George Frideric Handel CD 5
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1. ALMIRA
Opera in three acts. Libretto by Frideric Christian Feustking after Giulio Pancieri.
Almira, Queen of Castile - Ann Monoyios (soprano)
Edilia, a royal princess - Patricia Rozario (soprano)
Bellante, Princess of Aranda - Linda Gerrard (soprano)
Consalvo, Prince of Segovia, also Asia - Dvid Thomas (bass)
Osman, his son, also Africa - Douglas Nasrawi (tenor)
Fernando, the queen's secretary, also Europe - Jamie MacDougall (tenor)
Raymondo, a king from Mauretania - Olaf Haye (bass)
Tabarco, Fernando's servant, also Folly - Christian Elsner (tenor)
Fiori musicali, con. Andrew Lawrence-King
(1994)
1 (1) Overture (3:09)
Act I
Scene 1
2 (2) Durchlauchtigste, des Titans heller Schein (3:05)
3 (3) Wohlan, entzuend'den Blitz (0:51)
4 (4) Chaconne and Sarabande (3:34)
Scene 2
5 (5) Die Nachwelt wird in Diamanten aetzen (1:37)
6 (6) Ach wiltu die Herzen auf ewig verbinden (1:35)
7 (7) Du herbst mich, grosse Koenigin (3:26)
Scene 3
8 (8) Durchlauchtigste, des Vaters letzten Willen (2:36)
9 (9) Chi piu mi piace il voglio (5:43)
Scene 4
10 (10) Schoentste Rosen (4:29)
11 (11) Ist hier Edilia? (4:02)
12 (12) Ich bin versoehnt (5:01)
13 (13) Schaum immer Gift und Gallen! (1:24)
Scene 5
14 (14) Liebliche Waelder, schattige Felder (4:10)
15 (15) Die Koenigin ist meiner Liebe Ziel (1:26)
Scene 6
16 (16) Vollkommene Haende (1:20)
17 (17) Ich Liebe Di (1:43)
18 (18) Geloso tormento (6:25)
Scene 7
19 (19) Auf diesen angenehmen Wedgen (1:47)
20 (20) Wer umb Geld und Hoheit willen (0:52)
21 (21) Ich stimme diesen Worten bei (3:22)
Scene 8
22 (22) Weil es die Koenigin befohlen (1:48)
Scene 9
23 (23) Auf, auf, mein Herz! (3:57)
24 (24) Ich will euch verdammen (2:53)
Scene 10
25 (25) Nein, Amor, nein (3:04)
Scene 11
26 (26) Die Koenigin Almira laesst befehlen (4:19)
27 (27) Courante - Bouree - Menuet - Rondeau (4:04)
Scene 12
28 (28) Wie, trauem'ich oder nicht? (1:40)
Act II
Scene 1,2
29 (29) Durchlauchtigste, aus Maurentanien (2:44)
Scene 3
30 (30) Chi sa, mia speme (2:28)
31 (31) Doch leerer Trost (4:05)
32 (32) Verdruss und Unmuth haeltmich eingeschlossen (1:53)
Scene 4
33 (33) Ich muss allein in diesem Zimmer bleiben (4:13)
Scene 5
34 (34) Sprich vor mir ein suesses Wort (2:08)
Scene 6
35 (35) Entzeuch das Blatt nur meinen Augen nicht (3:18)
36 (36) Nein, nein, Fernando, nein! (2:18)
Scene 7
37 (37) Durchlauchtigste, darf ich die Gnad'erbitten (2:02)
38 (38) Scepter und Kron (1:55)
Scene 8
39 (39) Mi da speranza al core (5:11)
40 (40) Zweier Augen Majestaet (3:05)
Scene 9, 10
41 (41) Ich kann nicht mehr verschwiegenbrenner (3:48)
42 (42) Hilf, Himmel, Osman Kommt (3:18)
43 (43) Ob dein Mund wie Plutons Rachen Schwefel, Gift und Feuer speit (2:53)
Scene 11
44 (44) Beglueckter Tag (4:49)
Scene 12
45 (45) Raymondo hat mir seinen Fuerstenstand entdeckt (2:41)
46 (46) Der Himmel wird strafen dein faisches Gemuet (5:56)
Scene 13
47 (47) Wie muss sich doch Tabarco stets zu plagen (2:39)
48 (48) Schuerzchen mit dem Falbala (2:24)
Act III
Scene 1
49 (49) Buecke dich, du Kreis der Welt (4:16)
Scene 2
50 (50) Meiner Pracht muss alles weichen (3:07)
Scene 3
51 (51) Du stolzer Erdenkreis! (3:44)
Scene 4
52 (52) Kommt, vermehrt der Thorheit Ruhm (2:30)
Scene 5
53 (53) Quillt, ihr ueberhaeuften Zaehren (5:31)
54 (54) Was ist das deinen Geist in Unmuth setzt (5:17)
Scene 6
55 (55) Ja, Amor, deine Grausamkeit (3:15)
56 (56) Und will dein herz mich noch nicht Lieben? (1:02)
Scene 7
57 (57) Edele Sinnen schaffen von hinnen (2:36)
58 (58) Fernando, gib mir deinen Degen (1:55)
Scene 8
59 (59) Geh, Unvorsichtiger (1:37)
60 (60) Vedrai, s'a tuo dispetto cangiar ben tosto affetto (5:05)
Scene 9
61 (61) Edilia, du bleibest mein (3:21)
Scene 10
62 (62) Treuloser Mensch (4:36)
Scene 11
63 (63) Durchlauchtigste, der Himmel muss verehren die Schoenheit (2:39)
64 (64) Werthe Schrift, geliebte Zeilen (2:09)
Scene 12
65 (65) Entweich, verlasse mich (1:36)
Scene 13
66 (66) Quel labro di coral (1:46)
Scene 14
67 (67) Der kann im Blitz und Donner lachen (2:21)
Scene 15
68 (68) Verhaengnis, wiltu denn nur mich Verlass'nen faellen_ (6:04)
69 (69) Spielet, ihr blitzenden Augen, mit mir (2:07)
Scene 16
70 (70) Ich brenne zwar, doch ohne dein Bewegen (1:38)
71 (71) Glaub, Schoene, dass dass dein holder Mund (2:22)
Scene 17
72 (72) Fernando hat sich zwar erklaert (2:35)
Scene 18
73 (73) Durchlauchtigste, des Himmels hohe Gunst (1:57)
74 (74) Wir hoffen, der Himmel wird nach dem Getuemmel (1:31)
2. HERCULES
A Musical Drama. Libretto by Thomas Broughton.
Hercules - John Tomplison (bass)
Dejanira, his wife - Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano)
Hyllus, his son - Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
Iole, Princess of Oechalia - Jennifer Smith (soprano)
Lichas, a herald, faithful servant to Dejanira - Catherine Denley (mezzo-soprano)
Priest of Jupiter - Peter Savidge (bass)
The Monteverdi Choir
The English Baroque Soloists, con. John Eliot Gardiner.
