Georg Friedrich Händel, Millenium Orchestra, Choeur de Chambre de Namur, Leonardo Garcia Alarcón Semele
Format: CD Label: Ricercar (RIC437) Released: 2021 Pressing: Europe Genre: Baroque, Oratorio
Tracklist:
1-1. Overture
1-2. Act I
1-3. No. 2, Lucky Omens Bless Our Rites (Chorus Of Priests)
1-4. No. 3, Daughter, Obey, Hear And Obey! (Cadmus, Athamas)
1-5. No. 4, Ah Me! What Refuge Now Is Left Me? (Semele)
1-6. No. 5, Oh Jove! in Pity Teach Me (Semele)
1-7. No. 6, The Morning Lark To Mine Accords (Semele)
1-8. No. 7, See, She Blushing Turns Her Eyes (Athamas)
1-9. No. 8, Hymen, Haste! (Athamas)
1-10. No. 9, Alas! She Yields (Ino, Athamas, Semele)
1-11. No. 10, Why Dost Thou Thus Untimely Grieve (Semele, Ino, Athamas, Cadmus)
1-12. No. 11, Avert These Omens (Chorus of Priests)
1-13. No. 12, Again Auspicious Flashes Rise (Cadmus)
1-14. No. 13, Thy Aid, Pronubial Juno, Athamas Implores! (Athamas, Semele)
1-15. No. 14, Cease, Cease Your Vow's (Chorus of Priests)
1-16. No. 15, O Athamas, What Torture Hast Thou Borne! (Ino)
1-17. No. 16, Turn, Hopeless Lover (Ino)
1-18. No. 17, She Weeps! The Gentle Maid in Tender Pity (Athamas)
1-19. No. 18, Your Tuneful Voice My Tale Would Tell (Athamas)
1-20. No. 19, Too Well I See, Thou Wilt Not Understand Me! (Ino, Athamas)
1-21. No. 20, Air (Andante Larghetto): You've Undone Me, Look Not On Me (Ino, Athamas)
1-22. No. 21, Ah, Wretched Prince (Cadmus, Athamas)
1-23. No. 22, Wing'd With Our Fears And Pious Haste (Cadmus)
1-24. No. 23, O Prodigy, To Me Of Dire Portent! (Athamas, Ino)
1:25. No. 24, See, See! Jove's Priests And Holy Augurs Come (Cadmus)
1-26. No. 25, Hail Cadmus, Hail! (Chorus Of Priests And Augurs)
1-27. No. 26, Endless Pleasure, Endless Love (Semele)
1-28. No. 27, Endless Pleasure, Endless Love (Chorus Of Priests And Augurs)
2-1. Act II
2-2. No. 2, There, From Mortal Cares Retiring (Iris)
2-3. No. 3, No More! I'll Hear No More! (Juno)
2-4. No. 4, Awake, Saturnia, From Thy Lethargy! (Juno, Iris)
2-5. No. 5, Hence, Hence, Iris, Hence Away (Juno)
2-6. No. 6, O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me? (Semele)
2-7. No. 7, Come, Zephyrs, Come (Cupid)
2-8. No. 8, Let Me Not Another Moment (Semele)
2-9. No. 9, Lay Your Doubts And Fears Aside (Jupiter)
2-10. No. 10, You Are Mortal (Jupiter)
2-11. No. 11, With Fond Desiring (Semele)
2-12. No. 12, How Engaging, How Endearing (Chorus Of Loves And Zephyrs)
2-13. No. 13, Ah Me! Why Sighs My Semele? (Semele, Jupiter)
2-14. 14, I Must With Speed Amuse Her (Jupiter)
2-15. 15, Now Love That Everlasting Boy Invites (Chorus Of Loves And Zephyrs)
2-16. No. 16, By My Command Now (Jupiter, Semele)
2-17. No. 17, Where'er You Walk, Cool Gales Shall Fan The Glade (Jupiter)
2-18. No. 18, Dear Sister, How Was Your Passage Hither? (Semele, Ino)
2-19. No. 19, But Hark! The Heav'nly Sphere Turns Round (Ino)
2-20. No. 20, Prepare Then, Ye Immortal Choir! (Ino, Semele)
2-21. No. 21, Bless The Glad Earth With Heav'nly Lays (Chorus Of Nymphs)
3-1. Act III
3-2. No. 2, Somnus, Awake! (Juno, Iris)
3-3. No. 3, Leave Me, Loathsome Light! (Somnus)
3-4. No. 4, Dull God, Canst Thou Attend The Water's Fall (Iris, Juno)
3-5. No. 5, More Sweet Is That Name (Somnus)
3-6. No. 6, My Will Obey, She Shall Be Thine (Juno, Somnus)
3-7. No. 7, Obey My Will, Thy Rod Resign (Juno, Somnus)
3-8. No. 8, Thus Shap'd Like Ino, With Ease I Shall Deceive Her (Juno, Semele)
3-9. No. 9, Behold In This Mirrour (Juno)
3-10. No. 10, Myself I Shall Adore (Semele)
3-11. No. 11, Be Wise, As You Are Beautiful (Juno, Semele)
3-12. No. 12, Conjure Him By His Oath (Juno)
3-13. No. 13, Thus Let My Thanks Be Paid (Semele)
3-14. No. 14, Rich Odours Fill The Fragrant Air (Juno, Semele)
3-15. No. 15, Come To My Arms, My Lovely Fair (Jupiter)
3-16. No. 16, O Semele! Why Art Thou Thus Insensible? (Jupiter)
3-17. No. 17, By That Tremendous Flood (Jupiter)
3-18. No. 18, You'll Grant What I Require? (Semele, Jupiter)
3-19. No. 19, Then Cast Off This Human Shape (Semele)
3-20. No. 20, Ah! Take Heed What You Press! (Jupiter)
3-21. No. 21, No, No, I'll Take No Less (Semele)
3-22. No. 22, Ah, Whither Is She Gone! (Jupiter)
3-23. No. 23, Above Measure Is The Pleasure (Juno)
3-24. No. 24, Ah Me! Too Late I Now Repent (Semele)
3-25. No. 25, Of My Illiboding Dream (Ino)
3-26. No. 26, Oh Terror And Astonishment! (Chorus Of Priests)
3-27. No. 27, How I Was Hence Remov'd (Ino, Cadmus, Athamas)
3-28. No. 28, See From Above (Cadmus)
3-29. No. 29, Apollo Comes (Apollo)
3-30. No. 30, Happy, Happy Shall We Be (Chorus of Priests)
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