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Title: |
Esther |
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Com: Patrizia Kwella (Esther), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Ahasuerus), Ian Partridge (Mordecai), David Thomas (Haman), Emma Kirkby (Israelite woman), Paul Elliott (1st israelite), Andrew King (2nd israelite, Habdonah, Officer), Drew Minter (Priest).
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Publication: |
London : Editions L'Oiseau Lyre, 1985 |
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ISRC: |
L'Oiseau-Lyre: 414-423-2 |
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Physical Description: | 2 discos (CD) (ca. 87 min.) : stereo; 12 cm + Libreto | |
Notes: | Gravação em DDD; Orquestra com instrumentos da época; Oratória com texto de S. Humphreys baseado em Racine; Estreia como masque, mas é desenvolvida em oratória de concerto de 1732; Foi a 1ª oratória inglesa; No do Serviço de Aquisições e Tratamento Técnico | |
Music Category/Genre: | Classical Music | |
Call Number: | 300.HAN.06386/AB+ |
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TRACKS* / CONTENTS: |
Ajuda
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Disco 1: | |||||
Scene 1 | |||||
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Ouverture-Recitative: Tis greater far to spare.
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Pluck root and branch from out the land.
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Shall we the God of Israel fear?.
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Scene 2 | |||||
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Tune your harps to cheerful strains.
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Shall we of servitude complain.
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Praise the lord with cheerful noise.
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Sing songs of praise, bow down the knee.
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Scene 3 | |||||
Recitative, How have our sins provoked the Lord! | |||||
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Ye sons of Israel mourn.
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O Jordan, Jordan, sacred tide.
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Scene 4 Recitative, Why sits that sorrow on thy brow? | |||||
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Dread not, righteous Queen, the danger.
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Tears assist me, pity moving.
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Save us, o Lord.
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Disco 2: | |||||
Scene 5 | |||||
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Who dares intrude into our presence.
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Who calls my parting soul from death?.
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O beauteous Queen.
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Recitative, If I find favour in thy sight | |||||
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How can I stay when love invites.
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Virtue, truth and innocence.
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Jehovah, crown'd with glory bright.
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He comes, he comes to end our woes | |||||
Scene 6 Recitative, Now, o Queen, thy suit declare | |||||
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Turn not, o Queen, thy face away.
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Flatt'ring tongue, no more I hear thee!.
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Recitative, Guards, seize the traitor | |||||
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How art thou fall'n from thy height!.
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The Lord our enemy has slain : For ever blessed be thy holy name : Let Israel songs of joy repeat : For ever blessed be thy holy name : The Lord his people shall restore : For ever blessed be thy holy name : Mount Lebanon his firs resigns : For ever blessed be thy holy name.
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