(1982)
Act I
1 (75) Overtura (6:58)
2 (76) See with what sad dejection (1:32)
3 (77) No longer, Fate, relentless frown (5:54)
4 (78) O Hercules! why art thou absent fromm me? (4:56)
5 (79) Princess! be comforted, and hope the best (1:39)
6 (80) I feel, I feel the god (1:29)
7 (81) Then I am lost! O dreaful oracle! (3:27)
8 (82) Despair not! but rising hope suspend (2:54)
9 (83) O filial piety! O generous love! (3:38)
10 (84) Banish your fears! The noble Hercules (4:12)
11 (85) A train of captives, red with honest wounds (0:57)
12 (86) March (1:38)
13 (87) Thanks to the powers above (2:03)
14 (88) My father! Ah! methinks I see (6:11)
15 (89) Now farewell, arms! From hence the tide of time (3:42)
16 (90) Gross with festal pomp the day (2:42)
17 (91) How blest the maid ordained to dwell (3:21)
18 (92) It must be so! Fame speaks aloud my wrongs (4:12)
19 (93) Whence this unjust suspicion? (1:22)
20 (94) Ah! think what ills the jealous prove (6:02)
21 (95) It is too sure that Hercules is false (0:25)
22 (96) Jealousy! Infernal pest (5:50)
Act II
23 (97) She knows my passion, and has heard me breathe (1:21)
24 (98) From celestial seats descending (6:04)
25 (99) Wanton god of amorous fires (1:54)
26 (100) Yes, I congratulate your titles, swelled (5:52)
27 (101) O glorious pattern of heroic deeds! (6:18)
28 (102) You are deceived! Some villian has belied (1:33)
29 (103) Cease, ruler of the day, to rise (3:27)
30 (104) Some kinder power inspire me to regain (2:29)
31 (105) Joys of freedom, joys of power (3:05)
32 (106) Father of Hercules, great Jove, O help (4:50)
Act III
33 (107) Sinfonia (2:45)
34 (108) Ye sons of Trachin, mourn your valiant chief (1:36)
35 (109) O scene of unexampled woe (2:53)
36 (110) Tyrants now no more shall dread (2:56)
37 (111) O Jove! what land is this, what clime accurst (2:24)
38 (112) Great Jove! relieve his pains! (2:14)
39 (113) Let not fame the tidings spread (2:16)
40 (114) Where shall I flu? Where hide this guilty head? (5:51)
41 (115) Lo! the fair fatal cause of all this ruin! (1:34)
42 (116) My breast with tender pity swells (7:37)
43 (117) Princess, rejoice! whose heaven-directed hand (2:03)
44 (118) Words are too faint to speak the warring passions (1:06)
45 (119) O prince, whose virtues all admire (2:16)
46 (120) Ye sons of freedom, now, in every clime (3:11)
3. THE CHOISE OF HERCULES
Pleasure - Venceslava Hruba-Freiberger (soprano)
Virtue - Arleen Auger (soprano)
Hercules - Alaine Zaeppffel (counter-tenor)
An Attendant on Pleasure - Eberhard Buechner (tenor)
Leipziger Universitaetschor
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum Leipzig, con. Max Pommer
(1982)
1 (121) Sinfonia (1:33)
2 (122) See, Hercules! how smiles you myrtle plain (2:56)
3 (123) Come, blooming boy, with my repair (1:56)
4 (124) There the brisk sparkling nectar drain (2:26)
5 (125) White for thy arms that beauty glows (3:04)
6 (126) Away, mistaken wretch, away! (0:31)
7 (127) This manly youth's exalted mind (6:17)
8 (128) Rise, youth! exalt thyself and me (0:20)
9 (129) Go, assert thy heav'nly race (2:36)
10 (130) In peace, in war pursue thy country's good (0:20)
11 (131) So shat thou gain immortal praise (2:22)
12 (132) Hearst thou, what dangers then thou must engage? (0:38)
13 (133) Turn thee, youth, to joi and love (2:25)
14 (134) Short is my way, fair, easy, smoothand plain (0:44)
15 (135) Yet can I hear that dulcet lay (3:32)
16 (136) Enjoy the sweet Elysyan grove (2:18)
17 (137) Oh! whither, reason, dost thou fly? (0:15)
18 (138) Where shall I go? (2:24)
19 (139) Mount, mount the steep ascent (0:33)
20 (140) Mount, mount the steep ascent (1:33)
21 (141) Arise, arise (1:43)
22 (142) The sounds breathe fire celestial (0:17)
23 (143) Lead goddess, lead the way (5:30)
24 (144) Virtue will place thee in that blest abode (5:07)
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