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Handel: Semele

Elisabeth Scholl (Semele), Julla Schmidt (Iris), Ralf Popken (Athamas), Britta Schwarz (Ino), Annette Markert (Juno), Knut Schoch (Apollo), Klaus Mertens (Cadmus/Somnus/Priest)

Junge Kantorei & Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Joachim Carlos Martini

There are many pleasures to be had...given a generally enjoyable performance, stylishly accompanied by the excellent Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra...Elisabeth Scholl's dashing coloratura in the... — Penguin Guide, 2010, 3 out of 4 stars More…
  • Release Date: 30th Jun 2008
  • Catalogue No: 8570431-33
  • Label: Naxos
  • Series: Martini & Junge Kantorei Handel Oratorios
  • Length: 3 hours 0 minutes

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Contents

Handel: Semele, HWV 58, Act I

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  • Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens
  • Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt
  • Joachim Carlos Martini

Overture

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Gavotte

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Accompagnato. Behold! Auspicious flashes rise (Chief Priest)

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Lucky omens bless our rites (Chorus of Priests and Augurs)

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Recitative and Arioso. Daughter, obey, Hear and obey! (Cadmus, Athamas)

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Accompagnato and Aria. Ah me! What refuge now Is left me? (Semele)

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Aria. The morning lark to mine accords his note (Semele)

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Aria. See, she blushing turns her eyes (Ino)

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Recitative. Alas! She yields, and has undone me! (Ino, Athamas, Semele)

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Quartet: Why dost thou thus untimely grieve (Cadmus, Ino, Athamas, Semele)

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Avert these omens, all ye pow'rs! (Chorus of Priests and Augurs)

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Accompagnato. Again auspicious flashes rise (Cadmus)

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Recitative. Thy aid, pronubial Juno, Athamas implores! (Athamas, Semele)

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Cease, cease your vows, 'tis impious to proceed (Chorus of Priests and Augurs)

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Recitative. O Athamas, what torture hast thou borne! (Athamas)

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Aria. Turn, hopeless lover, turn thy eye (Ino)

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Recitative. She weeps! (Athamas)

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Aria. Your tuneful voice my tale would tell (Athamas)

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Recitative. Too well I see, Thou wilt not understand me (Ino, Athamas)

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Duet. You've undone me (Ino, Athamas)

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Recitative and Accompagnato. Ah, wretched prince, doom'd to disastrous love! (Cadmus, Athamas, Ino)

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Hail, Cadmus, hail! Jove salutes the Theban King (Chorus of Priests and Augurs)

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Aria. Endless pleasure, endless love (Semele)

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Endless pleasure, endless love (Chorus of Love and Zephyrs)

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Handel: Semele, HWV 58, Act II

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  • Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens
  • Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt
  • Joachim Carlos Martini

Symphony

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Recitative. Iris, impatient of thy stay (Juno, Iris)

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Aria. There, from mortal cares retiring (Iris)

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Recitative and Accompagnato. No more, I'll hear no more! (Juno, Iris)

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Aria. Hence, Iris, hence away! (Juno)

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Aria. Come, Zephyrs, come (Cupid)

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Aria. O sleep, why dost thou leave me? (Semele)

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Recitative. Let me not another moment bear the pangs of absence (Semele)

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Aria. Lay your doubts and fears aside (Jupiter)

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Recitative. You Are mortal and require time to rest (Jupiter)

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Aria. With fond desiring (Semele)

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How engaging, how endearing (Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs)

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Recitative. Ah me! (Semele, Jupiter)

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Aria. I must with speed amuse her (Jupiter)

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Now Love, That everlasting boy (Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs)

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Recitative. By my command now (Jupiter, Semele)

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Aria. Where'er you walk (Jupiter)

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Recitative. Dear sister, how was your passage hither? (Semele, Ino)

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Aria. But hark! (Ino)

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Accompagnato and Arioso. Prepare then, ye immortal choir (Ino, Semele)

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Bless the glad earth with heav'nly lays (Chorus of Nymphs and Swains)

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Handel: Semele, HWV 58, Act III

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  • Elisabeth Scholl, Julla Schmidt, Ralf Popken, Britta Schwarz, Annette Markert, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens
  • Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt
  • Joachim Carlos Martini

Symphony

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Accompagnato. Somnus, awake! (Juno, Iris)

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Aria. Leave me, loathsome light! (Somnus)

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Recitative. Dull God, canst thou attend the water's fall (Iris, Juno)

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Aria. More sweet Is That name (Somnus)

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Recitative. My will obey (Juno, Somnus)

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Duet. Obey my will (Juno, Somnus)

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Aria. My racking thoughts by no kind slumbers freed (Semele)

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Recitative. Thus shap'd like Ino (Juno, Semele)

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Accompagnato. Behold in This mirror (Juno)

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Recitative. O ecstasy of happiness! (Semele)

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Aria. Myself I shall adore (Semele)

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Recitative. Be wise, as you Are beautiful (Juno, Semele)

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Accompagnato. Conjure him by his oath (Juno)

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Aria. Thus let my thanks be pay'd (Semele)

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Recitative. Rich odours fill the fragrant air (Juno, Semele)

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Aria. Come to my arms, my lovely fair (Jupiter)

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Recitative. O Semele! Why art thou thus insensible? (Jupiter, Semele)

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Recitative. Speak, speak your desire (Jupiter, Semele)

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Aria. Ah! Take heed what you press! (Jupiter)

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Aria. No, no, I'll take no less (Semele)

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Recitative. Ah, whither Is she gone! (Jupiter)

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Aria. Above measure Is the pleasure (Juno)

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Recitative. Ah me! Too late I now repent (Semele)

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Recitative. Of my ill-boding dream (Ino)

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Chorus. Oh, terror and astonishment! (Chorus of Priests)

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Recitative. How I was hence remov'd (Ino, Cadmus, Athamas)

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Aria. Despair no more shall wound me (Athamas)

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Recitative. See from above the bellying clouds descend (Cadmus)

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Symphony

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Recitative. Apollo comes, to relieve your care (Apollo)

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Happy, happy shall we be (Chorus)

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