1.L'allegro - Accompagnato : Hence loathed Melancholy
2. Il penseroso - Accompagnato: Hence vain deluding joyes
Handel: L'allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato
Multi-interprètes
Haendel : L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (pastoral ode), I. L'Allegro
3. L'allegro - Air: Come, thou goddess fair and free
4a. Il penseroso - Air: Come rather Goddess sage and holy
5. L'allegro - Air & Chorus: Haste thee, nymph
Orchestre de Chambre de Paris · Philip Bride · Lynne Dawson · Christian Crenne · John Dickson · Daniel Catalanotti (1.Cd, [13]) · Eckhard Rudolph · Christine Brandes · Jean-Michel Riquebourg (2.Cd, [11]) · John Nelson · Guillaume Paoletti · Michel Toreilles (2.Cd, [11]) · Jory Vinikour (2.Cd, [12]) · Bach Choir · Clara Novakova (1.Cd, [12]
6. Air & chorus: Come, and trip it as you go
7. Il penseroso - Accompagnato: Come, pensive nun, devout and pure
8. Arioso: Come, but keep thy wonted state
9. Accompagnato & chorus: There held in holy passion still
Haendel : L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (pastoral ode), I. L'Allegro
10. L'allegro - Recitative: Hence, loathed Melancholy - & Air: Mirth, admit me of they crew
11. Il penseroso - Accompagnato: First, and chief, on golden wing
Haendel : L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (pastoral ode), I. L'Allegro
12. Air: Sweet bird, that shun'st the noise of folly
13. L'allegro - Recitative: If I give thee hounour due - & Air: Mirth, admit me of thy crew
14.Il pensero - Air: Oft on a plat of rising ground
15. Air: Far from all resort of Mirth
16. L'allegro - Recitative: If I give thee hounour due - & Air: Let me wander, not unseen
17. Air: Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures
18. Accompagnato: Mountains, on whose barren breast
Haendel : L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (pastoral ode), I. L'Allegro
19a. Air & chorus: Or let the merry bells ring round
John Nelson · John Dickson · Clara Novakova (1.Cd, [12] · Philip Bride · Christian Crenne · Daniel Catalanotti (1.Cd, [13]) · Christine Brandes · Jean-Michel Riquebourg (2.Cd, [11]) · Eckhard Rudolph · Orchestre de Chambre de Paris · Lynne Dawson · Bach Choir · Guillaume Paoletti · Michel Toreilles (2.Cd, [11]) · Jory Vinikour (2.Cd, [12])
20b. Il penseroso - Accompagnato: Hence, vain deluding joys
Haendel : L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (pastoral ode), II. Il Penseroso
21a. Air: Sometimes let gorgeous Tragedy
Charles Jennens: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (pastoral ode), II. Il Penseroso
22. Air: But oh! Sad virgin that thy power
23. Recitative: Thus night oft see me in they pale career - & L'allegro - Recitative & chorus: Populous cities please me then
Haendel : L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (pastoral ode), II. Il Penseroso
24. Air: There let hymen oft appear
25. Il penseroso - Accompagnato: Me, when the sun begins to fling
Haendel : L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (pastoral ode), II. Il Penseroso
26. Air: Hide me from day's garish eye
Charles Jennens: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (pastoral ode), II. Il Penseroso
27. L'allegro - Air: I'll to the well-trod stage anon
Haendel : L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (pastoral ode), II. Il Penseroso
28. Air: And ever against eating cares
29a. Air: Orpheus 'self may heave his head
30. Air & chorus: These delights if thou canst give
31. Il penseroso - Recitative: But let my due feet never fail - & Chorus: There let the pealing organ blow
32b. May at last my weary age
33. Solo & chorus: These pleasures, Melancholy give
34. Il moderato - Accompagnato: Hence, boast not, ye profane
Haendel : L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (pastoral ode), III. Il Moderato
35. Air: Come, with native lustre shine
36. Accompagnato & chorus: Sweet temp'rance in they right hand bear
Haendel : L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (pastoral ode), III. Il Moderato
37. Air: Come, with gentle hand restrain
38. Recitative: No more short life they then will spend - & Air: Each action will derive new grace
39. Duet: As steals the morn upon the night
Lynne Dawson · John Nelson · Philip Bride · Christian Crenne · John Dickson · Daniel Catalanotti (1.Cd, [13]) · Bach Choir · Orchestre de Chambre de Paris · Guillaume Paoletti · Michel Toreilles (2.Cd, [11]) · Jory Vinikour (2.Cd, [12]) · Christine Brandes · Jean-Michel Riquebourg (2.Cd, [11]) · Eckhard Rudolph · Clara Novakova (1.Cd, [12] · Ian Bostridge · Alastair Miles · David Daniels
40. Chorus: Thy pleasures, Moderation, give
Orchestre de Chambre de Paris · Bach Choir · Guillaume Paoletti · Jory Vinikour (2.Cd, [12]) · Christine Brandes · John Nelson · Lynne Dawson · Alastair Miles · Ian Bostridge · David Daniels
Production
- Etiénne CollardProduction
- Alain LanceronProduction