Water music / Concerti grossi, op.3 / Israel in Egypt / The ways of Zion do mourn / Semele

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Water Music Suite Variation No. 1 in F major, HWV 331/1

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:13
• 2
  Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: I. Ouverture (Largo - Allegro)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:11
• 3
  Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: II. Adagio e staccato

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:03
• 4
  Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: III. Allegro

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:13
• 5
  Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IV. Andante

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:18
• 6
  Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: III. (da capo)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:18
• 7
  Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: V. Presto

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:19
• 8
  Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VI. Air

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:50
• 9
  Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VII. Minuet

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:19
• 10
  Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VIII. Bourrée / IX. Hornpipe

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:20
• 11
  Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: X.

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:35
• 12
  Water Music Suite Variation No. 2 in F major, HWV 331/2

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:38
• 13
  Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major, HWV 350: I.

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:51
• 14
  Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major, HWV 350: II. Rigaudon - III.

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:05
• 15
  Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major, HWV 350: IV. Menuet - V.

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:23
• 16
  Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major, HWV 350: VI. - VII.

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:37
• 17
  Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349: I. Allegro

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:01
• 18
  Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:02
• 19
  Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349: III. Minuet

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:22
• 20
  Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349: IV. Lentement

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:02
• 21
  Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349: V. Bourrée

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:05
• CD 2
• 1
  Largo - Allegro

  George Frideric Handel
  5:48
• 2
  Andante

  George Frideric Handel
  2:10
• 3
  Allegro

  George Frideric Handel
  1:26
• 4
  Menuet. Alternat: Allegro

  George Frideric Handel
  3:16
• 5
  Largo

  George Frideric Handel
  1:40
• 6
  Allegro

  George Frideric Handel
  2:17
• 7
  Adagio

  George Frideric Handel
  1:41
• 8
  Allegro Ma Non Troppo

  George Frideric Handel
  1:34
• 9
  Allegro

  George Frideric Handel
  3:00
• 10
  Vivace

  George Frideric Handel
  2:35
• 11
  Allegro

  George Frideric Handel
  4:19
• 12
  Vivace

  George Frideric Handel
  1:52
• 13
  Largo

  George Frideric Handel
  2:59
• 14
  Allegro

  George Frideric Handel
  1:58
• 15
  Minuet

  George Frideric Handel
  1:48
• 16
  Gavotte

  George Frideric Handel
  3:19
• 17
  Largo E Staccato - Allegro

  George Frideric Handel
  3:07
• 18
  Adagio - Allegro

  George Frideric Handel
  4:34
• 19
  Allegro

  George Frideric Handel
  2:32
• 20
  Largo

  George Frideric Handel
  4:44
• 21
  Allegro

  George Frideric Handel
  2:38
• CD 3
• 1
  Israel in Egypt: Ouverture

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:14
• 2
  Israel in Egypt: Exodus: Now here arose

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:25
• 3
  Israel in Egypt: Exodus: And the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:55
• 4
  Israel in Egypt: Exodus: Then sent He Moses

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:33
• 5
  Israel in Egypt: Exodus: They loathed to drink

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:18
• 6
  Israel in Egypt: Exodus: Their land brought

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:17
• 7
  Israel in Egypt: Exodus: He spake the word

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:08
• 8
  Israel in Egypt: Exodus: He gave them hailstones

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:13
• 9
  Israel in Egypt: Exodus: He sent a thick darkness

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:19
• 10
  Israel in Egypt: Exodus: He smote all the first born

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:27
• 11
  Israel in Egypt: Exodus: But as for His people

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:09
• 12
  Israel in Egypt: Exodus: Egypt was glad

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:03
• 13
  Israel in Egypt: Exodus: He rebuked the Red Sea

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:46
• 14
  Israel in Egypt: Exodus: He led them

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:25
• 15
  Israel in Egypt: Exodus: But the waters

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:03
• 16
  Israel in Egypt: Exodus: And Israel saw

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:58
• 17
  Israel in Egypt: Exodus: And believed the Lord

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:42
• 18
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: Moses, and the children

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:57
• 19
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: I will sing

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:37
• 20
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: The Lord is my strength

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:36
• 21
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: He is my God

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:51
• 22
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: And I will exalt him

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:55
• 23
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: The Lord is a man of war

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  5:46
• 24
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: The depths have covered them

