenor

Richard Rowntree

tenor

London Handel Singers



Venue:

St Georges Church, Hanover Square, London W1

13 Mar 2008

Producer:

Siva Oke



Engineer:

Simon Eadon



Record Label
Somm

Genre:

Opera


Early Music

Total Time - 117:59
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Joshua HWV 64

 118:36  
  An Oratorio in Three Parts  
   
  PART ONE  
1 Introduzione - A tempo di Ouverture 1:35
   
  Scene 1  
2 Chorus of Israelites 4:48
  Ye sons of Israel ev'ry tribe attend  
3 Recitative (Joshua, Caleb) 1:00
  Behold, my friends, what vast rewards are giv'n  
4 Aria (Caleb) 2:15
  O first in wisdom, first in pow'r!  
5 Recitative (Achsah) 0:22
  Matrons, and virgins, with unwearied pray'r  
6 Aria (Achsah) 5:13
  Oh! who can tell, oh! who can hear  
7 Recitative (Joshua) 0:42
  Caleb, attend to all I now prescribe 2:55      
8 Solo (Joshua) and Chorus 2:55
  To long posterity we here record  
9 Accompagnato (Joshua) 0:37
  So long the memory shall last  
10 Air (Joshua) 4:36
  While Kedron's brook to Jordan's stream  
   
  Scene 2  
  Othniel, Joshua. (Angel appearing)  
11 Recitative (Othniel) 0:37
  But, who is he? - tremendous to behold!  
12 Aria (Othniel) 2:42
  Awful, pleasing being say  
13 Recitative (Angel, Joshua) 0:40
  Joshua, I come commission'd from on high  
14 Accompagnato (Angel) 1:08
  Leader of Israel, 'tis the Lord's decree  
15 Recitative (Joshua) 0:11
  To give command, prerogative is thine  
16 Air (Joshua) 2:11
  Haste, Israel, haste  
17 Chorus of Israelites 2:10
  The Lord commands, and Joshua leads  
   
  Scene 3  
18 Accompagnato (Othniel, Achsah) 2:39
  In these blest scenes  
19 Recitative (Othniel, Achsah) 0:17
  'Tis Achsah's voice  
20 Accompagnato (Othniel, Achsah) 0:38
  Hail, lovely virgin of this blissful bow'r!  
21 Aria (Achsah) 5:33
  Hark, 'tis the linnet and the thrush!  
22 Recitative (Othniel) 0:35
  Oh Achsah! form'd for ev'ry chaste delight  
23 Duet (Achsah and Othniel) 2:45
  Our limpid streams with freedom flow  
24 Trumpets flourish 0:04
25 Recitative (Othniel) 0:16
  The trumpet calls; now Jericho shall know  
26 Chorus of Israelites 2:14
  May all the host of Heav'n attend him round  
   
  PART TWO  
  Scene 1  
27 Recitative (Joshua) 0:29
  'Tis well; six times the Lord hath been obey'd  
28 A solemn march during the circumvention of the Ark of the Covenant 1:16
29 Solo (Joshua) and Chorus 5:06
  Glory to God! - The nations tremble  
30 Recitative (Caleb) 0:31
  The walls are levell'd  
31 Aria (Caleb) 3:02
  See, the raging flames arise  
32 Aria (Achsah) 3:40
  To vanity and earthly pride  
   
  Scene 2  
33 Recitative (Joshua) 0:26
  Let all the seed of Abrah'm now prepare  
34 Solo (Joshua) and Chorus 3:11
  Almighty Ruler of the skies  
   
  Scene 3  
35 Recitative (Caleb) 0:52
  Joshua, the men dispatch'd by thee  
36 Chorus of the defeated Israelites 2:56
  How soon our tow'ring hopes are cross'd!  
37 Recitative (Joshua) 0:19
  Whence this dejection?  
38 Air (Joshua) and Chorus 3:00
  We with redoubled rage return  
   
  Scene 4  
39 Recitative (Othniel) 0:18
  Now give the army breath; let war a while  
40 Aria (Othniel) 3:25
  Heros, when with glory burning  
41 Recitative (Achsah) 0:25
  Indulgent heav'n hath heard my virgin pray'r  
42 Air (Achsah) 2:42
  As cheers the sun the tender flow'r  
   
