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Esther, HWV50aYear: 1718
Genre: Oratorio
Pr. Instruments: Voice & Chorus/Choir
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Scene 1
- 1.Overture
- 2.Recitative: 'Tis greater far to spare
- 3.Aria: Pluck root and branch from out the land
- 4.Recitative: Our souls with ardour glow
- 5.Chorus: Shall we the God of Israel fear?
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Scene 2
- 1.Recitative: Now persecution shall lay by her iron rod
- 2.Aria: Tune your harps to cheerful strains
- 3.Chorus: Shall we of servitude complain?
- 4.Aria: Praise the Lord with cheerful noise
- 5.Recitative: O God, who from the suckling's mouth
- 6.Aria: Sing songs of praise, bow down the knee; 7.Recitative: How have our sins provoked the Lord!
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Scene 3
- 1.Recitative: How have our sins provoked the Lord!
- 2.Chorus: Ye sons of Israel mourn
- 3. Aria: O Jordan, Jordan, sacred tide; 4.Recitative: Why sits that sorrow on thy brow?
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Scene 4
- 1.Recitative: Why sits that sorrow on thy brow?
- 2.Aria: Dread not, righteous queen, the danger
- 3.Recitative: I go before the king to stand
- 4.Aria: Tears assist me, pity moving
- 5.Chorus: Save us, o Lord
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Scene 5
- 1.Recitative: Who dares intrude into our presence
- 2.Duet: Who calls my parting soul from death?
- 3.Aria: O beauteous queen, unclose those eyes!
- 4.Recitative: If I find favour in thy sight
- 5.Aria: How can I stay when love invites?
- 6.Recitative: With inward joy his visage glows
- 7.Chorus: Virtue, truth, and innocence
- 8.Arioso: Jehovah, crown'd with glory bright
- 9.Chorus: He comes, He comes to end our woes
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Scene 6
- 1.Recitative: Now, o queen, thy suit declare
- 2.Arioso: Turn not, o queen, thy face away
- 3.Aria: Flatt'ring rogue, no more I hear thee!
- 4.Recitative: Guards, seize the traitor, bear him hence!
- 5.Aria: How art thou fall'n from thy height!
- 6.Chorus: The Lord our enemy has slain; 7.Chorus: For ever blessed be thy holy name
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