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:49
• 25
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: Thy right hand

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:27
• 26
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: And in the greatness

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:37
• 27
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: Thou sentest forth

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:02
• 28
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: And with the blast

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:02
• 29
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: The enemy said

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:27
• 30
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: Thou didst blow

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:24
• CD 4
• 1
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: Who is like unto Thee

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:35
• 2
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: The earth swallowed them

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:11
• 3
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: Thou is thy mercy

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:26
• 4
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: The people shall hear

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  7:33
• 5
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: Thou shalt bring

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:54
• 6
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: The Lord shall reign

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:42
• 7
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: For the horse of Pharoah

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:25
• 8
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: The Lord shall reign

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:40
• 9
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: And Mirian the prophetess

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:23
• 10
  Israel in Egypt: Moses' song: Sing ye to the Lord, for He hath triumphed gloriously! The Lord shall reign...

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:41
• 11
  The Ways of Zion do mourn: Sinfonia

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:05
• 12
  The Ways of Zion do mourn: The ways of Zion

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  6:32
• 13
  The Ways of Zion do mourn: How are the mighty fall'n!

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:35
• 14
  The Ways of Zion do mourn: She put on righteousness

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:47
• 15
  The Ways of Zion do mourn: When the ear heard her

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:22
• 16
  The Ways of Zion do mourn: How are the mighty fall'n!

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:56
• 17
  The Ways of Zion do mourn: She deliver'd the poor

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  5:48
• 18
  The Ways of Zion do mourn: How are the mighty fall'n!

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:55
• 19
  The Ways of Zion do mourn: The righteous shall be had

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:04
• 20
  The Ways of Zion do mourn: Their bodies are buried in peace

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  5:05
• 21
  The Ways of Zion do mourn: The people will tell

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:06
• 22
  The Ways of Zion do mourn: They shall receive a glorious kingdom

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:51
• 23
  The Ways of Zion do mourn: The merciful goodness of the Lord

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:45
• CD 5
• 1
  Semele: Overture

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  7:17
• 2
  Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Behold! Auspicious flashes rise" (Priest)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:46
• 3
  Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Lucky omens bless our rites" (Chorus)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:38
• 4
  Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Ah, me!" (Semele)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:52
• 5
  Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Why dost thou thus untimely grieve" (Cadmus)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:23
• 6
  Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Avert these omens" (Chorus of Priests)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:04
• 7
  Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Cease, cease your vows" (Chorus of Priests)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:33
• 8
  Semele: Act I, Scene II. "Oh, Athamas; what torture hast thou borne!" (Athamas)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:56
• 9
  Semele: Act I, Scene II. "You've undone me" (Ino)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:07
• 10
  Semele: Act I, Scene III. "Ah, wretched prince" (Cadmus)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:48
• 11
  Semele: Act I, Scene IV. "See, see!" (Cadmus)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:06
• 12
  Semele: Act I, Scene IV. "Endless pleasure" (Semele)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:51
• 13
  Semele: Act I, Scene IV. "Endless pleasure" (Chorus)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:46
• 14
  Semele: Act II. Sinfonia / Scene I. "Iris, impatient of thy stay" (Juno)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:58
• 15
  Semele: Act II, Scene I. "Look, where Cithaeron proudly stands" (Iris)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  6:49
• 16
  Semele: Act II, Scene I. "Hence, Iris, hence away!" (Juno)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:38
• 17
  Semele: Act II, Scene II. "Come, Zephyrs, come" (Cupid)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  6:30
• 18
  Semele: Act II, Scene III. "Let me not another moment" (Semele)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:26
• 19
  Semele: Act II, Scene III. "Lay your doubts" (Jupiter)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:32
• 20
  Semele: Act II, Scene III. "With fond desiring" (Semele)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:28
• 21
  Semele: Act II, Scene III. "How engaging" (Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:45
• 22
  Semele: Act II, Scene III. "Too well I read her meaning" (Jupiter)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:15
• 23
  Semele: Act II, Scene III. "Now Love" (Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:27
• CD 6
• 1
  Semele: Act II, Scene III. "By my command" (Jupiter)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  0:28
• 2
  Semele: Act II, Scene III. "See, she appears" (Jupiter)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  5:56
• 3
  Semele: Act II, Scene IV. "Dear sister, how was your journey hither?" (Semele)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:53
• 4
  Semele: Act II, Scene IV. "Prepare then, ye immortal choir!" (Semele & Ino)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:57
• 5
  Semele: Act II, Scene IV. "Bless the glad earth" (Chorus)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:46
• 6
  Semele: Act III, Scene I. "Somnus, awake!" (Juno)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:25
• 7
  Semele: Act III, Scene I. "Leave me, loathsome light!" (Somnus)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:32
• 8
  Semele: Act III, Scene I. "More sweet is that name" (Somnus)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:14
• 9
  Semele: Act III, Scene I. "Obey my will" (Juno)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:17
• 10
  Semele: Act III, Scene II. "My racking thoughts" (Semele)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:52
• 11
  Semele: Act III, Scene III. "Thus shap'd like Ino" (Juno)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:38
• 12
  Semele: Act III, Scene III. "O ecstasy of happiness!" (Semele)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  8:07
• 13
  Semele: Act III, Scene III. "Conjure him by his oath" (Juno)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:21
• 14
  Semele: Act III, Scene III. "Thus let my thanks be pay'd" (Semele)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:14
• 15
  Semele: Act III, Scene IV. "Come to my arms" (Jupiter)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:51
• 16
  Semele: Act III, Scene IV. "I ever am granting" (Semele)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:10
• 17
  Semele: Act III, Scene IV. "Ah, take heed what you press!" (Jupiter)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  1:13
• 18
  Semele: Act III, Scene IV. "No, no, I'll take no less" (Semele)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  5:11
• 19
  Semele: Act III, Scene V. "Ah, whither is she gone!" (Jupiter)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:21
• 20
  Semele: Act III, Scene VI. "Above measure is the pleasure" (Juno)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:27
• 21
  Semele: Act III, Scene VII. "Ah, me! too late I now repent" (Semele)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:22
• 22
  Semele: Act III, Scene VIII. "Of my ill-boding dream" (Ino)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  4:11
• 23
  Semele: Act III, Scene the last. "See from above the bellying clouds descend" (Cadmus)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  2:31
• 24
  Semele: Act III, Scene the last. "Happy, happy shall we be" (Chorus)

