‎Handel: Acis and Galatea by Musica Angelica

Act I: Sinfonia

Mark Bleeke, Florian Boesch, Martin Haselböck, Linda Perillo, Musica Angelica, William Hite, Gerald Gray

3:14

Act I: Oh, the Pleasures of the Plains! (Chorus)

Linda Perillo, Musica Angelica, William Hite, Florian Boesch, Gerald Gray, Martin Haselböck, Mark Bleeke

5:38

Act I: Accompagnato: Ye Verdant Plains and Woody Mountains (Galatea)

Musica Angelica, Mark Bleeke, Florian Boesch, Martin Haselböck, Linda Perillo, William Hite, Gerald Gray

0:51

Act I: Air Hush, Ye Pretty Warbling Quire! (Galatea)

William Hite, Gerald Gray, Mark Bleeke, Florian Boesch, Martin Haselböck, Linda Perillo, Musica Angelica

5:40

Act I: Air: Where Shall I Seek the Charming Fair? (Acis)

Musica Angelica, William Hite, Gerald Gray, Mark Bleeke, Florian Boesch, Linda Perillo, Martin Haselböck

3:05

Act I: Recitative: Stay, Shepherd, Stay! (Damon) - Air: Shepherd, What Art Thou Pursuing? (Damon)

Florian Boesch, Musica Angelica, Gerald Gray, Martin Haselböck, Mark Bleeke, William Hite, Linda Perillo

4:32

Act I: Recitative: Lo, Here My Love, Turn, Galatea (Acis) - Air: Love In Her Eyes Sits Playing (Acis)

Gerald Gray, Florian Boesch, William Hite, Musica Angelica, Mark Bleeke, Martin Haselböck, Linda Perillo

7:01

Act I: Recitative: Oh! Didst Thou Know the Pains of Absent Love (Galatea) - Air: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Galatea)

Martin Haselböck, Mark Bleeke, Linda Perillo, William Hite, Gerald Gray, Musica Angelica, Florian Boesch

6:28

Act I: Duet: Happy We! (Acis, Galatea)

Florian Boesch, Musica Angelica, William Hite, Gerald Gray, Martin Haselböck, Linda Perillo, Mark Bleeke

2:58

Act II: Wretched Lovers! (Chorus)

Mark Bleeke, Musica Angelica, William Hite, Florian Boesch, Gerald Gray, Martin Haselböck, Linda Perillo

3:54

Act II: Accompagnato: I Rage - I Melt - I Burn! (Polyphemus)

Florian Boesch, Mark Bleeke, Gerald Gray, Martin Haselböck, Musica Angelica, William Hite, Linda Perillo

1:30

Act II: Air: O Ruddier Than the Cherry (Polyphemus)

Florian Boesch, Mark Bleeke, Linda Perillo, Gerald Gray, Musica Angelica, William Hite, Martin Haselböck

3:09

Act II: Recitative: Whither, Fairest, Art Thou Running (Polyphemus, Galatea) - Air: Cease to Beauty to Be Suing (Polyphemus)

Mark Bleeke, Florian Boesch, Gerald Gray, Musica Angelica, Martin Haselböck, Linda Perillo, William Hite

5:59

Act II: Air: Would You Gain the Tender Creature (Damon)

Musica Angelica, Gerald Gray, Mark Bleeke, Florian Boesch, Martin Haselböck, Linda Perillo, William Hite

4:58

Act II: Recitative: His Hideous Love Provokes My Rage (Acis) - Air: Love Sounds Th'alarm (Acis)

Florian Boesch, Musica Angelica, William Hite, Gerald Gray, Mark Bleeke, Martin Haselböck, Linda Perillo

4:59

Act II: Air: Consider, Fond Shepherd (Damon)

Gerald Gray, Mark Bleeke, Florian Boesch, Musica Angelica, William Hite, Martin Haselböck, Linda Perillo

6:34

Act II: Recitative: Cease, Oh Cease, Thou Gentle Youth (Galatea) - Trio: The Flocks Shall Leave the Mountains (Galatea, Acis, Polyphemus)

Musica Angelica, William Hite, Mark Bleeke, Florian Boesch, Gerald Gray, Martin Haselböck, Linda Perillo

2:36

Act II: Accompagnato: Help, Galatea! (Acis)

Musica Angelica, Mark Bleeke, Gerald Gray, William Hite, Martin Haselböck, Linda Perillo, Florian Boesch

1:08

Act II: Mourn, All Ye Muses! (Chorus)

Gerald Gray, Musica Angelica, Mark Bleeke, Martin Haselböck, Linda Perillo, Florian Boesch, William Hite

3:12

Act II: Must I My Acis Still Bemoan (Galatea, Chorus)

Gerald Gray, Musica Angelica, William Hite, Martin Haselböck, Florian Boesch, Mark Bleeke, Linda Perillo

4:29

Act II: Recitative: 'Tis Done! (Galatea) - Air: Heart, the Seat of Soft Delight (Galatea)

Mark Bleeke, Musica Angelica, Florian Boesch, Gerald Gray, William Hite, Martin Haselböck, Linda Perillo

4:33

Act II: Galatea, Dry Thy Tears (Chorus)

Musica Angelica, William Hite, Florian Boesch, Mark Bleeke, Gerald Gray, Linda Perillo, Martin Haselböck

3:14

George Frideric Handel

Composer
Martin Haselböck

Conductor
Linda Perillo

Vocals, Contralto
Florian Boesch

Vocals, Bass-Baritone
Musica Angelica

Artist

Stephan Reh

Producer
Klaus Feldmann

Producer
Stephan Reh

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Andreas Ruge

Editing Engineer
Rosa Frank

Cover Photography
Peter Reichert

Liner Notes
Paul Griffiths

Photography
Stephan von der Deken

Photography
Alfonso Lima

Photography
Wendy Domeni

Photography
Paul Antico

Photography
Umberto Belfore

Recording Technician
Claudia Meyer

Photography
Vladimir Fofanov

Photography

Handel: Acis and Galatea

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