  Scene 5  
43 Recitative (Caleb, Othniel) 1:15
  Sure I'm deceiv'd, with sorrow I behold  
   
  Scene 6  
44 Aria (Othniel) 3:06
  Nations, who in future story  
   
  Scene 7  
45 Recitative (Joshua) 0:29
  Brethren and friends, what joy this scene imparts  
46 Flourish of warlike instruments 0:05
47 Recitative (Caleb) 0:10
  Thus far our cause is favour'd by the Lord  
48 Flouris of warlike instruments 0:15
49 Solo (Joshua) and Chorus 2:27
  O thou bright orb, great ruler of the day  
   
  PART THREE  
  Scene 1  
50 Chorus of Israelites 3:44
  Hail, mighty Joshua, hail!  
51 Aria (Achsah) 2:33
  Happy, oh, thrice happy we  
52 Recitative (Joshua, Caleb) 1:54
  Caleb, for holy Eleazer send  
53 Aria (Caleb) 2:48
  Shall I in Mamre's fertile plain  
54 Chorus of the Tribe of Judah 2:12
  For all these mercies we will sing  
55 Recitative (Othniel, Caleb) 1:02
  O Caleb, fear'd by foes, by friends ador'd  
56 Air (Othniel) 1:36
  Place danger around me  
   
  Scene 2  
57 Chorus of Israelites 2:13
  Father of mercy, hear the pray'r we make  
58 Recitative (Joshua) 0:30
  In bloom of youth, this stripling hath achiev'd  
59 Chorus of Youths 0:47
  See, the conqu'ring hero comes!  
60 Duet (Virgins) 0:46
  See the godlike youth advance!  
61 Full Chorus 0:52
  See, the conqu'ring hero comes!  
   
  Scene 3  
62 Recitative (Caleb, Othniel, Achsah) 0:39
  Welcome, my, son, my Othniel, good and great  
63 Aria (Achsah) 2:27
  Oh! had I Jubal's lyre  
64 Recitative (Othniel) 0:11
  While life shall last  
65 Duet (Othniel, Achsah) 2:37
  O peerless maid, with beaty blest  
66 Recitative (Caleb) 0:33
  While lawless tyrants, with ambition blind  
67 Chorus 2:27
  The great Jehovah is our awful theme  
   
 Catherine Manley soprano
  Achsah, daughter of Caleb  
 Alexandra Gibson mezzo-soprano
  Othniel, an Israelite captain  
 Allan Clayton tenor
  Joshua, leader of the Israelites  
 George Humphreys bass
  Caleb, a senior Israelite  
 Richard Rowntree tenor
  An Angel  
  (Adrian Butterfield - Leader)  
 Laurence Cummings
   
  Recorded live during the London Handel Festival  
   


To mark the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death, the 32nd London Handel Festival presented not only an outstanding artistic programme in honour of the great composer, but also the release of his fourth oratorio Joshua on CD. This highly acclaimed performance opened last year’s Festival and was recorded live by SOMM Recordings in collaboration with the London Handel Society.

“…Laurence Cummings is a superb Handelian conductor with a sure sense of style, pacing and narrative, and he fields an excellent team of young British singers. George Humphrey’s authoritative yet sweet singing of ‘Shall I in Mamre’s fertile plain’ is superb, and Catherine Manley’s ‘Hark! ‘tis the linnet’ is ideally supple and affectionate (the accompaniment is beautifully played…)  "Allan Clayton … does a good job of Joshua’s fiendishly tricky solos. I hope to hear much more Handel from these promising singers.”


David Vickers

Gramophone - August 2009

“…Allen Clayton’s youthful vigour and lyrical tenor illuminate Joshua’s aria’s, while soprano Catherine Manley fashions the work’s hit tune, ‘O had I Jubal’s lyre’ with unaffected grace. A small, alert chorus and ace period instrument orchestra bring musical authority and expressive light and shade to proceedings.”…     ****

Andrew Stewart

Classic FM Magazine - June 2009

[Clayton is] “a tenor rapidly making a name for himself, who was suitably heroic in the title role, but always attractive of tone and eloquent of expression.”
Barry Millington

The Evening Standard



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