The Handel Collection
Eugene Ormandy · Richard Kapp · Raymond Leppard · Charles Groves · James Galway · Julius Rudel · Richard P. Condie · Thomas Beecham · Wynton Marsalis · Philadelphia Orchestra
Composers
Tracklist
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - from Solomon
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
Xerxes, HWV 40: Ombra mai fù (Largo)
George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Samson, HWV 57: Let the Bright Seraphim
George Frideric Handel - Samson, HWV 57: Act III. Air: Let the bright seraphim (Israelite woman)
Keyboard Suite in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande (Arr. for Chamber Orchestra)
George Frideric Handel - Suite de pièce in D minor, Vol. 2 no. 4, HWV 437
Piangero, Piangero from Julius Ceasar
George Frideric Handel - Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto III, Scena III, 35. Aria “Piangerò la sorte mia” (Cleopatra)
Dove, dove, inumani - Son nata a lagrimar from Julius Ceasar
George Frideric Handel - Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto I, Scena XI. Recitativo: “Madre!” – “Mia vita!” – “Addio!” (Sesto, Cornelia)
Vouchsafe, O Lord, To Keep Us This Day fromTe Deum in D Major, "Dettingen", HWV 283
George Frideric Handel - Te Deum in D major, HWV 283 "Dettingen": Aria "Vouchsafe, O Lord"
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: March No. 1
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 58: “See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes” (Chorus of Youths, Chorus of Virgins)
Charles Groves, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, E. Power Biggs
Sound an Alarm from Judas Maccabeus
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 45: Air "Sound an alarm!" (Judas Maccabaeus)
Hallelujah, Amen from Judas Maccabaeus
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 68: Chorus "Hallelujah! Amen" (Chorus)
Awake the Trumpet's Lofty Sound from Samson
George Frideric Handel - Samson, HWV 57: Act I. Recitative. This day, a Solemn Feast to Dagon Held (Samson). Chorus. Awake the Trumpet’s Lofty Sound!
Where E'er You Walk from Semele
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 45. “Where’er You Walk” (Jupiter)