Handel - Joshua / Kirkby, Bowman, Oliver, Ainsley, George, The King's Consort
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Edition: Music CDFormat: Import
CD Release Date: 1993-11-19
Music Label: Hyperion UK
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Joshua: Introduction
- Joshua: Joshua - Chorus - Ye Sons Of Israel
- Joshua: Recit (Joshua, Caleb)
- Joshua: Joshua - Air - O First In Wisdom (Caleb)
- Joshua: Joshua - Recit - Matrons And Virgins (Achsah)
- Joshua: Joshua - Air - Oh! Who Can Tell (Achsah)
- Joshua: Recit (Joshua)
- Joshua: Chorus And Joshua
- Joshua: Joshua - Accompagnato - So long The Memory Shall Last (Joshua)
- Joshua: Joshua - Air - While Kedron's Brook To Jordan's Stream (Joshua)
- Joshua: Joshua - Recit - But Who Is He? (Othniel)
- Joshua: Joshua - Air - Awful Pleasing Being, Say (Othniel)
- Joshua: Recit (Angel And Joshua)
- Joshua: Joshua - Air - Haste, Israel, Haste (Joshua)
- Joshua: Joshua - Chorus - The Lord Commands
- Joshua: Accompagnato (Othniel, Achsah)
- Joshua: Joshua - Air - Hark! 'Tis The Linnet And The Thrush (Achsah)
- Joshua: Joshua - Recit - O Achsah (Othniel)
- Joshua: Joshua - Duet - Our Limpid Streams (Achsah, Othniel)
- Joshua: Joshua - Recit - The Trumpet Calls (Othniel)
- Joshua: Joshua - Chorus - May All The Host Of Heav'n
- Joshua: Joshua - Recit - 'Tis Well; (Joshua)
- Joshua: A Solemn March During The Circumvection Of The Ark Of The Covenant
- Joshua: Joshua - Chorus And Joshua - Glory to God!
- Joshua: Joshua - Recit - The Walls Are Levell'd (Caleb)
- Joshua: Joshua - Air - See, The Raging Flames Arise (Caleb)
- Joshua: Joshua - Air - To Vanity And Earthly pride (Achsah)
- Joshua: Joshua - Recit - Let All The Seed Of Abrah'm (Joshua)
- Joshua: Joshua - Chorus - Almighty Ruler Of The Skies
- Joshua: Joshua - Recit - Joshua, The Men Dispatch'd (Caleb)
- Joshua: Chorus Of The Defeated Israelites
- Joshua: Joshua - Recit - Whence this Dejection? (Joshua)
- Joshua: Joshua - Air And Chorus - With Redoubled Rage (Joshua)
- Joshua: Joshua - Recit - Now Give The Army Breath (Othniel)
- Joshua: Joshua - Air - Heroes When With Glory Burning (Othniel)
- Joshua: Joshua - Recit - Indulgent Heav'n (Achsah)
- Joshua: Joshua - Air - As Cheers The Sun The Tender Flow'r (Achsah)
- Joshua: Recit (Caleb, Othniel)
- Joshua: Joshua - Air - Nations, Who In Future Story (Othniel)
- Joshua: Joshua - Recit - Brethren And Friends (Joshua, Caleb)
- Joshua: Oh! Thou Bright Orb (Chorus And Joshua)
- Joshua: Joshua - Chorus - Hail! Mighty Joshua
- Joshua: Joshua - Air - Happy, Oh, Thrice Happy We (Achsah)
- Joshua: Joshua - Recit - (Joshua, Caleb)
- Joshua: Joshua - Air - Shall I In Mamre's Fertile Plain (Caleb)
- Joshua: Joshua - Recit - O Caleb, Fear'd By Foes (Othniel)
- Joshua: Joshua - Air - Place Danger Around Me (Othniel)
- Joshua: Joshua - Chorus - Father Of Mercy
- Joshua: Joshua - Recit - In Bloom Of Youth (Joshua)
- Joshua: Joshua - Chorus Of Youths - See The Conqu'ring Hero Comes
- Joshua: Recit (Caleb, Othniel, Achsah)
- Joshua: Joshua - Air - Oh! Had I Jubal's Lyre
- Joshua: Joshua - Recit - While Life Shall Last (Othniel)
- Joshua: Joshua - Duet - O Peerless Maid (Othniel,l Achsah)
- Joshua: Joshua - Recit - While Lawless Tyrants (Caleb)
- Joshua: Joshua - Chorus - The Great Jehovah
Free Music Notes for Handel - Joshua / Kirkby, Bowman, Oliver, Ainsley, George, The King's Consort
Free Music Review: a voice teacher and early music fan
Hit: 5 Stars
AND THE 'WALLS CAME TUMBLING DOWN'- BUT NOT MUSICALLY SPEAKING!
