Kenneth Tarver, tenor (Joshua) ; Tobias Berndt, baritone (Caleb) ; Renata Pokupić, mezzo-soprano (Othniel) ; Anna Dennis, soprano (Achsah) ; Joachim Duske, tenor (Angel) ; NDR Chor ; FestspielOrchester Göttingen ; Laurence Cumming, conductor

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Joshua, HWV 64: Introduction (1:38) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Ye Sons of Israel, Ev'ry Tribe Attend (4:10) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Recitative. Behold, My Friends, What Vast Rewards Are Giv'n (1:02) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Aria. O First in Wisdom, First in Pow'r! (2:13) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Recitative. Matrons and Virgins, with Unwearied Pray'r (0:28) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Aria. Oh! Who Can Tell, Oh! Who Can Hear (5:49) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Recitative. Caleb, Attend To All I Now Prescribe (0:44) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: To Long Posterity We Here Record (2:28) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Recitative. So Long the Memory Shall Last (0:45) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Aria. While Kedron's Brook to Jordan's Stream (4:20) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Recitative. But, Who Is He? Tremendous to Behold! (0:45) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Aria. Awful, Pleasing Being Say (2:53) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Recitative. Joshua, I Come Commission'd from On High (0:40) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Recitative. Leader of Israel (1:01) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Recitative. To Give Command, Prerogative Is Thine (0:14) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Aria. Haste, Israel, Haste (2:21) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: The Lord Commands, and Joshua Leads (1:49) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Recitative. In These Blest Scenes (2:39) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Recitative. 'Tis Achsah's Voice (0:22) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Recitative. Hail, Lovely Virgin of This Blissful Bow'r! (0:40) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Aria. Hark! 'Tis the Linnet and the Thrush (5:00) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Recitative. O Achsah! Form'd for Ev'ry Chaste Delight (0:47) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Duet. Our Limpid Streams with Freedom Flow (2:29) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: Recitative. The Trumpet Calls; Now Jericho Shall Know (0:23) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act I: May All the Host of Heav'n Attend Him Round (1:51) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Recitative. 'Tis Well; Six Times the Lord Hath Been Obey'd (0:28) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: A Solemn March During the Circumvention of the Ark of the Covenant (1:09) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Glory to God! (5:03) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Recitative. The Walls Are Levell'd (0:30) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Aria. See, the Raging Flames Arise (3:06) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Aria. To Vanity and Earthly Pride (3:56) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Recitative. Let All the Seed of Abrah'm Now Prepare (0:25) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Aria. Almighty Ruler of the Skies (2:34) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Recitative. Joshua, the Men Dispatch'd by Thee (0:47) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: How Soon Our Tow'ring Hopes Are Cross'd (2:49) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Recitative. Whence This Dejection? (0:21) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Aria. With Redoubled Rage Return (2:55) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Recitative. Now Give the Army Breath; Let War a While (0:25) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Aria. Heroes, When with Glory Burning (3:44) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Recitative. Indulgent Heav'n Hath Heard My Virgin Pray'r (0:27) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Aria. As Cheers the Sun the Tender Flow'r (2:44) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Recitative. Sure I'm Deceiv'd, with Sorrow I Behold (1:28) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Aria. Nations, Who in Future Story (2:28) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Recitative. Brethren and Friends, What Joy (0:31) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Flourish of Warlike Instruments (0:07) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Recitative. Thus Far Our Cause Is Favour'd by the Lord (0:28) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act II: Chorus. O Thou Bright Orb, Great Ruler of the Day (2:18) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act III: Hail, Mighty Joshua, Hail! (3:36) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act III: Aria. Happy, Oh, Thrice Happy We (2:37) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act III: Recitative. Caleb, for Holy Eleazer Send (1:59) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act III: Aria. Shall I in Mamre's Fertile Plain (2:49) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act III: For All These Mercies We Will Sing (2:08) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act III: Recitative. O Caleb, Fear'd by Foes, by Friends Ador'd (1:12) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act III: Aria. Place Danger Around Me (1:42) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act III: Father of Mercy, Hear the Pray'r We Make (2:07) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act III: Recitative. In Bloom of Youth, This Stripling Hath Achiev'd (0:29) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act III: See the Conqu'ring Hero Comes! (1:13) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act III: See the Conqu'ring Hero Comes! (Da capo) (0:42) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act III: Recitative. Welcome, My Son, My Othniel, Good and Great (0:47) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act III: Aria. Oh! Had I Jubal's Lyre (2:35) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act III: Recitative. While Life Shall Last (0:14) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act III: Duet. O Peerless Maid, with Beauty Blest (2:19) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act III: Recitative. While Lawless Tyrants, with Ambition Blind (0:32) -- Joshua, HWV 64, Act III: The Great Jehovah Is Our Awful Theme (2:01)