‎Handel: L'allegro, Il penseroso ed il moderato, Tamerlano, Ballet music from Alcina, Il pastor fido, Terpsichore by Nancy Argenta

Part 1 "Hence loathed Melancholy"

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Martyn Hill, George Frideric Handel

2:27

Part 1 "Hence vain deluding joyes"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Patrizia Kwella, George Frideric Handel

0:54

Part 1 "Come, thou Goddess"

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Marie McLaughlin, George Frideric Handel

1:33

Part 1 "Come, rather, Goddess"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Jennifer Smith, George Frideric Handel

3:25

Part 1 "Haste thee, nymph"

John Eliot Gardiner, Martyn Hill, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

1:14

Part 1 "Haste thee, nymph"

Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

1:10

Part 1 "Come, and trip it"

John Eliot Gardiner, Maldwyn Davies, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

2:34

Part 1 "Come, pensive nun"

English Baroque Soloists, Jennifer Smith, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

1:11

Part 1 "Come, but keep thy wonted state - Join with thee"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Patrizia Kwella, George Frideric Handel

6:19

Part 1 "Hence, loathed Melancholy - And if I give thee honour due"

English Baroque Soloists, Martyn Hill, John Eliot Gardiner, Michael Ginn, George Frideric Handel

4:13

Part 1 "First, and chief, on golden wing"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Patrizia Kwella, George Frideric Handel

8:21

Part 1 "If I give thee honour due"

English Baroque Soloists, Stephen Varcoe, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

2:33

Part 1 "Oft on a plat of rising ground"

Jennifer Smith, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

3:26

Part 1 "Far from all resort of Mirth"

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Marie McLaughlin, George Frideric Handel

3:47

Part 1 "If I give thee honour due"

English Baroque Soloists, Maldwyn Davies, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

2:22

Part 1 "Straight mine eye"

John Eliot Gardiner, Marie McLaughlin, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

5:49

Part 1 "Or let the merry bells - And young and old come"

English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, Michael Ginn, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

4:19

Part 2 "Hence, vain deluding joys"

Jennifer Smith, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

5:31

Part 2 "Thus night oft see me"

Patrizia Kwella, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

0:23

Part 2 "Populous cities"

Monteverdi Choir, Stephen Varcoe, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

3:22

Part 2 "There let Hymen oft appear"

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Maldwyn Davies, George Frideric Handel

2:30

Part 2 "Me, when the sun begins to fling"

John Eliot Gardiner, Patrizia Kwella, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

3:59

Part 2 "I'll to the well-trod stage anon"

John Eliot Gardiner, Martyn Hill, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

1:57

Part 2 "And ever against eating cares"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Marie McLaughlin, George Frideric Handel

3:01

Part 2 "Orpheus' self may heave his head"

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Marie McLaughlin, George Frideric Handel

2:42

Part 2 "These delights if thou canst give"

Martyn Hill, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

3:17

Part 2 "But let my due feet never fail"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Patrizia Kwella, George Frideric Handel

0:40

Part 2 "There let the pealing organ blow - And let their sweetness"

Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Patrizia Kwella, George Frideric Handel

2:07

Part 2 "May at last my weary age - These pleasures, Melancholy, give"

Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, Jennifer Smith, English Baroque Soloists, Patrizia Kwella, George Frideric Handel

9:39

Part 3 "Hence, boast not - All this company serene"

Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Stephen Varcoe, George Frideric Handel

5:52

Part 3 "Come, with gentle hand restrain"

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Jennifer Smith, George Frideric Handel

1:52

Part 3 "No more short life"

English Baroque Soloists, Martyn Hill, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

2:39

Part 3 "As steals the morn upon the night"

Maldwyn Davies, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Patrizia Kwella, George Frideric Handel

6:38

Part 3 "Thy pleasures, Moderation, give"

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, George Frideric Handel

3:26

Overture to Act 1

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

3:48

Menuet

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

1:36

Act 1 "Esci, oh Signore!" [Andronico, Bajazet]

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Nigel Robson, Michael Chance, George Frideric Handel

3:23

Act 1 "Forte e lieto a morte andrei" [Bajazet]

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Nigel Robson, George Frideric Handel

5:31

Act 1 "Non si perda di vista il disperato" [Andronico, Tamerlano]

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Michael Chance, George Frideric Handel, Derek Ragin

1:38

Act 1 "Vo' dar pace a un alma altiera" [Tamerlano]

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel, Derek Ragin

4:30

Act 1 "Il Tartaro ama Asteria" [Andronico]

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Michael Chance, George Frideric Handel

0:32

Act 1 "Bella Asteria, il tuo cor mi difenda" [Andronico]

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel, Michael Chance

5:49

Act 1 "Non è più tempo Asteria - Serve Asteria di prezzo" [Tamerlano, Asteria]

