ACIS & GALATEA (2PK)

HANDEL / CROWE / CURNYN

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Acis And Galatea, HWV 49a (1718)
1 Sinfonia. Presto
2 Chorus: 'Oh, The Pleasure Of The Plains!'
Recitative, Accompanied. Galatea: 'Ye Verdant Plains And Woody Mountains'
4 Air. Galatea: 'Hush, Ye Pretty Warbling Choir!'. Andante
5 [Air.] Acis: 'Where Shall I Seek The Charming Fair?'. Larghetto
Recitative. Damon: 'Stay, Shepherd, Stay!'
Air. Damon: 'Shepherd, What Art Thou Pursuing?'. Andante
8 Recitative. Acis: 'Lo, Here My Love, Turn, Galatea, Hither Turn Thy Eye!'
9 Air. Acis: 'Love In Her Eyes Sits Playing'. Larghetto
10 Recitative. Galatea: 'Oh, Didst Thou Know The Pains Of Absent Love'
Air. Galatea: 'As When The Dove'. Andante
12 Duet. Acis And Galatea: 'Happy We!'. Presto
14 Chorus: 'Wretched Lovers! Fate Has Past'. A Tempo Ordinario
15 Recitative, Accompany'd. Polyphemus: 'I Rage – I Melt – I Burn!'. Furioso – Adag[io] Furi[oso] – Adagio E Piano
16 [Air.] Polyphemus: 'O Ruddier Than The Cherry'. Allegro
17 Recitative. Polyphemus: 'Whither, Fairest, Art Thou Running' With Galatea
18 Air. Polyphemus: 'Cease To Beauty To Be Suing'. Allegro E Staccato
19 Air. Coridon: 'Would You Gain The Tender Creature'. Allegro
20 Recitative. Acis: 'His Hideous Love Provokes My Rage'
21 Air. Acis: 'Love Sounds Th' Alarm'. Allegro
22 Air. Damon: 'Consider, Fond Shepherd'. Larghetto
23 Recitative. Galatea: 'Cease, Oh Cease, Thou Gentle Youth'
24 [Trio.] Acis And Galatea: 'The Flocks Shall Leave The Mountains'. Andante E Staccato With Polyphemus
25 Recitative, Accompany'd. Acis: 'Help, Galatea! Help, Ye Parent Gods!'
26 Chorus: 'Mourn, All Ye Muses! Weep, All Ye Swains!'. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
27 Solo And Chorus. Galatea: 'Must I My Acis Still Bemoan'. Adagio With Chorus
28 Recitative. Galatea: 'Tis Done! Thus I Exert My Pow'r Divine'
29 Air. Galatea: 'Heart, The Sea Of Soft Delight'. Larghetto
30 Chorus: 'Galatea, Dry Thy Tears'

NOTES

Recording venue Church of St Jude-on-the-Hill, Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb;
14 – 17 November 2017
Recorded in 24-bit / 96 kHz
Comes in a standard jewel case with transparent 2-disc tray with 44-page booklet
Liner notes and sug text in English
Front cover The Loves of Acis and Galatea (1827) by Alexandre Charles Guillemot (1786–1831)
© Artepics / Alamy Stock Photo
℗ 2018 Chandos Records Ltd.
© 2018 Chandos Records Ltd.
Country of origin UK
TT 86:48
Compact Disc one TT 37:38
Compact disc two TT 49:10

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