Handel: Joseph And His Brethren
Hyperion - CDA 67171/3
Kompozytor
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Wykonawcy
The King's Consort / King
The King's Consort / King
Utwory na płycie:
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Overture
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 1 Be Firm, My Soul!
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 2 #1 Joseph, Thy Fame
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 2 #2 Come, Divine Inspirer
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 2 #3 Pardon, That I So Long Forgot
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 2 #4 Ingratitude's The Queen
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 3 #1 Thus, Stranger
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 3 #2 O God Of Joseph
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 3 #3 Pharaoh, Thy Dreams
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 3 #4 Divine Interpreter!
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 3 #5 O Lovely Youth
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 3 #6 Wear, Worthy Man
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 3 #7 Joyful Sounds
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 4 #1 Whence This Unwonted Ardour?
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 4 #2 I Feel A Spreading Flame
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 4 #3 Fair Asenath
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 5 #1 Celestial Virgin!
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 5 #2 Now, Potiphera
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 5 #3 Grand March
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 6 #1 'Tis Done
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 6 #2 Immortal Pleasures
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 6 #3 Glorious & Happy
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 6 #4 Since The Race Of Time Begun
- Handel: Joseph & His Brethren - Part 1 Sc. 6 #5 Swift Our Numbers
Part 1 - Overture. Andante, Larghetto, Allegro, Menuet
Part 1 - Scene 1. Air. Be firm, my soul! nor faint beneath (Joseph)
Part 1 - Scene 2 No 2. Air. Come, divine inspirer, come (Joseph)
Part 1 - Scene 2 No 3. Recitative. Pardon, that I so long forgot thee, Joseph (Phanor/Joseph)
Part 1 - Scene 3 No 1. Recitative. Thus, stranger, I have laid my troubled thoughts (Pharaoh/Joseph)
Part 1 - Scene 3 No 3. Accompagnato. Pharaoh, thy dreams are one (Joseph)
Part 1 - Scene 3 No 4. Recitative. Divine interpreter! What oracle (Pharaoh/Joseph)
Part 1 - Scene 3 No 6. Recitative. Wear, worthy man, this Royal signet wear (Pharaoh)
Part 1 - Scene 3 No 7. Chorus. Joyful sounds, melodious strain! (Egyptians)
Part 1 - Scene 4 No 1. Recitative. Whence this unwonted ardour in my breast? (Asenath)
Part 1 - Scene 4 No 2. Air. I feel a spreading flame within my veins (Asenath)
Part 1 - Scene 4 No 3. Recitative. Fair Asenath (Joseph/Pharaoh/Potiphera/Asenath))
Part 1 - Scene 5 No 1. Duet. Celestial virgin! Godlike youth! (Joseph/Asenath)
Part 1 - Scene 5 No 2. Recitative. Now, Potiphera, instant to the temple (Pharaoh)
Part 1 - Scene 5 No 3. Grand march during the procession
Part 1 - Scene 6 No 2. Chorus. Immortal pleasures crown this pair (Egyptians)
Part 1 - Scene 6 No 3. Recitative. Glorious and happy is thy lot, O Zaphnath! (Pharaoh)
Part 1 - Scene 6 No 4. Air. Since the race of time begun (Pharaoh)
Part 1 - Scene 6 No 5. Chorus. Swift our numbers, swiftly roll (Egyptians)
Part 2 - Scene 1 No 2. Recitative. How vast a theme has Egypt for applause! (Phanor/Asenath)
Part 2 - Scene 1 No 3. Air. Our fruits, whilst yet in blossom, die (Asenath)