  Georg Friedrich Händel
  3:14

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Release credits

• Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  tenor vocals [5.19, 5.21-22, 6.1-2, 6.15, 6.17, 6.19]
• Bob Auger
  balance [1-21]
• Catherine Denley
  alto vocals [5.4-5, 5.8-9, 6.3-4, 6.22]
• Charles Brett
  countertenor vocals [15, 19]
• David Thomas
  bass vocals [8-9]
• Della Jones
  mezzo-soprano vocals [5.14-16, 6.6-9, 6.11-14, 6.20]
• Elisabeth Priday
  soprano vocals [17]
• English Baroque Soloists
  performing orchestra [1.1-21, 6.1-24, 5.1-23]
• Jérôme Paillard
  assistant [5.1-23, 6.1-24]
• Malcolm Hicks
  organ [11-23]
• Maldwyn Davies
  tenor vocals [23]
• Martyn Hill
  tenor vocals [15, 19]
• Michael Lewin
  theorbo [11-23]
• Michel Garcin
  producer [4.11-23, 1.1-21, 5.1-23, 6.1-24]
• Monteverdi Choir
  choir vocals [6.5, 6.22, 6.24, 5.3, 5.6-7, 5.11, 5.13, 5.21, 5.23, 4.12-23, 3.1]
• Monteverdi Orchestra
  performing orchestra [3.1-30, 4.1-23]
• Norma Burrowes
  soprano vocals [5.4-6, 5.12, 5.17-18, 5.20-21, 4.15, 4.19, 6.1, 6.3-4, 6.10-12, 6.14, 6.16, 6.18, 6.21]
• Patrizia Kwella
  soprano vocals [5.14-15, 6.6-7]
• Pierre Lavoix
  balance [11-23]
• Robert Lloyd
  bass vocals [6.23, 5.3, 5.5-6, 5.10-11]
• Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  conductor [3.1-30, 6.1-24, 1.1-21, 4.1-23, 5.1-23]
• Stephen Varcoe
  bass vocals [15, 19]
• Timothy Penrose
  countertenor vocals [3-6, 8-10]
• Yolanta Skura
  balance [5.1-23, 6.1-24]
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