Handel: Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato (L') - CD

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George Frideric Handel

L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 (1740)

 

1. Part I, No. 1: Ouverture (Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 1)

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2. Part I, No. 2: Accompagnato - Hence, loathed Melancholy (L'Allegro: Tenor)

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3. Part I, No. 3: Accompagnato - Hence, vain deluding joys (Il Penseroso)

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4. Part I, No. 4: Air - Come, thou Goddess fair and free (L'Allegro)

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5. Part I, No. 5: Air - Come rather, Goddess, sage and holy (Il Penseroso: Soprano)

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6. Part I, No. 6: Air - Haste thee, nymph (L'Allegro: Tenor, Chorus)

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7. Part I, No. 7: Air - Come and trip it (Tenor, Chorus)

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8. Part I, No. 8: Accompagnato - Come, pensive Nun (Il Penseroso: Soprano)

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9. Part I, No. 9: Arioso - Come, but keep thy wonted state (Soprano)

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10. Part I, No. 10: Accompagnato - There, held in holy passion still (Soprano); Arioso - Join with thee (Soprano, Chorus)

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11. Part I, No. 11: Recitative - Hence, loathed Melancholy (L'Allegro: Tenor, Soprano)

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12. Part I, No. 12: Air - Mirth, admit me of thy crew (Soprano)

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13. Part I, No. 13: Accompagnato - First and chief, on golden wing (Il Penseroso: Soprano)

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14. Part I, No. 14: Air - Sweet bird (Soprano)

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15. Part I, No. 15: Recitative - If I give thee honour due (L'Allegro: Bass)

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16. Part I, No. 16: Air - Mirth, admit me of thy crew (Bass)

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17. Part I, No. 17: Air - Oft, on a plat of rising ground (Il Penseroso: Soprano)

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18. Part I, No. 18: Air - Far from all resort of mirth (Soprano)

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19. Part I, No. 19: Recitative - If I give thee honour due (L'Allegro: Tenor)

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20. Part I, No. 20: Air - Let me wander not unseen (Tenor)

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21. Part I, No. 21: Air - Straight mine eye (Soprano)

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22. Part I, No. 22: Accompagnato - Mountains, on whose barren breast (Bass)

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23. Part I, No. 23: Air - Or let the merry bells ring round (Soprano) - And young and old come forth to play (Chorus)

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CD - 2

George Frideric Handel

L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 (1740)

 

1. Part II, No. 24: Ouverture (Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 3)

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2. Part II, No. 25: Accompagnato - Hence, vain deluding Joys (Il Penseroso: Soprano)

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3. Part II, No. 26: Air - Sometimes let gorgeous Tragedy (Soprano)

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4. Part II, No. 27: Air - But oh, sad virgin (Soprano)

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5. Part II, No. 28: Recitative - Thus, Night, oft see me (Soprano)

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6. Part II, No. 29: Bass solo (L'Allegro: Bass) and Chorus - Populous cities please me then

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7. Part II, No. 30: Air - There let Hymen oft appear (Soprano)

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8. Part II, No. 31: Accompagnato - Me, when the Sun begins to fling (Il Penseroso: Soprano)

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9. Part II, No. 32: Air - Hide me from Day's garnish eye (Soprano)

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10. Part II, No. 33: Air - I'll to the well-trod stage anon (Il Allegro: Tenor)

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11. Part II, No. 34: Air - And ever against eating cares (Soprano)

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12. Part II, No. 35: Air - Orpheus self may have his head (Soprano)

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13. Part II, No. 36: Air and Chorus - These delights if thou canst give (Tenor, Chorus)

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14. Part II, No. 37: Recitative - But ley my due feet never fail (Il Penseroso: Soprano)

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15. Part II, No. 38: Chorus - There let the pealing organ blow

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16. Part II, No. 39: Air - May at last my weary age (Soprano)

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17. Part II, No. 40: Chorus - These pleasures, Melancholy, give

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18. Part III, No. 41: Ouverture (Concerto for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 7, No. 1)

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19. Part III, No. 42: Accompagnato - Hence! Boast not, ye profane (Il Moderato: Bass)

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20. Part III, No. 43: Air - Come, with native lustre shine (Bass)

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21. Part III, No. 44: Accompagnato - Sweet Temp'rance (Bass); Chorus - All this company serene

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22. Part III, No. 45: Air - Come, with gentle hand restrain (Soprano)

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23. Part III, No. 46: Recitative - No more short life they then will spend in straying (Tenor)

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24. Part III, No. 47: Air - Each action will derive new grace (Tenor)

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25. Part III, No. 48: Duet - As steals the morn upon the night (Soprano and Tenor)

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26. Part III, No. 49: Chorus - Thy pleasures, Moderation, give

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