This project has been created on the basis of the common history and roots of the three monotheistic. Religions: Islam, Christianity and Judaism. On this double disc set, musicians from the (Western) European Baroque tradition (and from a Christian background), are joined by musicians from Jewish and Muslim backgrounds. In addition to the Israeli oud player and violinist Yair Dalal, a Jewish cantor and several musicians from Arabic and Muslim cultures are also involved. The idea is not so much a confrontation of musical and narrative levels, but rather a collective molding of the story of Israel in Egypt.

Tracklist:

Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part I: Introduction
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part I: Once We Were Slaves (Chorus)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part I: And The Children Of Israel (Chorus)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part I: And Egypt Made The Children Of Israel (Chorus)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part II: Recitative: Then Sent He Moses (Counter-Tenor)
Dulab Husaini
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part I: These Are The Ten Plagues (Chorus)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part I: They Loathed To Drink Of The River (Chorus)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part I: Aria: Their Land Brought Forth Frogs (Chorus)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part I: He Spake The Word (Chorus)
Amrou Rabotenou
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part I: He Gave Them Hailstones For Rain (Chorus)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part I: He Sent A Thick Darkness Over All The Land (Chorus)
Sufi Chanting
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54, Part I: He Smote All The First-Born
Al Ol - Desert Wind (Arr. I. Kis)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part I: But As For His People (Chorus)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part I: He Rebuked The Red Sea (Chorus)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part I: And Israel Saw That Great Work (Chorus)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part I: And Believed The Lord (Chorus)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part II: Then Moses And The Children Of Israel (Chorus)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part II: Moses And The Children Of Israel (Chorus)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part II: The Lord Is My Strength And My Song
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part II: He Is My God (Chorus)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part II: The Lord Is A Master Of War
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part II: The Depths Have Covered Them (Chorus)
El Halidg (Arr. I. Kis)
Sufi Chanting
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54, Part II: Thy Right Hand, O Lord Is Become Glorious
E Mounim (Arr. I. Kis)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54, Part II: The Enemy Said, I Will Pursue
Ya Chalidi
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part II: Who Is Like Unto Thee, O Lord (Chorus)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part II: You In Your Mercy - The People Shall Hear (Chorus)
Improvisation
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part II: Thou Shalt Bring Them In (Counter-Tenor)
Israel In Egypt, Hwv 54: Part II: The Lord Shall Reign (Chorus)
Halleluja - Lefichach (Arr. I. Kis)
Messiah, Hwv 56 : Messiah, Hwv 56: Hallelujah! - The Lord Shall Reign

UPC: 845221051512
Label: Capriccio
Release Date: 10.30.12
Format: CD

Werner Ehrhardt - Israel in Egypt (2 CD)