Composer: George Frideric Handel
Performer: Wiener Staatsoper, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Paul Esswood, Julia Varady, Elizabeth Gale, Helmut Wildhaber, Matthias Hölle, Felicity Palmer, Stephen Roberts, Thomas Hampson, Roberta Alexander, Marjana Lipovsek, Philip Langridge, Kurt Equiluz, Thomas Moser, Ann Murray, Stockholm Bach Choir, Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Orchestra: Concentus Musicus Wien
Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Warner
Catalogue: 2564695677
Release: 2008
Size: 1.53 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Saul, HWV 53
01. Symphony (Allegro – Larghetto – Allegro – Menuet. Andante larghetto)
02. Act 1 Scene 1: No. 1, Chorus, “How excellent thy name, oh Lord” (Chorus)
03. Act 1: “An infant raised by thy command” (Soprano)
04. Act 1: “Along the monster atheist strode” (Alto, Tenor, Bass)
05. Act 1 Scene 1: No. 4, Chorus, “The youth inspired by Thee, o Lord” – No. 5, Chorus, “How excellent Thy name, o Lord”
06. Act 1 Scene 2: No. 6, Recitative, “He comes!” – No. 7, Air, “O godlike youth!” (Michal)
07. Act 1 Scene 2: No. 8, Recitative, “Behold, o King, the brave, victorious youth” (Abner, Saul, David) – No. 9, Air, “O King, your favours with delight I take” (David)
08. Act 1: “Oh early piety!” (Jonathan)
09. Act 1: “What abject thoughts” (Merab)
10. Act 1 Scene 2: No. 12, Recitative, “Yet think, on whom this honour” (Merab) – No. 13, Air, “Birth and fortune I despise!” (Jonathan)
11. Act 1 Scene 2: No. 16, Recitative, “Thou, Merab, first in birth” (Saul, Merab) – No. 17, Air, “My soul rejects the thoughts with scorn” (Merab)
12. Act 1 Scene 2: No. 18, Air, “See, with what a scornful air” – No. 19, Air, “Ah! lovely youth!” (Michal)
13. Act 1 Scene 2: No. 20, Symphony (Andante allegro)
14. Act 1: “Already see, the daughters of the land” (Michal)
15. Act 1 Scene 3: No. 22, Chorus, “Welcome, mighty king!” (Chorus)
16. Act 1 Scene 3: No. 23, Recitative, “What do I hear?” (Saul) – No. 24, Chorus, “David his ten thousands slew” – No. 25, Recitative, “To him ten thousands!” (Saul) – No. 26, Air, “With rage I shall burst his praises to hear!” (S
17. Act 1 Scene 4: No. 27, Recitative, “Imprudent women!” (Jonathan, Michal) – No. 28, Air, “Fell rage and black despair possest” (Michal)
18. Act 1: “Racked with infernal pains” (Abner)
19. Act 1: “O Lord, whose mercies numberless” (David)
20. Act 1: ” ‘Tis all in vain” (Jonathan)
21. Act 1 Scene 5: No. 35, Air, “A serpent, in my bosom warmed” – No. 36, Recitative, “Has he escaped my rage?” (Saul)
22. Act 1: “Capricious man, in humour lost” (Merab)
23. Act 1 Scene 6: No. 38, Recitative, “O filial piety!” – No. 29, Air, “No, cruel father, no” (Jonathan)
24. Act 1 Scene 6: No. 41, Chorus, “Preserve him for the glory of thy name”
25. Act 2 Scene 1: No. 42, Chorus, “Envy! eldest born of hell!”
26. Act 2 Scene 2: No. 43, Recitative, “Ah, dearest friend” – No. 44, Air, “But sooner Jordan’s stream” – No. 47, Recitative, “My father comes” (Jonathan)
27. Act 2 Scene 3: No. 48, Recitative, “Hast thou obeyed my orders” (Saul, Jonathan) – No. 49, Air, “Sin not, o King” (Jonathan)
28. Act 2: “As great Jehovah lives” (Saul)
29. Act 2: “From cities stormed, and battles won” (Jonathan)
30. Act 2: “Appear, my friend” (Jonathan, Saul)
31. Act 2: “Your words, o King” (David)
32. Act 2: “Yes, he shall wed my daughter” (Saul)
33. Act 2: “A father’s will has authoriz’d my love” (Michal)
34. Act 2: “O fairest of ten thousand fair” (Michal, David)
35. Act 2 Scene 5: No. 57, Chorus, “Is there a man”
36. Act 2 Scene 5: No. 58a, Symphony (Largo – Allegro)
37. Act 2 Scene 6: No. 59, Recitative, “Thy father is as cruel” (David) – No. 60, Duet, “At persecution I can laugh” (David, Michal)
38. Act 2 Scene 7: No. 61, Recitative, “Whom dost thou seek?” (Michal, Doeg) – No. 62, Air, “No, no, let the guilty tremble” (Michal)
39. Act 2 Scene 8: No. 63, Recitative, “Mean as he was” – No. 64, Air, “Author of peace” (Merab)
40. Act 2 Scene 9: No. 65, Symphony (Allegro)
41. Act 2: “The time at length is come” (Saul)
42. Act 2: “Where is the son of Jesse?” (Saul, Jonathan)
43. Act 2 Scene 10: No. 68, Chorus, “O fatal consequence of rage”
44. Act 3 Scene 1: No. 69, Recitative, “Wretch that I am!” – No. 70, Air, “Tis said, here lives a woman” (Saul)
45. Act 3 Scene 2: No. 71, Recitative, “With me what would’st thou?” (Witch, Saul) – No. 72, Air, “Infernal spirits” (Witch)
46. Act 3 Scene 3: No. 73, Recitative, “Why hast thou forced me … O holy prophet!” (Samuel, Saul)
47. Act 3 Scene 3: No. 74, Symphony (Allegro)
48. Act 3 Scene 4: No. 75, Recitative, “Whence comst thou?” (David, Amalekite) – No. 76, Air, “Impious wretch, of race accurst” (David)
49. Act 3 Scene 4: No. 77b, March (Grave)
50. Act 3 Scene 5: No. 78, Chorus, “Mourn, Israel, mourn, thy beauty lost!”
51. Act 3 Scene 5: No. 79, Air, “O let it not in Gath be heard” (Jonathan) – No. 80, Air, “From this unhappy day” (Michal)
52. Act 3 Scene 5: No. 82, Chorus, “Eagles were not so swift as they”
53. Act 3 Scene 5: No. 83, Air, “In sweetest harmony they lived” (Merab) – No. 84, Solo and Chorus, “O fatal day!” (David, Chorus)
54. Act 3: “Ye men of Judah, weep no more” (Abner)
55. Act 3 Scene 5: No. 86, Chorus, “Gird on thy sword” (Chorus)
Alexander’s Feast or the Power of Musick, HWV 75
56. Part 1: Overture (Larghetto e staccato – Allegro – Adagio – Andante)
57. Part 1: Recitative, “T’was at the royal feast, for Persia won by Philip’s warlike son” (Tenor)
58. Part 1: No. 1, Air and Chorus, “Happy pair!” (Tenor, Soprano, Chorus)
59. Part 1: Recitative, “Timotheus, plac’d on high” (Tenor)
60. Part 1: No. 3, Recitative accompanied, “The song began from Jove” (Soprano)
61. Part 1: No. 4, Chorus, “The list’ning crowd admire the lofty sound”
62. Part 1: No. 5, Aria, “With ravish’d ears the monarch hears” (Soprano)
63. Part 1: Recitative, “The praise of Bacchus then the sweet musician sung” (Tenor)
64. Part 1: No. 6, Air and Chorus, “Bacchus, ever fair and young … Bacchus’ blessings are a treasure” (Bass, Chorus)
65. Part 1: Recitative, “Sooth’d with the sound” (Tenor)
66. Part 1: No. 7, Recitative accompanied, “He choose a mournful Muse” (Soprano)
67. Part 1: No. 8, Air, “He sung Darius, great and good” (Soprano)
68. Part 1: No. 9, Recitative accompanied, “With downcast looks the joyless victor sate” (Soprano)
69. Part 1: No. 10, Chorus, “Behold Darius great and good”
70. Part 1: Recitative, “The mighty master smiled to see” (Tenor)
71. Part 1: No. 11, Arioso, “Softly sweet in Lydian measures” (Soprano)
