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Esther
| 1-1 | Ouverture - Andante - Larghetto - Allegro | 7:00 |
| Scene 1 | ||
| 1-2 | Recitative Habdonah, Haman "Tis Greater Far To Spare" | 0:38 |
| 1-3 | Aria Human "Pluck Root And Branch From Out The Land" | 1:56 |
| 1-4 | Recitative Persian Officer "Our Souls With Ardour Glow" | 0:08 |
| 1-5 | Chorus "Shall We The God Of Israel Fear?" | 1:38 |
| Scene 2 | ||
| 1-6 | Recitative First Israelite "Now Persecution Shall Lay By Her Iron Rod" | 0:17 |
| 1-7 | Aria "Tune Your Harps To Cheerful Strains" | 3:53 |
| 1-8 | Chorus "Shall We Of Servitude Complain" | 1:20 |
| 1-9 | Aria Israelite Woman "Praise The Lord With Cheerful Noise" | 5:35 |
| 1-10 | Recitative Israelite Woman "O God, Who From The Suckling's Mouth" | 0:20 |
| 1-11 | Aria Second Israelite "Sing Songs Of Praise, Bow Down The Knee" | 3:33 |
| 1-12 | Chorus "Shall We Of Servitude Complain" | 1:17 |
| Scene 3 | ||
| 1-13 | Recitative Priest Of The Israelites "How Have Our Sins Provoked The Lord!" | 1:00 |
| 1-14 | Chorus "Ye Sons Of Israel Mourn" | 2:01 |
| 1-15 | Aria Priest Of The Israelites "Jordan, Jordan, Sacred Tide" | 6:48 |
| 1-16 | Chorus "Ye Sons Of Israel Mourn" | 2:10 |
| Oboe Sonata In G Minor (HWV 404) | ||
| 1-17 | Andante | 2:21 |
| 1-18 | Allegro | 1:48 |
| 1-19 | Adagio | 1:10 |
| 1-20 | Allegro | 2:28 |
| Scene 4 | ||
| 2-1 | Recitative Esther, Mordecai "Why Sits That Sorrow On Thy Brow?" | 0:58 |
| 2-2 | Aria Mordecai "Dread Not, Righteous Queen, The Danger" | 4:10 |
| 2-3 | Recitative Esther "I Go Before The King To Stand" | 0:15 |
| 2-4 | Aria Esther "Tears Assist Me, Pity Moving" | 2:59 |
| 2-5 | Chorus "Save Us, O Lord" | 0:58 |
| Scene 5 | ||
| 2-6 | Recitative Ahasuerus, Esther "Who Dares Intrude Into Our Presence" | 1:16 |
| 2-07 | Duet Esther, Ahasuerus "Who Calls My Parting Soul From Death?" | 2:30 |
| 2-8 | Aria Ahasuerus "O Beauteous Queen, Unclose Thy Eyes" | 6:43 |
| 2-09 | Recitative Esther "If I Find Favour In Thy Sight" | 0:20 |
| 2-10 | Aria Ahasuerus "How Can I Stay When Love Invites?" | 3:21 |
| 2-11 | Recitative Third Israelite, Fourth Israelite "With Inward Joy His Visage Grows" | 0:18 |
| 2-12 | Chorus "Virtue, Truth And Innocence" | 2:39 |
| 2-13 | Arioso Priest Of The Israelites "Jehovah, Crown'd With Glory Bright" | 1:37 |
| 2-14 | Chorus "He Comes, He Comes To End Our Woes" | 4:00 |
| Secene 6 | ||
| 2-15 | Recitative Ahasuerus, Esther "Now, O Queen, Thy Suit Declare" | 1:27 |
| 2-16 | Arioso Haman "Turn Not, O Queen, Thy Face Away" | 2:31 |
| 2-17 | Aria Esther "Flatt'ring Tongue, No More I Hear Thee!" | 5:00 |
| 2-18 | Recitative Ahasuerus "Guards, Seize The Traitor, Bear Him Hence" | 0:35 |
| 2-19 | Aria Haman "How Art Thou Fall'n From Thy Height!" | 5:05 |
| 2-20 | Chorus "The Lord Our Enemy Has Slain" | 11:00 |
Alto Vocals – Michael Chance
Bass Vocals – Michael George
Bass Vocals – Robert Evans
Bass Vocals – Simon Birchall
Chorus – The Sixteen
Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
Conductor – Harry Christophers
Design – Richard Boxall Design Associates
Edited By – Geoff Miles
Engineer – Mike Hatch
Liner Notes – Graydon Beeks, Jr
Mastered By – Julian Millard
Orchestra – The Symphony Of Harmony And Invention
Producer – Mark Brown
Soprano Vocals – Lynda Russell
Soprano Vocals – Nancy Argenta
Tenor Vocals – Mark Padmore
Tenor Vocals – Matthew Vine
Tenor Vocals – Simon Berridge
Tenor Vocals – Thomas Randle
Bass Vocals – Michael George
Bass Vocals – Robert Evans
Bass Vocals – Simon Birchall
Chorus – The Sixteen
Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
Conductor – Harry Christophers
Design – Richard Boxall Design Associates
Edited By – Geoff Miles
Engineer – Mike Hatch
Liner Notes – Graydon Beeks, Jr
Mastered By – Julian Millard
Orchestra – The Symphony Of Harmony And Invention
Producer – Mark Brown
Soprano Vocals – Lynda Russell
Soprano Vocals – Nancy Argenta
Tenor Vocals – Mark Padmore
Tenor Vocals – Matthew Vine
Tenor Vocals – Simon Berridge
Tenor Vocals – Thomas Randle
Made in EU
The 1718 original version of Esther.
Recorded May 18-22, 1995.
The 1718 original version of Esther.
Recorded May 18-22, 1995.
Barcode (Text) – 8 28021 60192 7
SPARS Code – DDD
Mastering SID Code – IFPI LV27
Mould SID Code – IFPI 0149
Matrix / Runout (CD 1) – 00095 52657 139 01 + 52658200
Matrix / Runout (CD 2) – 00095 52657 160 01 + 52658206
SPARS Code – DDD
Mastering SID Code – IFPI LV27
Mould SID Code – IFPI 0149
Matrix / Runout (CD 1) – 00095 52657 139 01 + 52658200
Matrix / Runout (CD 2) – 00095 52657 160 01 + 52658206