Nancy Argenta, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Derek Ragin, George Frideric Handel

1:17

Act 1 "Se non mi vuol amar" [Asteria]

English Baroque Soloists, Nancy Argenta, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

5:41

Act 1 "Non ascolto più nulla" [Bajazet, Andronico, Asteria]

Nancy Argenta, English Baroque Soloists, Nigel Robson, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel, Michael Chance

1:50

Act 1 "Ciel e terra armi di sdegno" [Bajazet]

John Eliot Gardiner, Nigel Robson, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

3:26

Act 1 "Asteria non parlate?" [Andronico, Asteria]

John Eliot Gardiner, Nancy Argenta, English Baroque Soloists, Michael Chance, George Frideric Handel

0:52

Act 1 "Deh, lasciatemi il nemico" [Asteria]

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Nancy Argenta, George Frideric Handel

6:25

Act 1 "Così la sposa il Tamerlano accoglie?" [Irene, Leone, Andronico]

Jane Findlay, René Schirrer, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel, Michael Chance

1:42

Act 1 "Dal crudel che m'ha tradita" [Irene]

Jane Findlay, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

3:03

Act 1 "Chi vide mai più sventurato amante?" [Andronico]

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel, Michael Chance

1:35

Act 1 "Benchè mi sprezzi l'idol ch'adoro" [Andronico]

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Michael Chance, George Frideric Handel

7:18

Act 2 "Amico, tengo un testimon fedele" [Tamerlano, Andronico]

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel, Derek Ragin, Michael Chance

1:01

Act 2 "Bella gara che faronno" [Tamerlano]

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel, Derek Ragin

4:23

Act 2 "Qui l'infedel! cogliamo" [Asteria, Andronico]

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, George Frideric Handel

1:07

Act 2 "Non è più tempo" [Asteria]

Nancy Argenta, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

2:22

Act 2 "Ah nò! dove trascorri, idolo mio?" [Andronico]

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel, Michael Chance

1:11

Act 2 "Cerco in vano di placare" [Andronico]

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Michael Chance, George Frideric Handel

6:48

Act 2 "Signor, vergine illustre" [Leone, Tamerlano, Irene, Asteria]

English Baroque Soloists, Jane Findlay, John Eliot Gardiner, Nancy Argenta, René Schirrer, George Frideric Handel, Derek Ragin

2:06

Act 2 "Par che mi nasce in seno un raggio di speranza" [Irene]

Jane Findlay, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

7:09

Act 2 "Dov'è mia figlia, Andronico?" [Bajazet, Andronico]

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Nigel Robson, Michael Chance, George Frideric Handel

0:58

Act 2 "A suoi piedi padre esangue" [Bajazet]

Nigel Robson, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

8:26

Act 2 "Se Asteria mi tradisce" [Andronico]

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Michael Chance, George Frideric Handel

0:22

Act 2 "Più d'una tigre altero" [Andronico]

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Michael Chance, George Frideric Handel

3:32

Act 2 "Al soglio, oh bella!" [Tamerlano, Asteria, Bajazet, Andronico, Irene]

Jane Findlay, Nancy Argenta, John Eliot Gardiner, Nigel Robson, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel, Michael Chance, Derek Ragin

8:17

Act 2 "Ecco il cor, sarò contenta" "Voglio stragi, voglio sangue" "Ecco il petto, non mi paventa" [Asteria, Tamerlano, Bajazet]

John Eliot Gardiner, Nigel Robson, English Baroque Soloists, Nancy Argenta, George Frideric Handel, Derek Ragin

1:29

Act 2 "Padre, dimmi son più l'indegna figlia" [Asteria]

John Eliot Gardiner, Nancy Argenta, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

0:08

Act 2 "No, il tuo sdegno mi placò" [Bajazet]

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Nigel Robson, George Frideric Handel

1:50

Act 2 "Andronico, son più l'infida amante?" [Asteria]

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Nancy Argenta, George Frideric Handel

0:06

Act 2 "No, che del tuo gran cor" [Andronico]

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel, Michael Chance

1:05

Act 2 "Amica, son quella superba donna?" [Asteria]

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Nancy Argenta, George Frideric Handel

0:06

Act 2 "No, che sei tanto costante nella la fede" [Irene]

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Jane Findlay, George Frideric Handel

1:08

Act 2 "Sì, sì, son vendicata" [Asteria]

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Nancy Argenta, George Frideric Handel

0:25

Act 2 "Cor di padre, e cor d'amante" [Asteria]

English Baroque Soloists, Nancy Argenta, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

7:51

Act 3 "Figlia, siam rei, io di schernito sdegno" [Bajazet, Asteria]

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Nigel Robson, Nancy Argenta, George Frideric Handel

1:23

Act 3 "Sù la sponda del pigro Lete" [Bajazet]

