Venus and Adonis

by Johann Christoph Pepusch; Robert Rawson, The Harmonious Society of Tickle‐Fiddle Gentlemen, Philippa Hyde, Richard Edgar‐Wilson, Ciara Hendrick

Tracklist

  1. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Overture: Allegro - Adagio e cantabile - Allegro4:36
  2. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Recitativo: Hail! Bright Aurora!0:54
  3. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Aria: How Pleasant is Ranging the Fields3:15
  4. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Recitativo: But Soft! What Nymph Is This?0:14
  5. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Aria: Ah! Sweet Adonis, Form'd for Joy!3:52
  6. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Recitativo: O! Bounteous Goddess!0:16
  7. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Aria: With Her Alone I'll Live and Die3:08
  8. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Recitativo: Your Leave, Bright Goddess0:20
  9. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Aria: Swain, Thy Foolish Sports Give Over2:01
  10. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Recitativo: In vain of Love you praise the Joy0:49
  11. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Aria: Cease Your Vain Teazing2:47
  12. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Accompagnato: Ah! Venus Lost!0:32
  13. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Aria: Cupid! Cupid! bend thy Bow2:57
  14. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Recitativo: Alas! Alas! it will not be!0:25
  15. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Recitativo: Hark! How the Cheerful Horn0:40
  16. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Aria: How Silly's the Heart of a Woman2:35
  17. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Recitativo: Such Scorn and Insult Can I Bear?0:41
  18. Venus and Adonis: First Interlude: Aria: Farewel, Venus! Welcome Pleasures!4:17
  19. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Prelude: Allegro1:25
  20. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Recitativo: From War's Alarms0:25
  21. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Aria: Beauty now alone shall move him4:02
  22. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Recitativo: Down to these Woods descending1:27
  23. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Aria: Gentle Slumbers4:33
  24. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Recitativo: This way the jolly Huntsmens Hollow1:14
  25. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Aria: Chirping Warblers4:27
  26. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Recitativo: But Soft! he moves2:15
  27. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Aria: What Heart Could now refuse thee5:25
  28. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Recitativo: Ah! ruin'd! lost!0:26
  29. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Aria: Thus the Brave from War returning1:57
  30. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Recitativo: Ah! cruel Mars!3:22
  31. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Aria: On love what greater Curse can fall2:58
  32. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Chorus of huntsman, Recitativo: Hark! Hark! Adonis, hark away!1:46
  33. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Accompagnato: O fading joy!0:49
  34. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Recitativo: O! Mars, unkind!0:38
  35. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Aria: O! believe me!4:02
  36. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Recitativo: He's Gone!1:05
  37. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Aria: O! welcome! welcome! gentle Death!2:41
  38. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Recitativo & accompagnato: He's gone. The flitting Soul is fled!1:43
  39. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Aria: Let every tender Passion1:55
  40. Venus and Adonis: Second Interlude: Chorus: No more let mortal Heart1:45