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The Choice of Hercules, HWV69
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1751

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Cover of 'Handel: The Choice of Hercules' (CDA67298)
Cover of 'Arias for Guadagni' (CDA67924)
Cover of 'Essential Handel' (KING6)
Cover of 'Handel: English Arias' (CDH55419)
Cover of 'The James Bowman Collection' (KING3)
The James Bowman Collection
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Cover of 'Hyperion monthly sampler – June 2012' (HYP201206)
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No 01: Sinfonia
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Track 1 on CDA67298 [1'18] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
No 02. Accompagnato: See Hercules! how smiles yon myrtle plain (Pleasure)
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Track 2 on CDA67298 [2'42] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
No 03. Air: Come, blooming boy (Pleasure)
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Track 3 on CDA67298 [2'19] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
No 04. Air: There the brisk sparkling nectar drain (Pleasure)
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Track 4 on CDA67298 [2'36] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
No 05. Solo and Chorus: While for thy arms that beauty glows (Pleasure)
No 06. Recitative: Away, mistaken wretch, away! (Virtue)
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Track 6 on CDA67298 [0'30] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
No 07. Air: This manly youth's exalted mind (Virtue)
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Track 7 on CDA67298 [5'31] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
No 08. Recitative: Rise, youth! exalt thyself and me! (Virtue)
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Track 8 on CDA67298 [0'17] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
No 09. Air: Go, assert thy heav'nly race (Virtue)
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Track 9 on CDA67298 [2'52] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
No 10. Recitative: In peace, in war (Virtue)
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Track 10 on CDA67298 [0'18] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
No 11. Solo and Chorus: So shalt thou gain immortal praise (Virtue)
No 12. Recitative: Hearst thou, what dangers then thou must engage? (Pleasure)
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Track 12 on CDA67298 [0'27] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
No 13. Solo and Chorus: Turn thee, youth, to joy and love (Pleasure)
No 14. Recitative: Short is my way, fair, easy, smooth and plain (Pleasure/Hercules)
No 15. Air: Yet, can I hear that dulcet lay (Hercules)
No 16. Air: Enjoy the sweet Elysian grove (Attendant on Pleasure)
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Track 16 on CDA67298 [2'18] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
No 17. Recitative: Oh! whither, reason, dost thou fly? (Hercules)
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Track 17 on CDA67298 [0'15] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
No 18. Trio: Where shall I go? (Hercules/Pleasure/Virtue)
No 19. Recitative: Mount, mount the steep ascent (Virtue)
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Track 19 on CDA67298 [0'40] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
No 20. Air: Mount, mount the steep ascent (Virtue)
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Track 20 on CDA67298 [1'02] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
No 21. Chorus: Arise! mount the steep ascent
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Track 21 on CDA67298 [2'08] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
No 22. Recitative: The sounds breathe fire celestial (Hercules)
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Track 22 on CDA67298 [0'15] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
No 23. Air: Lead, goddess, lead the way! (Hercules)
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Track 23 on CDA67298 [4'49] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)
No 24. Chorus: Virtue will place thee in that blest abode
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Track 24 on CDA67298 [4'23] (Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Copyright Control)

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