Esther (1718 version)

01	Esther, HWV 50a: Overture	The Sixteen	Esther (1718 version)	07:00
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
02	Esther, HWV 50a: Tis Greater Far to Spare (Recitative - Habdonah, Haman)	Simon Berridge	Esther (1718 version)	00:38
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
03	Esther, HWV 50a: Pluck Root and Branch From Out the Land (Aria - Haman)	Michael George	Esther (1718 version)	01:56
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
04	Esther, HWV 50a: Our Souls With Ardour Glow (Recitative - Persian Officer)	Matthew Vine	Esther (1718 version)	00:08
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
05	Esther, HWV 50a: Shall We God of Israel Fear (Chorus)	The Sixteen	Esther (1718 version)	01:38
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
06	Esther, HWV 50a: Now Persecution Shall Lay By Her Iron Rod (Recitative - First Israelite)	Mark Padmore	Esther (1718 version)	00:17
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
07	Esther, HWV 50a: Tune Your Harps to Cheerful Strains (Aria - First Israelite)	Mark Padmore	Esther (1718 version)	03:53
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
08	Esther, HWV 50a: Shall We of Servitude Complain, I (Chorus)	The Sixteen	Esther (1718 version)	01:20
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
09	Esther, HWV 50a: Praise the Lord With Cheerful Noise (Aria - Israelite Woman)	Nancy Argenta	Esther (1718 version)	05:35
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
10	Esther, HWV 50a: O God, Who From the Suckling's Mouth (Recitative - Israelite Woman)	Nancy Argenta	Esther (1718 version)	00:20
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
11	Esther, HWV 50a: Sing Songs of Praise, Bow Down the Knee (Aria - Second Israelite)	Tom Randle	Esther (1718 version)	03:33
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
12	Esther, HWV 50a: Shall We of Servitude Complain, II (Chorus)	The Sixteen	Esther (1718 version)	01:17
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
13	Esther, HWV 50a: How Have Our Sins Provoked the Lord (Recitative - Priest of the Israelites)	Michael Chance	Esther (1718 version)	01:00
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
14	Esther, HWV 50a: Ye Sons of Israel Mourn, I (Chorus)	The Sixteen	Esther (1718 version)	02:01
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
15	Esther, HWV 50a: O Jordan, Jordan, Sacred Tide (Aria - Priest of the Israelites)	Michael Chance	Esther (1718 version)	06:48
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
16	Esther, HWV 50a: Ye Sons of Israel Mourn, II (Chorus)	The Sixteen	Esther (1718 version)	02:10
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
17	Oboe Sonata in G Minor, HWV 404: Andante	Anthony Robson	Esther (1718 version)	02:20
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
18	Oboe Sonata in G Minor, HWV 404: Allegro, I	Anthony Robson	Esther (1718 version)	01:49
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
19	Oboe Sonata in G Minor, HWV 404: Adagio	Anthony Robson	Esther (1718 version)	01:08
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
20	Oboe Sonata in G Minor, HWV 404: Allegro, II	Anthony Robson	Esther (1718 version)	02:28
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
01	Esther, HWV 50a: Why Sits That Sorrow on They Brow? (Recitative - Esther, Mordecai)	Lynda Russell	Esther (1718 version)	00:58
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
02	Esther, HWV 50a: Dread Not, Righteous Queen, the Danger (Aria - Mordecai)	Mark Padmore	Esther (1718 version)	04:10
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
03	Esther, HWV 50a: I Go Before the King to Stand (Recitative - Esther)	Lynda Russell	Esther (1718 version)	00:15
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
04	Esther, HWV 50a: Tears Assist Me, Pity Moving (Aria - Esther)	Lynda Russell	Esther (1718 version)	02:59
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
05	Esther, HWV 50a: Save Us, O Lord (Chorus)	The Sixteen	Esther (1718 version)	00:58
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
06	Esther, HWV 50a: Who Dares Intrude into Our Presence (Recitative - Ahasuerus, Esther)	Tom Randle	Esther (1718 version)	01:16
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
07	Esther, HWV 50a: Who Calls My Parting Soul From Death? (Duet - Esther, Ahasuerus)	Lynda Russell	Esther (1718 version)	02:30
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
08	Esther, HWV 50a: O Beauteous Queen, Unclose Those Eyes! (Aria - Ahasuerus)	Tom Randle	Esther (1718 version)	06:43
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
09	Esther, HWV 50a: If I Find Favour in Thy Sight (Recitative - Esther)	Lynda Russell	Esther (1718 version)	00:20
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
10	Esther, HWV 50a: How Can I Stay When Love Invites? (Aria - Ahasuerus)	Tom Randle	Esther (1718 version)	03:21
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
11	Esther, HWV 50a: With Inward Joy His Visage Glows (Recitative - Third Israelite, Fourth Israelite)	Simon Berridge	Esther (1718 version)	00:18
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
12	Esther, HWV 50a: Virtue, Truth and Innocence (Chorus)	The Sixteen	Esther (1718 version)	02:39
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
13	Esther, HWV 50a: Jehovah, Crow'nd With Glory Bright (Arioso - Priest of the Israelites)	Michael Chance	Esther (1718 version)	01:33
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
14	Esther, HWV 50a: He Comes, He Comes To End Our Woes (Chorus)	The Sixteen	Esther (1718 version)	04:00
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
15	Esther, HWV 50a: Now, O Queen, Thy Suit Declare (Recitative - Ahasuerus, Esther)	Tom Randle	Esther (1718 version)	01:27
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
16	Esther, HWV 50a: Turn Not, O Queen, Thy Face Away (Arioso - Haman)	Michael George	Esther (1718 version)	02:31
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
17	Esther, HWV 50a: Flatt'ring Tongue, No More I Hear Thee! (Aria - Esther)	Lynda Russell	Esther (1718 version)	05:00
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
18	Esther, HWV 50a: Guards, Seize the Traitor, Bear Him Hence (Recitative - Ahasuerus)	Tom Randle	Esther (1718 version)	00:35
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
19	Esther, HWV 50a: How Art Thou Fall'n From Thy Height! (Aria - Haman)	Michael George	Esther (1718 version)	05:05
	Composers: George Frederic Händel
20	Esther, HWV 50a: The Lord Our Enemy Has Slain (Chorus)	The Sixteen	Esther (1718 version)	11:00
	Composers: George Frederic Händel

01

Esther, HWV 50a: Overture

The Sixteen

07:00

02

Esther, HWV 50a: Tis Greater Far to Spare (Recitative - Habdonah, Haman)

Simon Berridge

Esther (1718 version)

00:38

03

Esther, HWV 50a: Pluck Root and Branch From Out the Land (Aria - Haman)