‎Handel: L'allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato by Various Artists

1.L'allegro - Accompagnato : Hence loathed Melancholy

David Daniels, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Christine Brandes, Ian Bostridge, Lynne Dawson, John Nelson

2:08

2. Il penseroso - Accompagnato: Hence vain deluding joyes

David Daniels, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Christine Brandes, John Nelson, Lynne Dawson, Ian Bostridge

0:52

3. L'allegro - Air: Come, thou goddess fair and free

John Nelson, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Ian Bostridge, Christine Brandes, Lynne Dawson, David Daniels

1:31

4a. Il penseroso - Air: Come rather Goddess sage and holy

Ian Bostridge, Christine Brandes, John Nelson, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, David Daniels, Lynne Dawson

2:51

5. L'allegro - Air & Chorus: Haste thee, nymph

Clara Novakova (1.Cd, [12], Philip Bride, Eckhard Rudolph, Daniel Catalanotti (1.Cd, [13]), Lynne Dawson, John Dickson, Christian Crenne, Christine Brandes, John Nelson, Guillaume Paoletti, Michel Toreilles (2.Cd, [11]), Jory Vinikour (2.Cd, [12]), Jean-Michel Riquebourg (2.Cd, [11]), Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Bach Choir

2:25

6. Air & chorus: Come, and trip it as you go

Lynne Dawson, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, John Nelson, David Daniels, Ian Bostridge, Christine Brandes

2:30

7. Il penseroso - Accompagnato: Come, pensive nun, devout and pure

John Nelson, Christine Brandes, Ian Bostridge, David Daniels, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Lynne Dawson

1:10

8. Arioso: Come, but keep thy wonted state

David Daniels, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, John Nelson, Lynne Dawson, Ian Bostridge, Christine Brandes

1:32

9. Accompagnato & chorus: There held in holy passion still

John Nelson, Lynne Dawson, Christine Brandes, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Ian Bostridge, David Daniels

3:51

10. L'allegro - Recitative: Hence, loathed Melancholy - & Air: Mirth, admit me of they crew

John Nelson, Christine Brandes, David Daniels, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Lynne Dawson, Ian Bostridge

4:04

11. Il penseroso - Accompagnato: First, and chief, on golden wing

Lynne Dawson, Ian Bostridge, John Nelson, Christine Brandes, David Daniels, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

1:04

12. Air: Sweet bird, that shun'st the noise of folly

Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, David Daniels, Lynne Dawson, John Nelson, Christine Brandes, Ian Bostridge

12:34

13. L'allegro - Recitative: If I give thee hounour due - & Air: Mirth, admit me of thy crew

Lynne Dawson, John Nelson, Christine Brandes, Ian Bostridge, David Daniels, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

2:32

14.Il pensero - Air: Oft on a plat of rising ground

Ian Bostridge, Lynne Dawson, John Nelson, Christine Brandes, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, David Daniels

3:20

15. Air: Far from all resort of Mirth

John Nelson, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Christine Brandes, Lynne Dawson, David Daniels, Ian Bostridge

3:31

16. L'allegro - Recitative: If I give thee hounour due - & Air: Let me wander, not unseen

Christine Brandes, Lynne Dawson, John Nelson, David Daniels, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Ian Bostridge

1:38

17. Air: Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures

John Nelson, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, David Daniels, Christine Brandes, Ian Bostridge, Lynne Dawson

2:08

18. Accompagnato: Mountains, on whose barren breast

Ian Bostridge, Christine Brandes, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, John Nelson, Lynne Dawson, David Daniels

1:22

19a. Air & chorus: Or let the merry bells ring round

Guillaume Paoletti, Michel Toreilles (2.Cd, [11]), Daniel Catalanotti (1.Cd, [13]), Lynne Dawson, John Dickson, Jory Vinikour (2.Cd, [12]), Jean-Michel Riquebourg (2.Cd, [11]), Christian Crenne, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Philip Bride, Christine Brandes, Clara Novakova (1.Cd, [12], Bach Choir, Eckhard Rudolph, John Nelson

