George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Arias (1997)
Cover Front Album
Composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Conductor Charles Mackerras
Orchestra / Ensemble I Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Length 73:19
Format CD
Genre Vocal; Oratorio
Index 684
Out of Print No
Musicians
Soloist Terfel
Credits
Producer Sid McLauchlan
Label Deutsche Grammophon
Track List
01 Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: "I feel, I feel the Deity within" 01:05
02 Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: "Arm, arm ye brave!" 03:25
03 Dettingen Te Deum, HWV 283: "Vouchsafe, O Lord" 02:17
04 Samson, HWV 57: "Honour and arms scorn such a foe" 05:51
05 Bernice, HWV 34: "Si, tra i ceppi e le ritorte" 04:17
06 Alcina, HWV 34: "Verdi prati, selve amene" 03:51
07 Orlando, HWV 31: "O voi, del mio poter" 01:14
08 Orlando, HWV 31: "Sorge infausta una procella" 04:39
09 Acis and Galatea, HWV 49: "I rage, I melt, I burn!" 01:27
10 Acis and Galatea, HWV 49: "O ruddier than the cherry" 03:01
11 Semele, HWV 58: "Where'er you walk" 04:37
12 Alexander's Feast, HWV 75: "Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries... Behold a ghastly band" 07:19
13 Giulio Cesare, HWV 17: "Va tacito e nascosto" 06:16
14 Serse, HWV 40: "Frondi tenere e belle" 00:46
15 Serse, HWV 40: "Ombra mai fu" 03:03
16 Messiah, HWV 56: "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts" 01:30
17 Messiah, HWV 56: "But who may abide the day of his coming" 04:20
18 Messiah, HWV 56: "Why do the nations" 04:54
19 Messiah, HWV 56: "Behold, I tell you a mystery" 00:36
20 Messiah, HWV 56: "The trumpet shall sound" 08:51
Personal
Purchase Date 2/9/1998
Value $16.50
Store BMG
Condition 100%
Nationality German
Period Baroque
Details
Studio Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalog Number 453 480-2
Live No
Recording Date 7/1/1997
Spars DDD
Reissue No
Sound Stereo
Notes
Bryn Terfel: Bass-baritone

Notes, illustrations, text and translation

Essay: "Bryn Terfel Sings Handel Arias" by Donald Burrows
Essay: "Terfel and Mackerras Record Handel Arias" by John Allison