Handel: Acis and Galatea – Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Lucy Crowe & Allan Clayton

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Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a: Sinfonia. Presto

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company & George Frideric Handel

3:03

2

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act I: Chorus. Oh, the Pleasure of the Plains! (Chorus)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Lucy Crowe & Allan Clayton

5:08

3

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act I: Recitative. Ye Verdant Plains and Woody Mountains (Galatea)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Lucy Crowe & George Frideric Handel

0:42

4

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act I: Air. Hush, Ye Pretty Warbling Choir! (Galatea)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Lucy Crowe & George Frideric Handel

5:58

5

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act I: Air. Where Shall I Seek the Charming Fair? (Acis)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Allan Clayton & George Frideric Handel

2:51

6

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act I: Recitative. Stay, Shepherd, Stay! (Damon)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Benjamin Hulett & George Frideric Handel

0:22

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Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act I: Air. Shepherd, What Art Thou Pursuing? (Damon)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Benjamin Hulett & George Frideric Handel

4:06

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Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act I: Recitative. Lo, Here My Love, Turn, Galatea, Hither Turn Thy Eye! (Acis)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Allan Clayton & George Frideric Handel

0:22

9

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act I: Air. Love in Her Eyes Sits Playing (Acis)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Allan Clayton & George Frideric Handel

6:16

10

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act I: Recitative. Oh, Didst Thou Know the Pains of Absent Love (Galatea)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Lucy Crowe & George Frideric Handel

0:14

11

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act I: Air. As When the Dove (Galatea)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Lucy Crowe & George Frideric Handel

5:54

12

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act I: Duet. Happy We! (Acis and Galatea)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Lucy Crowe & Allan Clayton

2:49

13

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II: Chorus. Wretched Lovers! Fate Has Past (Chorus)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Lucy Crowe & Allan Clayton

3:56

14

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II: Recitative. I Rage - I Melt - I Burn! (Polyphemus)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Neal Davies & George Frideric Handel

1:12

15

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II: Air. O Ruddier Than the Cherry (Polyphemus)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Neal Davies & George Frideric Handel

2:52

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Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II: Recitative. Whither, Fairest, Art Thou Running (Polyphemus, Galatea)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Neal Davies & Lucy Crowe

1:02

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Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II: Air. Cease to Beauty to Be Suing (Polyphemus)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Neal Davies & George Frideric Handel

4:56

18

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II: Air. Would You Gain the Tender Creature (Coridon)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Jeremy Budd & George Frideric Handel

5:11

19

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II: Recitative. His Hideous Love Provokes My Rage (Acis)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Allan Clayton & George Frideric Handel

0:20

20

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II: Air. Love Sounds Th' Alarm (Acis)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Allan Clayton & George Frideric Handel

4:16

21

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II: Air. Consider, Fond Shepherd (Damon)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Benjamin Hulett & George Frideric Handel

6:54

22

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II: Recitative. Cease, Oh Cease, Thou Gentle Youth (Galatea)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Lucy Crowe & George Frideric Handel

0:27

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Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II: Trio. The Flocks Shall Leave the Mountains (Acis and Galatea, Polyphemus)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Lucy Crowe & Allan Clayton

2:14

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Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II: Recitative. Help, Galatea! Help, Ye Parent Gods! (Acis)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Allan Clayton & George Frideric Handel

1:18

25

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II: Chorus. Mourn, All Ye Muses! Weep, All Ye Swains! (Chorus)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Lucy Crowe & Allan Clayton

3:02

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Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II: Solo and Chorus. Must I My Acis Still Bemoan (Galatea, Chorus)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Lucy Crowe & Allan Clayton

4:26

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Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II: Recitative. Tis Done! Thus I Exert My Pow'r Divine (Galatea)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Lucy Crowe & George Frideric Handel

0:26

28

Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II: Air. Heart, the Sea of Soft Delight (Galatea)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Lucy Crowe & George Frideric Handel

3:43

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Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Act II: Chorus. Galatea, Dry Thy Tears (Chorus)

Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company, Lucy Crowe & Allan Clayton

3:05