Acis and Galatea (1:38:14) ; Il pastor fido. Hunting scene (5:41) ; Look down, harmonious saint (11:20) ; Meine Seele hört im Sehen (4:10) ; Süsse Stille (3:51) / George Frideric Handel -- Bacchus and Adriadne (10:44) ; Fair Caelia love pretended (5:22) / Thomas Arne -- Song of Momus to Mars / William Boyce (2:45) -- The lass of Richmond Hill / James Hook (2:37).
Note
The 1st work, masque with music in 2 acts; 2nd work is an opera excerpt; 3rd, 6th and 7th works are cantatas; 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th works are songs.
Language (note)
Sung in English and German.
Title
Acis and Galatea / Handel.
Publisher
[London] : Decca, [1998]
Copyright date
℗1978
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Performer
Jill Gomez, soprano ; Robert Tear, Philip Langridge, tenors ; Benjamin Luxon, baritone ; chorus ; Denis Vigay, cello continuo ; Nicholas Kraemer, harpsichord (Acis and Galatea) ; Robert Tear, tenor ; Iona Brown, violin ; Kenneth Heath, cello ; Simon Preston, harpsichord continuo ; Colin Tilney, harpsichord continuo (songs) ; Academy of St. Matin-in-the-Fields ; Neville Marriner, conductor.