Esther, HWV 50b (Handel, George Frideric)

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Composition Year 1732
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 Complete Score
#18907 - 41.26MB, 203 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5437×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Editor Friedrich Chrysander (1826–1901)
Language English / German
Publisher. Info. Georg Friedrich Händels Werke. Band 41
Leipzig: Deutsche Händelgesellschaft, 1882. Plate H.W. 41.
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 Complete Score
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 Complete score
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Arranger Charles Lucas (1808-1869), piano reduction
Publisher. Info. London: Novello, Ewer and Co., n.d. Plate 6872.
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 Aria: O beauteous Queen
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Editor Ebenezer Prout (1835-1909)
Publisher. Info. Songs and Airs by George Frideric Handel, Volume I: For High Voice.
Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1905. Plate ML-1082-6.
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 Aria: Turn not, O Queen, thy face away
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Massenetique (2011/11/7)

Editor Ebenezer Prout (1835-1909)
Publisher. Info. Songs and Airs by George Frideric Handel, Volume II: For Low Voice.
Boston: Oliver Ditson Company, 1905. Plate ML-1119-2.
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General Information

Work Title Esther
Alternative. Title
Name Translations S Oratorium Esther vom Georg Friedrich Händel; Эстер; エステル オラトリオ; Esther (Händel)
Name Aliases HWV 50; Haman and Mordecai
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 7880149844973002960007; GND: 300064500
Composer Handel, George Frideric
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. HWV 50b
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGH 170
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 Acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1732
First Performance. 1732-05-02 in London: King's Theatre in the Haymarket
  • Esther: Anna Maria Strada del Pò (soprano)
  • Ahaseurus: Francesco Bernardi, called "Senesino" (alto-castrato)
  • Harbonah & Mordecai: Francesca Bertolli (contralto)
  • Haman: Antonio Montagnana (bass)
  • Israelite Woman: Ann Turner Robinson (soprano)
  • First Israelite: Mrs. Davis (soprano)

Chorus: sung by the Chapel Royal

Librettist (?) Alexander Pope (1688−1744) and (?) Dr. John Arbuthnot (1667−1735), after Jean Racine (1639−1699)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation Vocal soloists (soprano, alto, 2 tenors, bass), Chorus, Orchestra
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Sections

  • Part 1
  • 1. Overture
  • 2. Recitative: 'Tis nobler far (Tenor, Bass)
  • 3. Aria: Pluck root and branch (Bass)
  • 4. Recitative: Our souls with ardour glow (Tenor)
  • 5. Chorus: Shall we the God of Israel fear? (Persians)
  • 6. Recitative: Now persecution (Tenor)
  • 7. Aria: Tune your harps (Tenor)
  • 8. Chorus: Shall we of servitude complain
  • 9. Aria: Praise the Lord (Soprano)
  • 10. Recitative: O God, who from the suckling's mouth (Tenor)
  • 11. Aria: Sing sons of praise (Tenor)
  • 12. Recitative: How have our sins (Alto)
  • 13. Recitative: Methings I hear (Alto)
  • 14. Chorus: Ye sons of Israel, mourn
  • 15. Aria: O Jordan, sacred tide (Alto)
  • Part 2
  • 16. Recitative: Why sits that sorrow? (Soprano, Tenor)
  • 17. Aria: Dread not, righteous Queen (Tenor)
  • 18. Recitative: I go before the King (Soprano)
  • 19. Aria: Tears, assist me (Soprano)
  • 20. Chorus: Save us, O Lord
  • 21. Recitative: Who dares intrude (Tenor, Soprano)
  • 22. Duet: Who calls my parting soul (Soprano, Tenor)
  • 23. Aria: O beauteous Queen (Tenor)
  • 24. Recitative: If I find favour (Soprano)
  • 25. Aria: How can I stay (Tenor)
  • 26. Recitative: With inward joy (2 Tenors)
  • 27. Chorus: Virtue, truth, and innocence
  • Part 3
  • 28. Invocation: Jehovah crowned (Alto)
  • 29. Chorus: He comes to end our woes
  • 30. Recitative: Now, O Queen (Soprano, Tenor)
  • 31. Recitative: Turn not, O Queen (Bass)
  • 32. Aria: Flattering tongue, no more I hear thee
  • 33. Recitative: Guards, seize the traitor (Tenor)
  • 34. Aria: How art thou fall'n (Bass)
  • 35. Chorus with Soloists: The Lord our enemy has slain
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