72. Part 1: No. 12, Air, “War, he sung, is toil and trouble” (Tenor)
73. Part 1: No. 13, Chorus, “The many rend the skies with loud applause”
74. Part 1: No. 14a, Air, “The Prince, unable to conceal his pain” (Soprano)
75. Part 1: No. 14b, Chorus, “The many rend the skies with loud applause” (da capo)
76. Part 2: No. 15, Recitative accompanied with Chorus, “Now strike the golden Lyre again! … Break his bonds of sleep asunder … Hark, hark!” (Tenor, Chorus)
77. Part 2: No. 16, Air, “Revenge, Timotheus cries” (Bass)
78. Part 2: No. 17, Recitative accompanied, “Give the vengeance due to the valiant crew” (Tenor)
79. Part 2: No. 18, Air, “The princes applaud with a furious joy” (Tenor)
80. Part 2: No. 19, Air with Chorus, “Thais led the way … The princes applaud with a furious joy” (Soprano, Chorus)
81. Part 2: No. 20, Recitative accompanied with Chorus, “Thus, long ago, ere heaving Bellows … At last divine Cecilia came” (Tenor, Chorus)
82. Part 2: Recitative, “Let old Timotheus yield the prize” (Tenor, Bass)
83. Part 2: No. 21, Chorus, “Let old Timotheus yield the prize” (Soprano, Tenor, Bass, Chorus)
Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, HWV 76
84. Overture (Larghetto e staccato – Allegro – Menuet) – Recitative, “From Harmony, from heavenly Harmony” – No. 1, Recitative accompanied, “When Nature underneath a heap” (Tenor)
85. No. 2, Chorus, “From Harmony, from heavenly Harmony”
86. No. 3, Air, “What passion cannot Music raise and quell!” (Soprano)
87. No. 4, Solo and Chorus, “The trumpet’s loud clangor excites us” (Tenor, Chorus)
88. No. 5, March
89. No. 6, Air, “The soft complainning flute” (Soprano)
90. No. 7, Air, “Sharp Violins proclaim their jealous pangs” (Tenor)
91. No. 8, Air, “But oh! what art can teach” (Soprano)
92. No. 9, Air, “Orpheus could lead” (Soprano)
93. No. 10, Recitative accompanied, “But bright Cecilia rais’d the wonder high’r” (Soprano)
94. No. 11, Chorus, “As from the power of sacred lays”
Te Deum in D Major, HWV 278, “Utrecht Te Deum”
95. No. 1, Chorus, (a) “We praise thee, o God”
96. No. 1, Chorus, (b) “All the earth doth worship Thee”
97. No. 2, “To Thee All Angels Cry Aloud”
98. No. 3, “To Thee, Cherubim and Seraphim”
99. No. 4, Solo and Chorus, (a) “The glorious company” (Tenor 1, Bass, Soprano, Alto, Chorus)
100. No. 4, Solo and Chorus, (b) “Thou art the King of Glory” (Chorus)
101. No. 5, Solo and Chorus, (a) “When Thou took’st upon Thee” (Alto, Soprano, Tenors, Bass, Chorus)
102. No. 5, Solo and Chorus, (b) “Thou sittest at the right hand of God” (Chorus)
103. No. 6, “We Believe That Thou Shalt Come”
104. No. 7, “Day by Day We Magnify Thee”
105. No. 8, “And We Worship Thy Name”
106. No. 9, “Vouchsafe, o Lord”
107. No. 10, “O Lord in Thee Have I Trusted”
Apollo e Dafne, HWV 122
108. “La terra è liberata”
109. “Pende il ben dell’universo”
110. “Ch’il superbetto Amore”
111. “Spezza l’arco e getta l’armi”
112. “Felicissima quest’alma”
113. “Che voce! che beltà!”
114. “Ardi, adori e preghi in vano”
115. “Che crudel! Ch’importuno”
116. “Una guerra ho dentro il seno”
117. “Placati al fin, o cara”
118. “Come rosa in su la spina”
119. “Ah ch’un Dio non dovrebbe”
120. “Come in ciel benigna stella”
121. “Odi la mia ragion”
122. “Deh lascia addolcire”
123. “Sempre t’adorerò”
124. “Mie piante correte, mie braccie stringete”
125. “Cara pianta co’miei pianti”
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17
126. Overture (Andante – Allegro)
127. Act 1 Scene 1: No. 1, Coro, “Viva il nostro Alcide!” (Chorus)
128. Act 1: No. 2, Aria “Presti omai l’Egizia terra” (Giulio Cesare)
129. Act 1 Scene 4: No. 4, Aria, “Priva son d’ogni conforto” (Cornelia)
130. Act 1 Scene 4: Recitativo, “Vani sono i lamenti” (Sesto)
131. Act 1 Scene 4: No. 5, Aria, “Svegliatevi nel core” (Sesto)
132. Act 1 Scene 8: No. 12, Aria, “Cara speme, questo core” (Sesto)
133. Act 1 Scene 9: No. 14, Aria, “Va tacito e nascosto” (Cesare)
134. Act 2 Scene 6: No. 24, Aria, “Cessa omai di sospirare!” (Cornelia)
135. Act 2 Scene 8: No. 29, Aria, “Se pietà di me non senti” (Cleopatra)
136. Act 3 Scene 2: No. 33, Sinfonia
137. Act 3 Scene 7: No. 40, Aria, “Da tempeste il legno infranto” (Cleopatra)
138. Act 3 Scene 10: No. 42b, La Marche
139. Act 3 Scene 10: No. 44, Coro, “Ritorni omai nel nostro core” (Chorus, Cesare, Cleopatra)