3:47

20b. Il penseroso - Accompagnato: Hence, vain deluding joys

Lynne Dawson, Ian Bostridge, John Nelson, Christine Brandes, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, David Daniels

1:23

21a. Air: Sometimes let gorgeous Tragedy

Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Lynne Dawson, Ian Bostridge, John Nelson, Christine Brandes, David Daniels

3:34

22. Air: But oh! Sad virgin that thy power

Lynne Dawson, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, David Daniels, Christine Brandes, Ian Bostridge, John Nelson

5:50

23. Recitative: Thus night oft see me in they pale career - & L'allegro - Recitative & chorus: Populous cities please me then

Christine Brandes, John Nelson, Lynne Dawson, David Daniels, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Ian Bostridge

3:45

24. Air: There let hymen oft appear

Christine Brandes, Ian Bostridge, David Daniels, John Nelson, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Lynne Dawson

2:12

25. Il penseroso - Accompagnato: Me, when the sun begins to fling

David Daniels, Lynne Dawson, Christine Brandes, Ian Bostridge, John Nelson, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

0:48

26. Air: Hide me from day's garish eye

Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Lynne Dawson, David Daniels, John Nelson, Ian Bostridge, Christine Brandes

3:39

27. L'allegro - Air: I'll to the well-trod stage anon

David Daniels, Christine Brandes, John Nelson, Ian Bostridge, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Lynne Dawson

1:55

28. Air: And ever against eating cares

John Nelson, David Daniels, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Lynne Dawson, Christine Brandes, Ian Bostridge

2:37

29a. Air: Orpheus 'self may heave his head

Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, David Daniels, John Nelson, Christine Brandes, Ian Bostridge, Lynne Dawson

2:42

30. Air & chorus: These delights if thou canst give

John Nelson, Lynne Dawson, Christine Brandes, David Daniels, Ian Bostridge, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

3:13

31. Il penseroso - Recitative: But let my due feet never fail - & Chorus: There let the pealing organ blow

David Daniels, Ian Bostridge, John Nelson, Christine Brandes, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Lynne Dawson

2:43

32b. May at last my weary age

Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, David Daniels, Christine Brandes, John Nelson, Ian Bostridge, Lynne Dawson

5:09

33. Solo & chorus: These pleasures, Melancholy give

Christine Brandes, David Daniels, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Ian Bostridge, John Nelson, Lynne Dawson

4:00

34. Il moderato - Accompagnato: Hence, boast not, ye profane

Christine Brandes, Ian Bostridge, John Nelson, David Daniels, Lynne Dawson, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

0:29

35. Air: Come, with native lustre shine

John Nelson, Lynne Dawson, David Daniels, Christine Brandes, Ian Bostridge, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

2:49

36. Accompagnato & chorus: Sweet temp'rance in they right hand bear

David Daniels, John Nelson, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Christine Brandes, Ian Bostridge, Lynne Dawson

2:35

37. Air: Come, with gentle hand restrain

John Nelson, David Daniels, Ian Bostridge, Christine Brandes, Lynne Dawson, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

1:52

38. Recitative: No more short life they then will spend - & Air: Each action will derive new grace

David Daniels, John Nelson, Christine Brandes, Ian Bostridge, Lynne Dawson, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris

2:54

39. Duet: As steals the morn upon the night

Guillaume Paoletti, Michel Toreilles (2.Cd, [11]), Jory Vinikour (2.Cd, [12]), Bach Choir, Jean-Michel Riquebourg (2.Cd, [11]), Clara Novakova (1.Cd, [12], Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Christian Crenne, Christine Brandes, Eckhard Rudolph, John Nelson, John Dickson, Philip Bride, Daniel Catalanotti (1.Cd, [13]), Lynne Dawson, Alastair Miles, David Daniels, Ian Bostridge

5:54