Special offer. Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63

Act 1 No 04. Duet. From this dread scene, these adverse pow'rs (Israelitish man / Israelitish woman)

Act 1 No 05. Chorus. For Sion lamentation make

Act 1 No 06. Recitative. Not vain is all this storm of grief (Israelitish man)

Act 1 No 07. Air. Pious orgies, pious airs (Israelitish man)

Act 1 No 08. Chorus. O Father, whose almighty pow'r

Act 1 No 09. Recitative. I feel, I feel the Deity within (Simon)

Act 1 No 10. Air – Chorus. Arm, arm, ye brave! A noble cause (Simon)

Act 1 No 11. Recitative. 'Tis well, my friends; with transport I behold (Judas Maccabaeus)

Act 1 No 12. Air. Call forth thy pow'rs, my soul, and dare (Judas Maccabaeus)

Act 1 No 13. Recitative. To heav'n's almighty king we kneel (Israelitish woman)

Act 1 No 14. Air. O liberty, thou choicest treasure (Israelitish woman)

Act 1 No 15. Air. Come, ever-smiling liberty (Israelitish woman)

Act 1 No 16. Recitative. O Judas, may these noble views inspire (Israelitish man)

Act 1 No 17. Air. 'Tis liberty, dear liberty alone (Israelitish man)

Act 1 No 18. Duet. Come, ever-smiling liberty (Israelitish man / Israelitish woman)

Act 1 No 19. Chorus. Lead on, lead on! Judah disdains

Act 1 No 20. Recitative. So will'd my father, now at rest (Judas Maccabaeus)

Act 1 No 21. Semi-chorus. Disdainful of danger, we'll rush on the foe

Act 1 No 22. Recitative. Ambition! If e'er honour was thine aim (Judas Maccabaeus)

Act 1 No 23. Air. No unhallow'd desire (Judas Maccabaeus)

Act 1 No 24. Recitative. Haste we, my brethren, haste we to the field (Israelitish man)

Act 1 No 25. Chorus. Hear us, O Lord, on thee we call

Act 2 No 01. Chorus. Fall'n is the foe; so fall thy foes, O Lord!

Act 2 No 02. Recitative. Victorious hero! Fame shall tell (Israelitish man)

Act 2 No 03. Air. So rapid thy course is

Act 2 No 04. Recitative. Well may we hope our freedom to receive (Israelitish man)

Act 2 No 05. Duet – Chorus. Sion now her head shall raise (Israelitish man / Israelitish woman)

Act 2 No 06. Recitative. Oh, let eternal honours crown his name (Israelitish woman)

Act 2 No 07. Air. From mighty kings he took the spoil (Israelitish woman)

Act 2 No 08. Duet – Chorus. Hail, hail, Judea. Happy land! (Israelitish man / Israelitish woman)

Act 2 No 09. Recitative. Thanks to my brethren; but look up to heav'n (Judas Maccabaeus)

Act 2 No 10. Air. How vain is man, who boasts in fight (Judas Maccabaeus)

Act 2 No 11. Recitative. O Judas, O my brethren! (Messenger)

Act 2 No 12. Air – Chorus. Ah! wretched, wretched Israel! Fall'n, how low (Israelitish woman)

Act 2 No 13. Recitative. Be comforted, nor think these plagues are sent (Simon)

Act 2 No 14. Air. The Lord worketh wonders (Simon)

Act 2 No 15. Recitative. My arms! Against this Gorgias will I go (Judas Maccabaeus)

Act 2 No 16. Air – Chorus. Sound an alarm! Your silver trumpets sound (Judas Maccabaeus)

Act 2 No 17. Recitative. Enough! To heav'n we leave the rest (Simon)

Act 2 No 18. Air. With pious hearts, and brave as pious (Simon)

Act 2 No 19. Recitative. Ye worshippers of God (Israelitish man / Israelitish woman)

Act 2 No 20. Air. Wise men, flatt'ring, may deceive us (Israelitish woman)

Act 2 No 21. Duet – Chorus. Oh! Never, never bow we down (Israelitish woman / Israelitish man)

Act 3 No 01. Air. Father of heav'n! From thy eternal throne (Priest)

Act 3 No 02. Recitative. See, see yon flames, that from the altar broke (Israelitish man / Israelitish woman)

Act 3 No 03. Air. So shall the lute and harp awake (Israelitish woman)

Act 3 No 04. Recitative. From Capharsalama on eagle wings I fly (Messengers)

Act 3 No 05. Chorus. See, the conqu'ring hero comes! (Chorus of youths / Chorus of virgins)

Act 3 No 06. March

Act 3 No 07. Chorus. Sing unto God, and high affections raise

Act 3 No 08. Recitative. Sweet flow the strains, that strike my feasted ear (Judas Maccabaeus)

Act 3 No 09. Air. With honour let desert be crown'd (Judas Maccabaeus)

Act 3 No 10. Recitative. Peace to my countrymen; peace and liberty (Eupolemus)

Act 3 No 11. Chorus. To our great God be all the honour giv'n

Act 3 No 12. Recitative. Again to earth let gratitude descend (Israelitish woman)

Act 3 No 13. Air. O lovely peace, with plenty crown'd (Israelitish woman)

Act 3 No 14. Air – Chorus. Rejoice, O Judah! and, in songs divine (Simon)