'Joshua'was one of a quartet of oratorios written consecutively between 1746 & 1748 which has heavily militaristic overtones. Through the years it has been rather neglected in the line-up of Handel Oratorios and unfortunately so, because the quality and excitement that is Handel is contained within it just as in other works. It contains two unforgettble scenes: the fall of the walls of Jericho and the halting of sun and moon. Here also is the famous march 'See the conquering hero comes,'which the Victorians used 'add nauseam' to open new public works. It occurs in almost exactly the same position in ActIII as the purely orchestral 'Dead Marches' in 'Saul' and 'Samson'. Handel uses a full complement of instruments, particularly brass and percussion that provide the bombastic and triumphant sound effects for the exciting action of the story. The King's Consort are more than capable of providing these trememdous sounds, and they do!!!!
This is a very fine recording of Handel's 'Joshua'. The New College Choir under the direction of Edward Higginbottom is superb, and is featured frequently throughout the work, as is usual for Handel choruses. The soloists sing expressively and skillfully protraying for us the exciting story of Joshua. Emma Kirkby's solo 'Oh Had I Jubal's Lyre' is just so excellent as she sings out those exquisite high notes with her clear and pure soprano and executes superfast passages as if they were so easy, and they are not!!!!John Mark Ainsley, in the role of Joshua, is marvelous; his tone quality has such warmth and life!!. And I have always enjoyed the rich Bass voice of Michael George; I marvel at how clear is his diction, for sometimes basses on that very low pitch level 'rumble' and become somwhat indistinct! Now James Bowman, countertenor, playing the part of the young, heroic warrior who ultimately saves the day, sings very expressively with much sound. However, his diction is somewhat difficult to comprehend because of the heavy tunnel-like quality of his voice. Having said this, he is considered by many (not me) to be one of the 'greats' of that genre, so don't take that as a negative comment. And there is an accompanying booklet with all the words in English, French and German. The boy soprano, who unfortunately has only a brief part (as an angel) is excellent, but he also sings with the New College Choir on the Choruses.
I like this rendition very much; it's a superior group of singers headed by two capable leaders: Robert King and Edward Higginbottom.
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Handel - Joshua / Kirkby, Bowman, Oliver, Ainsley, George, The King's Consort Poster
Handel's Old Testament oratorios can be difficult to tell apart--tenor Israelite hero, bass enemy or ?minence grise, soprano ingenue, and alto priest or youth. What distinguishes Joshua? Real characters: tenor Joshua, confident to the point of conceit; grizzled old general Caleb, wistfully facing retirement; alto Othniel, an excited young warrior/lover fighting battles to win Caleb's giddy daughter, Achsah. Joshua's highlights are the showpiece arias. James Bowman sails through Othniel's impetuous "Let danger surround me"; Emma Kirkby (one of the best ornamenters in the business) charms and fascinates in Achsah's "Oh, had I Jubal's lyre" and "Hark! 'tis the linnet"; George Ainsley is a Joshua both vigorous and graceful, the chorus and the brass are stunning in "Glory to God" as they bring the walls of Jericho tumbling down. --Matthew WestphalClassical Music CDs
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