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Favourite Handel Arias

Ivor Bolton · City of London Sinfonia · Robert White

Virgo1991Cat. VJ 7 91456-2Known duration: 1h 10m (16 of 16 shown tracks)16 tracks

Favourite Handel Arias (1991), Format unverified, on Virgo. Music by George Frideric Handel, performed by Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White; 16 tracks.

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Composer

George Frideric Handel

Tracklist

01

Serse: "Frondi tenere" — "Ombra mai fu"

George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 1. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” (Serse)

Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White

3:38

02

Acis and Galatea: "Love Sounds the Alarm"

George Frideric Handel - Acis and Galatea, HWV 49: Act II, no. 15. Aria "Love sounds th'alarm" (Acis)

Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White

4:55

03

Esther: "Tune Your Harps to Cheerful Strains"

George Frideric Handel - Esther, HWV 50b: Act I. "Tune Your Harps to Cheerful Strains"

Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White

4:57

04

Athalia: "Gentle Airs, Melodious Strains"

George Frideric Handel - Athalia, HWV 52: Act I, no. 16. "Gentle Airs, Melodious Strains"

Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White

3:14

05

Judas Maccabaeus: "So Shall the Lute and Harp Awake"

George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 56. “So Shall the Lute and Harp Awake” (Israelitish Woman)

Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White

4:17

06

Samson: "Total Eclipse"

George Frideric Handel - Samson, HWV 57: Act I. Recitative. Whom have I to complain of but myself (Samson, Micah). Air. Total Eclipse! No sun, no moon! (Samson)

Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White

3:48

07

Messiah: "Comfort Ye" — "Ev'ry Valley"

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitativo “Comfort Ye” (Tenor)

Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White

5:57

08

Haman and Mordecai: "Praise the Lord with Cheerful Noise"

George Frideric Handel - Esther, HWV 50a: No. 9. "Praise the Lord With Cheerful Noise"

Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White

6:12

09

The Choice of Hercules: "There the Brisk Sparkling Nectar"

George Frideric Handel - The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: No. 4. Air "There the brisk sparkling nectar drain" (Pleasure)

Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White

2:45

10

Joshua: "While Kedron's Brook"

George Frideric Handel - Joshua, HWV 64: Act I, no. 10. "While Kedron's brook to Jordan's stream"

Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White

4:42

11

Rinaldo: "Lascia ch'io piange"

George Frideric Handel - Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)

Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White

4:23

12

Semele: "Where'er You Walk"

George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 45. “Where’er You Walk” (Jupiter)

Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White

3:57

13

Ode for St. Cecilia's Day: "Sharp Violins Proclaim"

George Frideric Handel - Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76

Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White

4:19

14

Amadigi di Gaula: "Ah! spietato"

George Frideric Handel - Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11: Atto I, no. 11. "Ah! spietato"

Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White

4:40

15

Semele: "O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me?"

George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 35. "Oh sleep, why dost thou leave me?" (Semele)

Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White

3:17

16

Acis and Galatea: "Would You Gain the Tender Creature"

George Frideric Handel - Acis and Galatea, HWV 49: Act II, no. 14. Aria "Would you gain the tender creature" (Damon)

Ivor Bolton, City of London Sinfonia, Robert White

5:33