Handel - Theodora - William Christie

Year:	2012
Genre:	Oratorios
Composer:	Georg Friedrich Handel
Conductor:	William Christie
Performers: - Dawn Upshaw - Lorraine Hunt - David Daniels - Richard Croft - Frode Olsen - Michael Hart-Davis - The Glyndenbourne Chorus - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

In MP3 format In FLAC format

CD1

1	1. THEODORA Oratorio in three parts HWV 68. Libretto by Thomas Morell - PART I. Overture	6:27	14.77 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

2	2. Scene 1. Recitative Valens:	0:52	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

3	3. Scene 1. Air Valens: Go my faithful soldier go	1:49	4.16 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

4	4. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: And draw a blessing down	2:02	4.66 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

5	5. Scene 1. Recitative Didymus Valens: Vouchsafe dread Sir a gracious ear	0:53	2.02 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

6	6. Scene 1. Air Valens: Racks gibbets sword or fire	4:24	10.08 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

7	7. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: Forever thus stands fix	1:42	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

8	8. Scene 2. Recitative Didymus: Most cruel edict sure thy generous soul	0:41	1.57 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

9	9. Scene 2. Air Didymus: The raptur	9:01	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

10	10. Scene 2. Recitative Septimius: I know thy virtues	0:42	1.61 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

11	11. Scene 2. Air Septimius: Descend kind pity heav	7:30	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

12	12. Scene 3. Recitative Theodora: Tho	0:25	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

13	13. Scene 3. Air Theodora: Fond flatt	5:10	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

14	14. Scene 3. Recitative Irene: O bright example of all goodness	0:27	1.03 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

15	15. Scene 3. Air Irene: Bane of virtue nurse of passions	6:23	14.61 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

16	16. Scene 3. Chorus of Christians: Come mighty Father mighty Lord	3:22	7.71 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

17	17. Scene 4. Recitative Messenger Irene: Fly fly my brethren heathen rage pursues us swift	0:50	1.91 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

18	18. Scene 4. Air Irene: As with rosy steps the morn advancing	7:35	17.36 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

19	19. Scene 4. Chorus of Christians: All pow	2:24	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

20	20. Scene 5. Recitative Septimius: Mistaken wretches why thus blind to fate	0:18	0.69 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

21	21. Scene 5. Air Septimius: Dread the fruits of Christian folly	2:52	6.56 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

22	22. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Septimius: Deluded mortals call it not rebellion	1:05	2.48 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

23	23. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora: O worse than death indeed	0:33	1.26 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

24	24. Scene 5. Air Theodora: Angels ever bright and fair	4:09	9.51 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

CD2

1	1. Scene 6. Recitative Didymus Irene: Unhappy happy crew why stand ye thus	0:50	1.91 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

2	2. Scene 6. Air Didymus: Kind Heav	5:53	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

3	3. Scene 7. Recitative Irene: O love how great thy pow	0:21	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

4	4. Scene 7. Chorus of Christians: Go generous pious youth	6:28	14.80 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

5	5. PART II. Scene 1. Recitative Valens: Ye men of Antioch with solemn pomp	0:41	1.57 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

6	6. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: Queen of Summer Queen of love	0:50	1.91 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

7	7. Scene 1. Air Valens Wide spread his name	2:37	5.99 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

8	8. Scene 1. Recitative Valens: Return Septimius to the stubborn maid	0:28	1.07 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

9	9. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: Venus laughing from the skies	1:27	3.32 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

10	10. Scene 2. Symphony	1:17	2.94 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

11	11. Scene 2. Recitative Theodora: Oh thou bright Sun how sweet thy rays	0:41	1.57 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

12	12. Scene 2. Air Theodora: With darkness deep as is my woe	3:56	9.01 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

13	13. Scene 2. Symphony	2:08	4.89 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

14	14. Scene 2. Recitative Theodora: But why art thou disquieted my soul?	0:32	1.22 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

15	15. Scene 2. Air Theodora: Oh that I on wings could rise	3:54	8.93 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

16	16. Scene 3. Recitative Didymus Septimius: Long have I known thy friendly social soul	0:39	1.49 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

17	17. Scene 3. Air Septimius: Tho	3:15	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

18	18. Scene 3. Recitative Didymus Septimius: O save her then or give me pow	0:40	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

19	19. Scene 3. Air Didymus: Deeds of kindness to display	7:10	16.41 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

20	20. Scene 4. Recitative Irene: The clouds begin to veil the hemisphere	0:43	1.64 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

21	21. Scene 4. Air Irene: Defend her Heav	5:30	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

22	22. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus: Or lull	0:25	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

23	23. Scene 5. Air Didymus: Sweet rose and lily flow	3:01	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

24	24. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Didymus: O save me Heav	1:00	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

25	25. Scene 5. Air Theodora: The pilgrim	3:49	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

26	26. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus: Forbid it Heav	0:33	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

27	27. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Didymus: Ah what is liberty or life to me	1:19	3.02 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

28	28. Scene 5. Duet Theodora Didymus: To thee thou glorious son of worth	4:37	10.57 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

29	29. Scene 6. Recitative Irene:	0:43	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

30	30. Scene 6. Chorus of Christians: He saw the lovely youth death	5:53	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

CD3

1	1. PART III. Scene 1. Recitative Irene: Lord to thee each night and day	5:55	13.55 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

2	2. Scene 2. Recitative Irene Theodora: But see the good the virtuous Didymus	0:40	1.53 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

3	3. Scene 2. Air Theodora: When sunk in anguish and despair	5:42	13.05 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

4	4. Scene 2. Recitative Irene Blessed be the pow	0:35	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

5	5. Scene 2. Chorus of Christians and Solo Theodora: Blessing honour adoration Blest be the hand	4:06	9.39 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

6	6. Scene 3. Recitative Messenger Irene: Undaunted in the court stands Didymus	1:00	2.29 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

7	7. Scene 3. Recitative Theodora: O my Irene Heav	0:46	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

8	8. Scene 3. Duet Irene Theodora: Whither Princess do you fly?	1:19	3.02 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

9	9. Scene 3. Recitative Irene: She	0:52	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

10	10. Scene 3. Air Irene: New scenes of joy come crowding on	4:47	10.95 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

11	11. Scene 4. Recitative Valens Didymus: Is it a Christian virtue then to rescue	0:38	1.45 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

12	12. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Septimius: Be that my doom	0:42	1.61 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

13	13. Scene 5. Air Septimius: From virtue springs each gen	7:03	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

14	14. Scene 5. Air Vallens: Cease ye slaves your fruitless pray	1:10	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

15	15. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus Theodora:	0:49	0.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

16	16. Scene 5. Air Theodora: Lost in anguish quite dispairing	3:05	7.06 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

17	17. Scene 5. Chorus of Heathens: How strange their ends	3:43	8.51 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

18	18. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus Theodora Vallens: On me your frowns your utmost rage exert	0:47	1.80 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

19	19. Scene 5. Air Vallens: Ye ministers of justice lead them hence	1:14	2.83 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

20	20. Scene 6. Recitative Didymus Theodora Septimius: And must such beauty suffer?	1:05	2.48 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

21	21. Scene 6. Air Didymus and Duet Theodora Didymus: Streams of pleasure ever flowing Thither let our hearts aspire	6:27	14.77 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

22	22. Scene 7. Recitative Irene: Ere this their doom is past and they are gone to prove that love is stronger far than death	0:29	1.11 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

23	23. Scene 7. Chorus of Christians: O love divine thou source of fame	4:22	10.00 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

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CD1

1	1. THEODORA Oratorio in three parts HWV 68. Libretto by Thomas Morell - PART I. Overture	6:27	30.66 Mb	664 Kbps	buy

2	2. Scene 1. Recitative Valens:	0:52	0.00 Mb	628 Kbps	buy

3	3. Scene 1. Air Valens: Go my faithful soldier go	1:49	8.59 Mb	661 Kbps	buy

4	4. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: And draw a blessing down	2:02	10.74 Mb	738 Kbps	buy

5	5. Scene 1. Recitative Didymus Valens: Vouchsafe dread Sir a gracious ear	0:53	3.99 Mb	632 Kbps	buy

6	6. Scene 1. Air Valens: Racks gibbets sword or fire	4:24	21.69 Mb	689 Kbps	buy

7	7. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: Forever thus stands fix	1:42	0.00 Mb	790 Kbps	buy

8	8. Scene 2. Recitative Didymus: Most cruel edict sure thy generous soul	0:41	2.95 Mb	603 Kbps	buy

9	9. Scene 2. Air Didymus: The raptur	9:01	0.00 Mb	619 Kbps	buy

10	10. Scene 2. Recitative Septimius: I know thy virtues	0:42	3.03 Mb	604 Kbps	buy

11	11. Scene 2. Air Septimius: Descend kind pity heav	7:30	0.00 Mb	623 Kbps	buy

12	12. Scene 3. Recitative Theodora: Tho	0:25	0.00 Mb	596 Kbps	buy

13	13. Scene 3. Air Theodora: Fond flatt	5:10	0.00 Mb	563 Kbps	buy

14	14. Scene 3. Recitative Irene: O bright example of all goodness	0:27	2.04 Mb	631 Kbps	buy

15	15. Scene 3. Air Irene: Bane of virtue nurse of passions	6:23	28.28 Mb	619 Kbps	buy

16	16. Scene 3. Chorus of Christians: Come mighty Father mighty Lord	3:22	15.84 Mb	657 Kbps	buy

17	17. Scene 4. Recitative Messenger Irene: Fly fly my brethren heathen rage pursues us swift	0:50	3.51 Mb	588 Kbps	buy

18	18. Scene 4. Air Irene: As with rosy steps the morn advancing	7:35	30.98 Mb	571 Kbps	buy

19	19. Scene 4. Chorus of Christians: All pow	2:24	0.00 Mb	688 Kbps	buy

20	20. Scene 5. Recitative Septimius: Mistaken wretches why thus blind to fate	0:18	1.33 Mb	617 Kbps	buy

21	21. Scene 5. Air Septimius: Dread the fruits of Christian folly	2:52	13.22 Mb	644 Kbps	buy

22	22. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Septimius: Deluded mortals call it not rebellion	1:05	3.80 Mb	489 Kbps	buy

23	23. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora: O worse than death indeed	0:33	2.21 Mb	561 Kbps	buy

24	24. Scene 5. Air Theodora: Angels ever bright and fair	4:09	16.53 Mb	556 Kbps	buy

CD2

1	1. Scene 6. Recitative Didymus Irene: Unhappy happy crew why stand ye thus	0:50	3.45 Mb	577 Kbps	buy

2	2. Scene 6. Air Didymus: Kind Heav	5:53	0.00 Mb	605 Kbps	buy

3	3. Scene 7. Recitative Irene: O love how great thy pow	0:21	0.00 Mb	590 Kbps	buy

4	4. Scene 7. Chorus of Christians: Go generous pious youth	6:28	28.24 Mb	610 Kbps	buy

5	5. PART II. Scene 1. Recitative Valens: Ye men of Antioch with solemn pomp	0:41	3.07 Mb	627 Kbps	buy

6	6. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: Queen of Summer Queen of love	0:50	4.37 Mb	732 Kbps	buy

7	7. Scene 1. Air Valens Wide spread his name	2:37	12.55 Mb	670 Kbps	buy

8	8. Scene 1. Recitative Valens: Return Septimius to the stubborn maid	0:28	1.90 Mb	567 Kbps	buy

9	9. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: Venus laughing from the skies	1:27	7.47 Mb	719 Kbps	buy

10	10. Scene 2. Symphony	1:17	4.67 Mb	508 Kbps	buy

11	11. Scene 2. Recitative Theodora: Oh thou bright Sun how sweet thy rays	0:41	2.81 Mb	574 Kbps	buy

12	12. Scene 2. Air Theodora: With darkness deep as is my woe	3:56	16.04 Mb	570 Kbps	buy

13	13. Scene 2. Symphony	2:08	7.96 Mb	521 Kbps	buy

14	14. Scene 2. Recitative Theodora: But why art thou disquieted my soul?	0:32	2.34 Mb	612 Kbps	buy

15	15. Scene 2. Air Theodora: Oh that I on wings could rise	3:54	18.07 Mb	647 Kbps	buy

16	16. Scene 3. Recitative Didymus Septimius: Long have I known thy friendly social soul	0:39	2.75 Mb	590 Kbps	buy

17	17. Scene 3. Air Septimius: Tho	3:15	0.00 Mb	631 Kbps	buy

18	18. Scene 3. Recitative Didymus Septimius: O save her then or give me pow	0:40	0.00 Mb	587 Kbps	buy

19	19. Scene 3. Air Didymus: Deeds of kindness to display	7:10	31.69 Mb	618 Kbps	buy

20	20. Scene 4. Recitative Irene: The clouds begin to veil the hemisphere	0:43	2.86 Mb	558 Kbps	buy

21	21. Scene 4. Air Irene: Defend her Heav	5:30	0.00 Mb	574 Kbps	buy

22	22. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus: Or lull	0:25	0.00 Mb	576 Kbps	buy

23	23. Scene 5. Air Didymus: Sweet rose and lily flow	3:01	0.00 Mb	611 Kbps	buy

24	24. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Didymus: O save me Heav	1:00	0.00 Mb	581 Kbps	buy

25	25. Scene 5. Air Theodora: The pilgrim	3:49	0.00 Mb	567 Kbps	buy

26	26. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus: Forbid it Heav	0:33	0.00 Mb	604 Kbps	buy

27	27. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Didymus: Ah what is liberty or life to me	1:19	5.21 Mb	552 Kbps	buy

28	28. Scene 5. Duet Theodora Didymus: To thee thou glorious son of worth	4:37	19.23 Mb	582 Kbps	buy

29	29. Scene 6. Recitative Irene:	0:43	0.00 Mb	538 Kbps	buy

30	30. Scene 6. Chorus of Christians: He saw the lovely youth death	5:53	0.00 Mb	635 Kbps	buy

CD3

1	1. PART III. Scene 1. Recitative Irene: Lord to thee each night and day	5:55	25.70 Mb	607 Kbps	buy

2	2. Scene 2. Recitative Irene Theodora: But see the good the virtuous Didymus	0:40	2.77 Mb	581 Kbps	buy

3	3. Scene 2. Air Theodora: When sunk in anguish and despair	5:42	23.84 Mb	584 Kbps	buy

4	4. Scene 2. Recitative Irene Blessed be the pow	0:35	0.00 Mb	587 Kbps	buy

5	5. Scene 2. Chorus of Christians and Solo Theodora: Blessing honour adoration Blest be the hand	4:06	20.41 Mb	695 Kbps	buy

6	6. Scene 3. Recitative Messenger Irene: Undaunted in the court stands Didymus	1:00	3.97 Mb	555 Kbps	buy

7	7. Scene 3. Recitative Theodora: O my Irene Heav	0:46	0.00 Mb	591 Kbps	buy

8	8. Scene 3. Duet Irene Theodora: Whither Princess do you fly?	1:19	6.29 Mb	667 Kbps	buy

9	9. Scene 3. Recitative Irene: She	0:52	0.00 Mb	544 Kbps	buy

10	10. Scene 3. Air Irene: New scenes of joy come crowding on	4:47	20.74 Mb	606 Kbps	buy

11	11. Scene 4. Recitative Valens Didymus: Is it a Christian virtue then to rescue	0:38	2.69 Mb	592 Kbps	buy

12	12. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Septimius: Be that my doom	0:42	2.87 Mb	573 Kbps	buy

13	13. Scene 5. Air Septimius: From virtue springs each gen	7:03	0.00 Mb	636 Kbps	buy

14	14. Scene 5. Air Vallens: Cease ye slaves your fruitless pray	1:10	0.00 Mb	697 Kbps	buy

15	15. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus Theodora:	0:49	0.00 Mb	606 Kbps	buy

16	16. Scene 5. Air Theodora: Lost in anguish quite dispairing	3:05	12.72 Mb	576 Kbps	buy

17	17. Scene 5. Chorus of Heathens: How strange their ends	3:43	17.04 Mb	640 Kbps	buy

18	18. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus Theodora Vallens: On me your frowns your utmost rage exert	0:47	3.29 Mb	586 Kbps	buy

19	19. Scene 5. Air Vallens: Ye ministers of justice lead them hence	1:14	6.03 Mb	683 Kbps	buy

20	20. Scene 6. Recitative Didymus Theodora Septimius: And must such beauty suffer?	1:05	4.29 Mb	553 Kbps	buy

21	21. Scene 6. Air Didymus and Duet Theodora Didymus: Streams of pleasure ever flowing Thither let our hearts aspire	6:27	26.63 Mb	577 Kbps	buy

22	22. Scene 7. Recitative Irene: Ere this their doom is past and they are gone to prove that love is stronger far than death	0:29	1.86 Mb	535 Kbps	buy

23	23. Scene 7. Chorus of Christians: O love divine thou source of fame	4:22	20.45 Mb	654 Kbps	buy