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Maurice Greene - Jephtha

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Facts The passage of time has perhaps been unkind to the English composer Maurice Greene. By 1730 he was one of the most senior musicians in England: Organist at St Paul's Cathedral, Organist and Composer to the Chapel Royal, and Professor of Music at the University of Cambridge. When he was appointed Master of the King's Music, in 1735, he held every significant appointment in the Kingdom. Of course, the overwhelming presence of Handel in London at the time most certainly played a significant part in Greene's relative obscurity. His second attempt at oratorio, Jephtha, in 1737, marks the first successful foray by an Englishman in this genre. Brimming with attractively varied airs and choruses, powerfully emotive accompanied recitatives, and spirited orchestral movements, it is an engaging work. Taken from the Book of Judges, chapter 11, the account of Jephtha tells the story of a fearless Israelite warrior recalled from exile to fight for his people, a man not only of great valour but, as it transpires - thanks to an impulsive and fateful pledge - of profound honour, too, destined to assume his place as their worthy ruler. Christian Curnyn directs his Early Opera Company forces with a dazzling cast of soloists: Andrew Staples takes the part of Jephtha, joined by Mary Bevan, Michael Mofidian, and Jeremy Budd.

Article number:	CHSA0408
Artist:	Maurice Greene
Barcode:	0095115040829
Label:	Chandos
Media:	SACD
Release date:	2025-04-18
Units in packaging:	2

1. No. 1[komma] Ouverture
2. No. 2[komma] Chorus. Ye Sons Of Gilead[komma] S
3. No. 3[komma] Recit. Jair[komma] Great Judge Of
4. No. 4[komma] Recit. O Mighty Leader[komma] See[komma]
5. No. 5[komma] Air. Where Are Your Gods[komma] Yo
6. No. 6[komma] Recit. Shameful Remembrance!
7. No. 7[komma] Duet. O Think What Joy To Hi
8. No. 8[komma] Recit. Ill Doth My Native La
9. No. 9[komma] Air. Against These New Alarm
10. No. 10[komma] Recit. Hence[komma] Shameless Men
11. No. 11[komma] Air. Pity Soothing Melts Th
12. No. 12[komma] Recit. Cherish That Pity[komma] ’
13. No. 13[komma] Chorus. Our Prayers With Go
14. No. 14[komma] Recit. Thought I Your Vow’D
15. No. 15[komma] Chorus. Thou[komma] Universal Lor
16. No. 16[komma] Recit. No More[komma] With Joy I
17. No. 17[komma] Air. God Of Hosts[komma] Whom We
18. No. 18[komma] Recit. There[komma] What First Sh
19. No. 19[komma] Chorus. God Of Hosts[komma] Whom
20. No. 20[komma] Symphony
21. No. 21[komma] Chorus. The Foes Of Gilead
22. No. 22[komma] Air. O God[komma] We Own Thy Migh
23. No. 23[komma] Chorus. Be All The Fame
24. No. 24[komma] Air[komma] Duet & Chorus. Awake[komma]
25. No. 25[komma] Recit. What Do I See[komma] O Hea
26. No. 26[komma] Air. Ah! My Foreboding Fear
27. No. 27[komma] Recit. O Heav’N! With Pity
28. No. 28[komma] Air. Thou Sweetest Joy By H
29. No. 29[komma] Recit. O Speak[komma] Disclose My
30. No. 30[komma] Air. If I Thy Grief
31. No. 31[komma] Recit. O Blot Me From Thy M
32. No. 32[komma] Air. O Thou Most Dear
33. No. 33[komma] Recit. I Vow’D[komma] Before I Fo
34. No. 34[komma] Chorus. O God Of Might! Wha
35. No. 35[komma] Air. But Oh! Behold The Pri
36. No. 36[komma] Chorus. But See! The Dreadf
37. No. 37[komma] Recit. Can Heav’N Delight I
38. No. 38[komma] Air. Let Me Awhile Defer My
39. No. 39[komma] Recit. Go[komma] And With Humble
40. No. 40[komma] Duet And Chorus. Here Let M
41. No. 41[komma] Chorus. Israel’S Daughters[komma]

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