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Nigel Robson, George Frideric Handel

5:13

Act 3 "Andronico, il mio amore" [Tamerlano, Andronico, Asteria, Bajazet]

English Baroque Soloists, Nancy Argenta, Nigel Robson, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel, Michael Chance, Derek Ragin

3:11

Act 3 "A dispetto d'un volto ingrato" [Andronico]

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel, Michael Chance

4:09

Act 3 "L'empietà de' ministri" [Leone, Andronico, Asteria]

René Schirrer, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, George Frideric Handel

0:34

Act 3 "Vivo in te, mio caro bene!" [Asteria, Andronico]

John Eliot Gardiner, Nancy Argenta, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel, Michael Chance

7:37

Act 3 "Eccoti Bajazete" [Tamerlano, Bajazet, Andronico]

English Baroque Soloists, Nigel Robson, John Eliot Gardiner, Michael Chance, George Frideric Handel, Derek Ragin

1:25

Act 3 "Eccomi, che si chiede?" [Asteria, Tamerlano, Andronico, Bajazet]

Michael Chance, John Eliot Gardiner, Nigel Robson, Derek Ragin, English Baroque Soloists, Nancy Argenta, George Frideric Handel

2:16

Act 3 "Padre, amante" [Asteria] "Folle sei" [Asteria] "Beva dunque la rea" [Asteria, Andronico, Bajazet, Tamerlano]

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Nigel Robson, Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, George Frideric Handel, Derek Ragin

3:22

Act 3 "E il soffrirete" [Bajazet]

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Nigel Robson, George Frideric Handel

0:37

Act 3 "Empio, per farti guerra" [Bajazet]

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Nigel Robson, George Frideric Handel

3:45

Act 3 "Signor, fra tante cure" [Irene, Tamerlano]

Jane Findlay, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel, Derek Ragin

0:38

Act 3 "Vieni, Asteria" [Leono, Andronico, Tamerlano, Asteria]

Nancy Argenta, John Eliot Gardiner, René Schirrer, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel, Michael Chance, Derek Ragin

0:44

Act 3 "Oh per me lieto" [Bajazet, Tamerlano] "Sù, via, furie, e ministre" [Bajazet]

Nigel Robson, John Eliot Gardiner, Nancy Argenta, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel, Derek Ragin

8:45

Act 3 "Barbaro! al fin sei sazio ancor?" [Andronico, Asteria] "Mirami, io quella son che già due volte" [Asteria]

Nancy Argenta, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Michael Chance, George Frideric Handel

1:11

Act 3 "Padre amato, in me riposa" [Asteria]

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Nancy Argenta, George Frideric Handel

3:28

Act 3 "Io più non posso vivere" [Andronico, Tamerlano, Irene]

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Jane Findlay, George Frideric Handel, Michael Chance, Derek Ragin

1:04

Act 3 "Coronata di gigli e di rose" [Andronico, Tamerlano]

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Michael Chance, George Frideric Handel, Derek Ragin

5:07

Act 3 "Ora invitta regina" [Tamerlano, Irene]

Jane Findlay, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel, Derek Ragin

0:35

Act 3 "D'atra notte già mirasi a scorno" [Irene, Andronico, Tamerlano, Leone]

René Schirrer, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Jane Findlay

2:57

Prelude - Overture

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

3:09

Prelude - Musette

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

1:49

Prelude - Menuet

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

0:54

Act 1 Ballo - Sarabande - Ballo da capo

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

3:10

Act 1 Menuet

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

1:48

Act 1 [Gavotte]

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

1:10

Act 3 Sinfonia

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

0:50

Act 3 Entrée

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

1:54

Act 3 Tambourino

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

1:14

Act 3 Entrée des songes agréables

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

2:30

Act 3 Entrée des songes funestes

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

1:47

Act 3 Entrée des songes agréables et effrayés - Combat des songes funestes et agréables

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

2:03

Act 3 Entrée de Mori

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

2:13

Act 3 Rondeau

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

1:04

I Prelude - Chaconne

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

4:53

II Sarabande

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

1:45

III Gigue

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

1:13

IV Air

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

1:47

V Ballo

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

1:31

I A tempo di bourrée

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

1:42

II Bourrée

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

1:07

III Musette - Bourrée da capo

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

2:40

IV Menuet

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

1:05

V Menuet

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

0:42

VI Menuet

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, George Frideric Handel

1:19

VII Gavotte

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

1:07

VIII Gigue

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, George Frideric Handel

0:43

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Nancy Argenta

Soprano
René Schirrer

Bass
Stephen Varcoe

Bass-Baritone
Michael Chance

Countertenor

Handel: L'allegro, Il penseroso ed il moderato, Tamerlano, Ballet music from Alcina, Il pastor fido, Terpsichore

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