Handel - The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra, Harry Christophers - Esther FLAC

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

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
COR16019	George Frederic Handel - Lynda Russell, Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, Thomas Randle, Mark Padmore, Michael George , The Sixteen, The Symphony Of Harmony And Invention, Harry Christophers	George Frederic Handel - Lynda Russell, Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, Thomas Randle, Mark Padmore, Michael George , The Sixteen, The Symphony Of Harmony And Invention, Harry Christophers - Esther ‎(2xCD, Album, RE)	CORO	COR16019	Europe	2004
COR16019	George Frederic Handel, The Sixteen, The Symphony Of Harmony And Invention, Harry Christophers	George Frederic Handel, The Sixteen, The Symphony Of Harmony And Invention, Harry Christophers - Esther ‎(2xCD, Album, RE)	CORO	COR16019	Europe	2004

• Alto Vocals – Michael Chance
• Bass Vocals – Michael George , Robert Evans , Simon Birchall
• Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
• Conductor – Harry Christophers
• Edited By – Geoff Miles
• Engineer – Mike Hatch
• Ensemble – The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra
• Liner Notes – James Murray
• Oboe – Anthony Robson
• Producer – Mark Brown
• Soprano Vocals – Lynda Russell, Nancy Argenta
• Tenor Vocals – Mark Padmore, Matthew Vine, Simon Berridge, Thomas Randle

Recorded at St. Judes on the Hill, Hampstead May 1995.
The 1718 original version of Esther.
Total Playing Time CD1 = 47:31.
Total Playing Time CD2 = 57:49.

• Barcode: 5055031320257
• Rights Society: MCPS
• SPARS Code: DDD

• Licensed From – Collins Classics
• Recorded At – Church Of St. Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead