Chandos Anthems, Nos 1-11 (Complete)

George Frideric Handel

Compact Disc One 60:30
Chandos Anthem No.1. 19:39
1 Sonata 02:14
Tenor & Chorus
2 O be joyful in the Lord . . . 02:00
Chorus
3 Serve the Lord with gladness . . . 02:12
Soprano & Tenor. Duet
4 Be ye sure that the Lord he is God . . . 02:36
Chorus
5 O go your way into his gates . . . 03:14
Soprano, Tenor & Bass. Trio
6 For the Lord is gracious . . . 02:43
Chorus
7 Glory be to the Father . . . 01:35
Chorus
8 As it was in the beginning . . . 03:05

Chandos Anthem No.2. 21:46
9 Sonata 03:54
Chorus
10 In the Lord I put my trust . . . 04:07
Tenor
11 God is a constant sure defence . . . 02:70
Chorus
12 Behold! The wicked bend their bows . . . 02:44
Tenor
13 But God, who hears the suff'ring pow'r . . . 02:22
Chorus
14 Snares, fire and brimstone on their heads . . . 01:36
Tenor
15 The righteous Lord will righteous deeds . . . 02:05
Chorus
16 Then shall my song, with praise inspir'd . . . 02:21

Chandos Anthem No.3. 19:34
17 Sonata 03:26
Sonata
18 Have mercy upon me, O God . . . 03:59
Soprano & Tenor. Duet
19 Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness . . . 02:55
Tenor
20 For I acknowledge my faults . . . 00:44
Tenor
21 Against thee only have I sinned . . . 01:36
Chorus
22 Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness . . . 02:16
Soprano
23 Make me a clean heart, O God . . . 02:41
Chorus
24 Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked . . . 01:57

Compact Disc Two 58:30
Chandos Anthem No.4. 14:36
1 Sonata 02:54
Soprano & Chorus
2 O sing unto the Lord a new song! . . . 01:55
Chorus
3 Declare his honour unto the heathen . . . 02:39
Tenor
4 The waves of the sea rage horribly . . . 01:36
Soprano & Tenor. Duet
5 O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness . . . 03:16
Chorus
6 Let the whole earth stand in awe of him . . . 00:49
Chorus
7 Let the heav'ns rejoice . . . 01:27

Chandos Anthem No.5. 23:20
8 Sonata 03:38
Chorus
9 I will magnify thee, O God my King . . . 01:46
Tenor
10 Ev'ry day will I give thanks unto thee . . . 03:32
Chorus
11 One generation shall praise thy works . . . 02:05
Tenor
12 The Lord preserveth all them that love him . . . 02:32
Soprano
13 The Lord is righteous in all his ways . . . 03:08
Tenor
14 Happy are the people that are in such a case . . . 03:57
Tenor & Chorus
15 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord . . . 02:42

Chandos Anthem No.6. 20:14
16 Sonata (Julie Miller - violin solo) 03:26
Chorus
17 As pants the hart for cooling streams . . . 03:07
Soprano
18 Tears are my daily food . . . 03:09
Tenor (Julie Miller - violin solo)
19 Now, when I think thereupon . . . 01:33
Chorus
20 In the voice of praise and thanksgiving . . . 01:40
Soprano & Tenor. Duet (Julie Miller - violin solo; Valerie Darke - oboe solo)
21 Why so full of grief, O my soul? . . . 04:23
Tenor & Chorus
22 Put thy trust in God . . . 02:56

Compact Disc Three 75:00
Chandos Anthem No.7. 20:31
1 Sonata (David Woodcock - violin solo; Sophia McKenna - oboe solo) 03:12
Soprano & Chorus
2 My song shall be always . . . 05:07
Tenor
3 For who is he among the clouds . . . 00:33
Soprano, Tenor & Bass
4 God is very greatly to be feared . . . 02:22
Alto & Bass. Duet
5 The heav'ns are thine . . . 02:10
Chorus
6 Righteousness and equity are the habitation of thy seat . . . 03:13
Soprano
7 Blessed is the people, O Lord . . . 02:42
Chorus
8 Thou art the glory . . . 01:12

Chandos Anthem No.8. 29:57
9 Sonata (David Woodcock, William Thorp - violin solos) 03:58
Chorus
10 O come, let us sing unto the Lord . . . 03:28
Tenor
11 O come, let us worship and fall down . . . 03:43
Chorus
12 Glory and worship are before him . . . 01:48
Tenor & Chorus
13 Tell it out among the heathen . . . 05:51
Soprano
14 O magnify the Lord . . . 03:36
Alto
15 The Lord preserveth the souls of the saints . . . 02:59
Tenor
16 For look, as high as the heaven . . . 02:00
Chorus
17 There is sprung up a light for the righteous . . . 02:34

Chandos Anthem No.9. 24:13
Chorus
18 O praise the Lord with one consent . . . 05:12
Alto
19 Praise him, all ye that in his house . . . 03:09
Tenor
20 For this our truest int'rest is . . . 02:30
Bass
21 That God is great . . . 02:31
Chorus
22 With cheerful notes let all the earth . . . 03:24
Soprano
23 God's tender mercy knows no bounds . . . 02:54
Chorus
24 Ye boundless realms of joy . . . 02:25
Chorus
25 Your voices raise, ye Cherubim and Seraphim . . . 02:08

Compacr Disc Four 49:25
Chandos Anthem No.10. 27:57
1 Sinfonia 02:39
Tenor
2 The Lord is my light and my salvation . . . 02:38
Chorus
3 Though an host of men were laid against me . . . 03:01
Tenor
4 One thing have I desired in the Lord . . . 04:16
Chorus
5 I will offer in his dwelling an oblation . . . 03:00
Chorus
6 For who is God but the Lord? . . . 04:16
Tenor
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield . . . 02:14
Soprano
8 It is the Lord that ruleth the sea . . . 01:42
Chorus
9 Sing praises unto the Lord . . . 03:59

Chandos Anthem No.11. 21:19
10 Sonata 03:52
Chorus
11 Let God arise . . . 02:54
Tenor
12 Like as the smoke vanisheth . . . 02:37
Soprano
13 Let the righteous be glad . . . 03:09
Chorus
14 O sing unto God . . . 03:18
Chorus
15 Praised be the Lord! . . . 05:23

Lynne Dawson soprano
Patrizia Kwella soprano
James Bowman alto
Ian Partridge tenor
Michael George bass
The Sixteen

The Sixteen Orchestra
Harry Christophers

Recorded in:
St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London
30 November-2 December 1987, 11-13 October 1988, 30 January-1 February 1989 and 24-26 May 1989

Producer(s)
Martin Compton
Sound Engineer(s)
Anthony Howell

Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K