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Handel: Semele

Handel: Semele

Anna Pollak, William Herbert, Jennifer Vyvyan, Helen Watts, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, Anthony Lewis
1956
George Frideric Handel
Semele, HWV 58
2:17:22
Overture
Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
7:20
Behold! auspicious flashes arise
Anthony Lewis, The St. Anthony Singers, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
6:10
Daughter, obey
Anthony Lewis, George Prangnell, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
0:28
Ah! me! - O Jove!
Jennifer Vyvyan, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
3:18
See she blushing turns her eyes
Helen Watts, Jennifer Vyvyan, Anthony Lewis, John Whitworth, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
1:44
Why dost thou untimely grieve?
Helen Watts, Jennifer Vyvyan, George Prangnell, Anthony Lewis, John Whitworth, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
3:59
Avert these omens
Anthony Lewis, The St. Anthony Singers, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
2:10
Again auspicious flashes rise
Anthony Lewis, George Prangnell, Jennifer Vyvyan, John Whitworth, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
1:27
Cease your vows
Anthony Lewis, The St. Anthony Singers, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
0:32
Ah, wretched Prince
Helen Watts, George Prangnell, Anthony Lewis, John Whitworth, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
2:16
See! Jove's priests
George Prangnell, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
0:46
Hail Cadmus!
The St. Anthony Singers, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
1:48
Endless pleasure.
Jennifer Vyvyan, The St. Anthony Singers, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
4:58
Overture
Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
2:09
Awake, Saturnia
Brenda Griffith, Anna Pollak, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
2:18
Hence, Iris, hence away
Anthony Lewis, Anna Pollak, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
3:09
Oh sleep, why dost thou leave me?
Jennifer Vyvyan, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
4:29
Let me not another moment
Jennifer Vyvyan, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
0:24
Lay your doubts and fears aside
Anthony Lewis, William Herbert, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
4:26
With fond desiring
Jennifer Vyvyan, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
4:32
Ah me! why sighs my Semele!
Anthony Lewis, Jennifer Vyvyan, William Herbert, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
1:15
Too well I read her meaning
Anthony Lewis, William Herbert, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
2:23
Now Love that everlasting boy invites
The St. Anthony Singers, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
3:09
By my command
William Herbert, Jennifer Vyvyan, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
1:34
Where'er you walk
Anthony Lewis, William Herbert, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
5:01
Dear Sister
Helen Watts, Anthony Lewis, Jennifer Vyvyan, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
1:04
But hark! The Heavenly Sphere
Helen Watts, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
3:00
Prepare then, ye immortal choir
Anthony Lewis, Jennifer Vyvyan, Helen Watts, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
2:21
Bless the glad earth
The St. Anthony Singers, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
3:03
Overture
Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
1:38
Somnus, awake
Anna Pollak, Anthony Lewis, Brenda Griffith, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
0:38
Leave me, loathsome light
George James, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
5:19
Dull God
Anna Pollak, Anthony Lewis, Brenda Griffith, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
0:42
More sweet is that name
George James, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
3:07
My will obey
George James, Anna Pollak, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
1:27
Thus shap'd like Ino
Anthony Lewis, Jennifer Vyvyan, Anna Pollak, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
1:56
Myself I shall adore
Anna Pollak, Anthony Lewis, Jennifer Vyvyan, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
5:08
Thus let my thanks be pay'd
Jennifer Vyvyan, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
3:35
Rich odours fill the fragrant air
Anthony Lewis, Jennifer Vyvyan, Anna Pollak, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
0:28
Come to my arms
Anthony Lewis, William Herbert, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
3:34
I ever am granting
Jennifer Vyvyan, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
2:07
Speak what you desire
Anthony Lewis, Jennifer Vyvyan, William Herbert, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
1:41
Ah, take heed
William Herbert, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
1:25
No., no, I'll take no less
Anthony Lewis, Jennifer Vyvyan, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
5:09
Ah, whither is she gone?
William Herbert, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
3:35
Ah me, too late I now repent
Jennifer Vyvyan, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
3:57
Oh, terror and astonishment
Anthony Lewis, The St. Anthony Singers, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
4:34
Sinfonia: Apollo come
Robert Ellis, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
2:27
Happy shall we be
The St. Anthony Singers, Anthony Lewis, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
3:19

1 January 1956 49 Tracks, 2 Hours 17 minutes ℗ 1956 Decca Music Group Limited

RECORD LABEL

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  • George Frideric Handel

    Composer

  • Anna Pollak

    Mezzo-Soprano, Contralto

  • William Herbert

    Tenor

  • Jennifer Vyvyan

    Soprano

  • Helen Watts

    Contralto

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