Performer: George Frederic Handel
Genre: Classical
Album: Esther
Released: 2004
Style: Baroque, Oratorio
MP3 version ZIP size: 1340 mb
FLAC version RAR size: 1270 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1793 mb
Rating: 4.9
Votes: 934
Other Formats: AU AHX MOD VOX VOC FLAC MPC

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1-1	Ouverture - Andante - Larghetto - Allegro	7:00
Scene 1
1-2	Recitative Habdonah, Haman "Tis Greater Far To Spare"	0:38
1-3	Aria Human "Pluck Root And Branch From Out The Land"	1:56
1-4	Recitative Persian Officer "Our Souls With Ardour Glow"	0:08
1-5	Chorus "Shall We The God Of Israel Fear?"	1:38
Scene 2
1-6	Recitative First Israelite "Now Persecution Shall Lay By Her Iron Rod"	0:17
1-7	Aria "Tune Your Harps To Cheerful Strains"	3:53
1-8	Chorus "Shall We Of Servitude Complain"	1:20
1-9	Aria Israelite Woman "Praise The Lord With Cheerful Noise"	5:35
1-10	Recitative Israelite Woman "O God, Who From The Suckling's Mouth"	0:20
1-11	Aria Second Israelite "Sing Songs Of Praise, Bow Down The Knee"	3:33
1-12	Chorus "Shall We Of Servitude Complain"	1:17
Scene 3
1-13	Recitative Priest Of The Israelites "How Have Our Sins Provoked The Lord!"	1:00
1-14	Chorus "Ye Sons Of Israel Mourn"	2:01
1-15	Aria Priest Of The Israelites "Jordan, Jordan, Sacred Tide"	6:48
1-16	Chorus "Ye Sons Of Israel Mourn"	2:10
Oboe Sonata In G Minor (HWV 404) Oboe – Anthony Robson
1-17	Andante	2:21
1-18	Allegro	1:48
1-19	Adagio	1:10
1-20	Allegro	2:28
Scene 4
2-1	Recitative Esther, Mordecai "Why Sits That Sorrow On Thy Brow?"	0:58
2-2	Aria Mordecai "Dread Not, Righteous Queen, The Danger"	4:10
2-3	Recitative Esther "I Go Before The King To Stand"	0:15
2-4	Aria Esther "Tears Assist Me, Pity Moving"	2:59
2-5	Chorus "Save Us, O Lord"	0:58
Scene 5
2-6	Recitative Ahasuerus, Esther "Who Dares Intrude Into Our Presence"	1:16
2-07	Duet Esther, Ahasuerus "Who Calls My Parting Soul From Death?"	2:30
2-8	Aria Ahasuerus "O Beauteous Queen, Unclose Thy Eyes"	6:43
2-09	Recitative Esther "If I Find Favour In Thy Sight"	0:20
2-10	Aria Ahasuerus "How Can I Stay When Love Invites?"	3:21
2-11	Recitative Third Israelite, Fourth Israelite "With Inward Joy His Visage Grows"	0:18
2-12	Chorus "Virtue, Truth And Innocence"	2:39
2-13	Arioso Priest Of The Israelites "Jehovah, Crown'd With Glory Bright"	1:37
2-14	Chorus "He Comes, He Comes To End Our Woes"	4:00
Secene 6
2-15	Recitative Ahasuerus, Esther "Now, O Queen, Thy Suit Declare"	1:27
2-16	Arioso Haman "Turn Not, O Queen, Thy Face Away"	2:31
2-17	Aria Esther "Flatt'ring Tongue, No More I Hear Thee!"	5:00
2-18	Recitative Ahasuerus "Guards, Seize The Traitor, Bear Him Hence"	0:35
2-19	Aria Haman "How Art Thou Fall'n From Thy Height!"	5:05
2-20	Chorus "The Lord Our Enemy Has Slain"	11:00

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Church Of St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Sixteen Productions Ltd
• Copyright (c) – The Sixteen Productions Ltd

Credits

• Alto Vocals – Michael Chance
• Bass Vocals – Michael George , Robert Evans , Simon Birchall
• Chorus – The Sixteen
• Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
• Conductor – Harry Christophers
• Design – Richard Boxall Design Associates
• Edited By – Geoff Miles
• Engineer – Mike Hatch
• Liner Notes – Graydon Beeks, Jr*
• Mastered By – Julian Millard
• Orchestra – The Symphony Of Harmony And Invention
• Producer – Mark Brown
• Soprano Vocals – Lynda Russell, Nancy Argenta
• Tenor Vocals – Mark Padmore, Matthew Vine, Simon Berridge, Thomas Randle

Notes

Made in EU
The 1718 original version of Esther.
Recorded May 18-22, 1995.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 8 28021 60192 7
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV27
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 0149
• Matrix / Runout (CD 1): 00095 52657 139 01 + 52658200
• Matrix / Runout (CD 2): 00095 52657 160 01 + 52658206

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
70402	George Frideric Handel*, The Sixteen, Orchestra Of The Sixteen, Harry Christophers	George Frideric Handel*, The Sixteen, Orchestra Of The Sixteen, Harry Christophers - Esther (1718 Version) ‎(2xCD)	Collins Classics	70402	UK	1996
RRC2025	Handel* - The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra*, Harry Christophers	Handel* - The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra*, Harry Christophers - Esther ‎(2xCD, Album, RE)	Regis Records	RRC2025	UK	2003