Georg Friederich Handel, Georg Friederich Handel
Semele, HWV 58

Georg Friederich Handel - Semele, HWV 58

  • Release date: 2007
  • Category: Baroque
  • Duration: 2:49:36
  • not rated
  • Added February 1, 2008
  • Played September 2, 2008

Tracks

CD1
1. No. 1 Ouverture: [Ohne Satzbezeichnung]not rated2:33
2. - Allegro; Adagionot rated3:41
3. - Gavottenot rated1:29
4. ACT I - Scene 1 - No. 2 Cadmus: Behold! auspicious flashes rise!not rated1:23
5. - No. 3 Chorus: Lucky omens bless our ritesnot rated3:14
6. - No. 4 Cadmus: Daughter, obeynot rated0:55
7. - No. 5 Semele: Ah me! What refuge now is left me?not rated2:42
8. - No. 6 Semele: The morning lark to mine accords his notenot rated7:25
9. - No. 7 Athamus: See, she blushing turns her eyesnot rated0:16
10. - No. 8. Athamus: Hymen, haste, thy torch preparenot rated4:45
11. - No. 9 Ino: Alas! she yieldsnot rated0:41
12. - No. 10 Cadmus: Why dost thou thus untimely grievenot rated3:03
13. - No. 11 Chorus: Avert these omens, all ye pow'rs!not rated2:00
14. - No. 12 Cadmus: Again auspicious flashes risenot rated0:38
15. - No. 13 Athamus: Thy aid, pronubial Juno, Athamus imploresnot rated0:13
16. - No. 14 Chorus: Cease, cease your vows, 'tis impious to proceednot rated0:32
17. Scene 2 - No. 15 Athamus: O Athamus, what torture hast thou borne!not rated0:28
18. - No. 16 Ino: Turn, hopeless lover, turn thy eyesnot rated8:01
19. - No. 17 Athamus: She weeps! The gentle maid, in tender pitynot rated0:17
20. - No. 18 Athamus: Your tuneful voice my tale would tellnot rated3:50
21. - No. 19 Ino: Too well I seenot rated0:42
22. - No. 20 Ino: You've undone menot rated2:26
23. Scene 3 - No. 21 Cadmus: Ah, wretched Prince, doom'd to disastrous love; Scene 4 - See, see, Jove's Priests and holy Augnot rated2:08
24. - No. 22 Chorus: Hail, Cadmus, hail! Jove salutes the Theban Kingnot rated1:29
25. - No. 23 Semele: Endless pleasure, endless lovenot rated4:53
59:57
CD2
1. ACT II - No. 24 Sinfonia: Prestonot rated1:35
2. Scene 1 - No. 25 Juno: Iris, impatient of thy staynot rated0:47
3. - No. 26 Iris: There, from mortal cares retiringnot rated3:39
4. - No. 27 Juno: No more--I'll hear no morenot rated2:04
5. - No. 28 Juno: Hence, Iris, hence away [29 cut by Handel]not rated3:50
6. Scene 2 - No. 30 Semele: O sleep, why dost yhou leave me?not rated2:54
7. Scene 3 - No. 31 Semele: Let me not another momentnot rated0:19
8. - No. 32 Jupiter: Lay your doubts and fears asidenot rated3:06
9. - No. 33 Jupiter: You are mortal, and requirenot rated0:17
10. - No. 34 Semele: With fond desiringnot rated3:21
11. - No. 35. Chorus: How engaging, how endearingnot rated3:03
12. - No. 36 Semele: Ah me; Jupiter: Why sighs my Semele?not rated1:07
13. - No. 37 Jupiter: I must with speed amuse hernot rated3:56
14. - No. 38 Chorus: Now Love that everlasting boy invitesnot rated2:21
15. - No. 39 Jupiter: By my commandnot rated1:03
16. - No. 40 Jupiter: Where'er you walk, cool gales shall fan the gladenot rated4:55
17. Scene 4 - No. 41 Semele: Dear sister, how was your passage hither?not rated0:39
18. - No. 42 Ino: But hark! the heav'nly sphere turns roundnot rated2:25
19. - No. 43 Ino and Semele: Prepare then, ye immortal choirnot rated1:56
20. - No. 44 Chorus: Bless the glad earth with heav'nly laysnot rated2:45
46:11
CD3
1. ACT III - No. 45 Sinfonia: Larghetto e piano per tuttonot rated1:28
2. Scene 1 - No. 46 Juno: Somnus, awakenot rated0:31
3. - No. 47 Somnus: Leave me, loathsome lightnot rated3:25
4. - No. 48 Iris: Dull God, canst thou attends the water's fallnot rated0:30
5. - No. 49 Somnus: More sweet is that namenot rated2:26
6. - No. 50 Juno: My will obeynot rated1:14
7. - No. 51 Juno: Obey my will, thy rod resignnot rated1:58
8. Scene 2 - No. 52 Semele: My racking thoughts by no kind slumbers freednot rated2:41
9. Scene 3 - No. 53 Juno: Thus shap'd like Inonot rated1:25
10. - No. 54 Semele: Myself I shall adorenot rated7:16
11. - No. 55 Juno: Be wise, as you are beautifulnot rated1:47
12. - No. 56 Semele: Thus let my thanks be paidnot rated2:19
13. - No. 57 Juno: Rich odours fill the fragant airnot rated0:22
14. Scene 4 - No. 58 Jupiter: Come to my arms, my lovely fairnot rated2:50
15. - No. 59 Jupiter: O Semelenot rated0:06
16. - No. 60 Semele: I ever am grantingnot rated1:34
17. - No. 61 Jupiter: Speak, speak your desirenot rated0:36
18. - No. 62 Semele: You'll grant what I requirenot rated0:09
19. - No. 63 Semele: Then cast off this human shape which you wearnot rated0:16
20. - No. 64 Jupiter: Ah, take heed what you pressnot rated1:14
21. - No. 65 Semele: No, no! I'll take no lessnot rated5:12
22. Scene 5 - No. 66 Jupiter: Ah! whither is she gone! unhappy fair!not rated3:05
23. Scene 6 - No. 67 Juno: Above measurenot rated2:23
24. Scene 7 - No. 68 Semele: Ah me! too late I now repentnot rated3:07
25. Scene 8 - No. 69 Ino: Off my ill-boding dreamnot rated0:11
26. - No. 70 Chorus: Oh terror and astonishment!not rated4:00
27. - No. 71 Ino: How I was hence remov'dnot rated0:41
28. - No. 72 Athamus: Despair no more shall wound menot rated5:07
29. - No. 73 Cadmus: See from above the bellying clouds descendnot rated0:13
30. Scene 9 - No. 74 Sinfonia: [Ohne Satzbezeichnung]not rated1:19
31. - No. 75 Apollo: Apollo comes to relieve your carenot rated0:43
32. - No. 76 All: Happy, happy shall we benot rated3:06
1:03:28

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