Handel - Semele - Antony Walker

Stephen Bennett Sally - Anne Russell Belinda Montgomery Cantillation Sirius Ensemble Craig Everingham Anna Ryberg Tobias Cole Angus Wood Shelli Gilhome

Year of release 2003

Songs 72

Album time 02:30:15

Genre list Classical, Oratorios

1

1. SEMELE Musical Drama In Three Acts. Libretto By William Congreve 1670-1729 After Ovid HWV 58 - ACT ONE. Overture - Gavotte

6:52

2

2. Scene 1. Accompagnato Priest: 'Behold Auspicious Flashes Rise'

1:40

3

3. Scene 1. Chorus Of Priests: 'Lucky Omens Bless Our Rites'

2:37

4

4. Scene 1. Recitative And Arioso Cadmus Athamas: 'Daughter Obey Hear And Obey'

1:08

5

5. Scene 1. Accompagnato Semele: 'Ah Me What Refuge Now Is Left Me? ' Air Semele: 'O Jove In Pity Teach Me Which To Choose'

2:57

6

6. Scene 1. Recitative Athamas: 'See She Blushing Turns Her Eyes'

0:20

7

7. Scene 1. Recitative Ino Athamas Semele: 'Alas She Yields And Has Undone Me'

0:43

8

8. Scene 1. Quartet Cadmus Ino Athamas Semele: 'Why Dost Thou Thus Untimely Grieve'

2:52

9

9. Scene 1. Chorus Priests: 'Avert These Omens All Ye Pow'rs'

1:53

10

10. Scene 1. Accompagnato Priest: 'Again Auspicious Flashes Rise'

0:39

11

11. Scene 1. Recitative Athamas Semele: 'Thy Aid Pronubial Juno Athamas Implores'

0:17

12

12. Scene 1. Chorus Priests: 'Cease Cease Your Vows 'tis Impious To Proceed'

0:32

13

13. Scene 2. Recitative Athamas: 'O Athamas What Torture Hast Thou Borne'

0:31

14

14. Scene 2. Air Ino: 'Turn Hopeless Lover Turn Thy Eyes'

4:16

15

15. Scene 2. Recitative Athamas: 'She Weeps'

0:25

16

16. Scene 2. Air Athamas: 'Your Tuneful Voice My Tale Would Tell'

5:07

17

17. Scene 2. Recitative Ino Athamas: 'Too Well I See Thou Wilt Not Understand Me'

0:57

18

18. Scene 2. Duet Ino Athamas: 'You've Undone Me With My Life I Would Atone'

2:24

19

19. Scene 3. Recitative Cadmus Athamas: 'Ah Wretched Prince Doom'd To Disastrous Love ' Accompagnato Cadmus: 'Wing'd With Our Fears And Pious Haste' Recitative Athamas Ino: 'Oh Prodigy To Me Of Dire Portent'

