Juditha Triumphans devicta Holofernes barbarie, RV644 (Vivaldi)
from Vivaldi: Sacred Music, Vol. 4 - Juditha Triumphans (CDA67281/2)
1 Allegro [3'51]
2 Largo [1'54]
3 Arma, caedes, vindictae, furores (Assyrian Soldiers) [3'47]
4 Felix en fausta dies (Holofernes) [0'42]
5 Nil arma, nil bella (Holofernes) [3'29]
6 Mi Dux, Domine mi (Vagaus) [0'27]
7 Matrona inimica (Vagaus) [6'00]
8 Huc accedat Matrona (Holofernes) [1'05]
9 Quo cum Patriae me ducit amore (Juditha) [4'45]
10 Ne timeas non (Abra) [0'16]
11 Vultus tui vago splendori (Abra) [3'13]
12 Vide, humilis prostrata (Abra) [0'34]
13 O quam vaga, venusta, o quam decora (Vagaus/Assyrian Soldiers) [1'54]
14 Quem vides prope, aspectu (Vagaus) [0'32]
15 Quamvis ferro et ense gravis (Vagaus) [3'32]
16 Quid cerno! Oculi mei (Holofernes) [1'27]
17 Quanto magis generosa (Holofernes) [9'32]
18 Magna, o foemina, petis (Holofernes) [0'55]
19 Sede, o cara (Holofernes) [3'43]
20 Tu Judex es, tu Dominus, tu potens (Juditha) [1'11]
21 Agitata infido flatu (Juditha) [3'29]
22 In tentorio supernae (Holofernes) [0'33]
23 O servi, volate (Vagaus/Servants) [3'08]
24 Tu quoque hebraica ancilla (Vagaus) [0'40]
25 Veni, veni me sequere fida (Juditha) [7'06]
26 Venio, Juditha, venio, animo fave (Abra) [0'14]
27 Fulgeat sol frontis decorae (Abra) [4'08]
28 In Urbe interim pia (Abra) [0'32]
29 Mundi Rector de caelo micanti (Bethulians) [5'12]
30 Summi Regis in mente (Ozias) [0'57]
31 O Sydera, o stellae (Ozias) [3'58]
32 Jam saevientis in hostem (Ozias) [0'25]
33 Nox in umbra dum surgit (Holofernes) [0'32]
34 Nox obscura tenebrosa (Holofernes) [6'18]
35 Belligerae meae sorti (Holofernes) [0'59]
36 Transit aetas (Juditha) [5'50]
37 Haec in crastinum serva. Ah, nimis vere (Holofernes) [0'33]
38 Noli, o cara, te adorantis (Holofernes) [5'48]
39 Tibi dona salutis (Juditha) [0'23]
40 Plena nectare non mero (Assyrian Soldiers) [2'22]
41 Tormenta mentis tuae fugiant a corde (Holofernes) [0'28]
42 Vivat in pace, et pax regnet sincera (Juditha) [4'50]
43 Sic in pace inter hostes (Juditha) [0'40]
44 Umbrae carae, aurae adoratae (Vagaus) [5'41]
45 Quae fortunata es tu vaga Matrona (Vagaus) [1'50]
46 Non ita reducem (Abra) [3'49]
47 Jam pergo, postes claudo (Abra) [0'22]
48 Summe Astrorum Creator (Juditha) [1'28]
49 In somno profundo (Juditha) [4'35]
50 Impii, indigni Tiranni (Juditha) [0'43]
51 Abra, Abra, accipe munus (Juditha) [0'47]
52 Si fulgida per te propitia caeli fax (Abra) [4'02]
53 Jam non procul ab axe (Vagaus) [1'12]
54 Armatae face, et anguibus (Vagaus) [3'23]
55 Quam insolita luce (Ozias) [1'07]
56 Gaude felix (Ozias) [3'35]
57 Ita decreto aeterno (Ozias) [1'18]
58 Salve, invicta Juditha, formosa (Judeans) [2'07]
147 minutes 53 seconds 58 tracks
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