Part 2 - Scene 1 No 6. Recitative. Phanor, we mention not his highest glory! (Asenath/Phanor)
Part 2 - Scene 1 No 7. Air. Together, lovely innocents, grow up (Asenath)
Part 2 - Scene 1 No 8. Recitative. He then is silent, then again exclaims (Asenath)
Part 2 - Scene 2 No 1. Accompagnato. Where are these brethren â?Ś why this base delay? (Simeon)
Part 2 - Scene 2 No 2. Air. Remorse, confusion, horror, fear (Simeon)
Part 2 - Scene 3 No 1. Recitative. This Hebrew prisoner (Phanor/Joseph)
Part 2 - Scene 3 No 2. Accompagnato. Ye departed hours (Joseph)
Part 2 - Scene 3 No 3. Air. The peasant tastes the sweets of life (Joseph)
Part 2 - Scene 3 No 4/Scene 4 No 1. Recitative. But Simeon comes (Joseph/Simeon)
Part 2 - Scene 4 No 2. Air. Impostor! Ah! my foul offence (Simeon)
Part 2 - Scene 5 No 1. Recitative. Whence, Asenath, this grief that hangs upon thee (Joseph/Asenath)
Part 2 - Scene 5 No 2. Air. The silver stream, that all its way (Asenath)
Part 2 - Scene 6 No 2. Air. To keep afar from all offence (Judah)
Part 2 - Scene 7 No 1. Accompagnato. Once more, O pious Zaphnath, at thy feet (Reuben/Judah)
Part 2 - Scene 7 No 2. Recitative. This kiss, my gracious Lord (Benjamin/Joseph/Judah)
Part 2 - Scene 7 No 4. Recitative. Sweet innocence! divine simplicity! (Joseph/Benjamin/Reuben/Judah)
Part 3 - Overture. Sinfonia. Allegro
Part 1 - Scene 1. Air. Be firm, my soul! nor faint beneath (Joseph)
Part 1 - Scene 2 No 2. Air. Come, divine inspirer, come (Joseph)
Part 1 - Scene 2 No 3. Recitative. Pardon, that I so long forgot thee, Joseph (Phanor/Joseph)
Part 1 - Scene 3 No 1. Recitative. Thus, stranger, I have laid my troubled thoughts (Pharaoh/Joseph)
Part 1 - Scene 3 No 3. Accompagnato. Pharaoh, thy dreams are one (Joseph)
Part 1 - Scene 3 No 4. Recitative. Divine interpreter! What oracle (Pharaoh/Joseph)
Part 1 - Scene 3 No 6. Recitative. Wear, worthy man, this Royal signet wear (Pharaoh)
Part 1 - Scene 3 No 7. Chorus. Joyful sounds, melodious strain! (Egyptians)
Part 1 - Scene 4 No 1. Recitative. Whence this unwonted ardour in my breast? (Asenath)
Part 1 - Scene 4 No 2. Air. I feel a spreading flame within my veins (Asenath)
Part 1 - Scene 4 No 3. Recitative. Fair Asenath (Joseph/Pharaoh/Potiphera/Asenath))
Part 1 - Scene 5 No 1. Duet. Celestial virgin! Godlike youth! (Joseph/Asenath)
Part 1 - Scene 5 No 2. Recitative. Now, Potiphera, instant to the temple (Pharaoh)
Part 1 - Scene 5 No 3. Grand march during the procession
Part 1 - Scene 6 No 2. Chorus. Immortal pleasures crown this pair (Egyptians)
Part 1 - Scene 6 No 3. Recitative. Glorious and happy is thy lot, O Zaphnath! (Pharaoh)
Part 1 - Scene 6 No 4. Air. Since the race of time begun (Pharaoh)
Part 1 - Scene 6 No 5. Chorus. Swift our numbers, swiftly roll (Egyptians)
Part 2 - Scene 1 No 2. Recitative. How vast a theme has Egypt for applause! (Phanor/Asenath)
Part 2 - Scene 1 No 3. Air. Our fruits, whilst yet in blossom, die (Asenath)
Part 2 - Scene 1 No 6. Recitative. Phanor, we mention not his highest glory! (Asenath/Phanor)
Part 2 - Scene 1 No 7. Air. Together, lovely innocents, grow up (Asenath)
Part 2 - Scene 1 No 8. Recitative. He then is silent, then again exclaims (Asenath)
Part 2 - Scene 2 No 1. Accompagnato. Where are these brethren â?Ś why this base delay? (Simeon)
Part 2 - Scene 2 No 2. Air. Remorse, confusion, horror, fear (Simeon)
Part 2 - Scene 3 No 1. Recitative. This Hebrew prisoner (Phanor/Joseph)
Part 2 - Scene 3 No 2. Accompagnato. Ye departed hours (Joseph)
Part 2 - Scene 3 No 3. Air. The peasant tastes the sweets of life (Joseph)
Part 2 - Scene 3 No 4/Scene 4 No 1. Recitative. But Simeon comes (Joseph/Simeon)
Part 2 - Scene 4 No 2. Air. Impostor! Ah! my foul offence (Simeon)
