Water music / Concerti grossi, op.3 / Israel in Egypt / The ways of Zion do mourn / Semele
John Eliot Gardiner · Malcolm Hicks · English Baroque Soloists · Monteverdi Choir · Norma Burrowes · Della Jones · Anthony Rolfe Johnson · Robert Lloyd · Charles Brett · David Thomas
Water music / Concerti grossi, op.3 / Israel in Egypt / The ways of Zion do mourn / Semele, CD, on Warner Classics & Jazz. Music by George Frideric Handel, performed by John Eliot Gardiner, Malcolm Hicks, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir; 121 tracks.
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Disc 1
Water Music Suite Variation No. 1 in F major, HWV 331/1
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: I. Ouverture (Largo - Allegro)
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: II. Adagio e staccato
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: III. Allegro
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IV. Andante
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIb. Andante
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: III. (da capo)
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: V. Presto
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VI. Air
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VII. Minuet
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VIII. Bourrée / IX. Hornpipe
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: X.
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music Suite Variation No. 2 in F major, HWV 331/2
Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major, HWV 350: I.
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 3 in G major, HWV 350: 16: (Minuet)
Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major, HWV 350: II. Rigaudon - III.
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 3 in G major, HWV 350: 17. Rigaudon / 18. (Rigaudon) / 17. Rigaudon da capo
Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major, HWV 350: IV. Menuet - V.
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 3 in G major, HWV 350: 17. Rigaudon / 18. (Rigaudon) / 17. Rigaudon da capo
Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major, HWV 350: VI. - VII.
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 3 in G major, HWV 350: 21. (Country Dance) / 22. (Country Dance) / 21. (Country Dance) da capo
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349: I. Allegro
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 11. Allegro
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349: III. Minuet
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 13. Minuet
Disc 3
Israel in Egypt: Exodus: Now here arose
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part II, no. 1: Recitative "Now these arose a new king over Egypt" (tenor)
Israel in Egypt: Exodus: And the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part II, no. 2: Chorus "And the children of Israel sighed" (with alto II)
Israel in Egypt: Exodus: Then sent He Moses
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part II, no. 3: Recitative "Then sent he Moses" (tenor)
Israel in Egypt: Exodus: They loathed to drink
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part II, no. 4: Chorus "They loathed to drink of the river"
Israel in Egypt: Exodus: Their land brought
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part II, no. 5: Air "Their land brought forth frogs" (alto I)
Israel in Egypt: Exodus: He spake the word
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part II, no. 6: Chorus "He spake the word"
Israel in Egypt: Exodus: He gave them hailstones
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part II, no. 7: Chorus "He gave them hailstones for rain"
Israel in Egypt: Exodus: He sent a thick darkness
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part II, no. 8: Chorus "He sent a thick darkness"
Israel in Egypt: Exodus: He smote all the first born
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part II, no. 9: Chorus "He smote all the first-born of Egypt"
Israel in Egypt: Exodus: But as for His people
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part II, no. 10: Chorus "But as for his people"
Israel in Egypt: Exodus: Egypt was glad
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part II, no. 11: Chorus "Egypt was glad"
Israel in Egypt: Exodus: He rebuked the Red Sea
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part II, no. 12: Chorus "He rebuked the Red Sea"
Israel in Egypt: Exodus: He led them
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part II, no. 13: Chorus "He led them through the deep"
Israel in Egypt: Exodus: But the waters
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part II, no. 14: Chorus "But the waters overwhelmed their enemies"
Israel in Egypt: Exodus: And Israel saw
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part II, no. 15: Chorus "And Israel saw that great work"
Israel in Egypt: Exodus: And believed the Lord
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part II, no. 16: Chorus "And believed the Lord"
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: Moses, and the children
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 17: Introitus (Chorus) "Moses and the children of Israel"
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: I will sing
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 18: Chorus "I will sing unto the lord"
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: The Lord is my strength
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 19: Duet "The Lord is my strength" (sopranos I & II)
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: He is my God
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 20: Chorus "He is my god"
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: And I will exalt him
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 21: Chorus "And I will exalt him"