1:51

20

20. Scene 4. Air Semele And Chorus: 'Endless Pleasure Endless Love'

4:28

21

1. ACT TWO. Sinfonia

1:27

22

2. Scene 1. Recitative Juno Iris: 'Iris Impatient Of Thy Stay'

0:52

23

3. Scene 1. Air Iris: 'There From Mortal Cares Retiring'

3:56

24

4. Scene 1. Recitative Juno: 'No More I'l Hear No More' Accompagnato Juno Iris: 'Awake Saturnia From Thy Lethargy'

1:49

25

5. Scene 1. Air Juno: 'Hence Iris Hence Away'

3:11

26

6. Scene 2. Air A Deity: 'Come Zephyrs Come While Cupid Sings'

6:08

27

7. Scene 2. Air Semele: 'O Sleep Why Dost Thou Leave Me? '

3:16

28

8. Scene 3. Recitative Semele: 'Let Me Not Another Moment Bear The Pangs Of Absence'

0:21

29

9. Scene 3. Air Jupiter: 'Lay Your Doubts And Fears Aside'

3:10

30

10. Scene 3. Recitative Jupiter: 'You Are Mortal And Require Time To Rest And To Repose'

0:25

31

11. Scene 3. Air Semele: 'With Fond Desiring'

3:21

32

12. Scene 3. Chorus Of Loves And Zephyrs: 'How Engaging How Endearing'

1:20

33

13. Scene 3. Recitative Semele Jupiter: 'Ah Me Why Sighs My Semele? '

1:19

34

14. Scene 3. Air Jupiter: 'I Must With Speed Amuse Her'

3:35

35

15. Scene 3. Chorus Of Loves And Zephyrs: 'Now Love That Everlasting Boy Invites'

2:27

36

16. Scene 3. Recitative Jupiter Semele: 'By My Command'

1:05

37

17. Scene 3. Air Jupiter: 'Where'er You Walk Cool Gales Shall Fan The Glade'

4:26

38

18. Scene 4. Recitative Semele Ino: 'Dear Sister How Was Your Passage Hither? '

0:44

39

19. Scene 4. Air Ino: 'But Hark The Heav'nly Sphere Turns Round'

2:05

40

20. Scene 4. Duet Semele Ino: 'Prepare Then Ye Immortal Choir'

1:59

41

21. Scene 4. Chorus Of Nymphs And Swains: 'Bless The Glad Earth With Heav'nly Lays'

2:14

42

1. ACT THREE. Scene 1. [Sinfonia] Larghetto E Piano Per Tutto

1:16

43

2. Scene 1. Accompagnato Juno Iris: 'Somnus Awake Raise Thy Reclining Head'

0:27

44

3. Scene 1. Air Somnus: 'Leave Me Loathsome Light'

3:27

45

4. Scene 1. Recitative Iris Juno: 'Dull God Canst Thou Attend The Water's Fall'

0:34

46

5. Scene 1. Air Somnus: 'More Sweet Is That Name'

2:33

47

6. Scene 1. Recitative Juno Somnus: 'My Will Obey She Shall Be Thine'

1:12

48

7. Scene 1. Duet Juno Somnus: 'Obey My Will Thy Rod Resighn All I Must Grant For All Is Due'

1:47

49

8. Scene 2. Air Semele: 'My Racking Thoughts By No Kind Slumbers Freed'

3:10

50

9. Scene 3. Recitative Juno Semele: 'Thus Shap'd Like Ino'

1:43

51

10. Scene 3. Air Semele: 'Myself I Shall Adore

6:41

52

11. Scene 3. Recitative Juno Semele: 'Be Wise As You Are Beautiful' Accompagnato Juno: 'Conjure Him By His Oath'

1:49

53

12. Scene 3. Air Semele: 'Thus Let My Thanks Be Pay'd'

2:32

54

13. Scene 3. Recitative Juno Semele: 'Rich Odours Fill The Fragrant Air'

0:21

55

14. Scene 4. Air Jupiter: 'Come To My Arms My Lovely Fair'

3:46

56

15. Scene 4. Recitative Jupiter: 'O Semele Why Art Thou Thus Insensible? '

0:09

57

16. Scene 4. Air Semele: 'I Ever Am Granting You Always Complain'

2:03

58

17. Scene 4. Recitative Jupiter Semele: 'Speak Speak Your Desire' Accompagnato Jupiter: 'By That Tremendous Flood I Swear'

0:42

59

18. Scene 4. Recitative Semele Jupiter: 'You'l Grant What I Require? '

0:13

60

19. Scene 4. Accompagnato Semele: 'Then Cast Off This Human Shape Which You Wear'

0:26

61

20. Scene 4. Air Jupiter: 'Ah Take Heed What You Press'

1:17

62

21. Scene 4. Air Semele: 'No No I'l Take No Less'

4:06

63

22. Scene 5. Accompagnato Jupiter: 'Ah Whither Is She Gone Unhappy Fair'

2:47

64

23. Scene 6. Air Juno: 'Above Measure Is The Pleasure Which My Revenge Supplies'

3:06

65

24. Scene 7. Accompagnato Semele: 'Ah Me Too Late I Now Repent'

2:51

66

25. Scene 8. Recitative Ino: 'Of My Ill-Boding Dream'

0:13

67

26. Scene 8. Chorus Of Priests: 'Oh Terror And Astonishment'

3:45

68

27. Scene 8. Recitative Ino Cadmus Athamas: 'How I Was Hence Remov'd'

0:54

69

28. Scene 8. Recitative Cadmus: 'See From Above The Bellying Clouds Descend'

0:13

70

29. Scene The Last. Sinfonia

1:22

71

30. Scene The Last. Accompagnato Apollo: 'Apollo Comes To Relieve Your Care'

0:48

72

31. Scene The Last. Chorus Of Priests: 'Happy Happy Shall We Be'

2:27

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