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Angel Voices

Philippe Herreweghe · Gérard Lesne · René Jacobs · Roger Norrington · Hans-Martin Linde · George Weldon · Gustav Leonhardt · Paul Esswood · Philip Ledger · Sigiswald Kuijken

EMI Classics1h 23m17 tracks

Angel Voices, CD, on EMI Classics. Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell, Antonio Vivaldi, performed by Philippe Herreweghe, Gérard Lesne, René Jacobs, Roger Norrington; 17 tracks.

Composers

Johann Sebastian Bach7 George Frideric Handel4 Henry Purcell3 Antonio Vivaldi1 Christoph Willibald von Gluck1 Jean Lacquemant1

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Serse: Frondi tenere

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

Roger Norrington, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Daniels

0:41

02

Serse: Ombra mai fù

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

Roger Norrington, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Daniels

3:07

05

Orfeo ed Euridice: Che faro senza Euridice?

Christoph Willibald von Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)

Roger Norrington, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Daniels

3:50

06

Cessate, omai cessate, cantata RV 684

Antonio Vivaldi - Cantata for Alto voice, Strings, and Continuo, RV 684 “Cessate, omai cessate”

Stephen Stubbs, Derek Lee Ragin

11:57

08

Come ye sons of art, ode for Queen Mary (1694): Sound the trumpet, sound

Henry Purcell - Birthday Ode for Queen Mary "Come Ye Sons of Art", Z. 323

Gustav Leonhardt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Christopher Robson

2:26

10

Love's goddes sure was blind, ode for Queen Mary (1692): Sweetness of nature

Henry Purcell - Birthday Ode for Queen Mary "Love's Goddess Sure Was Blind", Z. 331: Sweetness of nature / Long may she reign

3:11

11

Hail! Bright Cecilia, ode for St. Cecilia's day: In vain the am'rous flute

Henry Purcell - “Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328

5:27

12

Plainte sur la mort de Monsieur Lambert

Jean Lacquemant - Plainte sur la mort de Monsieur Lambert

5:21

Disc 2

01

St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Erbarme dich, mein Gott

Johann Sebastian Bach - Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, XXXIX. Aria (Alto) "Erbarme dich, mein Gott"

Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent, Andreas Scholl

6:38

03

Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris

Johann Sebastian Bach - h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232

Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent, Charles Brett

4:27

04

Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Agnus Dei

Johann Sebastian Bach - h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232

Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent, Charles Brett

5:27

05

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben

Johann Sebastian Bach - Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, IV. Aria (Alto) „Bereite dich, Zion“

Philippe Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent, Michael Chance

5:40

06

Magnificat: Cantata BWV 243: Esurientes implevit

Johann Sebastian Bach - Magnificat D-Dur, BWV 243

René Jacobs, Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande

3:14

07

Cantata "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust", BWV 170

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 170 „Vergnügte Ruh! beliebte Seelenlust!“

Hans-Martin Linde, René Jacobs

7:12

08

Cantata "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ", BWV 177

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 177 "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"

Hans-Martin Linde, René Jacobs

4:31

09

Saül: O Lord, whose mercies numberless

George Frideric Handel - Saul, HWV 53: Act I, Scene V, no. 32. Air "Oh Lord, whose mercies numberless" (David)

Paul Esswood, Philip Ledger, English Chamber Orchestra

3:33

12

Messiah: He was despised

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

George Weldon, Philharmonia Orchestra, Alfred Deller

6:45