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: The Lord is a man of war
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 22: Duet "The Lord is a man of war" (basses I & II)
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: The depths have covered them
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 23: Chorus "The depths have covered them"
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: Thy right hand
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 24: Chorus "Thy right hand, o Lord"
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: And in the greatness
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 25: Chorus "And in the greatness"
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: Thou sentest forth
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 26: Chorus "Thou sentest forth thy wrath"
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: And with the blast
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 27: Chorus "And with the blast of thy nostrils"
Disc 4
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: Who is like unto Thee
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 30: Chorus "Who is like unto thee, o Lord"
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: The earth swallowed them
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 31: Chorus "The earth swallowed them"
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: Thou is thy mercy
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 32: Duet "Thou in thy mercy" (alto I, tenor)
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: The people shall hear
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 33: Chorus "The people shall hear"
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: Thou shalt bring
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 34: Air "Thou shalt bring them" (alto I)
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: The Lord shall reign
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 35: Chorus "The Lord shall reign for ever and ever"
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: For the horse of Pharoah
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 36: Recitative "For the horse of Pharaoh" (tenor)
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: The Lord shall reign
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 37: Chorus "The Lord shall reign for ever and ever"
Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: And Mirian the prophetess
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 38: Recitative "And Miriam the prophetess (tenor)
George Frideric Handel - Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 39: Chorus "Sing ye to the Lord" (with soprano)
The Ways of Zion do mourn: The ways of Zion
George Frideric Handel - The Ways of Zion Do Mourn, HWV 264: "The Ways of Zion Do Mourn"
The Ways of Zion do mourn: How are the mighty fall'n!
George Frideric Handel - The Ways of Zion Do Mourn, HWV 264: "How Are the Mighty Fall'n!"
The Ways of Zion do mourn: She put on righteousness
The Ways of Zion do mourn: When the ear heard her
George Frideric Handel - The Ways of Zion Do Mourn, HWV 264: "When the Ear Heard Her"
The Ways of Zion do mourn: How are the mighty fall'n!
George Frideric Handel - The Ways of Zion Do Mourn, HWV 264: "How Are the Migthy Fall’n!"
The Ways of Zion do mourn: She deliver'd the poor
George Frideric Handel - The Ways of Zion Do Mourn, HWV 264: "She Deliver’d the Poor That Cried, the Fatherless"
The Ways of Zion do mourn: How are the mighty fall'n!
George Frideric Handel - The Ways of Zion Do Mourn, HWV 264: "How Are the Migthy Fall’n!"
The Ways of Zion do mourn: The righteous shall be had
George Frideric Handel - The Ways of Zion Do Mourn, HWV 264: "The Righteous Shall Be Had"
The Ways of Zion do mourn: Their bodies are buried in peace
George Frideric Handel - The Ways of Zion Do Mourn, HWV 264: "Their Bodies Are Buried in Peace"
The Ways of Zion do mourn: The people will tell
George Frideric Handel - The Ways of Zion Do Mourn, HWV 264: "The People Will Tell of Their Wisdom"
Disc 5
Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Behold! Auspicious flashes rise" (Priest)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Behold! Auspicious Flashes Rise
Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Lucky omens bless our rites" (Chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Lucky Omens Bless Our Rites
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Ah, me!" (Semele)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Ah Me!
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Norma Burrowes
Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Why dost thou thus untimely grieve" (Cadmus)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Why Dost Thou Thus Untimely Grieve
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Norma Burrowes
Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Avert these omens" (Chorus of Priests)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Avert These Omens, All Ye Pow'rs
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Cease, cease your vows" (Chorus of Priests)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Cease, Cease Your Vows, 'Tis Impious to Proceed
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Semele: Act I, Scene II. "Oh, Athamas; what torture hast thou borne!" (Athamas)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 2: Turn, Hopeless Lover, Turn Thy Eyes
Semele: Act I, Scene II. "You've undone me" (Ino)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 2: You've Undone Me
Semele: Act I, Scene III. "Ah, wretched prince" (Cadmus)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 3: Ah! Wretched Prince
Semele: Act I, Scene IV. "See, see!" (Cadmus)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 4: Hail Cadmus, Hail!
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Semele: Act I, Scene IV. "Endless pleasure" (Semele)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act I. Air and Chorus: "Endless pleasure, endless love" (Semele, Chorus)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Norma Burrowes
Semele: Act I, Scene IV. "Endless pleasure" (Chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act I. Air and Chorus: "Endless pleasure, endless love" (Semele, Chorus)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Semele: Act II. Sinfonia / Scene I. "Iris, impatient of thy stay" (Juno)
Semele: Act II, Scene I. "Look, where Cithaeron proudly stands" (Iris)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act II Scene 1: There, from Mortal Cares Retiring
Semele: Act II, Scene I. "Hence, Iris, hence away!" (Juno)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 34. "Hence, Iris, hence away" (Juno)
Semele: Act II, Scene II. "Come, Zephyrs, come" (Cupid)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act II Scene 2: Come, Zephyrs, Come, While Cupid Sings
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Norma Burrowes
Semele: Act II, Scene III. "Let me not another moment" (Semele)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act II Scene 3: Let Me Not Another Moment
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Norma Burrowes
Semele: Act II, Scene III. "Lay your doubts" (Jupiter)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act II Scene 3: Lay Your Doubts and Fears Aside
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Semele: Act II, Scene III. "With fond desiring" (Semele)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act II. Air: "With fond desiring" (Semele)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Norma Burrowes
Semele: Act II, Scene III. "How engaging" (Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act II Scene 3: How Engaging, How Endearing
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Disc 6
Semele: Act II, Scene III. "By my command" (Jupiter)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act II Scene 3: By My Command
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Semele: Act II, Scene III. "See, she appears" (Jupiter)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 45. “Where’er You Walk” (Jupiter)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Semele: Act II, Scene IV. "Dear sister, how was your journey hither?" (Semele)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act II Scene 4: Dear Sister, How Was Your Passage Hither?
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Norma Burrowes
Semele: Act II, Scene IV. "Prepare then, ye immortal choir!" (Semele & Ino)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act II. Duetto: "Prepare then, ye immortal choir" (Semele, Ino, Chorus)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Norma Burrowes
Semele: Act II, Scene IV. "Bless the glad earth" (Chorus)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act II Scene 4: Bless the Glad Earth with Heav'nly Lays
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
Semele: Act III, Scene I. "Somnus, awake!" (Juno)
Semele: Act III, Scene I. "Leave me, loathsome light!" (Somnus)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 1: Leave Me, Loathsome Light
Semele: Act III, Scene I. "More sweet is that name" (Somnus)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 1: More Sweet is That Name
Semele: Act III, Scene I. "Obey my will" (Juno)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 1: Obey My Will, Thy Rod Resign
Semele: Act III, Scene II. "My racking thoughts" (Semele)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 2: My Racking Thoughts by No Kind Slumbers Freed
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Norma Burrowes
Semele: Act III, Scene III. "Thus shap'd like Ino" (Juno)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 3: Thus Shap'd Like Ino
Semele: Act III, Scene III. "O ecstasy of happiness!" (Semele)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act III. Recitative: "O ecstasy of happiness" (Semele)
Semele: Act III, Scene III. "Conjure him by his oath" (Juno)
Semele: Act III, Scene III. "Thus let my thanks be pay'd" (Semele)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act III. Air: "Thus let my thanks de paid" (Semele)
Semele: Act III, Scene IV. "Come to my arms" (Jupiter)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 4: Come to My Arms, My Lovely Fair
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Semele: Act III, Scene IV. "I ever am granting" (Semele)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act III. Air: "I ever am granting, you always complain" (Semele)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Norma Burrowes
Semele: Act III, Scene IV. "Ah, take heed what you press!" (Jupiter)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 4: Ah, Take Heed What You Press
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Semele: Act III, Scene IV. "No, no, I'll take no less" (Semele)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act III. Air: "No, no! I'll take no less" (Semele)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Norma Burrowes
Semele: Act III, Scene V. "Ah, whither is she gone!" (Jupiter)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 5: Ah, Whither Is She Gone, Unhappy Fair?
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Semele: Act III, Scene VI. "Above measure is the pleasure" (Juno)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 6: Above Measure
Semele: Act III, Scene VII. "Ah, me! too late I now repent" (Semele)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act III. "Ah me! Too late I now repeat" (Semele)
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Norma Burrowes
Semele: Act III, Scene VIII. "Of my ill-boding dream" (Ino)
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58, Act III Scene 8: O Terror and Astonishment!
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir