Handel - Semele - John Eliot Gardiner (2020)

CD1

	1		1. SEMELE Oratorio in three acts. Based on a pre-existent opera libretto by William Congreve HWV 58. First presented in concert form at Covent Garden theatre on 10 February 1744 - ACT ONE. Overture 4:55 11.26 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.23 $ Buy
	2		2. Gavotte 1:43 3.93 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.08 $ Buy
	3		3. Scene 1. Accompagnato High Priest: “Behold Auspicious flashes rise” 1:31 3.48 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.07 $ Buy
	4		4. Scene 1. Chorus of Priests: “Lucky omens bless our rites” 3:14 7.40 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.15 $ Buy
	5		5. Scene 1. Recitative Arioso Duet Cadmus Athamas: “Daughter obey” 1:01 2.33 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.05 $ Buy
	6		6. Scene 1. Recitative Semele: “Ah me What refuge now is left me?” 1:00 2.29 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.05 $ Buy
	7		7. Scene 1. Air Semele: “Oh Jove In pity teach me which to choose” 1:57 4.47 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.09 $ Buy
	8		8. Scene 1. Recitative Ino Athamas: “Alas she yields” 0:44 1.68 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.03 $ Buy
	9		9. Scene 1. Quartet Cadmus Ino Athamas Semele: “Why dost thou thus untimely grieve” 2:59 6.83 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.14 $ Buy
	10		10. Scene 1. Chorus of Priests: “Avert these omens all ye pow 2:01 0.00 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	11		11. Scene 1. Recitatives Athamas Semele: “Again auspicious flashes rise” “Thy aid pronubial Juno Athamas implores” 0:59 2.26 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.05 $ Buy
	12		12. Scene 1. Chorus of Priests: “Cease cease your vows 0:33 0.00 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	13		13. Scene 2. Recitatives Ino Athamas: “Turn hopeless lover turn thy eyes” “She weeps” 0:44 1.68 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.03 $ Buy
	14		14. Scene 2. Air Athamas: “Your tuneful voice my tale would tell” 4:41 10.72 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.21 $ Buy
	15		15. Scene 2. Recitative Ino Athamas: “Too well I see” 0:47 1.80 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.04 $ Buy
	16		16. Scene 2. Duet Ino Athamas: “You 2:36 0.00 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	17		17. Scene 3. Recitative Cadmus Athamas: “Ah wreched prince” 0:34 1.30 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.03 $ Buy
	18		18. Scene 3. Accompagnato Cadmus: “Wing 1:23 0.00 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	19		19. Scene 4. Chorus: “Hail Cadmus hail” Air Augur and Chorus: “Endless pleasure endless love” 5:35 12.78 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.26 $ Buy

CD2

	1		1. ACT TWO. Sinfonia 1:31 3.48 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.07 $ Buy
	2		2. Scene 1. Recitative Juno Iris: “Iris impatient of thy stay” 0:46 1.76 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.04 $ Buy
	3		3. Scene 1. Air Iris: “There from mortal cares retiring” Recitative Juno: “No more I 2:54 0.00 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	4		4. Scene 1. Accompagnato Juno: “Awake Saturnia from thy lethargy” Recitative Accompagnato Iris: “Hear mighty queen while I recount” “With adamant the gates are barr 1:48 0.00 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	5		5. Scene 1. Air Juno: “Hence Iris hence away” 3:34 8.17 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.16 $ Buy
	6		6. Scene 2. Air Cupid: “Come zephyrs come while Cupid sings” 5:40 12.97 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.26 $ Buy
	7		7. Scene 2. Air Semele: “Oh sleep why dost thou leave me” 3:22 7.71 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.15 $ Buy
	8		8. Scene 3. Recitative Semele: “Let me not another moment” 0:17 0.65 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.01 $ Buy
	9		9. Scene 3. Air Jupiter: “Lay your doubts and fears aside” 3:09 7.21 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.14 $ Buy
	10		10. Scene 3. Recitative Jupiter: “You are mortal and require” 0:25 0.96 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.02 $ Buy
	11		11. Scene 3. Air Semele: “With fond desiring” 2:55 6.68 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.13 $ Buy
	12		12. Scene 3. Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs: “How engaging how endearing” 2:49 6.45 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.13 $ Buy
	13		13. Scene 3. Recitative Semele Jupiter: “Ah me” “Why sighs my Semele?” 1:09 2.64 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.05 $ Buy
	14		14. Scene 3. Air Jupiter: “I must with speed amuse her” 3:47 8.66 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.17 $ Buy
	15		15. Scene 3. Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs: “Now love that everlasting boy invites” 2:18 5.27 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.11 $ Buy
	16		16. Scene 3. Recitative Jupiter Semele: “By my command” 1:14 2.83 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.06 $ Buy
	17		17. Scene 3. Air Jupiter: “Where 5:24 0.00 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	18		18. Scene 4. Recitative Semele Ino: “Dear sister how was your passage hither?” 0:53 2.03 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.04 $ Buy
	19		19. Scene 4. Air Ino: “But hark the heav 1:53 0.00 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	20		20. Scene 4. Duet Semele Ino: “Prepare then ye immortal choir” 2:09 4.92 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.10 $ Buy
	21		21. Scene 4. Chorus of Nymphs and Swains: “Bless the glad earth with heav 2:47 0.00 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy

CD3

	1		1. ACT THREE. Sinfonia 1:37 3.70 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.07 $ Buy
	2		2. Accompagnato Juno Iris: “Somnus awake” 0:30 1.15 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.02 $ Buy
	3		3. Air Somnus: “Leave me loathsome light” 3:38 8.32 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.17 $ Buy
	4		4. Recitative Iris Juno: “Dull God canst thou attend the water 0:33 0.00 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	5		5. Air Somnus: “More sweet is that name” 2:28 5.65 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.11 $ Buy
	6		6. Recitative Juno Somnus: “My will obey” 1:21 3.09 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.06 $ Buy
	7		7. Duet Juno Somnus: “Obey my will” 2:03 4.70 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.09 $ Buy
	8		8. Air Semele: “My racking thoughts by no kind slumbers freed” 3:11 7.29 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.15 $ Buy
	9		9. Recitative Juno Semele: “Thus shap 1:32 0.00 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	10		10. Air Semele: “Myself I shall adore” 6:39 15.22 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.30 $ Buy
	11		11. Recitative Juno Semele: “Be wise as you are beautiful” Accompagnato Juno: “Conjure him by his oath” 1:43 3.93 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.08 $ Buy
	12		12. Air Semele: “Thus let my thanks be paid” 2:46 6.34 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.13 $ Buy
	13		13. Recitative Juno Semele: “Rich odours fill the fragrant air” 0:24 0.92 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.02 $ Buy
	14		14. Air Jupiter: “Come to my arms my lovely fair” 3:32 8.09 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.16 $ Buy
	15		15. Recitative Jupiter: “O Semele Why art thou thus insensible?” Air Semele: “I ever am granting” 1:41 3.86 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.08 $ Buy
	16		16. Recitative Accompagnato Jupiter Semele: “Speak speak your desire” 1:08 2.60 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.05 $ Buy
	17		17. Air Jupiter: “Ah take heed what you press” 1:04 2.45 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.05 $ Buy
	18		18. Air Semele: “No no I 4:45 0.00 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	19		19. Accompagnato Jupiter: “Ah whither is she gone unhappy fair?” 3:21 7.67 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.15 $ Buy
	20		20. Air Juno: “Above measure is the pleasure” 2:10 4.96 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.10 $ Buy
	21		21. Accompagnato Semele: “Ah me Too late I now repent” 3:26 7.86 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.16 $ Buy
	22		22. Chorus of Priests: “O terror and astonishment” 4:16 9.77 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.20 $ Buy
	23		23. Recitative Ino Cadmus Athamas: “How I was hence remov 0:46 0.00 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	24		24. Air Athamas: “Despair no more shall wound me” 4:59 11.41 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.23 $ Buy
	25		25. Recitative Cadmus: “See from above the bellying clouds descend” 0:18 0.69 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.01 $ Buy
	26		26. Sinfonia 1:43 3.93 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.08 $ Buy
	27		27. Accompagnato Apollo: “Apollo comes to relieve your care” 0:53 2.02 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.04 $ Buy
	28		28. Chorus: “Happy happy shall we be” 3:07 7.14 Mb 320 Kbp	close 0.14 $ Buy

CD1

	1		1. SEMELE Oratorio in three acts. Based on a pre-existent opera libretto by William Congreve HWV 58. First presented in concert form at Covent Garden theatre on 10 February 1744 - ACT ONE. Overture 4:55 25.89 Mb 736 Kbp	close 0.39 $ Buy
	2		2. Gavotte 1:43 8.61 Mb 700 Kbp	close 0.13 $ Buy
	3		3. Scene 1. Accompagnato High Priest: “Behold Auspicious flashes rise” 1:31 6.74 Mb 620 Kbp	close 0.10 $ Buy
	4		4. Scene 1. Chorus of Priests: “Lucky omens bless our rites” 3:14 17.85 Mb 771 Kbp	close 0.27 $ Buy
	5		5. Scene 1. Recitative Arioso Duet Cadmus Athamas: “Daughter obey” 1:01 4.97 Mb 683 Kbp	close 0.07 $ Buy
	6		6. Scene 1. Recitative Semele: “Ah me What refuge now is left me?” 1:00 5.01 Mb 700 Kbp	close 0.08 $ Buy
	7		7. Scene 1. Air Semele: “Oh Jove In pity teach me which to choose” 1:57 9.11 Mb 653 Kbp	close 0.14 $ Buy
	8		8. Scene 1. Recitative Ino Athamas: “Alas she yields” 0:44 3.35 Mb 639 Kbp	close 0.05 $ Buy
	9		9. Scene 1. Quartet Cadmus Ino Athamas Semele: “Why dost thou thus untimely grieve” 2:59 15.08 Mb 706 Kbp	close 0.23 $ Buy
	10		10. Scene 1. Chorus of Priests: “Avert these omens all ye pow 2:01 0.00 Mb 843 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	11		11. Scene 1. Recitatives Athamas Semele: “Again auspicious flashes rise” “Thy aid pronubial Juno Athamas implores” 0:59 4.50 Mb 639 Kbp	close 0.07 $ Buy
	12		12. Scene 1. Chorus of Priests: “Cease cease your vows 0:33 0.00 Mb 801 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	13		13. Scene 2. Recitatives Ino Athamas: “Turn hopeless lover turn thy eyes” “She weeps” 0:44 3.13 Mb 596 Kbp	close 0.05 $ Buy
	14		14. Scene 2. Air Athamas: “Your tuneful voice my tale would tell” 4:41 22.04 Mb 657 Kbp	close 0.33 $ Buy
	15		15. Scene 2. Recitative Ino Athamas: “Too well I see” 0:47 3.51 Mb 626 Kbp	close 0.05 $ Buy
	16		16. Scene 2. Duet Ino Athamas: “You 2:36 0.00 Mb 743 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	17		17. Scene 3. Recitative Cadmus Athamas: “Ah wreched prince” 0:34 2.70 Mb 666 Kbp	close 0.04 $ Buy
	18		18. Scene 3. Accompagnato Cadmus: “Wing 1:23 0.00 Mb 695 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	19		19. Scene 4. Chorus: “Hail Cadmus hail” Air Augur and Chorus: “Endless pleasure endless love” 5:35 31.02 Mb 776 Kbp	close 0.47 $ Buy

CD2

	1		1. ACT TWO. Sinfonia 1:31 8.98 Mb 827 Kbp	close 0.13 $ Buy
	2		2. Scene 1. Recitative Juno Iris: “Iris impatient of thy stay” 0:46 3.83 Mb 697 Kbp	close 0.06 $ Buy
	3		3. Scene 1. Air Iris: “There from mortal cares retiring” Recitative Juno: “No more I 2:54 0.00 Mb 655 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	4		4. Scene 1. Accompagnato Juno: “Awake Saturnia from thy lethargy” Recitative Accompagnato Iris: “Hear mighty queen while I recount” “With adamant the gates are barr 1:48 0.00 Mb 745 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	5		5. Scene 1. Air Juno: “Hence Iris hence away” 3:34 18.13 Mb 710 Kbp	close 0.27 $ Buy
	6		6. Scene 2. Air Cupid: “Come zephyrs come while Cupid sings” 5:40 25.06 Mb 618 Kbp	close 0.38 $ Buy
	7		7. Scene 2. Air Semele: “Oh sleep why dost thou leave me” 3:22 12.77 Mb 530 Kbp	close 0.19 $ Buy
	8		8. Scene 3. Recitative Semele: “Let me not another moment” 0:17 1.29 Mb 635 Kbp	close 0.02 $ Buy
	9		9. Scene 3. Air Jupiter: “Lay your doubts and fears aside” 3:09 16.04 Mb 712 Kbp	close 0.24 $ Buy
	10		10. Scene 3. Recitative Jupiter: “You are mortal and require” 0:25 1.77 Mb 591 Kbp	close 0.03 $ Buy
	11		11. Scene 3. Air Semele: “With fond desiring” 2:55 14.14 Mb 677 Kbp	close 0.21 $ Buy
	12		12. Scene 3. Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs: “How engaging how endearing” 2:49 14.87 Mb 737 Kbp	close 0.22 $ Buy
	13		13. Scene 3. Recitative Semele Jupiter: “Ah me” “Why sighs my Semele?” 1:09 5.41 Mb 657 Kbp	close 0.08 $ Buy
	14		14. Scene 3. Air Jupiter: “I must with speed amuse her” 3:47 20.68 Mb 763 Kbp	close 0.31 $ Buy
	15		15. Scene 3. Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs: “Now love that everlasting boy invites” 2:18 13.42 Mb 815 Kbp	close 0.20 $ Buy
	16		16. Scene 3. Recitative Jupiter Semele: “By my command” 1:14 5.79 Mb 655 Kbp	close 0.09 $ Buy
	17		17. Scene 3. Air Jupiter: “Where 5:24 0.00 Mb 596 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	18		18. Scene 4. Recitative Semele Ino: “Dear sister how was your passage hither?” 0:53 4.19 Mb 662 Kbp	close 0.06 $ Buy
	19		19. Scene 4. Air Ino: “But hark the heav 1:53 0.00 Mb 622 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	20		20. Scene 4. Duet Semele Ino: “Prepare then ye immortal choir” 2:09 10.38 Mb 674 Kbp	close 0.16 $ Buy
	21		21. Scene 4. Chorus of Nymphs and Swains: “Bless the glad earth with heav 2:47 0.00 Mb 733 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy

CD3

	1		1. ACT THREE. Sinfonia 1:37 5.73 Mb 494 Kbp	close 0.09 $ Buy
	2		2. Accompagnato Juno Iris: “Somnus awake” 0:30 2.79 Mb 779 Kbp	close 0.04 $ Buy
	3		3. Air Somnus: “Leave me loathsome light” 3:38 14.52 Mb 558 Kbp	close 0.22 $ Buy
	4		4. Recitative Iris Juno: “Dull God canst thou attend the water 0:33 0.00 Mb 647 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	5		5. Air Somnus: “More sweet is that name” 2:28 12.95 Mb 733 Kbp	close 0.19 $ Buy
	6		6. Recitative Juno Somnus: “My will obey” 1:21 6.57 Mb 680 Kbp	close 0.10 $ Buy
	7		7. Duet Juno Somnus: “Obey my will” 2:03 11.21 Mb 764 Kbp	close 0.17 $ Buy
	8		8. Air Semele: “My racking thoughts by no kind slumbers freed” 3:11 13.04 Mb 572 Kbp	close 0.20 $ Buy
	9		9. Recitative Juno Semele: “Thus shap 1:32 0.00 Mb 659 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	10		10. Air Semele: “Myself I shall adore” 6:39 34.81 Mb 731 Kbp	close 0.52 $ Buy
	11		11. Recitative Juno Semele: “Be wise as you are beautiful” Accompagnato Juno: “Conjure him by his oath” 1:43 8.40 Mb 684 Kbp	close 0.13 $ Buy
	12		12. Air Semele: “Thus let my thanks be paid” 2:46 14.16 Mb 715 Kbp	close 0.21 $ Buy
	13		13. Recitative Juno Semele: “Rich odours fill the fragrant air” 0:24 1.89 Mb 657 Kbp	close 0.03 $ Buy
	14		14. Air Jupiter: “Come to my arms my lovely fair” 3:32 17.75 Mb 702 Kbp	close 0.27 $ Buy
	15		15. Recitative Jupiter: “O Semele Why art thou thus insensible?” Air Semele: “I ever am granting” 1:41 9.06 Mb 752 Kbp	close 0.14 $ Buy
	16		16. Recitative Accompagnato Jupiter Semele: “Speak speak your desire” 1:08 6.06 Mb 746 Kbp	close 0.09 $ Buy
	17		17. Air Jupiter: “Ah take heed what you press” 1:04 6.12 Mb 801 Kbp	close 0.09 $ Buy
	18		18. Air Semele: “No no I 4:45 0.00 Mb 778 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	19		19. Accompagnato Jupiter: “Ah whither is she gone unhappy fair?” 3:21 14.59 Mb 608 Kbp	close 0.22 $ Buy
	20		20. Air Juno: “Above measure is the pleasure” 2:10 11.34 Mb 731 Kbp	close 0.17 $ Buy
	21		21. Accompagnato Semele: “Ah me Too late I now repent” 3:26 13.97 Mb 568 Kbp	close 0.21 $ Buy
	22		22. Chorus of Priests: “O terror and astonishment” 4:16 20.20 Mb 661 Kbp	close 0.30 $ Buy
	23		23. Recitative Ino Cadmus Athamas: “How I was hence remov 0:46 0.00 Mb 569 Kbp	close 0.00 $ Buy
	24		24. Air Athamas: “Despair no more shall wound me” 4:59 27.92 Mb 783 Kbp	close 0.42 $ Buy
	25		25. Recitative Cadmus: “See from above the bellying clouds descend” 0:18 1.49 Mb 691 Kbp	close 0.02 $ Buy
	26		26. Sinfonia 1:43 9.52 Mb 775 Kbp	close 0.14 $ Buy
	27		27. Accompagnato Apollo: “Apollo comes to relieve your care” 0:53 4.39 Mb 695 Kbp	close 0.07 $ Buy
	28		28. Chorus: “Happy happy shall we be” 3:07 17.82 Mb 799 Kbp	close 0.27 $ Buy