Part 2 - Scene 5 No 1. Recitative. Whence, Asenath, this grief that hangs upon thee (Joseph/Asenath)
Part 2 - Scene 5 No 2. Air. The silver stream, that all its way (Asenath)
Part 2 - Scene 6 No 2. Air. To keep afar from all offence (Judah)
Part 2 - Scene 7 No 1. Accompagnato. Once more, O pious Zaphnath, at thy feet (Reuben/Judah)
Part 2 - Scene 7 No 2. Recitative. This kiss, my gracious Lord (Benjamin/Joseph/Judah)
Part 2 - Scene 7 No 4. Recitative. Sweet innocence! divine simplicity! (Joseph/Benjamin/Reuben/Judah)
Part 3 - Overture. Sinfonia. Allegro
Joseph and his Brethren, the latest in The King's Consort's mammoth series of recordings of the grand oratorios of Handel, tells the story of Joseph, sold into slavery by his perfidious brothers, winning acceptance at the court of Pharaoh in Egypt by his interpretation of the dreams foretelling seven years of plenty, and seven of famine. His brothers come from drought-ridden Israel to beg for food, and are eventually reunited with Joseph.
The work is characteristically full of melodic invention and drama, culminating in the scene between Joseph and his youngest and innocent brother Benjamin (here sung by the stunning treble Connor Burrowes) in which Joseph is emotionally overcome and admits his true identity. No wonder the work was so warmly received at its first performance.
'I have no reservations about encouraging anyone interested in Handel to buy this set and to acquaint themselves with the many delights of this grossly neglected work' (Gramophone)
'A must for all dedicated Handelians' (Classic CD)
'Mi recomendación más absoluta … Tres horas de deleite musical que no se debe perder' (CD Compact, Spain)
'This is as fine a case as one could imagine being made for the work' (American Record Guide)
'Robert King and Hyperion can be more than satisfied with another fine addition to their steadily-increasing Handel discography' (Organists' Review)
'No lover of Handel should be without this wonderful work, now at last done justice on CD' (Hi-Fi News)
'With first-rate casts and careful attention to Handel's original texts, King has blown the dust off some magnificent music' (BBC Record Review)
Recording details: March 1996; St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom; Produced by Ben Turner; Engineered by Philip Hobbs; Release date: October 1996; Total duration: 163 minutes 29 seconds
The work is characteristically full of melodic invention and drama, culminating in the scene between Joseph and his youngest and innocent brother Benjamin (here sung by the stunning treble Connor Burrowes) in which Joseph is emotionally overcome and admits his true identity. No wonder the work was so warmly received at its first performance.
'I have no reservations about encouraging anyone interested in Handel to buy this set and to acquaint themselves with the many delights of this grossly neglected work' (Gramophone)
'A must for all dedicated Handelians' (Classic CD)
'Mi recomendación más absoluta … Tres horas de deleite musical que no se debe perder' (CD Compact, Spain)
'This is as fine a case as one could imagine being made for the work' (American Record Guide)
'Robert King and Hyperion can be more than satisfied with another fine addition to their steadily-increasing Handel discography' (Organists' Review)
'No lover of Handel should be without this wonderful work, now at last done justice on CD' (Hi-Fi News)
'With first-rate casts and careful attention to Handel's original texts, King has blown the dust off some magnificent music' (BBC Record Review)
Recording details: March 1996; St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom; Produced by Ben Turner; Engineered by Philip Hobbs; Release date: October 1996; Total duration: 163 minutes 29 seconds