Händel: Oh! had I Jubal's lyre (Joshua) - Kirkby
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High resolution and stereo sound: www.youtube.com "Oh! had I Jubal's lyre" (Achsah), from the oratorio Joshua, HWV 64 Libretto: Thomas Morell?, from the Book of Joshua Music: Georg Friedrich Händel First performance: London, Covent Garden Theatre - 9 March 1748 ___ Emma Kirkby, soprano The King's Consort, conducted by Robert King Recorded in July-August 1990 ___ "Achsah [...] is delighted [...], for Caleb gives his blessing to Othniel and her marriage, and she exults in the famous aria 'Oh ... Keywords: George, Frideric, Handel, Oh, had, Jubal, lyre, Joshua, Emma, Kirkby, Robert, King |
