Theodora

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Trackliste Theodora HWV 68 (Oratorium) (Gesamtaufnahme) Händel, Georg Friedrich Grave - Allegro (Ouvertüre) Trio Courante Rezitativ: 'Tis Dioclesian's natal day (1. Teil) Arie: Go, my faithful soldier Chor: And draw a blessing down Rezitativ: Vouchsafe, dread sir Arie: Racks, gibbets, sword, & fire Chor: For ever thus stands fix'd the doom Rezitativ: Most cruel edict! Arie: The raptur'd soul defies the sword Rezitativ: I know thy virtues Arie: Descend, kind pity, heav'nly guest Rezitativ: Tho' hard, my friends Arie: Fond, flatt'ring world, adieu! Rezitativ: O bright example of all goodness! Arie: Bane of virtue, nurse of passions Chor: Come, mighty Father, mighty Lord Rezitativ: Fly, fly, my brethren Arie: As with rosy steps the morn advancing Chor: All pow'r in heav'n above Rezitativ: Mistaken wretches! Arie: Dread the fruits of Christian folly Rezitativ: Deluded mortal! Rezitativ mit Begleitung: O worse than death indeed Arie: Angels, ever bright, & fair Rezitativ: Unhappy happy crew! Arie: Kind heav'n, if virtue be thy care Rezitativ: O love! How great thy pow'r! Chor: Go, gen'rous, pious youth Rezitativ: Ye men of Antioch (2. Teil) Chor: Queen of summer, queen of love Arie: Wide spread his name Rezitativ: Return, Septimus, to the stubborn maid Chor: Venus laughing from the skies Sinfonia Rezitativ: O thou bright sun! Arie: With darkness deep as is my woe Symphony of soft musick Rezitativ: But why art thou disquieted, my soul? Arie: O that I on wings cou'd rise Rezitativ: Long have I known thy friendly social soul Arie: Tho' the honors Rezitativ: O save her then, or give me pow'r to save Arie: Deeds of kindness to display Rezitativ: The clouds begin to veil the hemisphere Arie: Defend her, heav'n Rezitativ: Or lull'd with grief Arie: Sweet rose, & lily Rezitativ: O save me, heav'n Arie: The pilgrim's home Rezitativ mit Begleitung: Forbid it, heav'n! Rezitativ: Or say, what right have I Duett: To thee, thou glorious son of worth Rezitativ: 'Tis night Chor: He saw the lovely youth Arie: Lord to thee, each night, & day (3. Teil) Rezitativ: But see, the good, the virtuous Didymus! Arie: When sunk in anguish, & despair Chor: Blest be the hand Rezitativ: Undaunted in the court stands Didymus Rezitativ mit Begleitung: O my Irene, heav'n is kind Rezitativ: Stay me not, dear friend Duett: Whither, princess, do you fly Rezitativ: She's gone, disdaining liberty & life Arie: New scenes of joy come crowding on Rezitativ: Is it a Christian virtue then Rezitativ: Be that my doom Arie: From virtue springs each generous deed Arie: Cease, ye slaves, your fruitless pray'r Rezitativ: 'Tis kind, my friends Chor: How strange their ends Rezitativ: On me your frowns Arie: Ye ministers of justice Rezitativ: And must such beauty suffer! Arie: Streams of pleasure ever flowing - Duett: Thither let our hearts aspire Rezitativ: Ere this their doom is past Chor: O love divine, thou source of fame