Handel
Handel's oratorio was very unpopular with audiences at first, but soon after the composer's death became second only to the Messiah in popularity. Catherine Bott provides a guide to the work, with musical examples to highlight its more unusual characteristics.
Playlist
Handel: Israel in Egypt
Andrew Parrott Conductor
Taverner Choir
Taverner Players
Nancy Argenta Soprano
Emily Van Evera Soprano
Timothy Wilson Alto
Anthony Rolfe Johnson Tenor
David Thomas Bass
Jeremy White Bass
EMI CDS 7 54018 2
Overture
CD1 Track 1
Chorus: They loathed to drink of the river
CD1 Track 17
Aria (Alto): Their land brought forth frogs
CD1 Track 18
Chorus: He spake the word/ He gave them hailstones for rain/ He sent a thick darkness over all the land
CD1 Tracks 19 - 21
Chorus: He smote all the first-born of Egypt
CD1 Track 22
Chorus: But as for his people, he led them forth like sheep
CD2 Track 1
Chorus: He rebuked the Red Sea
CD2 Track 3
Duet (Sopranos): The Lord is my strength
CD 2 Track 10
Duet (Basses): The Lord is a man of war
CD2 Track 13
Aria (Tenor): The enemy said
CD2 Track 19
Chorus: The people shall hear
CD2 Track 24
Aria (Alto): Thou shalt bring them in
CD2 Track 25
Chorus and Solo Soprano: Sing ye to the Lord
CD2 Track 30
