CDA66797 - Disc 1 Track 2 - Esther

Esther

composer

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

1718, repeatedly revised up to 1735; also called Haman and Mordecai

author of text

Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

with others

Recordings

Handel: English Arias

James Bowman (countertenor), The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor)

Buy by post £6.99 CDH55419 Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

The James Bowman Collection

James Bowman (countertenor), The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor)

Buy by post £13.99 (ARCHIVE SERVICE) KING3 Super-budget price sampler — Archive Service Only

Details

Act 1. Recitative – Aria: Now persecution shall lay by her iron rod – Tune your harps (Israelite)

James Bowman (countertenor), Katharina Spreckelsen (oboe), The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor)

Track 14 on CDH55419 [5'06] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

English

Français

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James Bowman (countertenor), Katharina Spreckelsen (oboe), The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor)

Track 12 on KING3 [5'06] Super-budget price sampler — Archive Service Only

Aria: How can I stay, when love invites (Assueras)

James Bowman (countertenor), The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor)

Track 2 on CDH55419 [3'02] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

English

Français

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Overture: Andante – Larghetto – Allegro

The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor)

Track 7 on CDH55419 [6'28] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

English

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Details for CDA66797 track 2

Aria: How can I stay, when love invites (Assueras)

Artists

James Bowman (countertenor)

The King's Consort

Robert King (conductor)

ISRC

GB-AJY-95-79702

Duration

3'02

Recording date

11 March 1995

Recording venue

St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom

Recording producer

Ben Turner

Recording engineer

Philip Hobbs

Hyperion usage

Handel: English Arias (CDA66797)
Disc 1 Track 2
Release date: October 1995
Deletion date: February 2010
Superseded by CDH55419
Handel: English Arias (CDH55419)
Disc 1 Track 2
Release date: January 2013
Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

Hyperion Records