‎Handel: Israel in Egypt by Concerto Köln

Part I: Symphony

Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Peter Dijkstra, Simon Pauly, Rosemary Joshua, Max Hanft, Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Gerhild Romberger, Concerto Köln, Harald Hoeren

1:56

Part I: The sons of Israel do mourn (Chorus)

Atzuko Suzuki, Max Hanft, Rosemary Joshua, Kobie van Rensburg, Simon Pauly, Concerto Köln, Peter Dijkstra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Gerhild Romberger, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Harald Hoeren

3:34

Part I: How is the mighty fall'n! (Chorus)

Concerto Köln, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Gerhild Romberger, Max Hanft, Harald Hoeren, Peter Dijkstra, Simon Pauly, Rosemary Joshua

3:36

Part I: He put on righteous (Chorus)

Simon Pauly, Gerhild Romberger, Rosemary Joshua, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Peter Dijkstra, Concerto Köln, Max Hanft, Kobie van Rensburg, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Harald Hoeren, Atzuko Suzuki

2:01

Part I: Quartet: When the ear heard him (Soprano 1, Alto 2, Tenor, Bass 1)

Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki, Simon Pauly, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Max Hanft, Peter Dijkstra, Rosemary Joshua, Gerhild Romberger, Concerto Köln, Harald Hoeren

3:38

Part I: How is the mighty fall'n! (Chorus)

Gerhild Romberger, Atzuko Suzuki, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Rosemary Joshua, Peter Dijkstra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Kobie van Rensburg, Harald Hoeren, Concerto Köln, Max Hanft, Simon Pauly

0:55

Part I: He deliver'd the poor that cried (Chorus)

Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Max Hanft, Peter Dijkstra, Simon Pauly, Rosemary Joshua, Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki, Harald Hoeren, Gerhild Romberger, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Concerto Köln

3:03

Part I: Part I: How is the mighty fall'n! (Chorus)

Concerto Köln, Simon Pauly, Max Hanft, Kobie van Rensburg, Rosemary Joshua, Peter Dijkstra, Atzuko Suzuki, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Gerhild Romberger, Harald Hoeren

1:00

Part I: The righteous shall be had (Soprano 1, Alto 2, Tenor, Bass 1, Chorus)

Max Hanft, Peter Dijkstra, Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki, Rosemary Joshua, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Concerto Köln, Gerhild Romberger, Simon Pauly, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Harald Hoeren

3:52

Part I: Their bodies are buried in peace (Chorus)

Concerto Köln, Max Hanft, Simon Pauly, Gerhild Romberger, Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki, Harald Hoeren, Rosemary Joshua, Peter Dijkstra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann

5:22

Part I: Quartet: They shall receive (Soprano 2, Alto 2, Tenor, Bass 1)

Rosemary Joshua, Max Hanft, Kobie van Rensburg, Simon Pauly, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Peter Dijkstra, Gerhild Romberger, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Concerto Köln, Atzuko Suzuki, Harald Hoeren

2:03

Part I: The merciful goodness of the Lord (Chorus)

Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Harald Hoeren, Concerto Köln, Rosemary Joshua, Gerhild Romberger, Max Hanft, Simon Pauly, Peter Dijkstra, Kobie van Rensburg, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Atzuko Suzuki

5:14

Part II: Recitative: Now there arose a new king over Egypt (Tenor)

Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki, Concerto Köln, Gerhild Romberger, Rosemary Joshua, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Max Hanft, Peter Dijkstra, Simon Pauly, Harald Hoeren

0:27

Part II: And the children of Israel sighed (Alto, Chorus)

Peter Dijkstra, Concerto Köln, Harald Hoeren, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Rosemary Joshua, Simon Pauly, Max Hanft, Gerhild Romberger, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki

3:30

Part II: Recitative: Then sent He Moses (Tenor)

Atzuko Suzuki, Max Hanft, Kobie van Rensburg, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Rosemary Joshua, Gerhild Romberger, Simon Pauly, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Peter Dijkstra, Concerto Köln, Harald Hoeren

0:33

Part II: They loathed to drink of the river (Chorus)

Atzuko Suzuki, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Max Hanft, Concerto Köln, Kobie van Rensburg, Rosemary Joshua, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Gerhild Romberger, Simon Pauly, Peter Dijkstra, Harald Hoeren

2:46

Part II: Aria: Their land brought forth frogs (Alto)

Simon Pauly, Rosemary Joshua, Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki, Gerhild Romberger, Max Hanft, Peter Dijkstra, Harald Hoeren, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Concerto Köln, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann

2:31

Part II: He spake the word (Chorus)

Simon Pauly, Rosemary Joshua, Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki, Peter Dijkstra, Max Hanft, Concerto Köln, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Harald Hoeren, Gerhild Romberger, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann

2:12

Part II: He gave them hailstones for rain (Chorus)

Bavarian Radio Chorus, Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Rosemary Joshua, Harald Hoeren, Max Hanft, Peter Dijkstra, Gerhild Romberger, Simon Pauly, Concerto Köln

2:07

Part II: He sent a thick darkness over all the land (Chorus)

Bavarian Radio Chorus, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki, Max Hanft, Gerhild Romberger, Simon Pauly, Peter Dijkstra, Concerto Köln, Rosemary Joshua, Harald Hoeren

3:02

Part II: He smote all the first-born of Egypt (Chorus)

Max Hanft, Kobie van Rensburg, Concerto Köln, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Harald Hoeren, Simon Pauly, Rosemary Joshua, Gerhild Romberger, Atzuko Suzuki, Peter Dijkstra, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann

2:28

Part II: But as for his people (Chorus)

Rosemary Joshua, Simon Pauly, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Peter Dijkstra, Max Hanft, Kobie van Rensburg, Gerhild Romberger, Concerto Köln, Atzuko Suzuki, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Harald Hoeren

3:35

Part II: He rebuked the Red Sea (Chorus)

Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Concerto Köln, Peter Dijkstra, Rosemary Joshua, Gerhild Romberger, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki, Max Hanft, Simon Pauly, Harald Hoeren

3:06

Part II: And Israel saw that great work (Chorus)

Peter Dijkstra, Max Hanft, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Kobie van Rensburg, Gerhild Romberger, Simon Pauly, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Harald Hoeren, Atzuko Suzuki, Rosemary Joshua, Concerto Köln

3:05

Part III, "Moses Song": Moses and the children of Israel sung this song (Chorus)

Max Hanft, Kobie van Rensburg, Rosemary Joshua, Simon Pauly, Atzuko Suzuki, Peter Dijkstra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Gerhild Romberger, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Harald Hoeren, Concerto Köln

3:29

Part III, "Moses Song": Duet: The Lord is my strength and my song (Soprano 1 Soprano 2)

Simon Pauly, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Max Hanft, Kobie van Rensburg, Rosemary Joshua, Peter Dijkstra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Atzuko Suzuki, Concerto Köln, Gerhild Romberger, Harald Hoeren

3:52

Part III, "Moses Song": He is my God (Chorus)

Bavarian Radio Chorus, Simon Pauly, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Peter Dijkstra, Concerto Köln, Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki, Max Hanft, Harald Hoeren, Gerhild Romberger, Rosemary Joshua

0:47

Part III, "Moses Song": Duet: The Lord is a man of war (Bass 1, Bass 2)

Max Hanft, Gerhild Romberger, Concerto Köln, Kobie van Rensburg, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Atzuko Suzuki, Simon Pauly, Peter Dijkstra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Harald Hoeren, Rosemary Joshua

5:55

Part III, "Moses Song": Thy right hand, O Lord is become glorious (Chorus)

Simon Pauly, Peter Dijkstra, Max Hanft, Kobie van Rensburg, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Rosemary Joshua, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Atzuko Suzuki, Gerhild Romberger, Concerto Köln, Harald Hoeren

3:41

Part III, "Moses Song": And with the blast of thy nostrils (Chorus)

Max Hanft, Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki, Concerto Köln, Gerhild Romberger, Simon Pauly, Rosemary Joshua, Peter Dijkstra, Harald Hoeren, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann

2:44

Part III, "Moses Song": The enemy said, I will pursue (Tenor)

Rosemary Joshua, Concerto Köln, Gerhild Romberger, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Peter Dijkstra, Simon Pauly, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Atzuko Suzuki, Max Hanft, Kobie van Rensburg, Harald Hoeren

2:12

Part III, "Moses Song": Thou didst blow with the wind (Soprano)

Max Hanft, Simon Pauly, Concerto Köln, Kobie van Rensburg, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Rosemary Joshua, Peter Dijkstra, Gerhild Romberger, Atzuko Suzuki, Harald Hoeren, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann

1:59

Part III, "Moses Song": Who is like unto Thee, O Lord (Chorus)

Concerto Köln, Rosemary Joshua, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Peter Dijkstra, Simon Pauly, Gerhild Romberger, Harald Hoeren, Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Max Hanft

2:11

Part III, "Moses Song": The people shall hear (Chorus)

Gerhild Romberger, Max Hanft, Rosemary Joshua, Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Simon Pauly, Concerto Köln, Peter Dijkstra, Harald Hoeren

5:19

Part III, "Moses Song": Thou shalt bring them in (Alto)

Gerhild Romberger, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Atzuko Suzuki, Max Hanft, Kobie van Rensburg, Peter Dijkstra, Rosemary Joshua, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Harald Hoeren, Simon Pauly, Concerto Köln

2:49

Part III, "Moses Song": The Lord shall reign for ever and ever (Soprano, Chorus)

Concerto Köln, Max Hanft, Kobie van Rensburg, Rosemary Joshua, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Simon Pauly, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Peter Dijkstra, Gerhild Romberger, Atzuko Suzuki, Harald Hoeren

2:03

Part III, "Moses Song": Sing ye to the Lord (Soprano, Chorus)

Rosemary Joshua, Peter Dijkstra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Kobie van Rensburg, Atzuko Suzuki, Simon Pauly, Concerto Köln, Gerhild Romberger, Thomas Hamberger, Christoph Lehmann, Max Hanft, Harald Hoeren

3:05

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Concerto Köln

Orchestra
Bavarian Radio Chorus

Choir
Christoph Lehmann

Organ
Thomas Hamberger

Bass

Jörg Moser

Producer
Susanne Vongries

Executive Producer
Jörg Moser

Editing Engineer
Christoph Stickel

Mastering Engineer
Gerhard Gruber

Balance Engineer
Johannes Rodach

Photography
Andrea Lauber

Booklet Editor
Andrea Previtali

Cover Art
Elena Rozenberg

Cover Photography
Frank Bauer

Photography
Giampiero Corelli

Photography
Jorg Handstein

Liner Notes

Handel: Israel in Egypt

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George Frideric Handel

Concerto Köln

Bavarian Radio Chorus

Christoph Lehmann

Thomas Hamberger

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Handel: Israel in Egypt

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