Great Händel

by George Frideric Handel; Ian Bostridge, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket

Tracklist

  1. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58 (Air, Where'er you walk)4:51
  2. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 (Accompagnato. Comfort ye)3:11
  3. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 (Air. Ev'ry valley)3:11
  4. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40 (Accompagnato. Frondi tenere)0:36
  5. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40 (Arioso. Ombra mai fu)2:45
  6. La Resurrezione, oratorio, HWV 47 (Aria. Così la tortorella)3:46
  7. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49 (Air. Love sounds th'alarm)4:31
  8. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49 (Air. Love in her eyes sits playing)6:34
  9. Acis and Galatea, oratorio, HWV 49 (Duet. Happy we!)2:41
  10. Ariodante, opera, HWV 33 (Aria. Scherza infida)10:22
  11. Ariodante, opera, HWV 33 (Aria. Dopo notte)6:32
  12. Samson, oratorio, HWV 57 (Air. Total eclipse!)3:37
  13. L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (Pastoral Ode), oratorio, HWV 55 (Duet. As steals the morn)5:35
  14. Jephtha, oratorio, HWV 70 (Accompagnato. Hide thou thy hated beams)2:37
  15. Jephtha, oratorio, HWV 70 (A father, off'ring up his only child)0:28
  16. Jephtha, oratorio, HWV 70 (Air. Waft her, angels)4:31