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Table Of ContentDomine Deus from Gloria RV588 by Vivaldi, Sei getreu from Cantata no. 12 by Bach, Ach mein Sinn from St John Passion by Bach, Erwäge, wie sein blutgefärbeter Rücken from St John Passion by Bach, Seht, was die Liebe tut from Cantata no. 85 by Bach, Sanfte soll mein Todeskummer from Easter Oratorio by Bach, Halleluja Stärk' und Macht from Cantata no. 29 by Bach, Geduld wenn mich die falsche Zungen stechen from St Matthew Passion by Bach, Deposuit Potentes from Magnificat by Bach, Benedictus from Mass in B minor by Bach, Frohe Hirten eilt ach eilet from Christmas Oratorio by Bach, Gentle airs melodious strains! from Athalia by Handel, Love in her eyes sits playing from Acis and Galatea by Handel, Let me wander not unseen from L'Allegro by Handel, Comfort ye my people from Messiah by Handel, Ev'ry valley shall be exalted from Messiah by Handel, Thou shalt break them from Messiah by Handel, Total eclipse from Samson by Handel, Thus when the sun from Samson by Handel, From the celestial seats descending from Hercules by Handel, Lay your doubts and fears aside from Semele by Handel, Where'er you walk from Semele by Handel, Sound an alarm! from Judas Maccabæus by Handel, Sacred raptures cheer my breast from Solomon by Handel, Golden columns fair and bright from Solomon by Handel, Ye verdant hills from Susanna by Handel, His mighty arm from Jephtha by Handel, Open the marble jaws from Jephtha by Handel, Waft her angels from Jephtha by Handel, Quia Fecit Mihi Magna from Magnificat by C.P.E. Bach, In native worth and honour clad from The Creation by Haydn, Dem Druck erlieget die Natur from The Seasons by Haydn, Hier Steht Der Wand'rer Nun from The Seasons by Haydn, Vidit suum dulcem natum from Stabat Mater by Haydn, Meine Seele ist erschüttert from Christ on the Mount of Olives by Beethoven, Cujus animam gementem from Stabat Mater by Rossini, Domine Deus from Petite messe solennelle by Rossini, He counteth all your sorrows from Hymn of Praise by Mendelssohn, Be thou faithful unto death from St. Paul by Mendelssohn, If with all your hearts from Elijah by Mendelssohn, Then shall the righteous shine forth from Elijah by Mendelssohn, Ingemisco tamquam reus from Requiem by Verdi, Pressez-moi bien from Retour de Tobie by Gounod, Sanctus from St Cecilia Mass by Gounod, Domine Ego Credidi from Christmas Oratorio by Saint-Saëns, I will bear the indignation of God from Judith by Parry, Gratias agimus tibi from Messa di Gloria by Puccini, and others.
SynopsisThis anthology of arias for tenors drawn from Oratorios and Cantatas is beautifully presented and clear to read. Wherever an aria was composed with a preceding recitative this has also been included. An essential collection for students and teachers, and an invaluable resource for professional singers. All the tenor oratorio repertoire for public examinations has been included. Contents include arias from: Vivaldi's Gloria RV 588; Bach's St John Passion, St Matthew Passion, Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio and Easter Oratorio; Handel's Dixit Dominus, L'Allegro, Messiah, Samson, Semele, Solomon, Hercules, Judas Maccabaeus, Jephtha; Haydn's Stabat Mater; C.P.E.Bach's Magnificat; Mendelssohn's St. Paul and Elijah; Verdi's Requiem, Rossini's Petite messe solennelle