Handel Edition

~ Release by George Frideric Handel (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Water Music
2▶CD: Music for the Royal Fireworks; Sinfonias
3▶CD: Concerti grossi Op. 3
4▶CD: Concerti grossi Op. 6 Nos. 1-4
5▶CD: Concerti grossi Op. 6 Nos. 5-8
6▶CD: Concerti grossi Op. 6 Nos. 9-12
7▶CD: Concerti a due cori
8▶CD: Organ Concertos I
9▶CD: Organ Concertos II; Harp Concerto
10▶CD: Organ Concertos III
11▶CD: Organ Concertos IV
12▶CD: Organ Concertos V
13▶CD: Oboe Concertos; Suite in G minor (ed.); Overture to Otho
14▶CD: Flute Sonatas
15▶CD: Violin and Oboe Sonatas
16▶CD: Trio Sonatas I - Op. 2
17▶CD: Trio Sonatas II - Op. 5
18▶CD: Trio Sonatas III
19▶CD: Recorder Sonatas
20▶CD: Suites de pièces pour le clavecin I
21▶CD: Suites de pièces pour le clavecin II
22▶CD: Suites de pièces pour le clavecin III
23▶CD: Suites de pièces pour le clavecin IV
24▶CD: Harpsichord Music I
25▶CD: Harpsichord Music II
26▶CD: Harpsichord Music III
27▶CD: Harpsichord Music IV
28▶CD: Romantic Organ Transcriptions
29▶CD: Nine German Arias
30▶CD: Cantatas for soprano solo I
31▶CD: Cantatas for soprano solo II
32▶CD: Cantatas for soprano solo III; Cantata "Arresta il passo" for two sopranos
33▶CD: Cantatas for soprano solo IV
34▶CD: Cantatas for soprano solo V
35▶CD: Italian Duets
36▶CD: The Alchemist; Apollo e Dafne
37▶CD: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo (beginning)
38▶CD: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo (conclusion)
39▶CD: Alexander's Feast (beginning)
40▶CD: Alexander's Feast (conclusion); Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne
41▶CD: Coronation Anthems
42▶CD: Dettingen Te Deum
43▶CD: Friedensode; Utrechter Te Deum
44▶CD: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day
45▶CD: Messiah (beginning)
46▶CD: Messiah (conclusion)
47▶CD: La Resurrezione (beginning)
48▶CD: La Resurrezione (conclusion)
49▶CD: Jephtha (beginning)
50▶CD: Jephtha (continuation)
51▶CD: Jephtha (conclusion)
52▶CD: Israel in Egypt (beginning)
53▶CD: Israel in Egypt (conclusion)
54▶CD: Judas Maccabaeus (beginning)
55▶CD: Judas Maccabaeus (conclusion)
56▶CD: Samson (beginning)
57▶CD: Samson (conclusion)
58▶CD: Theodora (beginning)
59▶CD: Theodora (conclusion)
60▶CD: Saul (beginning)
61▶CD: Saul (conclusion)
62▶CD: Solomon (beginning)
63▶CD: Solomon (conclusion)
64▼CD: Semele (beginning)
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1Semele, HWV 58: 1. Overture
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58: Overture
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Semele, HWV 58
5:59
2Semele, HWV 58: 2. Recitative: Behold, auspicious flashes rise (Priest)
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Behold! Auspicious Flashes Rise
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act I
1:55
3Semele, HWV 58: 3. Chorus: Lucky omens bless our rites
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Lucky Omens Bless Our Rites
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act I
3:54
4Semele, HWV 58: 4. Recitative and Duet: Daughter, obey (Cadmus, Athamas)
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Daughter, Obey
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act I
1:14
5Semele, HWV 58: 5. Recitative and Air: Ah me! (Semele)
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Ah Me!
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act I
3:37
6Semele, HWV 58: 6. Recitative and Quartet: Alas! She yields (Ino, Athamas, Semele, Cadmus)
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Alas! She Yields
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act I
4:28
7Semele, HWV 58: 7. Chorus: Avert these omens
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Avert These Omens, All Ye Pow'rs
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act I
2:12
8Semele, HWV 58: 8. Recitative: Again, auspicious flashes (Catmus, Athamas, Semele, Chorus)
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Again Auspicious Flashes Rise
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act I
2:06
9Semele, HWV 58: 9. Recitative and Air: Ah, wretched prince (Cadmus, Athamas, Ino)
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 3: Ah! Wretched Prince
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act I
3:07
10Semele, HWV 58: 10. Recitative: See, see (Cadmus, Chorus)
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 4: Hail Cadmus, Hail!
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act I
1:38
11Semele, HWV 58: 11. Air: Endless pleasure (Semele, Chorus)
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act I. Air and Chorus: "Endless pleasure, endless love" (Semele, Chorus)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
William Congreve
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act I
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act I
4:54
12Semele, HWV 58: 12. Sinfonia
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58, Act II: Sinfonia
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II
1:52
13Semele, HWV 58: 13. Recitative and Air: Awake Saturnia (Juno, Iris)
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 31. "Awake, Saturnia, from thy lethargy!" (Juno)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1743)
librettist:
William Congreve
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II
6:17
14Semele, HWV 58: 14. Recitative: Oh sleep, why dost thou leave me? (Semele)
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 35. "Oh sleep, why dost thou leave me?" (Semele)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1743)
librettist:
William Congreve
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II
3:50
15Semele, HWV 58: 15. Air: Let me not another moment (Semele, Jupiter)
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58, Act II Scene 3: Let Me Not Another Moment
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II
4:14
16Semele, HWV 58: 16. Recitative and Air: You are mortal (Jupiter, Semele, Chorus)
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58, Act II Scene 3: You Are Mortal and Require
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II
4:55
17Semele, HWV 58: 17. Recitative and Air: Why sighs my Semele! (Jupiter, Semele)
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58, Act II Scene 3: Ah, Me!
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II
3:55
18Semele, HWV 58: 18. Chorus: Now love, that everlasting boy invites
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 43. "Now Love that everlasting boy"
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II
2:43
19Semele, HWV 58: 19. Recitative and Air: By my command (Jupiter, Semele)
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58, Act II Scene 3: By My Command
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II
6:47
20Semele, HWV 58: 20. Recitative and Air: Dear sister, how was your journey hither? (Semele, Ino)
harpsichord and organ:
Harold Lester (organist)
bass vocals [Cadmus] and bass vocals [Somnus]:
Justino Díaz (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
contralto vocals [Ino] and contralto vocals [Juno]:
Helen Watts (contralto)
countertenor vocals [Athamas]:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals [Iris]:
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Semele]:
Sheila Armstrong (soprano)
tenor vocals [Apollo]:
Edgar Fleet (tenor)
tenor vocals [Jupiter]:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58, Act II Scene 4: Dear Sister, How Was Your Passage Hither?
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II
3:41
65▶CD: Semele (conclusion)

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