Great Handel

Semele: Where'er you walk

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

Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Messiah: Comfort ye my people

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

Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Messiah: Ev'ry valley shall be exalted

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)

Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Serse: Fronde tenere

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

Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Serse: Ombra mai fu

George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)

Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

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)

Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Acis and Galatea: Love in her eyes

George Frideric Handel - Acis and Galatea, HWV 49: Act I, no. 7. Aria "Love in her eyes sits playing" (Acis)

Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Acis and Galatea: Happy we!

George Frideric Handel - Acis and Galatea, HWV 49: Act I, no. 9a. Duet "Happy we" (Galatea, Acis)

Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Ariodante: Scherza infida

George Frideric Handel - Ariodante, HWV 33: Atto II, no. 40. "Scherza infida in grembo al drudo" (Ariodante)

Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Ariodante: Dopo notte

George Frideric Handel - Ariodante, HWV 33: Atto III, no. 82. "Dopo notte, atra e funesta" (Ariodante)

Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

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)

Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato: As steals the morn

George Frideric Handel - L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55: Part III, no. 46. Duet “As Steals the Morn Upon the Night” (Il Moderato)

Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Jephtha: Hide thou thy hated beams

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 30. Arioso "Hide thou thy hated beams" (Jephtha)

Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Jephtha: A father off'ring up his only child

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 31. Accompagnato "A father, off'ring up his only child" (Jephtha)

Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Jephtha: Waft her, angels

George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 32. Air "Waft her, angels, through the skies" (Jephtha)

Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment