Handel: The Great Oratorios

~ Release by George Frideric Handel (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD: La Resurrezione - Parte prima
2CD: La Resurrezione - Parte seconda
3CD: Acis & Galatea - Act I
4CD: Acis & Galatea - Act II
5CD: Esther - Scenes 1-4
6CD: Esther - Scenes 5 & 6
7CD: Athalia - Part I
8CD: Athalia - Part II, Part III
9CD: Alexander's Feast - Part I
10CD: Alexander's Feast - Concerto grosso in C major, Part II
11CD: Saul - Symfonia, Act I
12CD: Saul - Act II
13CD: Saul - Act III
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1Saul, HWV 53: Act 3, Scene 1. No. 69 Accompagnato: "Wretch that I am, of my own ruin author!" (Saul) / Act 3, Scene 1. No. 70 Accompagnato: "'Tis said, here lives a woman" (Saul) / Act 3, Scene 2. No. 71 Recitative: "With me what would'st thou?" (Witch of Endor, Saul)
recording engineer:
Stan Taal
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg
bass vocals [Saul]:
Alastair Miles (in 1989-06)
tenor vocals [Witch of Endor]:
Philip Salmon (in 1989-06)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1989-06)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Stadthalle in Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene I, no. 70. Accompagnato "'Tis said, here lives a woman" (Saul) (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1738)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III
3:46
2Saul, HWV 53: Act 3, Scene 2. No. 72 Air: "Infernal spirits" (Witch of Endor)
recording engineer:
Stan Taal
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg
tenor vocals [Witch of Endor]:
Philip Salmon (in 1989-06)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1989-06)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Stadthalle in Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene II, no. 72. Air "Infernal spirits" (Witch of Endor) (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1738)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III
2:13
3Saul, HWV 53: Act 3, Scene 3. No. 73 Accompagnato: "Why hast thou forc'd me from the realms of peace" (Samuel, Saul)
recording engineer:
Stan Taal
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg
bass vocals [Saul]:
Alastair Miles (in 1989-06)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1989-06)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Stadthalle in Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene III, no. 73. Accompagnato "Why hast thou forced me from the realm of peace" (Samuel, Saul) (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1738)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III
3:03
4Saul, HWV 53: Act 3, Scene 3. No. 74 Symphony
recording engineer:
Stan Taal
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1989-06)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Stadthalle in Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene III, no. 74. Symphony: Allegro (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1738)
part of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III
0:35
5Saul, HWV 53: Act 3, Scene 4. No. 75 Recitative: "Whence comest thou?" (David, Amalekite) / Act 3, Scene 4. No. 76 Air: "Impious wretch, of race accurst!" (David)
recording engineer:
Stan Taal
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg
alto vocals [David]:
Derek Lee Ragin (in 1989-06)
tenor vocals [Amalekite]:
Philip Slane (in 1989-06)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1989-06)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Stadthalle in Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene IV, no. 76. Air "Impious wretch, of race accurst!" (David) (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1738)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III
2:40
6Saul, HWV 53: Act 3, Scene 4. No. 77 Dead March
recording engineer:
Stan Taal
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1989-06)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Stadthalle in Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene IV, no. 77. March: Grave (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1738)
part of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III
3:06
7Saul, HWV 53: Act 3, Scene 5. No. 78 Chorus: "Mourn, Israel"
recording engineer:
Stan Taal
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1989-06)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1989-06)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Stadthalle in Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene V, no. 78. Chorus "Mourn, Israel!" (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1738)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III
3:25
8Saul, HWV 53: Act 3, Scene 5. No. 79 Air: "O let it not in Gath be heard" (High Priest)
recording engineer:
Stan Taal
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg
tenor vocals [High Priest]:
Neil Mackie (in 1989-06)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1989-06)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Stadthalle in Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene V, no. 79. Air "Oh let it not in Gath be heard" (High Priest) (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1738)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III
