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The Beecham Collection - Handel

John Cameron (baritone), Alexander Young (tenor), Elsie Morison (soprano), Lois Marshall (soprano)

The Beecham Choral Society, Sir Thomas Beecham

The Beecham Collection - Handel

The Beecham Collection - Handel

John Cameron (baritone), Alexander Young (tenor), Elsie Morison (soprano), Lois Marshall (soprano)

The Beecham Choral Society, Sir Thomas Beecham

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Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Pt. I
Work length1:12:39
Overture
Track length4:15
Chorus. Your harps and cymbals sound (Chorus of Priests)
Track length3:59
Accompagnato. Almighty pow'r, who rul'st! (Solomon)
Track length2:30
Chorus. With pious hearts and holy tongue (Chorus of Priests)
Track length4:37
Recitative. Imperial Solomon, thy pray'rs are heard (Zadok)
Track length0:43
Air. Sacred raptures cheer my breast (Zadok)
Track length5:03
Recitative. Bless'd be the Lord (Solomon)
Track length0:35
Air. What tho' I trace each herb and flow'r (Solomon)
Track length3:30
Air. Bless'd the day when first my eyes (Queen)
Track length5:32
Recitative. Thou fair inhabitant of Nile - Oh Monarch! With each virtue bless'd (Solomon, Queen)
Track length0:53
Duet. Welcome as the dawn of day (Solomon, Queen)
Track length4:09
Recitative. When thou art absent from my sight (Queen)
Track length0:17
Air. With thee th'unshelter'd moor I tread (Queen)
Track length3:15
Recitative. My blooming fair, come, come away (Solomon)
Track length0:16
May no rash intruder disturb their soft hours (Chorus)
Track length3:57
Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"
Track length3:10
Recitative. From Arabia's spicy shores (Queen of Sheba, Solomon)
Track length0:30
Air. Ev'ry sight these eyes behold (Queen of Sheba)
Track length4:58
Recitative. Sweep, sweep the string (Solomon)
Track length0:22
Air and Chorus. Music, spread thy voice around (Solomon, Chorus)
Track length4:15
Air and Chorus. Now a diff'rent measure try - Shake the dome, and pierce the sky (Solomon, Chorus)
Track length2:02
Recitative. Then at once from rage remove (Solomon)
Track length0:42
Chorus. Draw the tear from hopeless love
Track length3:05
Recitative. Next the tortur'd soul release (Solomon)
Track length0:20
Air and Chorus. Thus rolling surges rise (Solomon)
Track length2:06
Recitative. Thy Harmony's divine, great King! (Queen of Sheba)
Track length1:41
Chorus. From the censer curling rise
Track length5:57
Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Pt. II
Work length30:24
Chorus. From the east unto the west (Chorus of Israelites)
Track length3:06
Recitative. Thrice happy king, to have achiev'd (Zadok)
Track length1:06
Air. Golden columns, fair and bright (Zadok)
Track length3:19
Air. Beneath the vine, or fig-tree's shade (First Harlot)
Track length3:17
Gold now Is common on our happy shores (Solomon)
Track length0:42
Air. How green our fertile pastures look (Solomon)
Track length4:20
Chorus. Swell, swell the full chorus (Chorus of Priests)
Track length3:44
Recitative. May peace in Salem ever dwell (Queen of Sheba)
Track length1:06
Air. Will the sun forget to streak (Queen of Sheba)
Track length5:10
Recitative. Adieu, fair queen (Solomon)
Track length0:18
Chorus. Praise the Lord with harp and tongue
Track length4:16
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