L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV55 (Handel)
from Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (SIGCD392)
1 Hence, loathed melancholy (L'Allegro) [2'03]
2 Hence, vain deluding joys (Il Penseroso) [0'51]
3 Come, thou goddess fair and free (L'Allegro) [1'41]
4 Come rather, goddess, sage and holy (Il Penseroso) [2'54]
5 Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee (L'Allegro) [2'14]
6 Come and trip it as you go (L'Allegro) [2'26]
7 Come, pensive nun, devout and pure (Il Penseroso) [1'01]
8 Come, but keep thy wonted state (Il Penseroso) [2'02]
9 Hence, loathed Melancholy! (L'Allegro) [0'27]
10 Mirth, admit me of thy crew (L'Allegro) [4'04]
11 First and chief, on golden wing (Il Penseroso) [0'55]
12 Sweet bird, that shun'st the noise of Folly (Il Penseroso) [13'28]
13 If I give thee honour due (L'Allegro) [0'10]
14 Mirth, admit me of thy crew (L'Allegro) [2'26]
15 Oft on a plat of rising ground (Il Penseroso) [3'23]
16 If I give thee honour due (L'Allegro) [0'14]
17 Let me wander not unseen (L'Allegro) [1'43]
18 Or let the merry bells ring round (L'Allegro) [3'45]
19 Hence, vain deluding Joys (Il Penseroso) [1'25]
20 But O, sad virgin, that thy pow'r (Il Penseroso) [6'00]
21 Thus, Night, oft see me in thy pale career (Il Penseroso) [0'38]
22 Populous cities please me then (L'Allegro) [3'20]
23 There let Hymen oft appear (L'Allegro) [2'08]
24 Me, when the sun begins to fling (Il Penseroso) [0'53]
25 Hide me from Day's garish eye (Il Penseroso) [3'48]
26 I'll to the well-trod stage anon (L'Allegro) [1'59]
27 And ever against eating cares (L'Allegro) [3'01]
28 These delights if thou canst give (L'Allegro) [3'19]
29 But let my due feet never fail (Il Penseroso) [0'52]
30 There let the pealing organ blow (Il Penseroso) [1'58]
31 These pleasures, Melancholy, give (Il Penseroso) [4'39]
32 Hence! boast not, ye profane (Il Moderato) [0'31]
33 Come, with native lustre shine (Il Moderato) [5'51]
34 Come, with gentle hand restrain (Il Moderato) [1'34]
35 No more short life they then will spend (Il Moderato) [0'38]
36 Each action will derive new grace (Il Moderato) [2'04]
37 As steals the morn upon the night (Il Moderato) [6'20]
38 Thy pleasures, Moderation, give (Il Moderato) [2'51]
99 minutes 36 seconds 38 tracks
'Handel lovers can hardly fail to enjoy the mingled finesse and hedonistic delight of this new recording, its attractions enhanced by a stimulating essay from Handel scholar Ruth Smith' (Gramophone)
BBC Music Magazine
'Handel's ravishing score, realised to perfection by Paul McCreesh and Gabrieli, evokes [the] scenes with colourful precision' (The Observer)