2:07
9Saul, HWV 53: Act 3, Scene 5. No. 80 Air: "From this unhappy day" (Merab)
recording engineer:
Stan Taal
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg
soprano vocals [Merab]:
Donna Brown (in 1989-06)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1989-06)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Stadthalle in Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene V, no. 80. Air "From this unhappy day" (Merab) (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1738)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III
2:53
10Saul, HWV 53: Act 3, Scene 5. No. 81 Air: "Brave Jonathan his bow ne'er drew" (David)
recording engineer:
Stan Taal
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg
alto vocals [David]:
Derek Lee Ragin (in 1989-06)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1989-06)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Stadthalle in Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene V, no. 81. Air "Brave Jonathan his bow never drew" (David) (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1738)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III
2:24
11Saul, HWV 53: Act 3, Scene 5. No. 82 Chorus: "Eagles were not so swift as they"
recording engineer:
Stan Taal
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1989-06)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1989-06)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Stadthalle in Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene V, no. 82. Chorus "Eagles were not so swift as they" (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1738)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III
0:21
12Saul, HWV 53: Act 3, Scene 5. No. 83 Air: "In sweetest harmony" (Michal)
recording engineer:
Stan Taal
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg
soprano vocals [Michal]:
Lynne Dawson (in 1989-06)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1989-06)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Stadthalle in Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene V, no. 83. Air "In sweetest harmony they lived!" (Michal) (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1738)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III
4:28
13Saul, HWV 53: Act 3, Scene 5. No. 84 Solo and Chorus: "O fatal day!" (David, Israelites)
recording engineer:
Stan Taal
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg
alto vocals [David]:
Derek Lee Ragin (in 1989-06)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1989-06)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1989-06)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Stadthalle in Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene V, no. 84. Solo "O fatal day" (David and Chorus) (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1738)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III
4:40
14Saul, HWV 53: Act 3, Scene 5. No. 85 Recitative: "Ye men of Judah, weep no more" (High Priest)
recording engineer:
Stan Taal
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg
tenor vocals [High Priest]:
Neil Mackie (in 1989-06)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1989-06)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Stadthalle in Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene V, no. 85. Recitative "Ye men of Judah, weep no more!" (Abner) (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1738)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III
0:27
15Saul, HWV 53: Act 3, Scene 5. No. 86 Chorus: "Gird on thy sword"
recording engineer:
Stan Taal
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (in 1989-06)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (in 1989-06)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Stadthalle in Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene V, no. 86. Chorus "Gird on thy sword, thou man of might" (in 1989-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (in 1738)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III
5:17
16Saul, HWV 53: Act 3. [Applause]
recording engineer:
Stan Taal
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg
balance engineer:
Onno Scholtze
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (in 1991)
recorded at:
Stadthalle in Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1989-06)
0:28
14CD: Israel in Egypt - Part I
15CD: Israel in Egypt - Part II / Coronation Anthems
16CD: Messiah - Part I, Part II (beginning)
17CD: Messiah - Part II (conclusion), Part III
18CD: Samson - Act I
19CD: Samson - Act II
20CD: Samson - Act III
21CD: Semele - Act I
22CD: Semele - Act II
23CD: Semele - Act III
24CD: Hercules - Act I
25CD: Hercules - Act II
26CD: Hercules - Act III
27CD: Belshazzar - Act I (beginning)
28CD: Belshazzar - Act I (conclusion), Act II (beginning)
29CD: Belshazzar - Act II (conclusion), Act III
30CD: Judas Maccabaeus - Act I
31CD: Judas Maccabaeus - Act II
32CD: Judas Maccabaeus - Act III
33CD: Solomon - Act I
34CD: Solomon - Act II
35CD: Solomon - Act III
36CD: Theodora - Part I
37CD: Theodora - Part II (& alternative scene 2)
38CD: Theodora - Part III
39CD: Jephtha - Act I
40CD: Jephtha - Act II
41CD: Jephtha - Act III

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