Semele, HWV 58: Air “Leave Me, Loathsome Light” (Somnus)

~ Recording by Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.20	Semele, HWV 58: Air “Leave Me, Loathsome Light” (Somnus)	3:40	George Frideric Handel	Handel’s Finest Arias for Base Voice	Handel; Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen	Album	GB2012-12-03	Hyperion (UK classical)	CDA67842
1.20	Semele, HWV 58: Air “Leave Me, Loathsome Light” (Somnus)	3:40	George Frideric Handel	Handel’s Finest Arias for Base Voice	Handel; Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen	Album	XW2012-12-03	Hyperion (UK classical)	CDA67842

Relationships

recording engineer:	David Hinitt (UK recording engineer, early 21c)
producer:	Adrian Peacock (bass vocalist, producer)
bass vocals:	Christopher Purves (operatic bass) (from 2012-01-19 until 2012-01-24)
orchestra:	Arcangelo (chamber ensemble) (from 2012-01-19 until 2012-01-24)
conductor:	Jonathan Cohen (British conductor, cellist & keyboardist) (from 2012-01-19 until 2012-01-24)

recorded at:	All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2012-01-19 until 2012-01-24)

recording of:	Semele, HWV 58: Act III (from 2012-01-19 until 2012-01-24: partial)

Semele, HWV 58: Act III

composer:	George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:	William Congreve

part of:

Semele, HWV 58 (order: 4)

parts:

1. Semele, HWV 58, Act III: Sinfonia
2. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 1: Somnus, Awake
3. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 1: Leave Me, Loathsome Light
4. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 1: Dull God, Canst Thou Attend the Water's Fall
5. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 1: More Sweet is That Name
6. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 1: My Will Obey
7. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 1: Obey My Will, Thy Rod Resign
8. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 2: My Racking Thoughts by No Kind Slumbers Freed
9. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 3: Thus Shap'd Like Ino
10. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act III. Recitative: "O ecstasy of happiness" (Semele)
11. Semele, HWV 58: Act III. Air "Myself I shall adore"
12. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 3: Be Wise As You Are Beautiful
13. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act III. Air: "Thus let my thanks de paid" (Semele)
14. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 3: Rich Odours Fill the Fragrant Air
15. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 4: Come to My Arms, My Lovely Fair
16. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 4: O Semele!
17. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act III. Air: "I ever am granting, you always complain" (Semele)
18. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 4: Speak, Speak Your Desire
19. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 4: Ah, Take Heed What You Press
20. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act III. Air: "No, no! I'll take no less" (Semele)
21. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 5: Ah, Whither Is She Gone, Unhappy Fair?
22. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 6: Above Measure
23. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act III. "Ah me! Too late I now repeat" (Semele)
24. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 8: O Terror and Astonishment!
25. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 8: How I Was Hence Remov'd
26. Semele, HWV 58: Act III. "Despair no more shall wound me"
27. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 8: See from Above the Bellying Clouds Descend
28. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 9: Sinfonia
29. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 9: Apollo Comes, to Relieve Your Care
30. Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 9: Happy, Happy We Shall Be