Solomon (1985), CD, on Philips. Music by George Frideric Handel, performed by John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, Carolyn Watkinson; 37 tracks.
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Tracklist
Disc 1
Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene I. "Your harps and cymbals"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene I. Chorus "Your harps and cymbals" (Chorus)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene I. "Praise ye the Lord"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene I. Air "Praise ye the Lord" (Levite)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Stephen Varcoe
Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene I. "With pious heart"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene I. Chorus "With pious heart" (Chorus)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene I. "Almighty Power"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene I. Accompagnato "Almighty Power" (Solomon)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Carolyn Watkinson
Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene I. "Imperial Solomon - Sacred rapture
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene I. Air "Sacred raptures" (Zadok)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene I. "Throughout the land"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene I. Chorus "Throughout the land" (Chorus)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene I. "Bless'd be the Lord"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene I. Recitative "Bless'd be the Lord" (Solomon)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Carolyn Watkinson
Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene II. "And see my Queen"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "And see my Queen" (Solomon)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Carolyn Watkinson
Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene II. "Bless'd the day"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene II. Air "Bless'd the day" (Queen)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Nancy Argenta
Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene II. "Thou fair inhabitant - Welcome as the dawn of day"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "Thou fair inhabitant of Nile" (Solomon, Queen)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Carolyn Watkinson
Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene II. "My blooming fair - Haste, haste"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "My blooming fair" (Solomon)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Carolyn Watkinson
Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene II. "When thou art absent - With thee th'unshelter'd moor I'd tread"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene II. Recitative "When thou art absent" (Queen)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Nancy Argenta
Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene II. "May no rash intruder"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act I, Scene II. Chorus "May no rash intruder" (Chorus)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene I. "From the censer"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene I. Chorus "From the censer" (Chorus)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Disc 2
Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene II. "My sovereign liege"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene II. Recitative "My sovereign liege" (Solomon, 1st Harlot)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Carolyn Watkinson
Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene III. "Thou Son of David - Words are weak"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene III. Trio "Words are weak" (1st Harlot, 2nd Harlot, Solomon)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Carolyn Watkinson
Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene III. "What says the other - Thy sentence, great king"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene III. Recitative "What says the other" (Solomon, 2nd Harlot)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Carolyn Watkinson
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene III. Recitative "Withhold, withhold the executing hand!" (1st Harlot)
Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene III. "Israel, attend"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene III. Accompagnato "Israel, attend" (Solomon)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Carolyn Watkinson
Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene III. "Thrice bless'd be the king"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene III. Duet "Thrice bless'd be the king" (1st Harlot, Solomon)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Carolyn Watkinson
Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene III. "From the east unto the west"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene III. Chorus "From the east unto the west" (Chorus)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene III. "No more shall armed bands - Beneath the vine"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene III. Recitative "No more shall armed bands" (1st Harlot)
Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene III. "Swell, swell the full chorus"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act II, Scene III. Chorus "Swell, swell the full chorus" (Chorus)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. "From Arabia's spicy shores"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Recitative "From Arabia's spicy shores" (Queen of Sheba, Solomon)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Barbara Hendricks
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. "Sweep, sweep the string - Music, spread thy voice"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Recitative "Sweep, sweep the string" (Solomon)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. "Now a diff'rent measure - Shake the dome"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. "Now a diff'rent measure... Shake the dome" (Solomon, Chorus)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. "Then at once from rage - Draw the tear from hopeless love"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Recitative "Then at once from rage remove" (Solomon)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. "Next the tortur'd soul - Thus rolling surges rise"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. "Thus rolling surges rise" (Solomon, Chorus)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. "Thy harmony's divine"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Recitative "Thy harmony's divine" (Queen of Sheba)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Barbara Hendricks
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. "Thrice happy king - Golden columns"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Recitative "Thrice happy king" (Zadok)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. "May peace in Salem ever dwell - Will the sun forget to streak"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Recitative "May peace in Salem ever dwell" (Queen of Sheba)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Barbara Hendricks