Sixth Season-Io
' Solomon'
An Oratorio by Handel
STILES-ALLEN (soprano)
WALTER WIDDOP (tenor)
HAROLD WILLIAMS (baritone)
THE B B C CHORAL SOCIETY
THE B B C ORCHESTRA
(Section D)
Led by LAURANCE TURNER
Conducted by LESLIE WOODGATE
Part I
Overture
Double Chorus, Your harps and cymbals sound
Air (bass), Praise ye the Lord
Double Chorus, With pious heart Recitative (bass), Almighty power
Recitative (tenor), Imperial Solomon and See the opening skies
Air (tenor), Sacred raptures cheer my breast
Recitative (bass), Blest be the Lord
Air (bass), What though I trace each herb and flower
Recitative (bass and soprano), And see, my Queen
Air (soprano), With thee th'unshelfer'd moor I'd tread
Recitative (tenor), Search round the world
Chorus, May no rash intruder
Part 2
Double Chorus, From the censer curling rise
Recitative (tenor), From morn to Eve Air (tenor), See the tall palm Chorus, Swell the full chorus
Part 3
Sinfonia
Recitative (soprano and bass), From
Arabia's spicy shores
Air (soprano), Ev'ry sight these eyes behold
Recitative (bass), Sweep the string
Air (bass and chorus). Music, spread thy voice around
Air (bass), Now a different measure try Double Chorus, Shake the Dome
Recitative (bass), Then, at once, from rage remove
Chorus, Draw the tear from hopeless love
Recitative (bass), Next the tortur'd soul release
Air (bass and chorus), Thus rolling surges rise
Recitative (tenor), Thrice happy King
Air (tenor), Golden columns fair and bright
Double Chorus, Praise the Lord with harp and tongue
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