Handel - Gardiner vol.2 [CD 5 & 6 of 6] - Semele, HWV 58

Year:	2007
Genre:	Oratorios
Opus:	HWV 58
Composer:	Georg Friedrich Handel
Conductor:	John Eliot Gardiner
Performers: - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (Jupiter) - Robert Lloyd (Cadmus, King of Thebes) - Timothy Penrose (Athamas, a prince of Boeotia) - David Thomas (Somnus, god of sleep) - Maldwyn Davies (Apollo) - Della Jones (Juno) - Patrizia Kwella (Iris) - Norma Burrowes (Semele, daughter to Cadmus) - Catherine Denley (Ino, sister to Semele) - Elisabeth Priday (Cupid) - The Monteverdi Choir (Choruses of Priests and Augurs, Loves and Zephyrs, Nymphs and Swains, Attendants) - English Baroque Soloists

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CD 1

1	Overture	7:18	16.72 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

2	Act I. Scene 1. Behold! Auspicious flashes rise (Priest)	1:46	4.06 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

3	Lucky omens bless our rites (Chorus, Cadmus, Athamas)	4:39	10.64 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

4	Ah, me! (Semele, Ino, Athamas)	3:53	8.88 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

5	Why dost thou thus untimely grieve (Cadmus, Ino, Athamas, Semele)	3:24	7.77 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

6	Avert these omens (chorus of priests, Cadmus, Athamas, Semele)	3:04	7.04 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

7	Cease, cease your vows (chorus of priests)	0:33	1.27 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

8	Scene 2. Oh, Athamas; what torture hast thou borne! (Athamas, Ino)	0:57	2.16 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

9	You've undone me (Ino, Athamas)	3:07	7.14 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

10	Scene 3. Ah, wretched prince (Cadmus, Athamas)	1:48	4.13 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

11	Scene 4. See, see! (Cadmus, chorus of priests and augurs)	2:07	4.83 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

12	Endless pleasure (Semele)	2:51	6.53 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

13	Endless pleasure (chorus)	1:46	4.06 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

14	Act II. Sinfonia - Iris, impatient of thy stay (Juno, Iris)	1:58	4.52 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

15	Scene 1. Look, where Cithaeron proudly stands (Iris, Juno)	6:50	15.62 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

16	Hence, Iris, hence away! (Juno)	3:38	8.34 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

17	Scene 2. Come, Zephyrs, come (Cupid, Semele)	6:30	14.90 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

18	Scene 3. Let me not another moment (Semele)	3:26	7.87 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

19	Lay your doubts (Jupiter)	3:32	8.09 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

20	With fond desiring (Semele)	3:28	7.94 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

21	How engaging (chorus of loves and zephyrs, Semele, Jupiter)	4:46	10.91 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

22	Too well I read her meaning (Jupiter)	4:16	9.75 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

23	Now Love (chorus of loves and zephyrs)	2:29	5.70 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

CD 2

1	Scene 3. By my command (Jupiter, Semele)	0:29	1.10 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

2	See, she appears (Jupiter)	5:57	13.62 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

3	Scene 4. Dear sister, how was your journey hither- (Semele, Ino)	2:54	6.62 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

4	Prepare then, ye immortal choir! (Semele, Ino)	1:58	4.50 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

5	Bless the glad earth (Chorus)	2:41	6.15 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

6	Act III. Scene 1. Somnus, awake! (Juno, Iris)	2:25	5.55 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

7	Leave me, loathsome light! (Somnus, Iris, Juno)	4:33	10.40 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

8	More sweet is that name (Somnus, Juno)	4:14	9.69 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

9	Obey my will (Juno, Somnus)	2:14	5.11 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

10	Scene 2. My racking thoughts (Semele)	2:53	6.59 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

11	Scene 3. Thus shap'd like Ino (Juno, Semele)	1:38	3.75 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

12	O ecstasy of happiness! (Semele, Juno)	8:08	18.61 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

13	Conjure him by his oath (Juno)	1:22	3.12 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

14	Thus let my thanks be pay'd (Semele, Juno)	3:14	7.41 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

15	Scene 4. Come to my arms (Jupiter)	2:51	6.53 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

16	I ever am granting (Semele, Jupiter)	3:10	7.27 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

17	Ah, take heed what you press! (Jupiter)	1:14	2.81 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

18	No, no, I'll take no less (Semele)	5:07	11.72 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

19	Scene 5. Ah, whither is she gone! (Jupiter)	3:21	7.68 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

20	Scene 6. Above measure is the pleasure (Juno)	2:27	5.63 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

21	Scene 7. Ah, me! too late I now repent (Semele)	3:22	7.72 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

22	Scene 8. Of my ill-boding dream (Ino, chorus)	4:12	9.62 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

23	Scene the Last. See from above the bellying clouds descend (Cadmus, Apollo)	2:32	5.80 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

24	Happy, happy shall we be (Chorus)	3:16	7.48 Mb	320 Kbps	buy

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CD 1

1	Overture	7:18	36.16 Mb	692 Kbps	buy

2	Act I. Scene 1. Behold! Auspicious flashes rise (Priest)	1:46	7.74 Mb	610 Kbps	buy

3	Lucky omens bless our rites (Chorus, Cadmus, Athamas)	4:39	22.12 Mb	665 Kbps	buy

4	Ah, me! (Semele, Ino, Athamas)	3:53	16.41 Mb	591 Kbps	buy

5	Why dost thou thus untimely grieve (Cadmus, Ino, Athamas, Semele)	3:24	15.49 Mb	638 Kbps	buy

6	Avert these omens (chorus of priests, Cadmus, Athamas, Semele)	3:04	16.10 Mb	732 Kbps	buy

7	Cease, cease your vows (chorus of priests)	0:33	3.18 Mb	800 Kbps	buy

8	Scene 2. Oh, Athamas; what torture hast thou borne! (Athamas, Ino)	0:57	3.80 Mb	562 Kbps	buy

9	You've undone me (Ino, Athamas)	3:07	13.66 Mb	612 Kbps	buy

10	Scene 3. Ah, wretched prince (Cadmus, Athamas)	1:48	8.08 Mb	626 Kbps	buy

11	Scene 4. See, see! (Cadmus, chorus of priests and augurs)	2:07	10.64 Mb	705 Kbps	buy

12	Endless pleasure (Semele)	2:51	12.79 Mb	626 Kbps	buy

13	Endless pleasure (chorus)	1:46	8.84 Mb	697 Kbps	buy

14	Act II. Sinfonia - Iris, impatient of thy stay (Juno, Iris)	1:58	9.81 Mb	695 Kbps	buy

15	Scene 1. Look, where Cithaeron proudly stands (Iris, Juno)	6:50	30.01 Mb	614 Kbps	buy

16	Hence, Iris, hence away! (Juno)	3:38	16.82 Mb	645 Kbps	buy

17	Scene 2. Come, Zephyrs, come (Cupid, Semele)	6:30	24.89 Mb	534 Kbps	buy

18	Scene 3. Let me not another moment (Semele)	3:26	11.56 Mb	469 Kbps	buy

19	Lay your doubts (Jupiter)	3:32	15.23 Mb	602 Kbps	buy

20	With fond desiring (Semele)	3:28	15.09 Mb	608 Kbps	buy

21	How engaging (chorus of loves and zephyrs, Semele, Jupiter)	4:46	21.22 Mb	622 Kbps	buy

22	Too well I read her meaning (Jupiter)	4:16	19.97 Mb	655 Kbps	buy

23	Now Love (chorus of loves and zephyrs)	2:29	12.95 Mb	726 Kbps	buy

CD 2

1	Scene 3. By my command (Jupiter, Semele)	0:29	1.97 Mb	572 Kbps	buy

2	See, she appears (Jupiter)	5:57	24.37 Mb	572 Kbps	buy

3	Scene 4. Dear sister, how was your journey hither- (Semele, Ino)	2:54	12.01 Mb	580 Kbps	buy

4	Prepare then, ye immortal choir! (Semele, Ino)	1:58	8.81 Mb	627 Kbps	buy

5	Bless the glad earth (Chorus)	2:41	13.22 Mb	687 Kbps	buy

6	Act III. Scene 1. Somnus, awake! (Juno, Iris)	2:25	8.86 Mb	510 Kbps	buy

7	Leave me, loathsome light! (Somnus, Iris, Juno)	4:33	17.15 Mb	528 Kbps	buy

8	More sweet is that name (Somnus, Juno)	4:14	19.67 Mb	649 Kbps	buy

9	Obey my will (Juno, Somnus)	2:14	11.14 Mb	697 Kbps	buy

10	Scene 2. My racking thoughts (Semele)	2:53	12.18 Mb	591 Kbps	buy

11	Scene 3. Thus shap'd like Ino (Juno, Semele)	1:38	7.26 Mb	618 Kbps	buy

12	O ecstasy of happiness! (Semele, Juno)	8:08	36.56 Mb	628 Kbps	buy

13	Conjure him by his oath (Juno)	1:22	6.43 Mb	660 Kbps	buy

14	Thus let my thanks be pay'd (Semele, Juno)	3:14	14.72 Mb	636 Kbps	buy

15	Scene 4. Come to my arms (Jupiter)	2:51	12.78 Mb	626 Kbps	buy

16	I ever am granting (Semele, Jupiter)	3:10	14.74 Mb	649 Kbps	buy

17	Ah, take heed what you press! (Jupiter)	1:14	6.35 Mb	724 Kbps	buy

18	No, no, I'll take no less (Semele)	5:07	23.13 Mb	631 Kbps	buy

19	Scene 5. Ah, whither is she gone! (Jupiter)	3:21	12.68 Mb	528 Kbps	buy

20	Scene 6. Above measure is the pleasure (Juno)	2:27	11.54 Mb	656 Kbps	buy

21	Scene 7. Ah, me! too late I now repent (Semele)	3:22	13.10 Mb	543 Kbps	buy

22	Scene 8. Of my ill-boding dream (Ino, chorus)	4:12	17.47 Mb	581 Kbps	buy

23	Scene the Last. See from above the bellying clouds descend (Cadmus, Apollo)	2:32	12.34 Mb	681 Kbps	buy

24	Happy, happy shall we be (Chorus)	3:16	17.14 Mb	733 Kbps	buy