Handel Gold

Samson: Let the Bright Seraphim

George Frideric Handel - Samson, HWV 57: Act III. Air: Let the bright seraphim (Israelite woman)

Barry Rose, English Chamber Orchestra

Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno: Lascia la spina, cogli la rosa

George Frideric Handel - Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a: Lascia la spina, cogli la rosa

Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre

Serse: Frondi tenere ... Ombra mai fu

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

Marcello Viotti, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano

Alcina: Tornami a vagheggiar

George Frideric Handel - Alcina, HWV 34: Atto I. "Tornami a vagheggiar" (Morgana)

Richard Bonynge, London Symphony Orchestra

Ariodante: Dopo notte, atra e funesta

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

Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre

Atalanta: Care selve, ombre beate (arr. Gamley)

George Frideric Handel - Atalanta, HWV 35: Atto I. "Care selve, ombre beate"

Richard Bonynge

Giulio Cesare: V'adoro, pupille

George Frideric Handel - Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto II, Scena II, 19. Aria “V’adoro pupille” (Cleopatra)

Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Tamerlano: Ciel e terra armi di sdegno

George Frideric Handel - Tamerlano, HWV 18, Act I Scene VI: Recitativo

Paul McCreesh

Floridante: Ma che vuoi più da me

George Frideric Handel - Floridante, HWV 14: Atto II. Aria "Ma che vuoi più da me" (Elmira)

Alan Curtis

Jephtha: Waft Her, Angels, Through the Skies

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

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

Messiah: He Was Despisèd

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto)

Adrian Boult

Zadok the Priest

George Frideric Handel - The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258

Simon Preston, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Semele: Where'er You Walk

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

Charles Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Hercules: Where Shall I Fly!

George Frideric Handel - Hercules, HWV 60: Act III, no. 49: Recitativo accompagnato "Where shall I fly? Where hide this quilty head?" (Dejanira)

Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker

Joshua: Oh! Had I Jubal's Lyre

George Frideric Handel - Joshua, HWV 64: Act III, no. 56. "Oh! had I Jubal's lyre" (Achsah)

Andrea Marcon, Venice Baroque Orchestra

Judas Maccabaeus: See the Conqu'ring Hero Comes!

George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 58: “See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes” (Chorus of Youths, Chorus of Virgins)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Judas Maccabaeus: Father of Heav'n! From Thy Eternal Throne

George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 53: Air "Father of Heav'n" (Priest)

Maurice Abravanel, Utah Symphony

Solomon: Almighty Pow'r! Who Rul'st the Earth and Skies

George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene I. Accompagnato "Almighty Power" (Solomon)

Paul McCreesh

Semele: Myself I Shall Adore

George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58: Act III. Air "Myself I shall adore"

William Christie

Messiah: The People That Walked in Darkness

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 11. Air “The people that walked in darkness” (Bass)

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Giulio Cesare: Piangerò la sorte mia

George Frideric Handel - Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto III, Scena III, 35. Aria “Piangerò la sorte mia” (Cleopatra)

Alexander Gibson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Alcina: Verdi prati

George Frideric Handel - Alcina, HWV 34: Atto II, Scena XII. Aria “Verdi prati, selva amene” (Ruggiero)

Ferdinand Leitner

Semele: Hence, Iris, Hence Away

George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 34. "Hence, Iris, hence away" (Juno)

Richard Bonynge, New Symphony Orchestra

Theodora: Angels, Ever Bright and Fair

George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 5, no. 24. Air “Angels, ever bright and fair” (Theodora)

Paul McCreesh

Messiah: I know That My Redeemer Liveth

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Messiah: Behold, I Tell You a Mystery ... The Trumpet Shall Sound

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 47. Recitativo “Behold, I tell you a mystery” (Bass)

Sebastian Weigle, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”

Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert