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

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L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 (more info)
Performed by: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra Studio orchestra
Composed by: Philippe Gaubert George Frideric Handel
Conducted by: Walter B. Rogers Joachim Carlos Martini Alexander Weimann
Nellie Melba, soprano
Stephan MacLeod, bass
Knut Schoch, tenor
Landon Ronald, piano
Linda Perillo, soprano
Karina Gauvin, soprano
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
Charles K. North, flute
Jochen Kowalski, counter-tenor
John Lemmone, flute


1.   Part I, No. 1: Ouverture (Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 1) - 6:09
2.   Part I, No. 2: Accompagnato - Hence, loathed Melancholy (L'Allegro: Tenor) - 1:53
3.   Part I, No. 3: Accompagnato - Hence, vain deluding joys (Il Penseroso) - 1:03
4.   Part I, No. 4: Air - Come, thou Goddess fair and free (L'Allegro) - 1:36
5.   Part I, No. 5: Air - Come rather, Goddess, sage and holy (Il Penseroso: Soprano) - 3:08
6.   Part I, No. 6: Air - Haste thee, nymph (L'Allegro: Tenor, Chorus) - 2:37
7.   Part I, No. 7: Air - Come and trip it (Tenor, Chorus) - 2:37
8.   Part I, No. 8: Accompagnato - Come, pensive Nun (Il Penseroso: Soprano) - 1:03
9.   Part I, No. 9: Arioso - Come, but keep thy wonted state (Soprano) - 1:19
10.   Part I, No. 10: Accompagnato - There, held in holy passion still (Soprano); Arioso - Join with thee (Soprano, Chorus) - 3:43
11.   Part I, No. 11: Recitative - Hence, loathed Melancholy (L'Allegro: Tenor, Soprano) - 0:41
12.   Part I, No. 12: Air - Mirth, admit me of thy crew (Soprano) - 3:56
13.   Part I, No. 13: Accompagnato - First and chief, on golden wing (Il Penseroso: Soprano) - 0:51
14.   Part I, No. 14: Air - Sweet bird (Soprano) - 10:41
15.   Part I, No. 15: Recitative - If I give thee honour due (L'Allegro: Bass) - 0:18
16.   Part I, No. 16: Air - Mirth, admit me of thy crew (Bass) - 2:29
17.   Part I, No. 17: Air - Oft, on a plat of rising ground (Il Penseroso: Soprano) - 2:48
18.   Part I, No. 18: Air - Far from all resort of mirth (Soprano) - 2:49
19.   Part I, No. 19: Recitative - If I give thee honour due (L'Allegro: Tenor) - 0:16
20.   Part I, No. 20: Air - Let me wander not unseen (Tenor) - 1:24
21.   Part I, No. 21: Air - Straight mine eye (Soprano) - 1:52
22.   Part I, No. 22: Accompagnato - Mountains, on whose barren breast (Bass) - 1:53
23.   Part I, No. 23: Air - Or let the merry bells ring round (Soprano) - And young and old come forth to play (Chorus) - 1:53

L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 (more info)
Performed by: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Orchestra Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra Studio orchestra
Composed by: Philippe Gaubert George Frideric Handel
Conducted by: Walter B. Rogers Joachim Carlos Martini Alexander Weimann
Nellie Melba, soprano
Stephan MacLeod, bass
Knut Schoch, tenor
Landon Ronald, piano
Linda Perillo, soprano
Karina Gauvin, soprano
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
Charles K. North, flute
Jochen Kowalski, counter-tenor
John Lemmone, flute


1.   Part II, No. 24: Ouverture (Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 3) - 5:34
2.   Part II, No. 25: Accompagnato - Hence, vain deluding Joys (Il Penseroso: Soprano) - 1:18
3.   Part II, No. 26: Air - Sometimes let gorgeous Tragedy (Soprano) - 3:58
4.   Part II, No. 27: Air - But oh, sad virgin (Soprano) - 5:46
5.   Part II, No. 28: Recitative - Thus, Night, oft see me (Soprano) - 0:19
6.   Part II, No. 29: Bass solo (L'Allegro: Bass) and Chorus - Populous cities please me then - 0:40
7.   Part II, No. 30: Air - There let Hymen oft appear (Soprano) - 2:32
8.   Part II, No. 31: Accompagnato - Me, when the Sun begins to fling (Il Penseroso: Soprano) - 0:40
9.   Part II, No. 32: Air - Hide me from Day's garnish eye (Soprano) - 3:15
10.   Part II, No. 33: Air - I'll to the well-trod stage anon (Il Allegro: Tenor) - 1:46
11.   Part II, No. 34: Air - And ever against eating cares (Soprano) - 2:52
12.   Part II, No. 35: Air - Orpheus self may have his head (Soprano) - 2:44
13.   Part II, No. 36: Air and Chorus - These delights if thou canst give (Tenor, Chorus) - 3:46
14.   Part II, No. 37: Recitative - But ley my due feet never fail (Il Penseroso: Soprano) - 0:42
15.   Part II, No. 38: Chorus - There let the pealing organ blow - 1:29
16.   Part II, No. 39: Air - May at last my weary age (Soprano) - 3:09
17.   Part II, No. 40: Chorus - These pleasures, Melancholy, give - 3:01
18.   Part III, No. 41: Ouverture (Concerto for Organ and Orchestra, Op. 7, No. 1) - 5:44
19.   Part III, No. 42: Accompagnato - Hence! Boast not, ye profane (Il Moderato: Bass) - 0:39
20.   Part III, No. 43: Air - Come, with native lustre shine (Bass) - 2:43
21.   Part III, No. 44: Accompagnato - Sweet Temp'rance (Bass); Chorus - All this company serene - 2:47
22.   Part III, No. 45: Air - Come, with gentle hand restrain (Soprano) - 1:49
23.   Part III, No. 46: Recitative - No more short life they then will spend in straying (Tenor) - 0:40
24.   Part III, No. 47: Air - Each action will derive new grace (Tenor) - 2:04
25.   Part III, No. 48: Duet - As steals the morn upon the night (Soprano and Tenor) - 5:45
26.   Part III, No. 49: Chorus - Thy pleasures, Moderation, give - 2:40

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