from Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (SIGCD392) 1 Hence, loathed melancholy (L'Allegro) [2'03] 99 minutes 36 seconds 38 tracks2 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] '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) |